An apology for the life of Mr Bampfylde-Moore Carew commonly called the king of the beggars: being an impartial account of his life, from his leaving Tiverton School, at the Age of Fifteen, and entering into a Society of Gypsies, to the present Time; wherein the Motives of his Conduct will be explain'd, and the great Number of Characters and Shapes he has appear'd in through Great Britain, Ireland, and several other Places of Europe, be related; with his Travels twice through great Part of America. A particular account of the origin, government, language, laws, and customs of the gypsies; their method of electing their King, &c. And a Parallel drawn after the Manner of Plutarch, between Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, and Mr. Thomas Jones.
- Goadby, Robert, 1721-1778.
- Date:
- MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for R. Goadby [Sherborne]; W. Owen, Bookseller, at Temple-Bar; and J. Lee, near Cripplegate, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Physical description
xxiv,iv,347,[1]p. ; 120.
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Edition
The eighth edition.
References note
ESTC T110289
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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.