02826/E

Title

Subject

Description

A self-vindicating account Elizabeth Cellier's trial for treason which she was framed for by Thomas Dangerfield. Her account included the claim that Catholics were being tortured at Newgate; this brought charges of libel from the state.

Creator

Cellier, Elizabeth, active 1680

Source

02826/E. Elizabeth Cellier (ca. 1650–1688). Malice Defeated, or, a Brief Relation of the Accusation and Deliverance of Elizabeth Cellier, Together with an Abstract of Her Arraignment and Tryal, Written by Herself. London: Printed for Elizabeth Cellier, 1680.

Relation

Later Printers

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Trials, Litigation, etc.

Collection

Fifty Women

Citation

Cellier, Elizabeth, active 1680, “02826/E,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed March 25, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1597.