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A trip through London containing observations on men and things. Viz. An account of the vast numbers of forreigners yearly imported. How Wales sends more Footmen than Gentlemen to London, with an Account of their Behaviour. A Reason why the Streets and Highways in the City and Liberty of Westminster, are kept in no better Repair. A Description of the Coffee-Houses about Whitehall. A merry Dissertation upon News-Papers, Authors, Printers, and Publishers. An entertaining Description of St. James's Park; how the Horse Guards are worse Soldiers and better Subjects than the Foot Guards: A remarkable Rencounter between a Bawd and a Sodomite, on one of the Seats near Buckingham-House. Of a Person of Quality's Cloaths sold off his Back ... the Mall by Auction, by his ... Chambre; and of the Duke of Wh--ton's Challenging a Consumptive upon Constitution-Hill. New Votes, Schemes and Designs of the Irish Society of Fortune-Hunters. An Account of the Exeter-'change Beauties, the Undertaker's Club-Feast, the Method of their obtaining and managing Funerals; and of a Miser's bequeathing his Body to the Royal Society to save the Expence of Interment. Practices of Petty-Foggers expos'd. A description of the Fleet-Street Coffee-Houses, Temple Beaus, Prison of Newgate, Ludgate-Hill, Black-Fryers, and St. Paul's. Of the Fire-Makers, Dog-Stealers, False-Pollers, and Affidavit-Makers, new Trading Companies set up in London. An Account of the Pride, Insolencies, and Humours of the City Apprentices; with many other notable and diverting Relations. To which is added, a brief and merry character of Ireland, by a Berkshire gentleman lately return'd from that Kingdom.
Jones, Erasmus, d. 1740.Date: [1728]- E-books
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A trip through London containing observations on men and things. Viz. An account of the vast number of foreigners yearly imported. How Wales sends more Footmen than Gentlemen to London. Why the Streets and Highways in the City and Liberty of Westminster, are kept in no better Repair. Of a Foreign Minister's protecting more broken Shop-Keepers in the Bills of Mortality, than his Master has Subjects in his Dominions. Character of a well bred Lady; or, a Wife of Mode. Votes Schemes and Designs of the Irish Society of Affidavit-Makers and Fortune-Hunters, for the Year 1728. Dr. F----d villify'd by the Upholders Company: His Practice the ruin of their Business. A Reason why most Beaus are Blockheads, and Poetry and Poverty inseperable Companions. Of a Christmas Entertainment at the House of a High Church Citizen in Farringdon Ward. An Essay towards proving Little Britain to be a part of his Majesty's Dominions, in Opposition to the Principles and Practices of many of the Nonjuring and Popish Inhabitants. Of an honest Protestant Ald-n's proposing to Insure the Church, State and Trade, of the three Kingdoms, against the utmost Efforts of Sp--n R-me, H-ll, and the D-v-l, and the D. of Wh--t--n, for half a Crown: With many other Entertaining Matters, to which the Reader is referr'd.
Jones, Erasmus, d. 1740.Date: [1728]- E-books
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A ramble through London containing observations on men and things, viz. some account of the vast number of foreigners and their behaviour. Of the Scotch, Irish, and Welsh; the first, filling us with Quacks, Beggars and Pedlars; the next with Robbers, Bullies and Evidence and the last, with Footmen, Porters, and Draymen, instead of Gentlemen. A merry Description of the Court End of the Town, and of the City. A Conversation between a Sodomitical Baronet, a Bawd, and the Author, on a Bench in St. James's Park. The Resolutions and Schemes of the Affidavit Club, or Irish Society of Fortune-Hunters for the current Year. Female Conversation described, and the Band of Petticoat Pensioners in the City. The Management of Authors, Printers, and Publishers. The insufferable Behaviour of City 'prentices. Practices of Death-Hunters; the Humours of the Royal Exchange. Together with a small collection of the most refin'd jests from St. James's. And many other curious Particulars touching the Town. By a true-born Englishman.
True-born EnglishmanDate: MDCCXXXVIII. [1738]