The universal directory for taking alive, or destroying, rats and mice : by a method hitherto unattempted and calculated as well for the use of ships and houses, as that of farmers and gardeners / by Thomas Swaine, of Greenwich, Kent, Ratcatcher to his Majesty's Royal Navy, Victualling-Offices, &c.

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The universal directory for taking alive, or destroying, rats and mice : by a method hitherto unattempted and calculated as well for the use of ships and houses, as that of farmers and gardeners / by Thomas Swaine, of Greenwich, Kent, Ratcatcher to his Majesty's Royal Navy, Victualling-Offices, &c.