Lot 143
Jeffreys, Judge George (1645-1689), "The Hanging Judge"
Document signed "Jeffreys C" as Lord High Chancellor of England
£550
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 17 June 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
being a petition to Jeffreys recommending George Creamer to a Chancery appointment, following the death of John Ffarrar Esq. late Recorder of Lynn Regis. Jeffreys has signed to base of the document presumably to indicate his agreement. Jeffreys earned his infamous reputation as the notorious "Hanging Judge" for his draconian sentences handed down at the 'Bloody Assizes' in Taunton after the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685 which brought to an end the Monmouth Rebellion. Documents signed by him are surprisingly uncommon, 2 pages, folio, integral blank, 12 April 1687
