Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun. From the commencement of their acquaintance, in the year 1746, to the death of her father in August 1751 ... / to which is added an appendix, containing copies of some original letters now in possession of the editor.

  • Blandy, Mary, 1720-1752.
Date:
1752
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Credit: Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun. From the commencement of their acquaintance, in the year 1746, to the death of her father in August 1751 ... / to which is added an appendix, containing copies of some original letters now in possession of the editor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TO THE READER. AS the Affair between Miffs Blan- dy, executed on Monday the Jixth injlant at Oxford, and Mr. Cranftoun, has been the SubjeSl of all Converfatioh, both in 'Town and Country, for feveral Months pajl; an authentic and circumjlantial Account of it cannot fail of proving acceptable to the Public: which would of itffelf be a fuff emit Apology for fending thefe Sheets into the W\or Id. But the Editor has a farther Motive for the Publication of the following Narrative. Miffs Blandy, in fome of her lafl Moments, moft ear~ nejlly defined^ that the Whole, which had been partly penned and partly diSlated by her, might be fubmitted to the Judg¬ ment of the Public, without any 7nate- rial