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A shorter and truer advertisement by way of supplement, to what was published the 7th instant, or, Dr. D--g--l--s in an extasy, at Lacey's Bagnio, December the 4th, 1726.
Flamingo.Date: M.DCC.XXVII. [i.e. c.1851]
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Some observations concerning the woman of Godlyman in Surrey. Made at Guilford on Sunday, Nov. 20. 1726. : Tending to prove her extraordinary deliveries to be a cheat and imposture. / by Cyriacus Ahlers, surgeon to His Majesty.
Ahlers, CyriacusDate: 1726
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An account of the rabbets, &c.
Date: [1726?]
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Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1726.
William HogarthDate: [22 December 1726]Reference: 17342i
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The wonder of wonders, or, A True and Perfect Narrative of a Woman near Guildford in Surrey, who was Delivered lately of Seventeen Rabbets, and Three Legs of a Tabby Cat, &c. In a Letter from a Gentleman at Guildford, to his Friend a Physician in Ipswich, Suffolk. With Remarks upon the same by Way of answer. To which is added, an Abstract of a Letter from Mr. Howard, who was the Man-Midwife that Deliver'd her.
Date: 1726 [i.e. c.1851]
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The Earl of Bute as a Colossus wearing a tartan scarf about his shoulders stands on two stone pedestals before the tower to St James's Palace as William Pitt the Elder, leaning on a crutch, pleads with him from below. Engraving, 1767.
Date: [June 1767]Reference: 582583i
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Quack medicine : a history of combating health fraud in twentieth-century America / Eric W. Boyle.
Boyle, Eric W.Date: [2013], ©2013
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The case of the garbler for the city of London.
Date: [1690?]
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Hannah Trapnel, a Quaker and a pretended prophet. Line engraving after R. Gaywood, 1823.
Richard GaywoodDate: 1823Reference: 1890i
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Ann Moore, a fraudulent fasting woman, aged 58. Engraving, 1813.
Date: 27 March 1813Reference: 909i
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Toby, a man who pretended to be blind and lame. Etching by A. van Assen, 1804, after J. Parry.
Joseph ParryDate: 1 November 1804Reference: 2186i
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The anatomist dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed. : Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; as it appears from his own narrative. / By Lemuel Gulliver.
Jonathan SwiftDate: 1727
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Mary Toft (Tofts), who duped several doctors into believing she had given birth to a litter of rabbits: twelve episodes. Etching.
Reference: 17343i
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Don Quixote is tricked by Basilio into defending him against Camacho as the true lover of Quiteria. Engraving after C.A. Coypel.
Charles-Antoine CoypelDate: [1840?]Reference: 3005093i
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Phantom billing, fake prescriptions, and the high cost of medicine : health care fraud and what to do about it / Terry L. Leap.
Terry L. LeapDate: 2011
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The new age : notes of a fringe watcher / Martin Gardner.
Martin GardnerDate: [1988], ©1988
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The Goss-Udderzook tragedy : being a history of a strange case of deception and murder : including the great life insurance case, and the trial of William E. Udderzook for the murder of W.S. Goss.
Date: 1873
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Letter from The London Journal. Saturday. 17. December. 1726.
Date: 1726 [i.e. c.1851]
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The devil turn'd casuist, or, The cheats of Rome laid open, in the exorcism of a despairing devil, at the house of Thomas Pennington in Orrel in the parish of Wigan and county of Lancaster / By Zachary Taylor.
Zachary TaylorDate: 1696
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"Krebiozen" : the great cancer mystery / by George D. Stoddard.
George Dinsmore StoddardDate: [1955], ©1955
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A French tooth-drawer wearing a turban and pretending to be Turkish in order to attract clients, holding a large tooth and an enormous tooth extractor. Engraving by N. Dupuis after F. Eisen.
Eisen, François, approximately 1695-approximately 1778.Reference: 16498i
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A London linen-draper's assistant reveals his true identity: he is not "Horatio Sparkins", an aristocratic man about town, but Mr Smith, an assistant in a down-market shop. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1839.
George CruikshankDate: [1839]Reference: 29758i
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The several depositions of Edward Costen, Richard Stedman, John Sweetapple, Mary Peytoe, Elizabeth Mason, and Mary Costen; : relating to the affair of Mary Toft, of Godalming in the county of Surrey, being deliver'd of several rabbits: as they were taken before the Right Honourable the Lord Onslow, at Guildford and Clandon in the said county, on the third and fourth days of this instant December 1726.
Date: 1727
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A philosophical enquiry into the wonderful coney-warren, lately discovered at Godalmin near Guilford in Surrey: being an account of the birth of seventeen rabbits born of a woman at several times, and who still continues in strong labour, at the Bagnio in Leicester-fields.
Date: 1726 [i.e. c.1851]
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Reply to a certain document published by John F. Sanford, exposing his base falsehoods and dark designs against the medical department of the Iowa State University.
Hughes, J. C. (Joseph Clokey), 1821-1881Date: [1855]

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A shorter and truer advertisement by way of supplement, to what was published the 7th instant, or, Dr. D--g--l--s in an extasy, at Lacey's Bagnio, December the 4th, 1726.

Some observations concerning the woman of Godlyman in Surrey. Made at Guilford on Sunday, Nov. 20. 1726. : Tending to prove her extraordinary deliveries to be a cheat and imposture. / by Cyriacus Ahlers, surgeon to His Majesty.

An account of the rabbets, &c.

Mary Toft (Tofts) appearing to give birth to rabbits in the presence of several surgeons and man-midwives sent from London to examine her. Etching by W. Hogarth, 1726.

The Earl of Bute as a Colossus wearing a tartan scarf about his shoulders stands on two stone pedestals before the tower to St James's Palace as William Pitt the Elder, leaning on a crutch, pleads with him from below. Engraving, 1767.

Quack medicine : a history of combating health fraud in twentieth-century America / Eric W. Boyle.

The case of the garbler for the city of London.

Hannah Trapnel, a Quaker and a pretended prophet. Line engraving after R. Gaywood, 1823.

Ann Moore, a fraudulent fasting woman, aged 58. Engraving, 1813.

Toby, a man who pretended to be blind and lame. Etching by A. van Assen, 1804, after J. Parry.

The anatomist dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed. : Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; as it appears from his own narrative. / By Lemuel Gulliver.

Mary Toft (Tofts), who duped several doctors into believing she had given birth to a litter of rabbits: twelve episodes. Etching.

Don Quixote is tricked by Basilio into defending him against Camacho as the true lover of Quiteria. Engraving after C.A. Coypel.

Phantom billing, fake prescriptions, and the high cost of medicine : health care fraud and what to do about it / Terry L. Leap.

The new age : notes of a fringe watcher / Martin Gardner.

The Goss-Udderzook tragedy : being a history of a strange case of deception and murder : including the great life insurance case, and the trial of William E. Udderzook for the murder of W.S. Goss.

Letter from The London Journal. Saturday. 17. December. 1726.

The devil turn'd casuist, or, The cheats of Rome laid open, in the exorcism of a despairing devil, at the house of Thomas Pennington in Orrel in the parish of Wigan and county of Lancaster / By Zachary Taylor.

"Krebiozen" : the great cancer mystery / by George D. Stoddard.

A French tooth-drawer wearing a turban and pretending to be Turkish in order to attract clients, holding a large tooth and an enormous tooth extractor. Engraving by N. Dupuis after F. Eisen.

A London linen-draper's assistant reveals his true identity: he is not "Horatio Sparkins", an aristocratic man about town, but Mr Smith, an assistant in a down-market shop. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1839.

A philosophical enquiry into the wonderful coney-warren, lately discovered at Godalmin near Guilford in Surrey: being an account of the birth of seventeen rabbits born of a woman at several times, and who still continues in strong labour, at the Bagnio in Leicester-fields.

Reply to a certain document published by John F. Sanford, exposing his base falsehoods and dark designs against the medical department of the Iowa State University.