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- Title
Samuel Richardson’s Printing of Private Bills: Mary Yonge and the Hazards of ‘Open Court’.
- Authors
Taylor, E. Derek
- Abstract
The article presents information regarding multiple private bills issued by the 18th-century English author Samuel Richardson to the British House of Commons for various legal claims and suits. Particular details is given regarding his law suit in connection to the divorce of the baronet William Yonge and his wife Mary. Comments are also included discussing this historical background with Richardson's fiction writings.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; RICHARDSON, Samuel, 1689-1761; YONGE, Mary; YONGE, William; PRIVATE legislation; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); DIVORCE law
- Publication
Notes & Queries, 2014, Vol 61, Issue 3, p402
- ISSN
0029-3970
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/notesj/gju112