The Pictorial Press: Its Origin and ProgressJackson, Mason
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The Pictorial Press: Its Origin and Progress
Jackson, Mason
Illustration of books; Newspapers -- Illustrations
Harrison was found guilty at once, and sentenced to be hanged, drawn,
and quartered. The like fate awaited Hugh Peters. The sort of evidence
that was brought against the prisoners is exemplified in this broadside,
where it is stated that 'Mr. _Hugh Peters_ stood strangly amazed and
could say nothing for himselfe against that Jury of witnesses that
appeared against him; as that he said, _England_ could not be settled
till 150 were taken away which he said were L L L viz. the Lords, the
Levites, and the Lawyers; that he was often conspiring privately with
Oliver Cromwell the King's death, that he could even reverence the High
Court of Justice, it lookt so like the judgement of the world which
should be at the last day by the Saints; with many other blasphemies too
large to enumerate.'
Amongst the prisoners arraigned on this occasion was the William Hewlett
already referred to. In the other cases the jury promptly found the
prisoners guilty without leaving the court; but it was a proof of the
weakness of the evidence in Hewlett's case that 'they did withdraw
themselves, and after a little consultation they found him guilty, and
accordingly sentence was pronounced against him.' This sentence,
however, as before stated, was never carried into effect.
The engraving of this historical trial at the Old Bailey is too crowded
to admit of reproduction here. Other broadsides relating to the trial of
the regicides were published at the time, but they are more of the
nature of caricatures than illustrations of news.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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