The trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng, at a court martial, as taken by Mr. Charles Fearne, judge-advocate of His Majesty's fleet
Subtitle: published by order of the Right Honourable the lords commissioners of the Admiralty, at the desire of the Court-Martial : to which are added, a copy of their Lordships Memorial to the King, in relation to the sentence passed upon Admiral Byng: a copy of the Kings order in council for transmitting to their lordships a copy of the report of the twelve judges, in relation to the said sentence: and also, a copy of that report. And a copy of a warrant from their lordships for carrying the said sentence into execution : together with his defence; and all the papers read in court. Also, several others omitted by the judge advocate, but published by Mr. Cook in his account of the trial. Likewise, the names of the members by whom the questions were proposed, not taken notice of by Mr. Fearne
Contributors: Ferne, Charles; Gage, Marcus, former owner; Eddy, Donald D. (Donald Davis), 1929- former owner; Goldberg, Gerald M., former owner; Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library)
Publisher: Printed for J. Hoey, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, A. James, M. Williamson, W. Sleater, and L. Flin
Published: 1757
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Trials (Naval offenses); Early works to 1800; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry; Admirals; Anglo-French War, 1755-1763; History; Great Britain. Royal Navy. Court-martial (Byng : 1756-1757); Great Britain
Other titles: Admiral Byng's defence, as presented by him,and read in the court January 18, 1757, on board his Majesty's ship St. George.
Notes: Signatures: A-T⁸ U² ²A-C⁸ a-e⁸ f².

"Admiral Byng's defence, as presented by him, and read in the court January 18, 1757, on board his Majesty's ship St. George, in Portsmouth Harbour," p. [1]-47, 2nd group, has separate title-page, pagination and signatures. Williamson and Flin are omitted from the imprint.

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