Author: Checkley, John
Title: The Speech of Mr. John Checkley, Upon His Trial at Boston. In 1724
Description: Morrisania, n.p. 1868. Reprint. Removed. xx, 31 pp. 8vo. Gillett, E.H. intro. Checkley was found guilty of publishing Leslie's 'A Short and Easy Method with Diests' and fined 50 pounds. This reprint (of the speech of 1730) was published for private use. Sabin 12365n. (see Cohen 13292 & 13293 for 1730 & 1738 eds.). Removed from a larger volume, offsetting on 2 introductory pages, leaves clean.

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