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The Genuine Trial of Charles Drew for the Murder of His Own Father choose

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[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 11: Lawrence Rainbird, Surg. I examin’d the Wounds of the Deceased [...] and I took three Balls out of his Body.
at ball, n.1
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 19: The Captain behaved very indecently and told the Colonel he was a Smugler, and had broke 13 Gaols already, and swore he would break another and would be next Week in France.
at break, v.2
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 9: His vicious Companions laid hold of the Opportunity to buzz in his Ears, that it was a shame that the Father should possess so plentiful an Estate and the Son be in continual want of Money.
at buzz, v.1
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 14: The Prisoner told me, the Jobb was done.
at job, n.2
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 7: Then and there with the Piece of Lead aforesaid, so as aforesaid discharged and shot, in and upon the said left Side of him the said Charles John Drew.
at lead, n.
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 9: He fled to London [...] carried before a Justice, and committed to Newgate.
at Newgate, n.
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 40: When he came to the Tree, he expressed the utmost Reluctance at parting with Life driving off the fatal minute. [...] Then he was turned off.
at turn off, v.1
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 22: Pshoo, said Humphries, ther is no more Sin to shoot him, than a Cat, or a Dog.
at phooey!, excl.
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 38: Humphries took the Gun [...] it was ready loaded with Slugs in it.
at slug, n.1
[UK] Trial of Charles Drew 40: When he came to the Tree, he expressed the utmost Reluctance at parting with Life driving off the fatal minute. [...] Then he was turned off.
at triple tree, n.
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