The gardner at the gallows
Subtitle: for buggerie laid to his charge. Being a true narrative of a strange and admirable passage of Gods providence in the reprieve of Thomas Rivers gardner, living at St. Giles in Southampton buildings; who being indicted for buggering his apprentice Henry Wells, a lad about 15 years of age, was condemned on Friday the 13. of this instant December, at the Old-Bayly sessions, and drawn to Tyburn the Wednesday following, about 10 a clock; where being tied up, the lad and his mother being present, they declare the wrong they had done him; and who thereupon was reprieved. Also the passages between the master and servant when brought back. Written by one who was an eye and ear witness
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2029:25
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1667
Place of publication: [London?
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Rivers, Thomas, -- gardner -- Early works to 1800; Wells, Henry, -- b. ca. 1652 -- Early works to 1800; Crime -- England -- Early works to 1800; Criminals -- England -- Early works to 1800; Trials (Sodomy) -- England -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Innocency reprieved; Gardener at the gallows, for buggery laid to his charge
Notes: Place of publication conjectured by cataloger; publication date supplied by Wing

Title page woodcut

Caption title on p. 1 reads: Innocency reprieved, or The gardener at the gallows, for buggery laid to his charge

Cropped at foot with loss of imprint

Reproduction of the original in the Guildhall Library, London

Wing (2nd ed.) F252

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1990. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2029:25).