Malice defeated: or a brief relation of the accusation and deliverance of Elizabeth Cellier, wherein her proceedings both before and during her confinement, are particularly related, and the mystery of the meal-tub fully discovered. Together with an abstract of her arraignment and tryal, written by her self, for the satisfaction of all lovers of undisguised truth.

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  • Malice defeated: or a brief relation of the accusation and deliverance of Elizabeth Cellier, wherein her proceedings both before and during her confinement, are particularly related, and the mystery of the meal-tub fully discovered. Together with an abstract of her arraignment and tryal, written by her self, for the satisfaction of all lovers of undisguised truth.
  • Malice defeated Brief relation of the accusation and deliverance of Elizabeth Cellier Matchless picaro Postscript to the impartial readers
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for Elizabeth Cellier, and are to be sold at her house in Arundel-street near St. Clements Church, 1680.
Publication year
1680-1680
ESTC No.
R17590
Grub Street ID
68624
Description
[2], 44, [1], 44-46, [2] p. ; 2⁰
Note
With a title-page woodcut.

Includes "The matchless picaro" (caption title), two leaves at end (quire N), which was also published separately in the same year as "The matchless rogue" (Wing C1662). It is a reply to "Tho. Dangerfield's answer to a certain scandalous lying pamphlet entituled, Malice defeated, or, The deliverance of Elizabeth Cellier" and is Mrs. Cellier's satirical account of Dangerfield's career.

Inserted after p. 42 (L2) is a leaf (?M1) containing "A postscript to the impartial readers," dated 21 Aug. 1680, and signed: Elizabeth Cellier.

In this edition, the fourth line of the title ends: and du-.
Uncontrolled note
DFONOTE blg pag.: [2], 44, 43-46 p.; the "matchless picaro" gathering is signed M; leaf signed "M" after L2 is [superscript chi]M1; what are [2] final p.?; adv.?