The life, Strange Voyages, and uncommon adventures of Ambrose Gwinett, formerly known to the public by the lame beggar: Who, for a long Time, swept the Way at the Mews-Gate, Charing-Cross. Containing, An Account of his being convicted and hanged in Chains, at Deal in Kent, for the supposed Murder of Mr Collins; his surprizing Recovery after being executed; his Voyages to the West-Indies; his being taken by the Spaniards, where he meets the identical Collins, whom he was supposed to have murdered; the Accident that threw Mr Gwinett into the Hands of Pirates; his extraordinary Adventures with them, and being re-taken by the Spaniards, and by them condemned to the Gallies; his being taken and made a Slave of by the Algerines, and after suffering many Hardships, his return to England.
- Bickerstaff, Isaac, 1735-1812.
- Date:
- [1775?]
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Life and adventures of Ambrose Gwinett
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Newcastle : printed this year, [1775?]
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24p. ; 120.
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ESTC T40988
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.