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James Aitken

1752–1777

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The trial (at large) of James Hill; otherwise James Hind; otherwise, James Actzen: for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously, setting fire to the rope-house, in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth. Tried at the Assize, at Winchester, on Thursday, March 6, 1777. Before the honorable Sir William Henry Ashhurst, knt. ... and Sir Beaumont Hotham, knt. ...1777
The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, who was tried at the Castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth, exhibiting a detail of facts of the utmost importance to Great Britain1777
The trial (at large) of James Hill, otherwise James Hind, otherwise James Actzen, for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously setting fire to the rope-house in His Majesty's Dock-Yard at Portsmouth: tried at the assize at Winchester on Thursday, March 6, 1777, before the Honorable Sir William Henry Ashhurst ... one of the justices of His Majesty's Court of King's-Bench, and Sir Beaumont Hotham ... one of the barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer1777
The trial of James Hill commonly called John the painter: at the castle of Winchester on Thursday the 6th day of March, 1777, before the Hon. Sir Beaumont Hotham, knt., for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a certain building called the Rope-House in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth : to which is added the particulars of his confession taken down from his own mouth by Sir John Fielding's clerk, the morning after his condemnation1777
With Great Britain. Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery

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The trial (at large) of James Hill; otherwise James Hind; otherwise, James Actzen: for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously, setting fire to the rope-house, in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth. Tried at the Assize, at Winchester, on Thursday, March 6, 1777. Before the honorable Sir William Henry Ashhurst, knt. ... and Sir Beaumont Hotham, knt. ...1777
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The trial (at large) of James Hill; otherwise James Hind; otherwise, James Actzen: for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously, setting fire to the rope-house, in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth. Tried at the Assize, at Winchester, on Thursday, March 6, 1777. Before the honorable Sir William Henry Ashhurst, knt. ... and Sir Beaumont Hotham, knt. ...1777
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The trial (at large) of James Hill, otherwise James Hind, otherwise James Actzen, for feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously setting fire to the rope-house in His Majesty's Dock-Yard at Portsmouth: tried at the assize at Winchester on Thursday, March 6, 1777, before the Honorable Sir William Henry Ashhurst ... one of the justices of His Majesty's Court of King's-Bench, and Sir Beaumont Hotham ... one of the barons of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer1777
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The life of James Aitken, commonly called John the Painter, an incendiary, who was tried at the Castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 7th day of March, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to His Majesty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth, exhibiting a detail of facts of the utmost importance to Great Britain1777
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The trial of James Hill, commonly called John the Painter, at the castle of Winchester, on Thursday the 6th day of March, 1777, before the Hon. Sir Beaumont Hotham, knt., for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a certain building called the Rope House, in His Majesty's Dock-Yard at Portsmouth to which is added the particulars of his confession, taken down from his own mouth by Sir John Fielding's clerk, the morning after his condemnation1777
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The trial of James Hill commonly called John the painter: at the castle of Winchester on Thursday the 6th day of March, 1777, before the Hon. Sir Beaumont Hotham, knt., for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to a certain building called the Rope-House in His Majesty's dock-yard at Portsmouth : to which is added the particulars of his confession taken down from his own mouth by Sir John Fielding's clerk, the morning after his condemnation1777
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The whole of the proceedings upon the trial of James Hill, otherwise James Hind, otherwise James Acksan, commonly called, John the Painter, on Thursday, March the 6th, 1777: at the Assizes, held at the castel at Winchester, for the county of Hants before the Right Honourable Sir William Henery Ashurst, knt. and Sir Beaumont Hotham, knt.1777
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The trial of James Hill: alias, John the painter, for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the Rope-House, in the King's Yard at Portsmouth; tried at Winchester, March 6th, 1777. ... Taken in short-hand by a gentleman at the trial.1777
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