2-650-978 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Lord Chancellor Jeffreys Taken in Wapping', 1688, (1903). George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, PC (15 May 1645 - 18 April 1689), also known as The Hanging Judge, was a Welsh judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor. From Social England, Volume IV, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]