The cornutor of seventy-five. Being a genuine narrative of the life, adventures, and amours, of Don Ricardo Honeywater, fellow of the Royal College of Physicians at Madrid, Salamanca, and Toledo; and president of the Academy of Sciences in Lapland. Containing (amongst many other diverting particulars) his intrigue with Dona Maria W-s, of Via Vinculosa, in the city of Madrid. [Written] originally in Spanish, by the author of Don ..., and translated into English, by a graduate [of] the College of Mecca in Arabia

People / Organizations

• J. Cobham ("printed by")
• John Douglas (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for J. Codham, near St. Paul's, [1748?] The second edition, [with] many additions and improvements.; ..

Added name

Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.

Publication year

1748

ESTC No.

T34187

Grub Street ID

264528

Description

52p. ; 8°.

Note

Not in fact by Cervantes, but by William Douglass. Authorship sometimes attributed to Dr. John Douglas, with whom William Douglass studied, beginning in 1719

A satire on Dr. Richard Mead

Also issued as part of: 'The temple of fame: or, the Sc--d---l---s chronicle for the year 1748', v.2

Price on title page: (Price One Shilling)