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Tyburn Ticket

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Under a statute of William III. prosecutors who had secured a capital conviction against a criminal were exempted from all parish and ward offices within the parish in which the felony had been committed. Such persons obtained a Tyburn Ticket, which was duly enrolled and might be sold. The Stamford Mercury (March 27th, 1818) announces the sale of one of these tickets for £280. The Act was repealed by 58 Geo. III., c. 70.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Two
Two Eyes of Greece
Two Fridays
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Two Strings to his Bow (He has)
Two of a Trade never agree
Twopenny Dam (A)
Tybalt
Tyburn
Tyburn Ticket
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Tyler Insurrection
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Tyr