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Jeffreys, Baron

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Of infamous memory, born in Wales; became Chief-Justice of England in 1863; was one of the advisers and promoters of the tyrannical proceedings of James II.'s reign, and notorious for his cruel and vindictive judgments as a judge, to the indignation of the people; tried to escape on the arrival of William; was discovered lurking in a public-house at Wapping, and apprehended and committed to the Tower, where he died (1648-1689).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jeffreys, Baron'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/jeffreys-baron.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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