The life and memoirs of Mr. Ephraim Tristram Bates, commonly called Corporal Bates, a broken-hearted soldier: who, from a private centinel in the guards, was, from his merits, advanced, regularly, to be Corporal, Serjeant, and Pay-Master Serjeant; and had he lived a few Days longer, might have died a Commission-Officer, to the great Loss of his lamentable Lady, whose Marriage he had intended to declare as soon as his Commission was signed; and who, to make up for the Loss of so dear an Husband, and her Pension, which then no Duke on Earth could have hindered, in order to put Bread into the Mouths of seven small Children, the youngest now at her Breast, the sweet Creatures being two Twins, publishes these Memoirs from the original Papers, sealed up with the Seal of dear Mr. Bates, and found, exactly as he mentioned in his last Will and Testament, in an Oven, never used, where, in his Life time, he secreted many State Papers, &c. &c. &c.

Date:

Anno MDCCLVI. [1756]