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A narrative of the very extraordinary adventures and sufferings of Mr. William Wills, [electronic re...

A narrative of the very extraordinary adventures and sufferings of Mr. William Wills, [electronic re...

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A narrative of the very extraordinary adventures and sufferings of Mr. William Wills, [electronic resource] : late surgeon on board the Durrington Indiaman, Captain Richard Crabb, in her late voyage to the East-Indies, under the convoy of Admiral Boscawen. Being A Continued Series of Cruelty and Oppression, thro' the Jealously and Ill-Nature of -, till his Arrival at Bombay; - where he was tried by a Court Martial of East-India Captains. Together with An Account of his Banishment to Goa, and his Voyage to Brazil, under Captain Kinsey, Commodore of a Portuguese Squadron. Interspersed with several curious original Love Letters, Certificates, Papers, Documents and Vouchers: and corroborated by the Testimony of a great Number of Witnesses now residing in Town. To which is added, an Account of his Trial at Guildhall in July last: Recommended to all generous and humane Souls, for the Benefit of the unhappy Sufferer, now a Prisoner at Capt. Crabb's Suit in the King's-Bench, Southwark, for Costs of his late Trial.

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A narrative of the very extraordinary adventures and sufferings of Mr. William Wills, [electronic resource] : late surgeon on board the Durrington Indiaman, Captain Richard Crabb, in her late voyage to the East-Indies, under the convoy of Admiral Boscawen. Being A Continued Series of Cruelty and Oppression, thro' the Jealously and Ill-Nature of -, till his Arrival at Bombay; - where he was tried by a Court Martial of East-India Captains. Together with An Account of his Banishment to Goa, and his Voyage to Brazil, under Captain Kinsey, Commodore of a Portuguese Squadron. Interspersed with several curious original Love Letters, Certificates, Papers, Documents and Vouchers: and corroborated by the Testimony of a great Number of Witnesses now residing in Town. To which is added, an Account of his Trial at Guildhall in July last: Recommended to all generous and humane Souls, for the Benefit of the unhappy Sufferer, now a Prisoner at Capt. Crabb's Suit in the King's-Bench, Southwark, for Costs of his late Trial.

Publisher

London : printed for W. Webb, near St. Paul's, 1750/1.

Date

1750/1.

Record Identifier

74VvAWKyokAM

MMS ID

991013601059702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[2],v-viii,x,69,[1]p. ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for W. Webb, near St. Paul's, 1750/1.

Edition

The second edition.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1750/1.

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Access Conditions

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

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A narrative of the very extraordinary adventures and sufferings of Mr. William Wills, [electronic resource] : late surgeon on board the Durrington Indiaman, Captain Richard Crabb, in her late voyage to the East-Indies, under the convoy of Admiral Boscawen. Being A Continued Series of Cruelty and Oppression, thro' the Jealously and Ill-Nature of -,...

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Notes

General note

P.ix misnumbered xi.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

'The second part of a narrative ..' was published in 1751.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T94633.

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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74VvAWKyokAM

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MMS ID

991013601059702626