The Whole Proceedings at Large, in a Cause on an Action Brought by The Rt. Hon. Richard Lord Grosvenor, against His Royal Highness Henry Frederick Duke of Cumberland; for Criminal Conversation with Lady Grosvenor, tried before The Right Hon. William Lord Mansfield, in the Court of King's-Bench, on the 5th of July, 1770.

Faithfully taken in Short Hand by a Barrister.

Verlag: London: Printed for J. Wheble, in Pater-noster-Row;, 1770

Beschreibung

2°. 80 pp. In later green calf boards and marbled end-papers. A fine copy of the uncut sheets of a trial that titillated the educated classes before the advent of the Gutter Press. In 1769, the Duke of Cumberland was sued by Lord Grosvenor for "criminal conversation" (that is when a cuckolded husband sues his wife s lover for monetary damages) after the Duke and Lady Grosvenor were discovered in flagrante delicto. Lord Grosvenor was awarded damages of £10,000, which together with costs amounted to an award of £13,000. ESTC N12530. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers PS.658

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Whole Proceedings at Large, in a Cause ...

Verlag: London: Printed for J. Wheble, in Pater-noster-Row;

Erscheinungsdatum: 1770

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition