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Remarks on the speeches of William Paul Clerk, and John Hall of Otterburn, Esq

Chapter 1: REMARKS ON THE SPEECHES OF William Paul, Clerk, AND John Hall of Otterburn, Esq;
By Daniel Defoe
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A forensic pamphlet critiques the final speeches attributed to two condemned men, arguing they were fabricated to rally a rebellious faction and that the allegedly dying sentiments misrepresent the speakers’ true conduct. The author challenges their professed repentance and claims of loyalty, points out contradictions between words and earlier actions, and defends the existing government and the Revolution by invoking parliamentary and ecclesiastical precedents. Through close reading and historical examples he seeks to expose manipulation of public opinion, undermine the authenticity and moral authority of the speeches, and show how they serve partisan ends rather than truthful confession.

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Title: Remarks on the speeches of William Paul Clerk, and John Hall of Otterburn, Esq

Executed at Tyburn for rebellion, the 13th of July, 1716

Author: Daniel Defoe

Contributor: John Hall

William Paul

Release date: April 11, 2023 [eBook #70523]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: J. Baker and T. Warner, 1716

Credits: Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK REMARKS ON THE SPEECHES OF WILLIAM PAUL CLERK, AND JOHN HALL OF OTTERBURN, ESQ ***

REMARKS
ON THE
SPEECHES
OF
William Paul, Clerk,
AND
John Hall of Otterburn, Esq;

Executed at Tyburn for Rebellion, the 13th of July, 1716.

In which the Government and Administration both in Church and State, as founded upon the Revolution, are Vindicated from the Treasonable Reflections and false Aspersions thrown upon them in those Speeches, which are inserted at length, as they were deliver’d to the Sheriffs.

LONDON,
Printed for J. Baker and T. Warner at the Black Boy in Pater-noster-Row. M. DCC. XVI.

(Price 6 d.)