The speeches and prayers of Some of the late King’s Judges, viz. Major General Harison, Octob. 13. Mr. John Carew, Octob. 15. Mr. Justice Cooke, Mr. Hugh Peters, Octob. 16. Mr. Thom. Scott., Mr. Gregory Clement Col. Adrian Scroop, Col. John Jones [...]

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Full title: The speeches and prayers of Some of the late King’s Judges, viz. Major General Harison, Octob. 13. Mr. John Carew, Octob. 15. Mr. Justice Cooke, Mr. Hugh Peters, Octob. 16. Mr. Thom. Scott., Mr. Gregory Clement Col. Adrian Scroop, Col. John Jones, Octob. 17. Col. Daniel Axtell, & Col. Fran Hacker, Oct. 19 1660. The times of their Death. Together with Severall occasionall Speeches and Passages in their Imprisonment till they came to the place of Execution. Faithfully and impartially collected for further satisfaction. 8vo. ff. [2] (blank), pp. [4], 36, 39-62, 65-96, f. [1] (blank) (p. 27 called 32, pp. 37-38, 63-64 omitted). Quarter calf, marbled boards. First edition, largely invented speeches and prayers of: see the several articles by J. B. Williams, ‘The Forged “Speeches and Prayers” of the Regicides’, in: Notes & Queries, 11th ser., vol. 7 (1913), pp. 301-302. See also D. Wing (ed.), Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700. 4 vols. New York, 1982-1998 (2nd ed.), S 4875a; ESTC, R202958. See Wing S4874B for a variant lacking the title-page quotation from Hebrews. Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.