The birth, life, parentage, trial, condemnation, and behaviour of David Proctor, aged 36, who was executed upon Nottingham Gallows, on Wednesday, March 25, 1795, for a rape on Charlotte Waters, his daughter-in-law, an infant under the age of 10 years

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Title: The birth, life, parentage, trial, condemnation, and behaviour of David Proctor, aged 36, who was executed upon Nottingham Gallows, on Wednesday, March 25, 1795, for a rape on Charlotte Waters, his daughter-in-law, an infant under the age of 10 years
Published / Created: [approximately 1795]
Publication Place: Nottingham? and England Nottingham
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Caption title.
First line: Mankind having now arrived at the utmost stretch of their perogative ordained by the foreknowledge of God ...
Date of publication inferred from the date of the execution.
Printed in two columns; with a woodcut illustration of a man being taken to the gallows on a cart at head of sheet.
Execution broadside that describes the crime and trial of David Proctor, who was found guilty of raping (and infecting with venereal disease) his daughter-in-law, the nine-year-old Charlotte Waters.
Laid down on a sheet of thicker later paper. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Nottingham Public Libraries, with their ink stamp on verso of backing sheet. Part of a widespread deaccession program by Nottingham Libraries; sold through Forum Auctions in November 2024 to a US dealer, and later to Maggs. Maggs Bros.; February 2025.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] page) : 36.4 x 24 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

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Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: File 523 P964 B619+

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Genre: Gallows
Woodcuts
Broadsides
Ink stamps (Provenance)
Material: 1 woodcut ;
Resource Type: text
still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Nottingham.
Subject (Name): Proctor, David, -1795.
Waters, Charlotte, approximately 1786-
Subject (Topic): Executions and executioners
Trials (Rape)
Carts & wagons
Criminals
Subjects: Proctor, David, -1795
Waters, Charlotte, approximately 1786-
Executions and executioners > England > Nottingham
Trials (Rape) > England > Nottingham
Carts & wagons
Criminals
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The birth, life, parentage, trial, condemnation, and behaviour of David Proctor, aged 36, who was executed upon Nottingham Gallows, on Wednesday, March 25, 1795, for a rape on Charlotte Waters, his daughter-in-law, an infant under the age of 10 years

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