The right and true history of the wicked life and actions of the Lady Lawley, and Sir Peter Stranger, [electronic resource] : who was tried for perjury and forgery, on Monday the 31st of May, at the Court of King's Bench Westminster; and on the pillory at Charing-Cross had his ears cut off close to his head, his nostrils slit, and sear'd up with a hot iron, to forfeit his goods and chattels, and be imprison'd during life. Containing a true account of his trial and examination; and in what manner he cheated orphans, for which he was corrected. Likewise his pranks in London and Westminster; his journey to Scotland and Ireland, and what usage he met with in these kingdoms for his roguery.
1731
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The right and true history of the wicked life and actions of the Lady Lawley, and Sir Peter Stranger, [electronic resource] : who was tried for perjury and forgery, on Monday the 31st of May, at the Court of King's Bench Westminster; and on the pillory at Charing-Cross had his ears cut off close to his head, his nostrils slit, and sear'd up with a hot iron, to forfeit his goods and chattels, and be imprison'd during life. Containing a true account of his trial and examination; and in what manner he cheated orphans, for which he was corrected. Likewise his pranks in London and Westminster; his journey to Scotland and Ireland, and what usage he met with in these kingdoms for his roguery.
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London : printed by A Jones; and sold by the News-Mongers of London and Westminster, [1731?]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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8p. : ill. ; 12⁰.
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Sir Peter Stranger is a pseudonym used by Japhet Crook.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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English Short Title Catalog, T215988.
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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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