The King agst Dr. Dodd, 1777 : copies of the case of the prosecutor and various proceedings had pending the prosecution up to the final judgment subsequent to his execution.

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The King agst Dr. Dodd, 1777 : copies of the case of the prosecutor and various proceedings had pending the prosecution up to the final judgment subsequent to his execution.

Holograph account of the trial, testimony and correspondence of various persons involved.

1 v. ; 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7080730

Arizona State University Libraries

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Dodd, William, 1729-1777

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William Dodd (1729-1777) attended the University of Cambridge, and was ordained as a minister in 1752. He published a wide variety of works from 1747 onward, including poetry, a novel, theological writings, and his most successful work, The Beauties of Shakespeare (1752). In 1767, he founded Pimlico Chapel in London behind Buckingham House, in an effort to attract royal patronage. Dodd grew increasingly desperate for money to pay debts. On 1777 Feb. 1, he forged the name of a former pupil on a b...