A complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings for high-treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours
Subtitle: from the reign of King Richard II to the end of the reign of King George I.
Contributors: Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.; Emlyn, Sollom, 1697-1754.
Edition: 2nd ed., with great additions.
Publisher: Printed for J. Walthoe sen. [etc.]
Published: 1730
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Trials -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Trials (Treason) -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Complete collection of state trials, and proceedings for high-treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours; Complete collection of state-trials, and proceedings upon high-treason ...; State trials; Compleat collection of state-tryals, and proceedings upon impeachments for high treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours.; Collection of state-trials, and proceedings, upon high-treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours.
Notes: "In six volumes."
Preface signed: M.N. [i.e. Sollom Emlyn].
"The first edition, in 4 volumes, folio, followed immediately by a fifth volume, appeared anonymously in 1719, was acknowledged to be prepared by Thomas Salmon"-Soule, Lawyer's ref. manual, 1884.
An appendix, containing several records relating to the foregoing trials (64 p., v. 6 at end) has special t.p. and separate pagination.
1st ed. has title: Compleat collection of state-tryals....
Two sets of supplements (v. 7-8 and v. 9-10) were issued subsequently under the title: A collection of state-trials, and proceedings, upon high-treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours, from the reign of King Edward VI [v. 9-10: from the reign of Queen Anne], to the present time.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. 1388-1648; title: v. 2. 1648-1679; title: v. 3. 1679-1684; title: v. 4. 1685-1696; title: v. 5. 1696-1709; title: v. 6. 1715-1725. An appendix, containing several records relating to the foregoing trials.