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• Duress (Law) -- England
• False imprisonment -- England
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• Nuisances -- England
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• A digest of English civil law (Butterworth & co. ;, 1905), by Edward Jenks, John Charles Miles, R. W. Lee, William Searle Holdsworth, and William Geldart (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Digest of English civil law (Butterworth, 1921), by John Charles Miles, R. W. Lee, William Searle Holdsworth, William Geldart, and Edward Jenks (page images at HathiTrust)

• Bedlam broke loose,: a review of that boist'rous uproar, whereby the lives of the right honourable Digby Lord Gerard and his mother were eminently endanger'd, June 1677. (London : [s.n.], Printed 1677) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Clamor sanguinis, or, The Cry of blood being a short but true account of a barbarous and bloody assault made on Thursday night, the 15th of this instant April, 1680, on the body of John Arnold, Esq., one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Monmouth, who at this instant lyes desparately wounded at his lodgings near Temple-bar, London. (London : Printed for R. Janeway, 1680) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An Impartial account of the misfortune that lately happened to the Right Honourable Philip, Earl of Pembrooke and Montgomery together with a true and just relation taken not onely from the constable that was then upon the watch, but from sober and eminent citizens of London that went down on purpose to know the bottom of that barbarous injury. (London : Printed for Sam. Miller, 1680 26 Aug) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Cruel and barbarous news from Cheapside in London being a true and faithful relation of an horid fact, acted by an unhuman mistriss upon the body of her apprentice ... ([London] : Printed for W.P., 1676) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A terable fight between the gardners and seamen; being an account of a most barbarous and bloody murther committed on Friday last by eight seamen on the road between Debtford and London ... (London, : Printed for John Alkin in the Borrough., 1699) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• At the court at Whitehall, April the sixteenth, 1680. Present, the Kings most Excellent Majesty His Highness Prince Rupert ... [19 others] Mr. Godolphin. : Whereas information hath been this day given to His Majesty in council upon oath, that John Arnold, Esq; one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Monmouth, was the last night between the hours of nine and ten of the clock in Bell Yard, near Jack-an-apes Lane end, maliciously and feloniously assaulted,... (London, : Printed by John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills; Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty., 1680.), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) and King Charles II of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An Account of an attempt made upon the person of Mr. Arnold, one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for the county of Monmouth in Bell-Yard, near Temple-Bar upon Thursday, the fifteenth of April between nine & ten a clock at night. ([London : s.n., 1680]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The whole proceedings on trial of an action brought by Henry Clifford, Esquire, against Mr. James Brandon for an assault and false imprisonment : before Sir James Mansfield, Knight, and a special jury, in the Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday the 5th day of December, 1809 (Printed by E. Blackader, 1809), by Henry Clifford, J. H. Blanchard, James Brandon, James Mansfield, Mr. Ramsey, J. H. Blanchard, James R. Brandon, and Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas (page images at HathiTrust)

• The proceedings on the case of Arundel Coke, Esq. and John Woodburne, labourer : upon an indictment, for an assault upon the body of Edward Crispe, Gent. brother-in-law to the said Coke, on Tuesday, the 13th of this instant, at the Assizes held at Bury St. Edmund's in the County of Suffolk. Before the Honourable Sir Peter King, Kt. Lord Chief Justice of His Majesty's Court of Common Pleas. With a true copy of the indictment, and the names of the jury. (Printed for T. Payne, at the Crown in Pater-Noster-Row, 1722), by Arundel Coke, Thomas Payne, John Woodburne, Edward Crispe, Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library), and Great Britain. Assizes (Bury St. Edmunds) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Brief account of the occasion, process, and issue of a late trial ([Boston] : London, printed 1774. Boston, re-printed and sold by Rogers and Fowle in Queen-Street, near the prison., 1744), by George Whitefield (HTML at Evans TCP)

• In the King's bench. Between Thomas Redford, plaintiff and Hugh Hornby Birley, Alexander Oliver, Richard Withington, and Edward Meagher, defendants, for an assault on the 16th of August, 1819. Report of the proceedings on the trial of this cause at Lancaster ... April 1822 ... and the judgment of the Court of King's bench in Easter term following. (Printed by C. Wheeler and son, 1823), by Thomas Redford, Hugh Hornby Birley, and Great Britain. Court of King's Bench (page images at HathiTrust)

• A true account of the horrid conspiracy against the life of His Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c.: setting forth by how it was contrived; how it was to be carried on; and the manner of its discovery. Published by authority. (Dublin : printed by John Brent at the Hercules-Pillars in Essex-street, for Jacob Milner; and are to be sold at his shop over against the end of Essex-Bridge, 1692) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A true account, set up out the informations, intercepted letters, and others authentiq instruments, concerning the horrid conspiracy, against the life of his sacred Majesty, William the III.: King of England, Scotland, France & Yreland, &c. setting forth by whom it was contrived, how it was to bee carryed on, & the manner of its discovery, trial, sentence, and execution. (Printed ad the Haghe [i.e. Hague] : by Jacobus Scheltus, ordinary printer of the Kings Majesty, 1692) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A true account of the horrid conspiracy against the life of His Sacred Majesty William III. King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. setting forth by whom it was contrived; how it was to be carried on; and the manner of its discovery. Published by authority. (Edinburgh : [s.n.], re-printed in the year, 1692) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Some reasonable queries to be answer'd by John Huggens Esqr. only (s.n., 1719), by Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library) (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Worldlings (Works of Leonard Merrick edition; London et al.: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d.), by Leonard Merrick, contrib. by Neil Munro (multiple formats at archive.org)

• The trials of Arthur Thistlewood, James Ings, John Thomas Brunt, Richard Tidd, William Davidson, and others, for high treason : at the sessions house in the Old Bailey ... April, 1820, with the antecedent proceedings ... (Sold by J. Butterworth and Son, Fleet-Street, 1820), by Arthur Thistlewood, William Brodie Gurney, and Great Britain. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Skinners' Company versus the honourable the Irish Society, and others. Proceedings upon the motion for a receiver, at the suit of the Skinners' Company, commencing November 23, 1835, in His Majesty's High court of chancery. Copied from the transcript of the shorthand writer's notes. (Printed by Richard Clay, 1836), by Worshipful Company of Skinners, Great Britain. Court of Chancery, and England) Irish Society (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• Actio in proditores (Excudebat I. Norton, 1607), by Henry Garnet, William Camden, and England) Guildhall (London (page images at HathiTrust)
• A true account of the Gunpowder Plot : extracted from Dr. Lingard's History of England and Dodd's Church history, including the notes and documents appended to the latter by the Rev. M. A. Tierney ... with notes and prefatory remarks by Vindicator. (C. Dolman, 1851), by Charles Dodd, John Lingard, John Fletcher, and Mark Aloysius Tierney (page images at HathiTrust)

• An act of indempnity and free pardon.: Tuesday, July 12. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament; that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament. (London : printed by John Field and Henry Hills, printers to the Parliament. And are to be sold at the seven Stars in Fleet-street, over against Dunstans Church, 1659), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Act of indemnity and free pardon. (Printed by John Field and Henry Hills ..., 1659), by England and Wales, Henry Hills, and John Field (page images at HathiTrust)
• Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Scotiæ Angliæ Franciæ & Hiberniæ duodecimo at the Parliament begun at Westminster, the five and twentieth day of April, Anno Dom. 1660, in the twelfth year of the reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. (London : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1660), by statutes England and Wales. Laws and England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Anno undecimo Georgii IV Regis : act to indemnify witnesses who may give evidence, before the Lords spiritual and temporal, on a bill to prevent bribery and corruption in the election of burgesses to serve in Parliament for the borough of East Retford. (26th April 1830.) (Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1830), by Great Britain, Andrew Strahan, George Eyre, Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library), and Great Britain. Sovereign (1820-1830 : George IV) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Anno tertio Gulielmi IV Regis : an act to indemnify witnesses who may give evidence, before either house of Parliament touching the charge of bribery in the election of burgesses to serve in Parliament for the borough of Stafford. (18th June 1833.) (Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1833), by Great Britain, Andrew Spottiswoode, George Eyre, Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library), Great Britain Parliament, and Great Britain. Sovereign (1830-1837 : William IV) (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Case of Edward Bushel, John Hammond, Charles Milson and John Baily, citizens and free-men of London, stated and humbly presented to the honourable House of Commons assemb'ed in Parliament ([London? : s.n., 1670?]), by Edward Bushel (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An account of the tryal of Charles Bateman, chirurgeon, for high- treason, in conspiring the death of the late King and the subversion of the government &c. who was tryed and found guilty, at Justice-Hall in the Old Bayly, on the 9th of December, 1685. The tryals of John Holland and William Davis, for conspiring against, violently assaulting, and without any warrantable cause, imprisoning William Chancey ... who were tryed and found guilty ... on the 10th of December, 1685. As also the tryals of John Holland, William Davis, and Agnes Wearing, for a notorious burglary and felony ... in the house of Leonel Gatford ... who were tryed and found guilty ... on the 11th of December, 1685. (London : Printed for D. Mallet, MDCLXXXV [1685]), by William Davis, Agnes Wearing, John Holland, and Charles Bateman (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The lawes funerall. Or, An epistle written by Lieutenant Col. John Lilburn,: prisoner in the Tower of London, unto a friend of his, giving him a large relation of his defence, made before the judges of the Kings bench, the 8. of May 1648. against both the illegal commitments of him by the House of Lords, and the House of Commons, ... ([London : s.n., 1648]), by John Lilburne (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The case of Robert Blackburne ([London : s.n., 1700]), by Robert Blackburne (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• To his Highness the Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. The humble petition of Capt. John Bernard now prisoner in Newgate, London, shewing! [sic] that Collonel Wenthrop being under some dangerous delusion and temptation, hath with others continued a conspiracy to destroy your petitioner ever since December 1651. and did justifie three false witnesses the 13. of this instant August in open Court: ... ([London : s.n., 1657]), by John Bernard (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Convict 99: A True Story of Penal Servitude (London: Grant Richards, 1898), by Marie Connor Leighton and Robert Leighton, illust. by Stanley L. Wood (page images at HathiTrust)
• Convict 99; a true story of penal servitude (Brentano's, 1900), by Marie Connor Leighton, Stanley L. Wood, and Robert Leighton (page images at HathiTrust)

• The whole proceedings on trial of an action brought by Henry Clifford, Esquire, against Mr. James Brandon for an assault and false imprisonment : before Sir James Mansfield, Knight, and a special jury, in the Court of Common Pleas on Tuesday the 5th day of December, 1809 (Printed by E. Blackader, 1809), by Henry Clifford, J. H. Blanchard, James Brandon, James Mansfield, Mr. Ramsey, J. H. Blanchard, James R. Brandon, and Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Lancashire pedigree case: or, A history of the various trials for the recovery of the Harrison estates, from 1873 to 1886; together with a full account of the many forgeries and fraudulent entries in parish registers, marriage licence bonds, &c., publicly exposed at the trial at Liverpool, May 25th to 28th, 1886, with a pedigree of the Harrison family. (Printed by Mackie & co., limited, 1887), by J. P. Earwaker (page images at HathiTrust)
• To the right honourable, the Parliament of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.: The humble petition of Mary Countess of Sterling, and John Blount her husband, Sir Robert Crooke k ight [sic], and Dame Susan his wife, Henry Alexander, alias Zinzan, and Jacoba his wife, Sackville Glemham, and Peter Glemham (the said Countess dame Susan, Jacoba, Sackvile, and Peter Glemham, being grand-children of Sir Peter Vanlore the elder, deceased; and your petitioners the said Countess, Dame Susan, and Jacoba, being the right Heires of the said Sir Peter, and of Dame Mary Powel his daughter, (late the wife of Sir Edward Powel deceased) (that is to say) daughters and heires of Sir Peter Vanlore the younger (deceased) onely son and heire of the said Sir Peter the elder. ([London : s.n., 1654]), by Mary Vanlore Alexander Stirling (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The trepan:: being a true relation, full of stupendious variety, of the strange practises of Mehetabel the wife of Edward Jones, and Elizabeth wife of Lieutenant John Pigeon, sister to the said Mehetabel. Wherein is discovered the subtil method whereby they cheated Mr. Wessel Goodwin, a dyar in Southwark, and all his children of a fair estate: with sundry copies of letters, perfumed locks of hair, and verses they sent him, and many other notable devices belonging to the art of trepanning. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the year, 1656), by Samuel Vernon (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• By the King, a proclamation whereas we have been inform'd, that a false, scandalous, and seditious libel ... intituled An account of the proceedings of the House of Commons in relation to the recoining the clipp'd money, and falling the price of guineas ... (London : Printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb ..., 1696), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III) and King of England William III (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A word concerning libels and libellers humbly presented to the Right Honorable Sir John Moor, Lord-Mayor of London, and the Right Worshipfull the aldermen his bretheren / by Roger L'Estrange. (London : Printed for Joanna Browne ..., 1681), by Roger L'Estrange (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Actions for slaunder, or, A methodicall collection under certain grounds and heads of what words are actionable in the law and what not a treatise of very great use and consequence to all men, especially in these times wherein actions for slaunder are more common and do much more abound then in times past, and when the malice of men so much increases, well may their tongue want a directory : to which is added awards or arbitrements methodified under severall grounds and heads collected out of our year-books and other private authentick authorities ... / by Jo. March. (London : Printed by F.L. for M. Walbank and R. Best ... , 1647), by John March (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A brief relation of some of the unjust sufferings of Richard Simpson, by a false brother and his accomplices.: Whose letter or libel let the reader observe as followeth. / Printed for the pure innocent truths sake ... : Given forth by one who is a daily mourner in Sion ... And he which hath received this, his name is written with R.S. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the year, 1661), by Richard Simpson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Justitiarius justificatus.: The iustice justified. : Being an apologeticall remonstrance, delivered to the honourable Commissioners, of the Great Seale, / by George Wither Esquire, and occasioned by Sir Richard Onslow Knight, with some others, who moved to have him put out of the commission of the peace, in Surrey: in which private-defence, many things are expressed, verie pertinent to publike-consideration; and, top the vindication of the liberties of the subject, in generall, and of magistrates, in particular. ([London : s.n., 1646]), by George Wither (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• New news from the Old Exchange: or The common-vvealth of vertous laides lively decyphered:: being a modest answer to an immodest scurrulous phamphlet, wherein are notoriously scandalized many noble persons, no lesse truly honourable for their effulgent vertues, then their severall respective titles, in a poysonous phamphlet, intituled, Newes from the New-Exchange. Not printed in the yeare of women without grace, but in that yeare when the author of it with thousands were, manifestly have shewed themselves to be almost gracelesse. ([London : s.n., 1650]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Discovery of one sham more design'd against three of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Surrey. ([London] : Printed for Benj. Tooke, 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The proceedings of the Parliament upon the petition and appeal of Josiah Primat of London, leatherseller.: Saturday the seventeenth of January, 1651. Ordered by the Parliament, that the several proceedings and votes be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Scobell, Cleric. Parliament. (London : Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England, 1651 [i.e. 1652]), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A friendly perswation and Christian exhortation: to all, who profess the guidance of the spirit of Christ and Christianity, to keep out of false-reports, whisperings, and backbitings which disturbs the peace of the Church, and are the occasion of offences. (London : Printed for Thomas Howkins in George-yard in Lumbardstreet, 1684), by John Heywood (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Newes from Smith the Oxford jaylor.: With the arraignment of Mercurius Aulicus, who is sentenced to stand in the pillory three market dayes, for his notorious libelling against state and kingdome. (London : Printed for J. B., 1645) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The second part of Actions for slanders with a second part of arbitrements together with directions and presidents to them ... : to which is added Libels or a caveat to all infamous libellers ... : to which likewise is added what defamations are derminable in the ecclesiastical courts, what not : as also certain queries or doubtful cases ... : and to each particular treatise severall and distinct tables / by John March. (London : Printed for Mathew Walbancke, 1640), by John March (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A letter of a sad tragedy by Prince Griffin at Sayton, neere Chester:: and his severall attempts against the Lady Causely. And the bloody murther for which he is fled into Scotland : and a copy of a letter from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax. With a petition from divers collonels and other officers under Major Generall Laughorne, to the House of Commons. (London : Printed for A.C. and A.W., 1648), by George Jones and Thomas Fairfax (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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