Tryal of Richard Francklin, 1731 (A1r)

The 1731 imprint date suggests that the publication of this chapbook followed almost immediately after the conclusion of the December 3, 1731 trial. Chapbooks like these—small unbound pamphlets—were a prime source of news as well as entertainment.

The 1731 imprint date suggests that the publication of this chapbook followed almost immediately after the conclusion of the December 3, 1731 trial. Chapbooks like these---small unbound pamphlets---were a prime source of news as well as entertainment.

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The tryal of Richard Francklin, for a misdemeanour, in publishing a false, scandalous, and seditious extract of a private letter from the Hague, inserted in the Country journal; or, the craftsman, of Saturday, January 2, 1731. Edinburgh: Gavin Hamilton, 1731.

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