| Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for publishing a blasphemous and seditious libel:
Prisoner questions witness Raven
Q: Pray, did you read no.17 of 'The Republican' before you employed that person to purchase it?
A: I did.
Q: You consider it an impious and blasphemous book?
A: Most assuredly.
Q: Pray, what do you mean by blasphemy?
A: Any publication which has a tendency to vilify the Bible, the Christian Religion, or our Lord Jesus Christ |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 May 1824 and 31 May 1824 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Henry Baldwin Raven |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer probably |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | The Republican |
| Genre: | Other religious, Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Print: Pamphlet |
| Publication details: | London, R. Carlile, Fleet Street |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 1090 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 June 1824, Trial of James Clark (t18240603-252), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 3 June 1824, Trial of James Clark (t18240603-252), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=1090, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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