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Halifax And Its Gibbet-Law Placed In A True Light (1761)
by William Bentley, Samuel Midgley
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Halifax and its gibbet-law placed in a true light. Together with a description of the town [ ] With an account of the gentry [ ] To which are added, the unparalleld tragedies committed by Sir John Eland, of Eland.
by MIDGLEY, Samuel
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Halifax: P. Darby for John Bentley, 1761. Hardcover. See Description. Small 8vo. pp. [4], 95, [1]. With frontispiece illustration of the Halifax gibbet. Bound in full period sheep with gilt spine; rubbing and wear to extremities; head cap and front hinge are neatly restored. Several worn spots on the spine are touched up and a few gilt lines are repaired. Interior contains light age-toning and some spots of foxing. Name plate present on inside front cover with name rubbed off. This book was first published in 1708. According to Upcott the author was a physician named Dr. Samuel Midgley, "who wrote it
while in Halifax jail for debt, where he died in 1695. His poverty prevented his printing it; and John Bentley (under whose name the volume is generally known), who was Clerk of Halifax Church, claimed the hounor of it after his death." Chapter I contains a description of town customs and traditions; chapter II discusses the laws of Halifax and defends the Gibbet Law which states that…
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