The proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Admiral Byng, held on board His Majesty's Ship St. George, in Portsmouth Harbour, begun December 27, 1756, and continued till January 27, 1757. : Containing a summary of the evidence as delivered each day in court, methodically digested, and the proofs and arguments as well for as against him, fairly and impartially stated. : To which is added, the Admiral's defence, as presented by him, and read in the court January 18, 1757. : Together with an account of his behaviour in his last moments. : With general observations on the whole.
| dc.contributor | Text Creation Partnership, |
| dc.contributor.author | Ferne, Charles. |
| dc.contributor.author | Great Britain. High Court of Admiralty. |
| dc.coverage.placeName | Boston, Massachusetts |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-25 |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-07T17:00:35Z |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-07T17:00:35Z |
| dc.date.created | 1757 |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-05 |
| dc.identifier | ota:N06198 |
| dc.identifier.citation | http://purl.ox.ac.uk/ota/N06198 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12024/N06198 |
| dc.description.abstract | Attributed to Charles Ferne by Evans on the basis of the New York, 1757 edition, which reads: The trial of ... John Byng ... as taken by Mr. Charles Ferne, judge-advocate of His Majesty's fleet. "Admiral Byng's defence ..."--48 p., with separate title page. Recorded separately by Evans (entry 7865), but evidently not so issued. |
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| dc.language | English |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.publisher | University of Oxford |
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| dc.relation.ispartof | Evans-TCP (Phase 1) |
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| dc.rights.label | PUB |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Byng, John, 1704-1757. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- Trials. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Anglo-French War, 1755-1763. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Great Britain. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Port Mahon -- Siege, 1756. |
| dc.title | The proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Admiral Byng, held on board His Majesty's Ship St. George, in Portsmouth Harbour, begun December 27, 1756, and continued till January 27, 1757. : Containing a summary of the evidence as delivered each day in court, methodically digested, and the proofs and arguments as well for as against him, fairly and impartially stated. : To which is added, the Admiral's defence, as presented by him, and read in the court January 18, 1757. : Together with an account of his behaviour in his last moments. : With general observations on the whole. |
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| identifier.stc | Evans 7892 |
| identifier.stc | Evans 7865 |
| otaterms.date.range | 1700-1799 |
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