The travels and adventures of Edward Brown ... Containing his observations on France and Italy: his voyage to the Levant; his account of the isle of Malta; his remarks in journies thro' the Lower and Upper Egypt; together with a brief description of the Abyssinian Empire / [John Campbell].

  • Campbell, John, 1708-1775
Date:
1739
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Credit: The travels and adventures of Edward Brown ... Containing his observations on France and Italy: his voyage to the Levant; his account of the isle of Malta; his remarks in journies thro' the Lower and Upper Egypt; together with a brief description of the Abyssinian Empire / [John Campbell]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 7* J / him, he of a hidden pick’d a Quarrel, and having given his Brother fuch abuftye Language as was not to be born, that Gentleman rofe up haftily in order to go away. Dupre, who watched for this Opportunity, ftruck him under the Right Pap with a Dagger, and as he turn’d to defend himfelf, fhot him into the Left Breaft with a Piftol. Having perpetrated this horrid Murder, he earned feme of his Dependents to take the Body in the Dead of the Night, and carry it a confiderable Space; he then directed it to be laid down, and himfelf and his People quarrelling over it in a high Tone, he at length difeharged a Piftol, and left it and the Dagger by the dead Corpfe; hoping that from thefe Circumftances it would be thought he was kill’d in a Fray at the Place where he was found. ■His Artifice fucceededfo well, that at foil he was not at ali fufpeded, nor is it probable that the Truth had ever come out, if he had not brought it about by re¬ fining upon his former Scheme ; for after fettling the De- ceafed’s Affairs, and fpeaking upon all Occafions with the utmoft Plorror of his AfMination, he at length proceeded to offer a great Reward for difeovering the Murderers. This put many People upon enquiring into the Cir¬ cumftances of the Fad, and at laft he was cited to ap¬ pear at Chamberry, to anfwer an Accufation preferr’d a- gainft him upon this Head, His Courage fail’d him here, for inftead of going to Chamberry, he withdrew out of the Dominions of Savoy, and retir’d to Fribourg. The Procefs hereupon was quickly nnifh’d, his Eftate confiicated, and himfelf condemned to be broke upon the Wheel. At