Elizabeth Canning

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).

English maidservant who claimed to have been kidnapped

Born	17 September 1734
Died	June 1773

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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 ...

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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A 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.

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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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
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A full relation of every thing that has happened to Elizabeth Canning since sentence has been passed upon her about the gypsy

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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Case of Canning fairly stated: impartial account of everything that has happen'd, the evidence on her examination before the sitting alderman, [and] Virtue Hall's Examination before Justice Lediard

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1753
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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.

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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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
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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.

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1753
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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.

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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A full and authentic account of the strange and mysterious affair between Mary Squires a Gypsy, and Elizabeth Canning, who swore that she was robbed, and afterwards confined by the Gypsy, till she was almost starved; for which the Gypsy was condemned to death, but afterwards, received his Majesty's pardon: 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

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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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.

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1753
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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.

by Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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Trial of, for Wilful and Corrupt Perjury, 1754

by Elizabeth Canning 1 edition

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An address to the liverymen of the city of London, from Sir Crisp Gascoyne, Knt. late Lord-Mayor, relative to his conduct in the cases of Elizabeth Canning and Mary Squires

by Gascoyne, Crisp Sir, Mary Squires, and Elizabeth Canning First published in 1754
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The genuine remarkable tryal of Elizabeth Canning: on an indictment prefer'd against her for perjury ... at Justice-Hall, in the Old-Baily, held on ... the 29th of April, the 1st, 3d, 4th, 6th, and 7th, days of May, 1754

by Elizabeth Canning and Great Britain. Court of Oyer and Termine... First published in 1754
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The controverted hard case: or, Mary Squires's magazine of facts re-examined ...: likewise the dispute between Mr. Myles and Mr. Ford ... to which is prefixed, acurious print representing the lord mayor, and the great astonishment in court ...

by Elizabeth Canning and Mary Squires First published in 1753
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English maidservant who claimed to have been kidnapped

Born	17 September 1734
Died	June 1773

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OLID: OL1475388A
ISNI: 0000000092298828
Library of Congress Names: nr90012883
VIAF: 46610809
Wikidata: Q1960563
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1960563

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