An account of the curious trial of Steeny Sly before the Jury Court at Stirling : on Wednesday last, for stealing a kiss from Miss Peggy Prudence, as she was looking out of her window in the 2nd story of her house in the town of St. Ninian's, while he was passing by as a passenger on the top of the royal Perth mail coach. With the curious evidence of the other passengers and guard, who were examined as witnesses. Damages laid at L.50.
Maidment, James,1793-1879,former owner.StEdNL.
[Glasgow] : John Muir, printer, Glasgow,
[1823]
A satire which claims to be sourced from 'The Glasgow Courier' of Saturday, May 10 1823.
Provenance: Bound in a volume carrying the inscription 'This collection is understood to have been formed by the late James Maidment and it has been added to by me. John A. Fairley' on first fly-leaf.