An apology for the life of Mr. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, commonly call'd 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 appeared 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 Original, 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.

People / Organizations

• Robert Goadby (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for R. Goadby, and W. Owen, Book seller, at Temple-Bar, [1750?]

Publication year

1750-1750

ESTC No.

N28188

Grub Street ID

17417

Description

xx,iv,240p.,plate : port. ; 8⁰

Note

Attributed to Robert Goadby.

Based on the anonymous 'Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew', published in Exeter in 1745.