The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution-Dock, June 11, 1735, for piracy and murder; and afterwards hanged in chains between Blackwall and Deptford. And in this edition continued down to the year 1735. Giving a more full and true account than any yet published, of all their murders, piracies, maroonings, places of refuge, and way of living. To which is prefixed, an abstract of the laws against piracy

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  • The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution-Dock, June 11, 1735, for piracy and murder; and afterwards hanged in chains between Blackwall and Deptford. And in this edition continued down to the year 1735. Giving a more full and true account than any yet published, of all their murders, piracies, maroonings, places of refuge, and way of living. To which is prefixed, an abstract of the laws against piracy
  • General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Abridgments
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Imprint
London : printed for C. Hitch, in Pater-noster Row; R. Ware, on Ludgate Hill; and S. Crowder, in Pater-noster Row, M.DCC.LXV. [1765] The eighth edition. Adorned with nineteen beautiful cuts, being the representation of each pirate.; ..
Added name
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.; Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731. General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates.; Hitch, Charles, -1764, bookseller.; Ware, Richard (Bookseller), bookseller.; Crowder, Stanley, -1798, bookseller.
Publication year
1765
ESTC No.
T71968
Grub Street ID
295521
Description
144 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 12°.
Note
An abridgment and adaptation of "A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates", sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Hutchins, Moore, Novak, Schonhorn). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions

Leaf A9 misprinted B5

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