The Defence of Joseph Gerrald, on a Charge of Sedition, before the High Court of Judiciary, at Edinburgh. To which are added, Parallel Passages between the Speeches of Lord Chief Justice Jeffries, in the Case of Algernon Sydney, and of The Lord Chief Justice Clerk, on the Trial of Joseph Gerrald. Corrected by Himself.

Published by Printed for J. Ridgway, London, 1794

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8vo, pp. [iv], 52. Later quarter red roan by Henderson & Bisset, burgundy boards, spine lettered direct in gilt, top edge gilt, padded out with 9 leaves of binders? blanks to rear. A little rubbed to edges. Bookplate of Hew Morrison to pastedown. The text of a speech given by political reformer and radical Joseph Gerrald (1763-1796) at his trial. He was arrested for sedition following a convention in Edinburgh, to which he was a delegate, calling for universal suffrage and annual parliaments. ?Despite an eloquent and impassioned speech in his own defence Gerrald was found guilty, and an order for fourteen years' transportation to Australia was given on 30 December 1794? (ODNB). ESTC records two issues of this text, both printed for J. Ridgway. This is the earlier one, listed in 8 locations; the later issue adds to the same sheets a three-page biographical sketch of Gerrald taken from the Morning Chronicle of May 8 1795 and the words ?printed for the benefit of his infant daughter? to the colophon. ESTC T94754.

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The Defence of Joseph Gerrald, on a Charge of Sedition, before the High Court of Judiciary, at Edinburgh. To which are added, Parallel Passages between the Speeches of Lord Chief Justice Jeffries, in the Case of Algernon Sydney, and of The Lord Chief Justice Clerk, on the Trial of Joseph Gerrald. Corrected by Himself.
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Gerrald, Joseph
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Printed for J. Ridgway, London
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1794
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Established in 1957, McNaughtan's Bookshop is the oldest secondhand and antiquarian bookshop in Scotland. Situated near the top of Edinburgh's Leith Walk thoroughfare, we are within easy walking distance of Waverley Station and the central bus terminal.

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