CHAPTER XI.

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David Lindsay――Trials of Rebel Officers――Colonel Oxburgh――The Colonel at Tyburn――A Head on Temple Bar――More Trials――Jacobite Jurymen――Towneley and Tildesley――Their Trials――Their Acquittal――The Chaplain at Towneley Hall――Justice Hall and Captain Talbot――Gascogne’s Trial――The Duchess of Ormond――Gascogne’s Defence――Christian Feeling――Fracas in a Coffee-House――Joy and Sorrow in Newgate――Chief Justice Parker――The Swinburnes――Scott’s Newgate――Mob Ferocity 211