Project Gutenberg 2016-02-29 Public domain in the USA. 61 Hill, John 1775 Seymour, Juliana-Susannah Bardana, Hypochrondriasis, Sir Crine, George Uvedale, Christian 45048425 The Story of Elizabeth Canning Considered E-text prepared by Lisa Reigel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Story of Elizabeth Canning Considered" by John Hill is a historical account written during the early 18th century. The book analyzes the notorious case of Elizabeth Canning, a young woman who claimed to have been abducted and held captive, which sparked considerable public and legal uproar. Through a detailed examination of the events surrounding Canning's story and the subsequent trial, it seeks to uncover the truth behind the conflicting testimonies and the motivations of those involved. In the narrative, Hill presents a defense for Canning's innocence while simultaneously scrutinizing the evidence against her, particularly a damning account by another witness, Virtue Hall. Hill meticulously dissects the inconsistencies in both Canning's account and the accusations leveled against the individual accused of her abduction. He argues that the cases built upon questionable testimonies and public sentiment rather than solid facts, highlighting the role of hysteria and bias in judicial proceedings. Ultimately, the text serves as both a plea for justice and a commentary on the societal pressures influencing perceptions of guilt and innocence during this tumultuous period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canning, Elizabeth, 1734-1773 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. Clear state of the case of Elizabeth Canning Trials (Perjury) -- England KD Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Law & Criminology 94198 93983 2024-09-21T12:06:27.812128 2023-09-22T09:08:25.112136 text/html text/html 92393 2016-02-29T16:22:26 text/html 124607 2016-02-29T16:25:58 text/html application/zip 136030 2024-09-21T12:06:30.788132 application/epub+zip 134911 2024-09-21T12:06:28.675123 application/epub+zip 98049 2024-09-21T12:06:28.324223 application/epub+zip 177333 2024-09-21T12:06:32.567600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164288 2024-09-21T12:06:30.399131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127985 2022-09-23T11:17:51.790218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78994 78831 2024-09-21T12:06:27.561126 2023-09-22T09:08:24.744137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 78968 2020-06-14T16:31:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 30048 2020-06-14T16:31:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18569 2024-09-21T12:06:32.697594 application/rdf+xml 18815 2024-09-21T12:06:28.397117 image/jpeg 3029 2024-09-21T12:06:28.359136 image/jpeg 124924 2024-09-21T12:06:27.827140 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog