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  • The history and important discoveries of John the painter, who was tried at Winchester assizes, March 6, 1777, before Sir Beaumont Hotham ... for setting fire to a rope-house, in the dock-yard at Portsmouth; of which crime he was capitally convicted, and received sentence of death. Written by himself.

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    • Salisbury, Printed only for J. Hodson, 1777.
    • 1777
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KF 1777 (Aitken, J. History and important discoveries of John the painter)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
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  • The whole life and confession of James Hill [pseud.], commonly called John the painter, from a manuscript of his own writing. To which is added the chief of the evidence on his tryall, with the judge's charge to the jury, for wilfully, maliciously, and traiterously setting fire to a certain building, called the Rope House, in his majesty's dock yard, at Portsmouth, on Saturday, the 7th day of December, 1776.

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    • Winchester, Printed by Jones, Cooper, and Co., [1777]
    • 1777

  • The trial (at large) of James Hill; otherwise, James Hind; otherwise, James Actzen: for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously, setting fire to the rope-house, in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth. Tried at the assize, at Winchester, on Thursday, March 6, 1777. Before the Honorable Sir William Henry Ashurst ... and Sir Beaumont Hotham ... Taken, in short-hand, by Joseph Gurney: and published by permission of the judges.

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    • London, Sold by G. Kearsly, and M. Gurney [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Item
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    Text *KF+ 1777 (Great Britain. Courts: Court of Oyer and Terminer. Trial (at large) of James Hill)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
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  • The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary [electronic resource] : who was tried at the Castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth, exhibiting a detail of facts of the utmost importance to Great Britain / the whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, preceding his execution.

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    • Winton [i.e. Winchester] : Printed by J. Wilkes : Sold by S. Crowder [etc.], [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Resource

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  • The life of James Aitken, [electronic resource] : commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, who was tried at the Castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth, Exhibiting a detail of Facts of the utmost Importance to Great Britain. The whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, preceding his Execution.

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    • Winton : printed by J. Wilkes, sold by S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Evans in the Strand, [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Resource

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  • The trial at large of James Hill, [electronic resource] : otherwise James Hind, otherwise James Aitken, commonly known by the name of John the Painter, who was tried and convicted at the assizes held at Winchester, on Thursday March 6, 1777, ... for setting fire to the rope-house in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth, ... together with the confession ... also the particulars of his life, ...

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    • [London?] : Printed in the year, 1777.
    • 1777
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  • A short account of the motives which determined the man, called John the Painter [electronic resource] : and a justification of his conduct; written by himself, and sent to his friend, Mr. A. Tomkins, with a request to publish it after his execution.

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    • London : sold by John Williams, No. 39, Fleet Street. It may also be hand of the booksellers at Portsmouth, Winchester, Southampton, Bristol and Salisbury, M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Resource

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  • The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, [electronic resource] : who was tried at the castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth Exhibiting a detail of Facts of the utmost Importance to Great Britain. The Whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, preceding his Execution. Published by Authority.

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    • Winton : printed by J. Wilkes, sold by S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Evans in the Strand, [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Resource

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  • The trial of James Hill, [electronic resource] : commonly called John the Painter, at the castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 6th day of March, 1777, Before The Hon. Sir Beaumont Hotham, Knt. for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a certain building called the rope-house, in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth. To which i added the particulars of his confession, taken down from his own Mouth by Sir John Fielding's Clerk, the Morning after his Condemnation.

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    • Winton : printed by J. Wilkes, sold by S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Evans in the Strand, London, [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Resource

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  • The trial (at large) of James Hill [electronic resource] : otherwise, James Hind; otherwise, James Actzen: for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously, setting fire to the rope-house, in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth. Tried at the assize, at Winchester, on Thursday, March 6, 1777. Before the Honorable Sir William Henry Ashhurst, Knt. One of the Justices of his Majesty's Court of King's-Bench; and Sir Beaumont Hotham, Knt. One of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer. Taken, in short-hand, by Joseph Gurney: and Published by Permission of the Judges.

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    • London : sold by G. Kearsly, No. 46, Fleet-Street, and Martha Gurney, No. 34, Bell-Yard, Temple-Bar, [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Resource

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  • The whole trial of John the Painter, [electronic resource] : for setting fire to the rope-house at Portsmouth, which came on at the assizes held at Winchester, on Thursday last, the 6th of March, 1777.

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    • [Winchester?, 1777]
    • 1777
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  • The trial of James Hill, [electronic resource] : alias, John the painter, for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the Rope-House, in the King's Yard at Portsmouth; tried at Winchester, March 6th, 1777. Before the Hon. Sir William Henry Ashurst, knt. and Sir Beaumont Hotham. Taken in short-hand by a gentleman at the trial.

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    • London : printed for F. Foresight, near Temple Bar, [1777]
    • 1777
    • 1 Resource

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