Chap-books of the eighteenth century . g left an only Infant Daughter, of the Age of two Years, to the care of hisown Brother ; who with many Oaths, Vows, and Protestations promised to beLoving to her ; but the Father was no sooner Dead, but out of a wicked Cove-tousness of the Childs Estate of three hundred Pounds a Year, carryd it into aWood, and there put it into a Hollow Tree to Starve it to Death ; Where aGentleman and his Man being a Hunting two days after, found it half Famishd,having gnawed its own Flesh and Fingers end in a dreadful manner. With an Account how the Cruel Unkle to hide
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . g left an only Infant Daughter, of the Age of two Years, to the care of hisown Brother ; who with many Oaths, Vows, and Protestations promised to beLoving to her ; but the Father was no sooner Dead, but out of a wicked Cove-tousness of the Childs Estate of three hundred Pounds a Year, carryd it into aWood, and there put it into a Hollow Tree to Starve it to Death ; Where aGentleman and his Man being a Hunting two days after, found it half Famishd,having gnawed its own Flesh and Fingers end in a dreadful manner. With an Account how the Cruel Unkle to hide his Villany, had caused theChilds Effigies to be buried in Wax, and made a great Funeral, as if it hadbeen really Dead ; with the manner of the whole Discovery by a Dream, andtaking the Wax Child out of the Grave ; with the Unkles Apprehension,Examination, Confession before Justice Stubbs, and his Commitment to Gaol,in order to be Tryd the next Assizes, for that Barbarous Action. To which isadded a Copy of Verses on the said \ London, Printed by J. Read, behind the Green dragon TavernIN Fleet Street. THE LAWYERS DOOM. Being an Account of the Birth, Parentage, Education, Life and Con-versation of Mr. Edward Jefferies, who was Executed at Tyburn on Fridaythe 2ist of December 1705, for the Murther of Mr. Robert Woodcock theLawyer. With an Account of his being Clerk to a Lawyer in CliffordsInn ; the many Pranks he has playd after he came out of his time ; hisMarriage ; and spending an Estate of One Hundred a year, on LeudWomen; with the manner of Murthering Mr. Woodcock ; his beingApprehended, Committed to Newgate; his Tryal, Examination, Con-demnation, with a true Copy of his Reprieve, and last Dying Speech andConfession at the Place of Execution.
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