The trial of Capt. John Porteous
Subtitle: before the High Criminal Court, or lords of Justiciary in Scotland ...
Publisher: Printed for T. Cooper ...
Published: 1736
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Trials (Treason)
Notes: A 2d ed. was published the same year, with title: The genuine tryal of Capt. John Porteous ... for firing ... and ordering the men ... to fire amongst the spectators at the execution of Andrew Wilson.

Captain Porteous was tried for murder for firing and commanding his troops to fire upon a crowd assembled to witness an execution.

Last leaf, advertisements (verso blank)

ESTC T051686