William Godwin's Diary

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Trials of Coleman, Whitebread, &c. (11  April  1813) England and Wales. Court of King's BenchThe tryal of Edward Coleman, Gent: for conspiring the death of the King and the subversion of the government of England and the Protestant religion. Who upon full evidence was found guilty of high treason, and received sentence accordingly, on Thursday November the 28, 1678. 1678
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England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gael Delivery (London and Middlesex)The tryals and condemnation of Thomas White, alias Whitebread … William Harcourt … John Fenwick … John Gavan, alias Fawen and Anthony Turner, all Jesuits and priests, for high treason in conspiring the death of the King, the subversion of government and Protestant religion. At the sessions in the Old Bailey … on Friday and Saturday, being the 13th and 14th of June 1679. Published by authority. 1679
OR possibly WG reads Coleman's and Whitebread, &c's trials in Cobbett's State Trials (see 1813-03-16).

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