Ascanius; or, the young adventurer, a true history. Translated from a manuscript privately handed about at the court of Versailles. Containing A particular Account of all that happened to a certain Person during his Wanderings in the North, from his memorable Defeat in April 1746, to his final Escape, on the 19th of September in the same Year

All titles

• Ascanius; or, the young adventurer, a true history. Translated from a manuscript privately handed about at the court of Versailles. Containing A particular Account of all that happened to a certain Person during his Wanderings in the North, from his memorable Defeat in April 1746, to his final Escape, on the 19th of September in the same Year
• Ascanius: or, the young adventurer. Book 2

People / Organizations

• Ralph Griffiths (Author)
• William Owen ("sold by")

Imprint

London : printed for G. Smith, near Temple-Bar ; and sold also by Mess. Grimky and Voguel, booksellers in Amsterdam; and by all other booksellers in Great-Britain, Ireland and Holland [printed by William Faden: sold by William Owen, 1746]

Publication year

1746

ESTC No.

T22533

Grub Street ID

247266

Description

64p. ; 8°.

Note

Anonymous. By Ralph Griffiths

Ascanius = Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender

Book 2 only

The imprint is false, the actual printer and publisher being William Faden and William Owen; about 1700 copies had been printed when Griffiths, Faden and Owen were examined over the libel in January 1746/7

Quires B-D are in two different settings, and E-H in two different impositions. In this setting (probably the later), catchword on p. 3 is 'Let'. - " Examinations of Griffiths, Faden and Owen in Public Record Office, State Papers 36, vol. 93, fols. 68, 72, 74 and 159. - Garland Facsimile attributes to John Burton, citing H&L.