‎PALMER T.F.‎
‎THE TRIAL OF THE REV. THOMAS FYSHE PALMER, BEFORE THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICIARY.‎

‎Held at Perth, on the 12th and 13th September, 1793, on an indictment for seditious practices. Taken in Court by Mr. Ramsey, an eminent Short-Hand Writer from London. With an Appendix. printed for W. Skirving, Edinburgh, 1793. In-8 p. (mm. 208x125), mz. tela mod., tit. oro al dorso, pp. 195. Trial of one of the 'Scottish Martyrs', Thomas Fyshe Palmer (1747-1802) political reformer and Unitarian minister who agitated in Scotland for universal suffrage. Convicted of sedition in 1793, Palmer was sentenced to seven years transportation, and sailed in 1794 on the 'Surprize', along with the Scottish Martyrs, Thomas Muir, William Skirving and Maurice Margarot. Palmer served his sentence in Sydney.Frontesp. e ultime 2 cc. sciupate, qualche alone ma complessivam. discreto esemplare. ‎

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