A full and authentic account of the strange and mysterious affair between Mary Squires a Gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning, who swore that she was robbed, and afterwards confined by the Gypsy, till she was almost starved; for which the Gypsy was condemned to death, but afterwards, received his Majesty's pardon : with all the particulars of the trial of Elizabeth Canning afterwards, upon an indictment for a false accusation, &c. of the Gypsy; which began at the Old Bailey on Monday the 29th of April, 1754, and continued till Tuesday the seventh of May
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Type of record: Book
Title: A full and authentic account of the strange and mysterious affair between Mary Squires a Gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning, who swore that she was robbed, and afterwards confined by the Gypsy, till she was almost starved; for which the Gypsy was condemned to death, but afterwards, received his Majesty's pardon : with all the particulars of the trial of Elizabeth Canning afterwards, upon an indictment for a false accusation, &c. of the Gypsy; which began at the Old Bailey on Monday the 29th of April, 1754, and continued till Tuesday the seventh of May
Classmark: BC Rom Fraser/CAN
Additional creator(s): Goadby, Robert (1721-1778) (Printer); Owen, W (1793) (Printer)
Related people: Canning, Elizabeth, 1734-1773; Squires, Mary, d. 1762; Goadby, Robert; Owen, W
Publisher: Printed and sold by W. Owen, at Temple-Bar, and R. Goadby, in Sherborne
Publication city: London
Date(s): [1754]
Language: English
Size and medium: 215, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/323570
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991016352459705181
Collection group(s): Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections
Description
Published in nine parts.
Includes two engraved folding leaves: the first of the house where Canning claimed to have been held; the second being portraits of Canning and Squire.
Continued by 'A full relation of every thing that has happened to Elizabeth Canning, since sentence has been passed upon her about the gypsy'.
Additional description
Wanting 1 engraved folding leaf of the house where Canning claimed to have been held
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