: The History of Duelling. Vol. 2 (of 2) by Millingen J G John Gideon - Dueling

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THE SECOND VOLUME.

DUELS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

Personal Combats introduced into England Page by the followers of William the 1 Conqueror.--Modification of the barbarous practice of Trial by Battle.--The Law of England with regard to Duels.--Legal Opinions on the subject by the greatest Authorities

Case of Morgan.--Case of Richard 5 Taverner.--Early Challenges.--Combats prevented by Regal and Judicial Interference.--Challenge of the Duke of Brunswick by the Duke of Lancaster--and of the Duke of Norfolk by the Duke of Hereford

Meeting between the Earl of Salisbury 6 and the Bishop of Salisbury, for the right of the Castle of Old Sarum.--Desuetude of the Trial by Battle.--Instance of, in the reign of Elizabeth,--and in the Court of Chivalry in 1631.--Case of Thornton and Ashford, in 1818.--The barbarous and superstitious practice abolished

Duels in the Reign of James the 9 First.--Lord Bacon's Speech in the Star-Chamber Court.--His determination to make no distinction between a Coronet and a Hatband in his efforts to repress the practice.--Instances of the chivalric notions of the Times.--Lord Herbert of Cherbury's Challenge to De Guise.--Fatal Duel between Sir Hatton Cheek and Sir Thomas Dutton.--Between Lord Sanquair and a Fencing-master.--Desperate Duel between two Noblemen

Cause of the rarity of Duelling during 21 the Civil Wars.--Cromwell's Ordinance for punishing and preventing the practice.--Purgation by Single Combat in 1631.--Case of Lord Rea.--Fatal Duel between the Earl of Dorset and Lord Bruce at Antwerp.--Between Duke Hamilton and Lord Mohun.--Bill brought into the House of Commons for the Prevention of Duelling.--Lord Mohun's Trial for the Murder of Montford the Player

Duel, in 1662, between Mr. Jermyn and 38 Colonel Rawlins.--Lord Chancellor Clarendon challenged by Lord Ossory.--Scuffle between the Duke of Buckingham and the Marquess of Dorchester.--Meeting in Covent-garden between Sir Henry Bellasses and Mr. Porter.--Duel between the Earl of Shrewsbury and the Duke of Buckingham--and between their seconds, Sir John Talbot and Sir J. Jenkins.--Sir William Coventry committed to the Tower by the King for sending a challenge to Buckingham.--Anecdote illustrative of the profligacy of the times.--Quarrel of Ambassadors regarding precedency

Quarrel between Beau Fielding and 46 Fulwood.--Duel between Dr. Mead and Dr. Woodward.--Between Dr. Williams and Dr. Bennet.--Between Ensign Sawyer and Captain Wrey.--Between Mr. Paul and Mr. Dalton.--Prevalence of general frays.--Riot of about a hundred "gentlemen" in Windmill-street with swords and canes.--Clubs of desperadoes.--Proclamation to suppress them

Duel between Major Oneby and Mr. 52 Gower.--Sentence of death passed on the Major.--Endeavours of Addison and Steele to check the rage for duelling.--Duel between Sir Cholmondeley Dering and Mr. Thornhill.--Addison's account of the "Hum-drum and Mum clubs."--Anecdote.--Duel between Steele and a brother officer in the Coldstream Guards.--Letter from an officer of the Guards declining a meeting.--Anecdote related by Horace Walpole illustrative of the manners of the day

Duel between Lord Byron and Mr. 60 Chaworth.--Reflections thereon.--Duel between Lord Talbot and John Wilkes.--Between Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Martin.--Between Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Forbes

DUELS DURING THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD.

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