Daniel Defoe Author:Daniel Defoe Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: NEWLY-DISCOVERED WRITINGS DANIEL DEFOE, EXTENDING FROM 1716 TO 1729. ABBREVIATIONS. M. P. denotes Mercurius Politicos. M J. denoteR Mist's Journal... more ». W. E. P. denotes Whitehall Evening Post. D. P. denotes Daily Post. A. J. denotes Applebee's Journal. U. S. denotes Universal Spectator. f. J. denotes Fog's Journal. . May, 1716.—The Rebels—It has been a mightily disputed case amongst the Parties here, whether Justice, so it is calPd as respects the Publick; or Revenge, so it is call'd as respects Parties; should be extended against the Rebels in general; or whether Mercy should interpose to the saving them from the Hand of the Executioner. Upon the Jury bringing in Farquarson and Innis not guilty, abundance of Gentlemen came up to pay their respects to the two Persons acquitted, embracing them, and shaking them by the hand; but besides this, there was a kind of shout raised by others, and so much disorder, that the Judge was pleased to resent it, and order several persons to be taken into custody; among the rest, two were immediately brought into court, whereof one being a Tallow-Chandler in Lambeth, was sentenced to pay tool., and to lie a year in prison; and another, a Looking-Glass maker's son on the Bridge, was sentenced to pay 50?., and a year's imprisonment; others were reprimanded, as likewise were some of the Ladies, who it seems shew'd their joy a little too loudly. It will be evident that this Collection commences with the year following the Rebellion. Some of the paragraphs relate to the trials of persons implicated— Ed. VOL. 11. f B Bill before Parliament.—There had been a cunning practice of some ingenious Knaves carried on for some time for curing the leaves of Sycamour, Chessnut, and Wallnut-trees, by drying them on Kilns as ...« less