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Title

The tryal and sentence of Eliz. Cellier

Description

Elizabeth Cellier was an ex-Protestant who wrote a narrative describing her aid to imprisoned Catholics, and the horrific conditions of Newgate Prison. The narrative was suppressed, and she was then put on trial for having published libellious material against Charles II. She was fined one thousand pounds and pilloried for several days at different locations. At each location, copies of her libellious narrative were burned. Malice defeated is part of the Baskette Collection, a collection of materials that were challenged or suppressed in some way for their content.

Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)

Baskette Q. 942.06 C33T

Authors

Cellier, Elizabeth

Full Title

The tryal and sentence of Elizabeth Cellier, for writing, printing, and publishing, a scandalous libel, called Malice defeated, &c. at the sessions in the Old-Bailey, held Saturday the 11th. and Monday the 13. of Sept. 1680, whereunto is added several depositions, made before the Right Honorable, the Lord Mayor.

Date

1680

From the Exhibit

Chez La Veuve: Rabble Rousers

Publisher

Printed for Thomas Collins, at the Middle-Temple-gate

Location

London

Language

English

Rights

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Type

Text

Medium

Book

Bibliographic Citation

Cellier, Elizabeth. The tryal and sentence of Eliz. Cellier. London: T. Collins, 1680.