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The third volume of the compleat history of the lives, robberies, piracies, and murders committed by...

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The third volume of the compleat history of the lives, robberies, piracies, and murders committed by the most notorious rogues, &c. From the Time of Edward the Confessor. With the Famous Sermon Preach'd by Bernard Sympson a Monk, to a Gang of High way-men in a Wood near Maidenhead-Thicket. Printed from the Original M. S. out of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Together with The Continuation of the wicked Lives of highway-men, murderers, foot-pads, house-breakers, shoplipts, water-pads, kid-lays, hook-pole-lays, molly-lays, bumming-lays, and the surprizing Adventures of several famous pirates, down to the present Time. With the Thieves grammar whereby the Art of Thieving, is fully detected. A Key to the Art of Thieving; newly discovered, whereby several secret Mysteries are unlocked, for the good of the Publick. Never before Printed. Written by Capt. Alex. Smith. Adorn'd with cuts [electronic resource].

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The third volume of the compleat history of the lives, robberies, piracies, and murders committed by the most notorious rogues, &c. From the Time of Edward the Confessor. With the Famous Sermon Preach'd by Bernard Sympson a Monk, to a Gang of High way-men in a Wood near Maidenhead-Thicket. Printed from the Original M. S. out of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Together with The Continuation of the wicked Lives of highway-men, murderers, foot-pads, house-breakers, shoplipts, water-pads, kid-lays, hook-pole-lays, molly-lays, bumming-lays, and the surprizing Adventures of several famous pirates, down to the present Time. With the Thieves grammar whereby the Art of Thieving, is fully detected. A Key to the Art of Thieving; newly discovered, whereby several secret Mysteries are unlocked, for the good of the Publick. Never before Printed. Written by Capt. Alex. Smith. Adorn'd with cuts [electronic resource].

Publisher

London : printed for Sam. Briscoe at the Bell-Savage on Ludgate-Hill; T. Warner in Pater-Noster Row, and A. Dodd without Temple-Bar, 1720.

Uniform title

History of the lives of the most noted highway-men. v.3.

Date

1720.

Record Identifier

74Vv43xGxVAM

MMS ID

991015470509702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

[14],**48,25-152,145-333,[3],336-358,358-362p.,plates ; 12°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for Sam. Briscoe at the Bell-Savage on Ludgate-Hill; T. Warner in Pater-Noster Row, and A. Dodd without Temple-Bar, 1720.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1720.

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The third volume of the compleat history of the lives, robberies, piracies, and murders committed by the most notorious rogues, &c. From the Time of Edward the Confessor. With the Famous Sermon Preach'd by Bernard Sympson a Monk, to a Gang of High way-men in a Wood near Maidenhead-Thicket. Printed from the Original M. S. out of the Bodleian Library...

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Notes

General note

Intended to accompany the retitled fifth edition, 1719: 'A compleat history of the lives and robberies of the most notorious highway-men'.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Text is continuous despite the pagination.

The first pp. 25-48 are double asterisked.

Titlepage in red and black....

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74Vv43xGxVAM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv43xGxVAM

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MMS ID

991015470509702626