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The unparallel'd impostor [electronic resource] : or, the whole life, artifices and forgeries of Jap...

The unparallel'd impostor [electronic resource] : or, the whole life, artifices and forgeries of Jap...

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The unparallel'd impostor [electronic resource] : or, the whole life, artifices and forgeries of Japhet Crook, alias Sir Peter Stranger, Bart. With all the proceedings against him. Containing, I. An Account of the several Employments he followed in Hertfordshire (under the Profession of a Quaker) as Brewer, Malster, Grazier, Chapman, Merchant, &c. Of his Marriagees, Amours, Breaking, and Running away. II. Of his Rambles to Ireland, Scotland, and the North of England, the various Pranks he played in all these Places, and of his being taken up during the Preston Rebellion, and defrauding the King's Messenger of a considerable Sum of Money, and afterwards cheating his Widow. III. Of his twice becoming a Bankrupt. His Artifices, to impose on Mr. Hawkins. Copies of his Wife's Last Will and Testament to Him; and his own Will to Mr. Hawkins; in order (as he did) to draw in that Gentleman to leave him his Estate. Also Mr. Hawkins's Will. IV. A Collection of his Original Letters, setting forth his Negotiations with the Dutchess of Kendal, Duke of Somerset, Lord Carlisle, Lord Blessington, Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Townshend, General Pepper, Colonel Kempston, Sir John Eyles, and many others. .

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The unparallel'd impostor [electronic resource] : or, the whole life, artifices and forgeries of Japhet Crook, alias Sir Peter Stranger, Bart. With all the proceedings against him. Containing, I. An Account of the several Employments he followed in Hertfordshire (under the Profession of a Quaker) as Brewer, Malster, Grazier, Chapman, Merchant, &c. Of his Marriagees, Amours, Breaking, and Running away. II. Of his Rambles to Ireland, Scotland, and the North of England, the various Pranks he played in all these Places, and of his being taken up during the Preston Rebellion, and defrauding the King's Messenger of a considerable Sum of Money, and afterwards cheating his Widow. III. Of his twice becoming a Bankrupt. His Artifices, to impose on Mr. Hawkins. Copies of his Wife's Last Will and Testament to Him; and his own Will to Mr. Hawkins; in order (as he did) to draw in that Gentleman to leave him his Estate. Also Mr. Hawkins's Will. IV. A Collection of his Original Letters, setting forth his Negotiations with the Dutchess of Kendal, Duke of Somerset, Lord Carlisle, Lord Blessington, Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Townshend, General Pepper, Colonel Kempston, Sir John Eyles, and many others. .

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London : [for J. Wilford] printed in the year, M.DCC.XXXI. [1731]

Date

M.DCC.XXXI. [1731]

Record Identifier

74VvNpgwd5wd

MMS ID

991012812289702626

Language

English

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iv,59,[1]p. ; 8°.

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Publisher

London : [for J. Wilford] printed in the year, M.DCC.XXXI. [1731]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

M.DCC.XXXI. [1731]

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The unparallel'd impostor [electronic resource] : or, the whole life, artifices and forgeries of Japhet Crook, alias Sir Peter Stranger, Bart. With all the proceedings against him. Containing, I. An Account of the several Employments he followed in Hertfordshire (under the Profession of a Quaker) as Brewer, Malster, Grazier, Chapman, Merchant, &c....

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Bookseller's name from colophon.

Braces in title.

Preface signed: James Moore.

Price from imprint: price 1 s.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

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

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

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74VvNpgwd5wd

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvNpgwd5wd

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MMS ID

991012812289702626