1. Sally Salisbury was the lover of many notable members of society, and socialised with many others.
19 Facts About Sally Salisbury
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Sally Salisbury was found guilty of assault, but not guilty of attempted murder.
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Sally Salisbury was sent to Newgate Prison to serve her sentence but died in prison after only nine months.
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At the age of nine, Salisbury was apprenticed to a seamstress in Aldgate.
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Sally Salisbury adopted the surname Salisbury from the name of one of her lovers.
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Sally Salisbury was celebrated for her beauty and wit, and consequently attracted many aristocratic customers.
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Sally Salisbury boasted that she had "at least half a score" of lords as clients.
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Sally Salisbury spent time in Marshalsea and Bridewell prisons for minor offences and debt.
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Sally Salisbury was released by Judge Blagney, who had become infatuated with her.
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Sally Salisbury snatched up the knife she had been given with her meal and stabbed Finch in the chest.
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Sally Salisbury was apparently immediately remorseful, and called for a surgeon to attend Finch.
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The incident was the talk of the town, as Sally Salisbury was a celebrity in London and her every move was reported.
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Sally Salisbury has since stayed by his bedside till last night, when he begged her to fly, for he thought he could not live; she has taken his advice and perhaps will honour you with her residence in Paris.
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Sally Salisbury's lawyer claimed that the act had not been premeditated, and that Mr Finch's forgiveness should count in her favour.
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The defence tried to argue that Sally Salisbury had acted to defend her sister from Mr Finch's dishonorable amorous intentions, rather than from jealousy.
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Sally Salisbury was sentenced to pay a fine of 100 pounds, a year's imprisonment, and to find sureties for her behaviour for two years.
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Sally Salisbury's esteemed patrons did not abandon her: she received visitors while in prison and awaiting trial.
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Sally Salisbury is a possible inspiration for the harlot Moll Hackabout, in William Hogarth's A Harlot's Progress: her lover Charteris features in the series and, like Moll, Salisbury had spent time in Bridewell.
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Sally Salisbury was thought to be the satirical subject of the song Sally in Our Alley until the author, Henry Carey, claimed he had not heard of her when he wrote it.