The Whole Proceedings on the Trial of an Information Exhibited Ex Officio by the King's Attorney-general Against Thomas Paine for a Libel Upon the Revolut

Publisher Marketing: Title: The whole proceedings on the trial of an information exhibited ex officio by the king's attorney-general against Thomas Paine for a libel upon the revolution and settlement of the crown and regal government as by law established: and also upon the bill of rights, the legislature, government, laws, and parliament of this kingdom, and upon the king: tried by a special jury in the Court of King's bench, Guildhall, on Tuesday, the 18th of December, 1792: before the Right Honourable Lord Kenyon. Author: Thomas PainePublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00714900CollectionID: CTRG10189492-BPublicationDate: 17930101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: The proceedings were directed against the second part of "Rights of man." The speeches of the attorney-general (Sir Archibald Macdonald) and of Mr. Erskine, counsel for the defendant, are given in full. Collation: 196 p.; 22 cm Contributor Bio:  Paine, Thomas English-born Thomas Paine left behind hearth and home for adventures on the high seas at nineteen. Upon returning to shore, he became a tax officer, and it was this job that inspired him to write The Case of the Officers of Excise in 1772. Paine then immigrated to Philadelphia, and in 1776 he published Common Sense, a defense of American independence from England. After returning to Europe, Paine wrote his famous Rights of Man as a response to criticism of the French Revolution. He was subsequently labeled as an outlaw, leading him to flee to France where he joined the National Convention. However, in 1793 Paine was imprisoned, and during this time he wrote the first part of The Age of Reason, an anti-church text which would go on to be his most famous work. After his release, Paine returned to America where he passed away in 1809.