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Povey, John Queen's Council on behalf of Nicholas Bayard and John Hutchins

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.05295 Author/Creator: Povey, John Place Written: [London, England] Type: Broadside Date: 1702/01/21 Pagination: 1p. + docket 30.3 x 20.0 Order a Copy

Nicholas Bayard and John Hutchins were previously sentenced to death for the charges of treason and misdemeanor. At this session of the Queen's Council, the accused were granted impunity.

Bayard, Nicholas, fl. 1701-1702
Hutchins, John, fl. 1701-1702
Povey, John, fl. 1702

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