Elizabeth Canning

17 September 1734 - June 1773

An English maidservant who claimed to have been kidnapped and held against her will in a hayloft for almost a month. She ultimately became central to one of the most famous English criminal mysteries of the 18th century (Wikipedia).

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Truth triumphant, or, The genuine account of the whole proceedings against Elizabeth Canning: tried and convicted of perjury, at the Sessions-House in Old-Bailey, Tuesday, May 7, for falsely swearing a robbery against Mary Squires, the gipsey, for which robbery she was capitally convicted, and afterwards received his Majesty's most gracious pardon

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754 2 editions in 1 language

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full and authentic account of the strange and mysterious affair between Mary Squires a gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning, ... With all the particulars of the trial of Elizabeth Canning afterwards, upon an indictment for a false accusation, &c. of the gypsy; which began at the Old Bailey on Monday the 29th of April, 1754, and continued till Tuesday the seventh of May.

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The trial of Elizabeth Canning, spinster, for wilful and corrupt perjury: at Justice Hall in the Old-Bailey, held by adjournment, on Monday the 29th of April, Wednesday the 1st, Friday the 3d, Saturday the 4th, Monday the 6th, Tuesday the 7th, and Wednesday the 8th of May, 1754, before the Right Honourable Thomas Rawlinson ..., Sir Edward Clive, ... the Honourable Heneage Legge, .. William Moreton, Esq., recorder, and others the justices, &c.

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Canning's farthing post: Containing the whole proceedings relating to her sufferings, from the time of her being assaulted ... to her being try'd at the Old-Bailey, ... As also, the trials of Mary Squires, Susannah Wells, and the three Abbotsbury men, ...

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754 1 edition in 1 language

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The case of Elizabeth Canning fairly stated: containing, an impartial account of every thing that has happen'd, or been transacted in this strange affair, from her being seized in Moorfields, to the present time ... With pertinent remarks on the several passages as they occur in the narrative.

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Elizabeth Canning, drawn from the life: as she stood at the bar to receive her sentence, in the Session's-House, in the Old-Bailey.

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trial of Elizabeth Canning, spinster: for wilful and corrupt perjury, at justice hall inthe Old-Bailey, held by adjournment, on Monday the 29th of April, Wednesday the 1st, Friday the 3d, Saturday the 4th, Monday the 6th, Tuesday the 7th, and Wednesday the 8th of May, 1754. Before th Rt. Hon. Thomas Rawlinson, Sir Edward Clive, the Hon. Heneage Legge, William Moreton, and others justices, etc. Taken in short-hand, by Thomas Gurney, Samuel Rudd and Isaac Harman.

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The life and actions of that notorious old bawd Susannah Wells, and Mary Squires, (an old travelling gipsey): who were both convicted at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Thursday the 22d of February, 1753, for a felony and robbery on Elizabeth Canning, who was confin'd in the house of the said Wells, and almost starv'd, having nothing to support her for twenty-nine days, but mouldy crusts and stinking water.

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Some account of the case between Elizabeth Canning, and Mary Squires: as it now stands upon the foot of the evidence given on both sides, upon the late trial at the Old-Bailey.

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Subjects

Trials (Perjury), Trials, litigation, Trials (Robbery), Trials

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England, London

People

Elizabeth Canning (1734-1773), Mary Squires (-1762), Mary Squires (d. 1762), Susanna Wells (-1763)

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OLID: OL1475388A
ISNI: 0000000092298828
VIAF: 46610809
Wikidata: Q1960563
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1960563

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September 27, 2020	Edited by MARC Bot	add ISNI
March 31, 2017	Edited by MARC Bot	add VIAF and wikidata ID
January 3, 2017	Edited by Agnes Reid	Very brief bio & Wikipedia link added
June 7, 2012	Edited by VacuumBot	Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008	Created by an anonymous user	initial import