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A Full and true account of two most horrid, barbarous, and cruel murders one was committed on Wednes...

A Full and true account of two most horrid, barbarous, and cruel murders one was committed on Wednes...

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A Full and true account of two most horrid, barbarous, and cruel murders one was committed on Wednesday night last, at the Play-house in Drury-Lane, upon the body of a child of Sir John Vanbroog's, by the noted Mr. Keyber; shewing how he most barbarously hack'd and mangl'd it in such a manner, that it dy'd on the spot. The other on Sunday morning last by Mr. Edward Mansel, an apothecary on Clerknwell Green, who stabb'd his wife in the belly with a penknife so that her bowels drop'd out: With his examination and commitment to Newgate, by worshipful justice Fuller [electronic resource].

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A Full and true account of two most horrid, barbarous, and cruel murders one was committed on Wednesday night last, at the Play-house in Drury-Lane, upon the body of a child of Sir John Vanbroog's, by the noted Mr. Keyber; shewing how he most barbarously hack'd and mangl'd it in such a manner, that it dy'd on the spot. The other on Sunday morning last by Mr. Edward Mansel, an apothecary on Clerknwell Green, who stabb'd his wife in the belly with a penknife so that her bowels drop'd out: With his examination and commitment to Newgate, by worshipful justice Fuller [electronic resource].

Publisher

[London] : Printed for J. How near Cheapside, [1728?]

Date

[1728?]

Record Identifier

74VK2pjWRBXl

MMS ID

991017922309702626

Language

English

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1 sheet ; 1/2°.

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Publisher

[London] : Printed for J. How near Cheapside, [1728?]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1728?]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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A Full and true account of two most horrid, barbarous, and cruel murders one was committed on Wednesday night last, at the Play-house in Drury-Lane, upon the body of a child of Sir John Vanbroog's, by the noted Mr. Keyber; shewing how he most barbarously hack'd and mangl'd it in such a manner, that it dy'd on the spot. The other on Sunday morning l...

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General note

Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".

The first part is a satire on Colley Cibber's 'The provok'd husband', an adaptation of Sir John Vanbrugh's 'A journey to London', first produced in 1728.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VK2pjWRBXl

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2pjWRBXl

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MMS ID

991017922309702626