By a
Certificated
Candidate, an Officer of Her Majesty's Civil Service.
Western Martyrology or Blood Assizes
161
His last Speech
Noise's Sufferings
— He engages in the Prentices'
— Petition to the Lord Mayor
—A Copy of the said Petition 1 18
An Account of 30000 Pren —tices that signed it 1 10
The Speech that was made
at presenting this Petition. . . 120
Kidd {John) his last Speech
at the place of Execution at Edinburgh 182
Kidd (Capt. ) his dying Speech
in the West of England 224
Larke {Sampson),hisSufferings 210 — His last Words 210 — Some further Passages re
lating to Mr. S. Larke, with
his Prayer when Executed 213 — His Letter to his Friend just
A Letter sent to him there 332 —His Elegy 333 Jenkyn (William) his Be
Madder's Sufferings
haviour both before and afier his Execution, with several Letters to divers of his Re
—lations 149 —His Letter to his Sister Scott 152 —His Letter to his Mother . . . 153
— His last Ladder
Words Prayer
upon
the
— His last Matthew's
and Prayer at the Place of Exec.
last
Speech
—His Elegy
Monmonth and Argyle being
both defeated, what folio wed
Nelthrope (Richard) his Suffer
163 1 16
118
34° Sin alpljabetical Cable, $c.
—The Lord Mayor's Answer
to the Prentices' Speech . . . 121
—The Names of the 20 Pre
— senters of this Petition 122 A Poem dedicated to 'em. . . 122
delivered to the Sheriff on —Tower Hill 79 —His Epitaph 81
His Character 82 Smith of Chardsiock, his Be
haviour and Dying-Speech 202 Speak ( Charles), his Sufferings
and last Words 227 Speed of Culliton, his Beha
viour and Dying Speech . . . 204 Sprague and Cleg executed at
Culliton, with their Dying-
words 218 Sprague (John), a further Ac
count of him 205
Temple (Dr. ) his last Speech 225
Oates, an Account and Sufferings —His Character
of his Life
Parrot's Sufferings
98 102
229
229 229
— His Behaviour of Execution
at the
Place
— His last Speech
Poem to the Memory of those
who suffered in the West,
next the Title.
Pott's Sufferings, Courage and
Tyler's Sufferings — He is executed —other Persons — His last Speech
Dying- words 219 Parson, one tried by Jeffrey {or
\oaVm%<x\Monmoutti s\xmy 265 Review of what has been writ
ten in this Western Martyrol. 279 Robin ofCharmouth'sSafferings 226 —His last Sayings 227 Rose's Sufferings and Courage 218 Rosewelfs Trial and Acquittal 171 Rouse's Trial and Accusation 68 —His Dying-words 69 — His Behaviour at his Death 69 Rumbold, his Sufferings 174 — A larger Account of his Suf
ferings with his last Speech,
and several things that past
at his Trial 1 75
Russet (Lord), his Life, Trial —and Martyrdom 44 Names of his Jury 48
—His Elegy 59 — His Character 60 —AnAccountofhislastSpeech 61
SandforcTs last Speech at the Place of Execution 254
Satchel's Behaviour and Dying Words 253
Sherborn, an Account of those Executed there, with their Dying- words 2 16
211 with some
211 211
little before his Execution 212 Tripp (Jacob) his Sufferings
and Barbarous Execution . . . 268 Tutchin (Mr. John), his Case
—and Trial 270 — His Cruel Sentence 272
His Petition to the King
— to be Hang'd 273 — How he avoided his Sentence 273 —He is popt into a Pardon. . . 274
He visitsjeffreys in theTower, with the Disc, between 'em 275
Walcot, his Life, Trial, and Martyrdom 64 — An Account of his Speech 68 — His last Prayer 69
Western Transactions, the In troduction to 'em, with gene
—ral Observations upon' em. . . 123 The Lives and Dying Speeches of those that suf fered in the West 199
Whippings in the West 222 — Mr. Stayle whipt 222 — Mrs. Brown whipt 222
Wiseman, a Barber's Boy of Weymouth, of i4orl5 Years of Age, cruelly whipt, and
for what 276
Sidney (Algernon), his Suffer —ings, Trial, and Martyrdom 72 — His Petition to his Majesty 76
An Account of the Paper he
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41. THE YOUNG the
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culties in Religion —VII. Evidences of Christianity —VIII. Study of the Bible— IX. The Sabbath— X. Trial and Discipline— XI. Per sonal Improvement —XII. Conclusion.
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tant—George Buchanan, the Tutor of an English King—Thomas Ruddiman, the Grammarian —Alexander Adam, the High School Rector —Baron Humboldt, the South American Traveller
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—John
Artist — Hugh Miller, the Geologist Stonemason — Eli Whitney, the Inventor of the Cotton Gin — Richard Arkwright, the Inventor of the Cotton Water Frame— John Opie, the Carpenter Artist— Samuel Budgett, the Conscientious Grocer —Thomas Scott, the Commentator on the Bible — Richard Baxter, the Fervent Preacher — Lott Cary, the Negro Colonist— William Edwards, the Per severing Bridge Builder—R. Stephenson, the Railway Engineer.
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8, Lovell's Court, Paternoster Row, London.
His last Speech
Noise's Sufferings
— He engages in the Prentices'
— Petition to the Lord Mayor
—A Copy of the said Petition 1 18
An Account of 30000 Pren —tices that signed it 1 10
The Speech that was made
at presenting this Petition. . . 120
Kidd {John) his last Speech
at the place of Execution at Edinburgh 182
Kidd (Capt. ) his dying Speech
in the West of England 224
Larke {Sampson),hisSufferings 210 — His last Words 210 — Some further Passages re
lating to Mr. S. Larke, with
his Prayer when Executed 213 — His Letter to his Friend just
A Letter sent to him there 332 —His Elegy 333 Jenkyn (William) his Be
Madder's Sufferings
haviour both before and afier his Execution, with several Letters to divers of his Re
—lations 149 —His Letter to his Sister Scott 152 —His Letter to his Mother . . . 153
— His last Ladder
Words Prayer
upon
the
— His last Matthew's
and Prayer at the Place of Exec.
last
Speech
—His Elegy
Monmonth and Argyle being
both defeated, what folio wed
Nelthrope (Richard) his Suffer
163 1 16
118
34° Sin alpljabetical Cable, $c.
—The Lord Mayor's Answer
to the Prentices' Speech . . . 121
—The Names of the 20 Pre
— senters of this Petition 122 A Poem dedicated to 'em. . . 122
delivered to the Sheriff on —Tower Hill 79 —His Epitaph 81
His Character 82 Smith of Chardsiock, his Be
haviour and Dying-Speech 202 Speak ( Charles), his Sufferings
and last Words 227 Speed of Culliton, his Beha
viour and Dying Speech . . . 204 Sprague and Cleg executed at
Culliton, with their Dying-
words 218 Sprague (John), a further Ac
count of him 205
Temple (Dr. ) his last Speech 225
Oates, an Account and Sufferings —His Character
of his Life
Parrot's Sufferings
98 102
229
229 229
— His Behaviour of Execution
at the
Place
— His last Speech
Poem to the Memory of those
who suffered in the West,
next the Title.
Pott's Sufferings, Courage and
Tyler's Sufferings — He is executed —other Persons — His last Speech
Dying- words 219 Parson, one tried by Jeffrey {or
\oaVm%<x\Monmoutti s\xmy 265 Review of what has been writ
ten in this Western Martyrol. 279 Robin ofCharmouth'sSafferings 226 —His last Sayings 227 Rose's Sufferings and Courage 218 Rosewelfs Trial and Acquittal 171 Rouse's Trial and Accusation 68 —His Dying-words 69 — His Behaviour at his Death 69 Rumbold, his Sufferings 174 — A larger Account of his Suf
ferings with his last Speech,
and several things that past
at his Trial 1 75
Russet (Lord), his Life, Trial —and Martyrdom 44 Names of his Jury 48
—His Elegy 59 — His Character 60 —AnAccountofhislastSpeech 61
SandforcTs last Speech at the Place of Execution 254
Satchel's Behaviour and Dying Words 253
Sherborn, an Account of those Executed there, with their Dying- words 2 16
211 with some
211 211
little before his Execution 212 Tripp (Jacob) his Sufferings
and Barbarous Execution . . . 268 Tutchin (Mr. John), his Case
—and Trial 270 — His Cruel Sentence 272
His Petition to the King
— to be Hang'd 273 — How he avoided his Sentence 273 —He is popt into a Pardon. . . 274
He visitsjeffreys in theTower, with the Disc, between 'em 275
Walcot, his Life, Trial, and Martyrdom 64 — An Account of his Speech 68 — His last Prayer 69
Western Transactions, the In troduction to 'em, with gene
—ral Observations upon' em. . . 123 The Lives and Dying Speeches of those that suf fered in the West 199
Whippings in the West 222 — Mr. Stayle whipt 222 — Mrs. Brown whipt 222
Wiseman, a Barber's Boy of Weymouth, of i4orl5 Years of Age, cruelly whipt, and
for what 276
Sidney (Algernon), his Suffer —ings, Trial, and Martyrdom 72 — His Petition to his Majesty 76
An Account of the Paper he
A Hymn made by him a
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IMPORTANT NEW WORKS.
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Huband Smith. Post 8vo. cloth, 4s. 6d.
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THE POWDER-MONKEY; or, the Adventures of two Boy Heroes in the Island of Madagascar. By W. Dalton. Illus trated by Dalziel. Post 8vo. 5s.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC ANECDOTES illustrative of the Character, Habits, and Conversation of Men of Letters and Science. By W. Keddie. Illustrated. Royal 8vo. 5s.
THE REVISED CRUDEN. A New and Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures, including Proper Names of Persons and Places, their Signification and Correct Accentuation, all carefully verified. Also an Appendix, containing much useful Biblical information. Royal 8vo. 5s.
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MANUAL OF PRACTICAL HYDROPATHY FOR FEMALE DISEASES. By Mrs. Smedley. Cloth, 2s.
A BLOT ON HIS ESCUTCHEON. A Romance. in Two Vols. Post 8vo. cloth, 2 is.
A LIFE'S DESTINY. A Novel in Two Vols. Post 8vo. cloth, 2is.
8, LovelVs Court, Paternoster Row, London.
James Blackwood & Co. , Publishers,
35. OUR EXEMPLARS, POOR AND RICH ; or, Biographical Sketches of Men and Women who have, by an extraordinary use of their opportunities, benefited their fellow-creatures. Edited by M. D. Hill, Recorder of Birmingham. With a pteface by
Lord Brougham. Eight Illustrations.
Contents—The Earl of Shaftesbury— Jacques Jasmin—John Bunyan
—The King of Portugal—Bridget Burke—Sister Nathalie —Rosa Governo — Francoise Caysac — Louisa Schepler — Christopher Thom son—Sir Henry H. tvelock —Joseph Tuckerman, D. D. — Robert Stephenson — Edmund Burke — Dr. Chalmers — David Livingstone— Hugh Miller— Christopher Columbus —The Earl of Derby— Dr.
John Thomson — Harriet Ryan — Captain Machonochie —Catherine Wilkinson—John Smeaton—Frederic Auguste Demets—TheVicomte Brengnicres de Courteilles — Paul' Louis Verdier— Sarah P. Remond —Sarah Martin — Sir Rowland Hill— Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy — Lady Noel Brown.
36. LECTURES TO YOUNG MEN ON VARIOUS IMPOR TANT SUBJECTS, and Gems of Thought. By Henry Ward Beecher. With Portrait and Illustrations.
Contents — Industry and Idleness — Twelve Causes of Dishonesty — Six Warnings—The Portrait Gallery—Gamblers and Gambling —The Strange Woman — Popular Amusements — Relative Duties —Gems of
Thought.
37. LIFE THOUGHTS. First and Second Series complete. By Henry Ward Beecher. With copious Index and portrait.
38. LEAVES FROM THE BOOK OF NATURE. By M. S. De Verb. With preface by Thomas Dick, LL. D.
Contents—Only a Pebble — Nature in Motion —The Ocean and its Life—A chat about Plants —Younger years of a Plant— Later years of
a Plant — Plant-Mummies — Unknown Tongues — A Trip to theMoon.
39. WONDERS OF THE DEEP. In Earth, Sea, Rock, and River. By M. S. De Vere. Companion to " Leaves from the Book of Nature. "
Contents— Fable and Facts—Odd Fish— Pearls—Corals—The Knight in Armour—A Pinch of Salt —Mine Oyster — Light at Sea— Light-House Stories —A Grain of Sand —Mercury —The Earth in Trouble.
40. CHOICE TALES By. T. S. Arthur. Portrait and other Illustrations.
Contents—The Widow's Son —The Reclaimed —The Drunkard's Wife —The Moderate Drinker—The Broken Merchant —The Man with the Poker—The Drunkard's Bible— After To-day—Signing
the Pledge. CHRISTIAN; or, A Familiar Illustration of
41. THE YOUNG the
Principles of Christian Duty. By Jacob Abrott.
Contents-l. Confession— II. The Friend— III. Prayer— IV. Con sequences of Neglecting Duty — V. Almost a Christian — VI. Diffi
culties in Religion —VII. Evidences of Christianity —VIII. Study of the Bible— IX. The Sabbath— X. Trial and Discipline— XI. Per sonal Improvement —XII. Conclusion.
8, Loveil's Court, Paternoster Row, London.
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CHOICE READING.
Uoohs suitable for § rmnis, %ibtaxm, &l.
Large fcap. 8vo, Illustrated, extra cloth, y. 6d. , gilt edges and side.
1. MEN WHO HAVE MADE THEMSELVES : Whence they Started ; How they Journeyed ; What they Reached. A Book for Boys. Numerous Illustrations and Portraits. 15th thousand.
This Work is issued with the view of exciting in the young a spirit of noble emulation, and a desire for true greatness. The Lives of upwards of Thirty Men who have distinguished themselves in Science, Commerce, Lite rature, and Travel, are told with spirit. It will be found the best book of the kind ever issued.
Contents. —Humphry Davy, the Inventor of the Spirit Lamp —James Ferguson, the Shepherd-boy Astronomer —James Watt, the Inventor of the Steam Engine—George Stephenson, the Inventor of the Locomotive Engine—Giovanni Battista Belzoni, the Traveller in Egypt—William Caxton, the First English Printer—James Cook, the Discoverer of South Sea Islands — Benjamin West, the Quaker Artist — Sir William Jones, the Oriental Scholar and Jurist—Sir Henry Havelock, the Christian Soldier—John Leyden, the Poet and Asiatic Scholar—William Gifford, the Learned Shoemaker —Alexander Wilson, the Ornithologist oi America—Robert Bloomfield, the Poet of the Farm — Robert Burns, the Poet of the World— Count Rum- ford, the Chemist of Comfort—John Wycliffe, the First Protes
tant—George Buchanan, the Tutor of an English King—Thomas Ruddiman, the Grammarian —Alexander Adam, the High School Rector —Baron Humboldt, the South American Traveller
Smeaton, the Builder of the Eddystone Lighthouse — Robert Peel, the Spinner —James Morrison, the Warehouse man—Benjamin Franklin, the Wise Printer—William Cob- bett, the Plough-boy Politician—Peter Horberg, the Peasant
—John
Artist — Hugh Miller, the Geologist Stonemason — Eli Whitney, the Inventor of the Cotton Gin — Richard Arkwright, the Inventor of the Cotton Water Frame— John Opie, the Carpenter Artist— Samuel Budgett, the Conscientious Grocer —Thomas Scott, the Commentator on the Bible — Richard Baxter, the Fervent Preacher — Lott Cary, the Negro Colonist— William Edwards, the Per severing Bridge Builder—R. Stephenson, the Railway Engineer.
2. THE LION OF WAR ; or the Pirates of Loo Chow. A Tale of the Chinese Seas, for Youth. By F. C. Armstrong, Esq. Eight Illustrations.
This is a book of Adventures and Incidents for Boys.
3. LUCY NEVILLE AND HER SCHOOLFELLOWS. A Book for Girls. By Mary and Elizabeth Kirby. Eight Illustrations. Fourth Thousand.
" Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God. " 8, Lovell's Court, Paternoster Row, London.
James Blackwood & Co. , PublisJiers,
USEFUL WORKS.
1. TAKE MY ADVICE ; A Book for Every Home, giving com plete and Trustworthy Information on everything pertaining to Daily Life. Crown 8vo, cloth, Illustrated, price 2s. 6d. , 360 pp.
Contents — Household Management — Domestic Cookery — Brewing and Distilling— Domestic Medicine— Domestic Chemistry — Clothing Garden Management —Law of Agreements, Leases, IOU's, Bills of Exchange, &c. — Trade, Artistic, and Scientific Facts — Etiquette and Manners — In-door and Out-door Games —Domestic Pets— Domestic Pests — Ladies Work — Something for Everybody — and other matters. By the late Editor of the Family Friend.
•#* This is one of the most complete books oj the kind ever offered to the Public, andpublished at an unusually low price.
2. THE BOOK OF DATES : or, Treasury of Universal Refer ence, comprising the principal Events in All Ages, from the Earliest Records to the Present Time. With Index of Events and Numerous Tables of Permanent Interest to the Student. Demy 8vo, cloth, price 1or. 6d. , more than 800 pages of closely printed matter.
3. A COMPLETE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO HER MA JESTY'S CIVIL SERVICE ; containing in full the Exami nation Papers for every Department used since the Appointment of the Commissioners ; Full Details of the Limits of Age and
of Candidates ; Hints to Candidates for every Office ; and Copious Tables of the Emoluments and Supsrannu- ation Allowances of every Civil Servant in Great Britain, Ireland, India, and the Colonies.
By a Certificated Candidate, an Officer of Her Majesty's Civil Service. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
4. THE MANSE GARDEN ; or, Plain Instructions in the Plea sant Culture of Fruit Trees, Flowers, Vegetables, and Sweet Herbs, for the Beauty and Profit of the Villa or Farm. By Nathaniel Paterson, D. D. Fifteenth Thousand, Cvown 8vo, cloth, 2s.
This is a complete and practical guide for gardening in all depart ments. It is divided into three parts, viz. , Forest and Fruit Trees, Vegetables and Sweet Herbs, and Flowers, on all of which such in structions are given as can be easily carried out. This work also con tains a select list of trees and flowers, a list of hardy, half hardy, and tender annuals, biennials, perennials, alphabetical list of particular flowers, monthly summary of gardening work in season, &c. &c.
8, Lovell's Court, Paternoster Row, London.
