The miser bit; or, a parson trick'd by a bold sailor. Part I. How a young sailor came to court the miser's beautiful daughter, whom he designed to have married to a parson. Part II. How the parson came to pay her a visit, with the discourse that passed betwixt them: And how the old miser hired his coachman to kill the sailor, who discovered the same to the young lady. Part III. How the sailor drest like a ghost appeared, and affrighted the miser and the parson. Part IV. How the parson upon this left the pursuit of her, and by the Fright the old miser died; who left his daughter all his substance; whereupon she married the sailor. Licensed and Entered according to Order.
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Also known as
Bite upon the miser.
Publication/Creation
[Newcastle upon Tyne? : s.n., 1770?]
Physical description
8p. ; 120.
References note
ESTC T39496
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.