Lot 1078 , [The Popish Plot] The Tryals of Sir George Wakeman Barronet. William Marshall, William Rumley, and James Corker (Benedictine monks), for High Treason, for Conspiring the Death of the King, Subversion of the Government, a

° [The Popish Plot] The Tryals of Sir George Wakeman Barronet. William Marshall, William Rumley, and James Corker (Benedictine monks), for High Treason, for Conspiring the Death of the King, Subversion of the Government, and Protestant Religion ... published by authority. (1), 84pp.; modern marbled boards, printed label on upper, folio. printed for H. Hills, T. Parkhurst (and 4 others), 1679; [Smith, Francis] Some Observations upon the late Tryals of Sir George Wakeman, Corker and Marshal, &c. By Tom. Tickle-foot the Taboyer, late Clerk to Justice Clodplate ... (irregular pagination) 1-8 and 7-9pp.; modern marbled boards, with printed label on upper, folio. printed for A. Brewster, 1679; Mason, Margery - The Tickler Tickled: or the Observator upon the late Tryals of Sir George Wakeman, &c. Observed. (1), 8pp.; modern marbled boards, printed label on upper, folio. printed for A. Brewster, 1679; Chetwind, Charles - A Narrative of the Depositions of Robert Jenison Esq. ... plainly proving that Mr. William Ireland, lately executed for High Treason, was in London the nineteenth of August, 1678. Notwithstanding his confident denial thereof both at his tryal and execution. (5), 13pp. modern marbled wrappers, folio. printed for Henry Hills, Thomas Parkhurst (and 5 others), 1679; The Tryals of Robert Green, Henry Berry, and Lawrence Hill, for the Murder of Sr. Edmond-bury Godfrey Knt. one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace ... At the Kings-Bench Bar at Westminster, before the Right Honourable Sir William Scroggs Knt. Lord Chief Justice of that Court ... Where, upon full Evidence they were Convicted, and received Sentence accordingly ... (1), 92pp. modern wrappers, folio. printed for Robert Pawlet ... 1679; sold with two printed references John Pollock's The Popish Plot: a study in the history of the reign of Charles II. (1903) and Stephen Knight's The Killing of Justice Godfrey: an investigation into England's most remarkable unsolved murder. (1984) (7)
£400-600

Condition:
Wakeman, Marshall etc. - intermittent soiling (esp. marginal), p.25 sl. printing loss over 5 lines, some old notes commencing blank incl. name Thomas: Davenport, and elsewhere Edward Turner, e/ps. replace; (A), B-Y2; Smith - marked brown staining (all legible), ms. ownership on title - E. Turner's Book. A2, BZ, BZ, e/ps. and blanks replaced; Mason - some brown soiling title and throughout, hole over 3 lines p.7 (just beneath print p.8), fore-edge lt. frayed, e/ps. replaced, some old marginal notes; signatures A2, C2; Chetwind - appears complete (licence leaf before title; signatures (A) 2, B1, C-E2, F1; Godfrey Murder - light stain some bottom gutters, sometimes just touching text, 2 clean title tears (clear of print)