The secret history of Betty Ireland. Containing an interesting account of her unfortunate marriage at the age of fourteen. - Her Absconding from her Husband, and turning Prostitute. - Her Incest with her own Son. - Her being Carted for a Bawd. - Her Revenge on one of the Justices. - Her Intrigues with a Jew, whom she caused to be arrested for £300. - Her Marriage to Three Brothers within Seven Days, without the Knowledge of each other- Her being robbed on Epping Forest. - Her intriguing with Smutty Will, an Irishman, a well known Sharper, with an Account of his Death in Newgate. - Her associating with Shoplifters, and being taken in the Fact; and the Stratagem she used to escape a Prosecution; together with many other interesting Anecdotes, &c. &c. well worth the perusal of the Curious.

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[1800?]
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London : published by S. Lee, 70, Fetter Lane. Burton, printer, Fetter Lane, London, [1800?]

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[3],6-37,[1]p. ; 120.

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ESTC T129114

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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.

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