Execution Ritual, Black Box, 1680
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A FULL RELATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THE BLACK BOX. [London?], 1680. Petite 4to. 8 pp. Bound in modern cloth hardcovers. ********** Rare pamphlet concerning executions. Apparently the "Black Box" in question contained a paper with these words: "Upon sight hereof, let the prisoner be immediately executed." The prisoner in question believed the box contained a pardon and so he, "dy'd like a fool." We trace no other copy offered at auction in the last 100 years. ESTC R38901; Wing F2361. –
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Upper margin cropped and shaving some headlines. Contents lightly soiled and moderately toned, some foxing, Fair.
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Execution Ritual, Black Box, 1680
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