The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, for the Murder of William Chaworth, Esq., Before the Right Honourable The House of Peers in Westminster-Hall, in Full Parliament

Edité par Samuel Billingsley, London, 1765

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Folio, pp [4] 47, [1] first leaf with imprimatur only slightly frayed at inner blank margin, otherwise a good large copy, bound (unusually) in full contemporary calf, extremities worn Bookplate and handstamp of Los Angeles County Law Library (released 2014)A fair only copy, of what was originally an unbound volume, but bound in full full calf of the period Unfortunately the front board and endpapers have become detached The text, although age toned, is unmarked and clear This is the first and only edition (save for a Dublin piracy) of the entire transcript of the trial William Byron, 5th Baron Byron (1722 - 1798), was a British nobleman, peer, politician, and great-uncle of the poet George Gordon Byron who succeeded him in the title As a result of a number of stories that arose after a duel, and then because of his financial difficulties, he became known after his death as "the Wicked Lord" and "the Devil Byron" On 26 January 1765, Byron killed his distant cousin and neighbor, William Chaworth, in a dispute at the 'Star and Garter' tavern (on the site of the Carlton Club), Pall Mall, in London The fight resulted from an argument the two had been engaged in over cups of wine, with both insisting they had more game on their estates Lord Byron and his cousin retired to a dim room to resolve their disagreement and it was there that Lord Byron thrust his sword through Chaworth's stomach Chaworth lived until the following day, expressing his disgust that he had not been of sound enough mind to insist they fight in a location outfitted with better lighting before finally succumbing to his injury Lord Byron was tried for Chaworth's death, but was found guilty only of manslaughter He claimed the benefit of the statute of Edward VI[clarification needed] and so instead of being "burned in the hand" was forced to pay a small fine Lord Byron already had a poor reputation at the time of Chaworth's death - but as he awaited his trial at the Tower of London, Horace Walpole described how countless malicious stories about him were 'revived or invented' Some contained a kernel of truth, but others were entirely fabricated They included the accusations that he had murdered a coachman and paid off his family, and that he had murdered his own wife The stories have been propagated particularly by biographers of Byron's great-nephew, the poet 47 pp.…

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Titre
The Trial of William Lord Byron, Baron Byron of Rochdale, for the Murder of William Chaworth, Esq., Before the Right Honourable The House of Peers in Westminster-Hall, in Full Parliament
Éditeur
Samuel Billingsley, London
Année de publication
1765
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