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A detection of the exhorbitant oppressions, publick frauds, and mismanagements, That for a long time has been perpetrated, nay, and is now acting (order, frugality and justice being crampled under foot) in His Majesty's victualling and ordinance offices. These, and the like notorious abuses, unredressed, being the prime and multiply'd causes of the heavy publick debts the nation now groans under; contrary to His Majesty's repeared declarations and Royal example: all which is here faithfully represented, &c. By Benj. Withall, engineer, who now does, and for many years past has belong'd to one or both the abovesaid offices.
Withall, Benjamin.Date: 1717- Books
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An account of frauds committed in the exportation of corn from the Orkneys, discovered by Walter Etherington.
Date: 1723?]- Books
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A reply to a pamphlet, intitled Reputation of charges, &c. respecting frauds committed in the collection of the salt duties. By Wm. Vanderstegen, Esq.
Vanderstegen, Wm. (William).Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]- Books
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An authentick letter from a disconsolate Member of Parliament to his unfortunate son, lately convicted of robbing the General Post Office.
Frankum, Francis.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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In the House of Lords. April 30, 1787. ... William Elphinstone, - - - - appellant, John Campbell, ... Respondents. Minutes of the Lord Chancellor's speech in the House of Lords, in this cause.
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806.Date: 1787?]- Books
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Answers for James Duke of Athol, Thomas Bisset of Glenelbert, and John Edward of Solesgirth, to the petition and complaint of Walter Grosett, late collector of the customs at Alloa.
Atholl, James Murray, Duke of, 1690-1764.Date: 1748]- Books
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The case of the garbler for the city of London.
Date: [1690?]- Books
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Answers for the Laira of grant; to the petition given unto the honourable, the Lord Justice Clerk, and commissioners of ... by Sir David Dalrymple of Hales baroner, Her Majesty's ....
Grant, Alexander, 1674?-1719.Date: 1712]- Books
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A plan for the consideration of Parliament; with most necessary instructions for the trading part of the community, against the various frauds daily committing by that pernicious set of men called swindlers. In this Tract is contained not only the certain means of detecting the Sharper and Swindler, but of totally preventing their very Existence. The following Sheets demand the Attention of every Tradesman; as in them is clearly pointed out the utter impossibility of the Swindler's disposing of the Goods he obtains by Fraud and Imposition. The Hints for extirpating so baneful a Race from Society, are recommended to the serious perusal of every Member of the British Senate. By a gentleman of Lincoln's-Inn.
Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn.Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The report of the committee appointed to inspect the poors rates and the scavengers rates, within the cities of London and Westminster, and weekly bills of mortality.
Committee appointed to inspect the Poors Rates and the Scavengers Rates within the Cities of London and Westminster.Date: 1716- Books
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Observations on frauds practised in the collection of the salt duties, and the misconduct of officers fairly stated. By Wm. Vanderstegen, Esq.
Vanderstegen, Wm. (William).Date: [1794?]- Books
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A bill for enlarging the term and powers granted by an act passed in the eighteenth year of the reign of His Present Majesty, for repairing the high road, leading from Borough-Bridge, in the county of York, through North-Allerton, in the same county, to Croft-Bridge on the River Tees; and from thence through Darlington, in the county of Durham, to the city of Durham, and for making the same more effectual.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: 1749]- Books
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An amazing and extraordinary instance of frauds and oppression in a country govern'd by laws, and an affront upon the equity and justice of Ab---- n. Being the case of Mr. William Duff, professor of philosophy in the Marshal University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Address'd to the Rt Hon. the L----d H---- and Offer'd to the Consideration of all Honest Men; shewing the barbarous treatment of an honest family, in a short Narrative of certain most Remarkable Facts.
Duff, William, active 1721-1750.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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The traverse of an indictment at Hereford, before Mr. Baron Perryn, on Saturday, July the 31st, 1790, between Mr. Samuel Homfray, of Merthir Tidvil, in the County of Glamorgan, Iron Master; and Mr. Richard Griffiths, of Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan, Surgeon. Taken in short hand, by William Blanchard, Short-Hand Writer, Clifford's-Inn, London.
Homfray, Samuel.Date: Printed in the year 1791- Books
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I Timothy Hilton, your lamp-lighter, beg leave to inform my worthy masters and mistresses, that for several years i have been defrauded of my Christmas box, that you were pleased to design for me, by a set of villains who came in my name; ...
Hilton, Timothy.Date: 1787]- Books
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A bill to amend and render more effectual an act made in the thirteenth year of His Present Majesty's reign (intituled, An act to explain and amend an act made in the first year of the reign of Her Late Majesty Queen Anne (intituled, An act for the more effectual preventing the abuses and frauds of persons employed in the working up the woolen, linen, fustian, cotton, and iron manufactures of this Kingdom) and for extending the said act to the manufactures of leather); and to extend the same to the manufacturers of silk; and also to extend a clause in an act made in the twelfth year of the reign of His Late Majesty King George The First (for preventing unlawful combinations of workmen employed in the woolen manufactures) to journeymen dyers, and journeymen hot-pressers, and all other persons employed in the said woolen manufactures.
Great Britain. Parliament.Date: 1749]- Books
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A postscript: explaining some of the frauds of the three country collectors mentioned in the case of the sufferers by Derby Court fire, as plainly appears by Mrs. Mortimers perusal of the briefs, to lay them fit for the master's inspection, and is confirmed to be true by the master's report, which is as followeth.
Mortimer, Margaret.Date: 1702?]- Books
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An account of some imaginary apparitions, the effects of fear or fraud. From various authors.
Date: [1792?]