The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volume 3J. Ballantyne and Company, 1812 |
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... piece of bees - wax , and some black powder , concealed under one of her arms . Mr Powell , inspector to the mint , was examined , who stated , that the bees - wax and powder were used to rub the base coin with , immediate- ly previous ...
... piece of bees - wax , and some black powder , concealed under one of her arms . Mr Powell , inspector to the mint , was examined , who stated , that the bees - wax and powder were used to rub the base coin with , immediate- ly previous ...
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... piece . After this she made a cake , prepared in a particular manner , and broth , into which she put certain powders , and gave it to the witness to eat . One night a knife was thrown at the witness from the opposite side of the room ...
... piece . After this she made a cake , prepared in a particular manner , and broth , into which she put certain powders , and gave it to the witness to eat . One night a knife was thrown at the witness from the opposite side of the room ...
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... pieces . Mr Levi attended to several appointments in the city about eleven o'clock , and transacted his usual business ; and at twelve obtain- ed admission to view the Monument . He walked several times round the outside of the iron ...
... pieces . Mr Levi attended to several appointments in the city about eleven o'clock , and transacted his usual business ; and at twelve obtain- ed admission to view the Monument . He walked several times round the outside of the iron ...
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... pieces , and their bodies and limbs were scattered to a distance of upwards of 100 yards from the scite of the building . One of their arms was found on the top of a high elm tree . The fifth man was taken up alive , but no hopes of his ...
... pieces , and their bodies and limbs were scattered to a distance of upwards of 100 yards from the scite of the building . One of their arms was found on the top of a high elm tree . The fifth man was taken up alive , but no hopes of his ...
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... piece of sail - cloth ; and as the warehouse is immediately adjoining the dwelling- house , the object must have been not only the destruction of the buildings , but the lives of the inhabitants of the whole neighbourhood . From the da ...
... piece of sail - cloth ; and as the warehouse is immediately adjoining the dwelling- house , the object must have been not only the destruction of the buildings , but the lives of the inhabitants of the whole neighbourhood . From the da ...
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