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The tryal and sentence of Eliz. Cellier

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.

Cellier, Elizabeth

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.

1680

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

London

English

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