The tryall and plea of James Earle of Derby, prisoner of war, before a court martiall at Chester, Octob. 1. 1651 [[electronic resource] ] : The articles were severall particulars of treason, by his invading England, raising forces, &c. The answer is a confession of the fact. The plea is a plea of quarter, which he conceives to be a good bar to a tryall for life, by court martiall or councell of war, though not against a meer civill judicature. His plea was over-ruled by the court upon this account, that the court martiall was directed by Parliament. So that the court proceeded to sentence, only gave him a fortnights time from the first of October. From this sentence he appealeth to his Excellency the Lord Generall

• Autore: Derby James Stanley, Earl of, <1607-1651.>
• Pubblicazione: London, : [s.n.], printed in the yeare, 1651
• Descrizione fisica: [2], 8 p
• Soggetto topico: Trials (Treason) - England
• Note generali: Cropped with slight loss of print.; Reproduction of the original in the Harvard University Library.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0062
• Titolo autorizzato: The tryall and plea of James Earle of Derby, prisoner of war, before a court martiall at Chester, Octob. 1. 1651
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996390320003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno