THE TRIAL OF COSMO GORDON, Esq; COMMONLY CALLED The Honourable COSMO GORDON, FOR THE WILFUL MURDER OF FREDERICK THOMAS, Esq; In a DUEL in Hyde Park, On the FOURTH of SEPTEMBER, 1783:

Who was TRIED at JUSTICE HALL in the OLD BAILEY, On FRIDAY the 17th of SEPTEMBER, 1784.

TAKEN VERBATIM IN SHORT-HAND BY E. HODGSON, PROFESSOR OF SHORT-HAND; And Published by Authority.

NUMBER VII. PART I. < no role > (Of the SESSIONS PAPER.)

LONDON:

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MDCCLXXXIV.

[PRICE SIX-PENCE.]

BEFORE the Right Honourable ROBERT PECKHAM proceedingsjustice , Esq; LORD MAYOR proceedingsjustice of the City of London; the Honourable Sir HENRY GOULD proceedingsjustice , Knt. one of the Justices of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas; the Honourable Sir JAMES EYRE proceedingsjustice , Knt. and the Honourable Sir BEAUMONT HOTHAM proceedingsjustice , Knt. two of the Barons of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer; the Honourable JAMES ADAIR proceedingsjustice , Serjeant at Law, Recorder of the said City; and others his Majesty's Justices of Oyer and Terminer of the City of London, and Justices of Gaol Delivery of Newgate, holden for the said City and County of Middlesex.