The trial of the Honourable Admiral John Byng, at a court martial, as taken by Mr. Charles Fearne, Judge-Advocate of his Majesty's fleet. Published by order of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, at the desire of the cou9rt-martial. To which is added, a copy of their Lordhships memorial to the King, in relation to the sentence passed upon Admiral Byng; a copy of the King's order in council for transmitting to their Lordsip's a copy of the report of the twelve judges, in relation to the said sentence: and also, a copy of that report. And a copy of a warrant for their Lordships for carrying the said sentence into execution

People / Organizations

• John Byng (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for R. Manby near Ludgate-Hill; ; J. Whiston and B. White, and W. Sandby, in Fleet-Street; J. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and W. Faden in Wine-Office-Court, Fleet-Street, MDCCLVII. [1758]

Added name

Newbery, John, 1713-1767, bookseller.; Faden, William, printer.

Publication year

1757

ESTC No.

T20812

Grub Street ID

237071

Description

130 [i.e.136], 19[i.e.21], [1] p. ; 2°.

Note

Additional pages numbered *37-8 and *73-6 have been inserted

The appendix is separately paginated with numbers 9-10 repeated in pagination

Horizontal chain lines

Caption title, p.3, reads: 'The trial of Admiral Byng'; catchword, p.11: "at"

Press figure on p.62: 8; p.63: none. Variant: press figure on p.62: none; p.63:7

Marginal notes.

Uncontrolled note

Cf. Roscoe A70(1)