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A full and true account of a miraculous cure, of a young man in Newington, that was born blind, and was in five minutes brought to perfect sight. By Mr. Roger Grant oculist.
Date: [1709]
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A Full, and true account of that arrival and landing of Enoch that wonderful Roman prophet, being now near one hundred and fifty-five years old, who has traveled almost over the whole habitable world. Also an account of his travels and prophecies that he had prophecied in different places many of which [have] come to pass in England and other parts; with an account of those that are just now to be fullfilled in Europe and Asia, at this present time. With several things which he has prophecied relating particularly to Great Britain, France and Ireland, and taken from his own mouth at Portsmouth where he landed and likewise since his arrival at London.
Date: [1800?]
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A Full and true account of a horrid, barbarous and bloody murder committed on the body of James Gibson who was barbarously murder'd this morning being the 21st of this instant December 1727, by one call'd Owin Mc'antee, suppos'd to be a high-way man, the particulars is as follows.
Date: [1727]
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A Full and true account of the surprizing and apprehending of Capt. Fitz Garrald and four of his rapperies near Tallow-Hill, in the house of one Mr. Ransford on the fifth of this instant December in the morning. 1717.
Date: 1717
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A Full and true account of the barbarous and bloody murther, of one John Lee Gent; who was kill'd at the Tholsel, by one Henery Smith of Smithfield Gent. on the 28th of this inst. Jan. 1718-19.
Date: 1718-19
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A Full and true account of the action at Keith, upon the eight day of October 1715.
Date: 1715
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A Full and true account of the discovery of a notorious design to disturb the government, with the seizing and apprehending the effigies of the pretender, pope, cardinals, Jesuits and fryers, by sixteen of Her Majesty's Grenadiers, last night about twelve of the clock, in an empty house in Angel-Court, Drury-Lane, and conveying them to the Treasury-Chamber at Whitehall also a search after the authors of this design.
Date: [1710?]
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A Full and true account of a horrid, barbarous and bloody murder committed by one Thomas Hide, servant to Mr. Robert Allen a maulster near Finchly, on the body of his own wife and child, on Thursday the 29th of this instant September, between Finchly and Highgate, by stabbing her in the belly with his knife, and knocking the child's brains out, who are now to be seen at the Two Brewers in High-gate.
Date: 1709
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A Full and true account of the murder of Mr. John Cashel, son to the widdow Cashel, in St. Mary's Lane, who was most barbarously murder'd on Wednesday night, the 28th. of this inst. June, 1732, in Great-Britain-Street, by Mr. John Burnsides, writting master, in company with Mr. John Gazzo, Mr. Thompson, and two other gentlemen, committed this morning to the black-dog, on account thereof.
Date: [1732]
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A Full and true acount [sic] of a horrid barbarous and bloody murder committed on the body's [sic] of three children, the eldest not exceeding four years of age, who was found this morning being the 31st. of this instant March 1726. ...
Date: [1726]
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A Full and true account of Benjamin Child, a Quaker; a notorious cheat and impostor; Shewing, I. How he lodg'd at an eminent Quakers, one Mr. Harman in Abingdon, where he feign'd himself sick, and made his will, leaving Mr. Harman, his wife, and daughter; three hundred pounds each, and one hundred pound between the two servants of the house; ...o his recovery, and marrying Mr. Harman's daughter, with whom he had three hundred pounds portion. II. How he cheated the Queen's receivers general of excise, by forging bills upon good men in London. III. How in the same manner he serv'd all that he dealt with in that country. IV. His coming to London, and buying himself divers sorts of habits, viz. an officer's, a minister's, and a ...ake's of the town; with his keeping company with broken scrivener, and their counterfeiting bills upon several occasions. V. His going to the mint, and there living three quarters of a year without paying any rent; as also ...ow he gave his landlord a forg'd bill upon a goldsmith in the Strand, who went to see if it were good, and was seiz'd till he could produce the person he had ...of. VI. The manner of his being apprehended, and ...rried before Justice Rich, and his being there charg'd by Mr. Warner a goldsmith in Fleetstreet, for counterfeitng his hand in several bills; with his confession, and commitment to the Marshalsea.
Date: 1708
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A Full and true account of the birth, life, and death, of Judas Iscariot, who was the son of Simon, and of the tribe and lineage of Benjamin. Shewing how his mother was foretold by a dream that she should bear a son that would betray the saviour of the world; how his father thought to prevent it, by putting him in a small boat and committing him to the seas; how he was found by some fishermen that belonged to the Island of Iseariot: how a Prince brought him up, and made him his son's companion; how he treacherously drowned the prince's son, and for fear of discovery fled to the land of Canaan, where he killed his own father and married his mother; afterwards betrayed our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; last of all, how be hanged himself, and his bowels gushed out.
Date: [1780?]
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A Full and true answer to the reasons against passing the bill for re-building Maismore Bridge, raising, widening, and securing Over's Causeway, and repairing, &c. the streets of Gloucester.
Date: 1777]
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A full and true account of the strange and miraculous conversion of all the tories in Great Britain; by the preaching of Caleb D'Anvers, prophet and apostle to these nations.
Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
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A full and true account of the sad and deplorable death of Caleb D'Anvers, Esq; who dy'd suddenly last Saturday morning, after a long and languishing illness, occasion'd by a concatenation of distempers. Together with an Exact and Faithful Relation of the Drum-Doctors being sent for to open and diffect him.
Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]
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A Full and true account of a speech made in Parliament: and how Dunkirk was sold for French gold, and how a certain person built a great house with the said French gold.
Date: 1729
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A full and true account of the late Whitehall hurricane; the causes thereof, and the effects it is liable to produce.
Date: [1750?]
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A full and true account of the life, birth, parentage, conversation, and death, of Mr. Thomas Mac-Nemarra, an Irish gentleman; who was executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday, the 27th of July, for a notorious robbery ...
Date: [1710]
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A full and true account of several strange and wonderful omens, which have lately happen'd in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Date: 1727
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[A Full and true] account of a desperate and bloody duel: which was fought this morning in High-Park between my Lord Moon, and Duke Hambilton. With an account how my Lord Moon was kill'd on the spot, and Duke Hambilton receiv'd a mortal wound, of which he dy'd in a few hours after he receiv'd the wound. Enter'd in the Stamp-Office, according to the late act of Parliament.
Date: [1712]
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Account of the apprehending and taking six French prophets, near Hog-lane in Soho, who pretended to prophecy that the world should be at an end within this three weeks, with several other ridiculous prognostications; with the manner of their examination, and binding over, on Monday the 28th of April, by several justices of peace sitting in St. Martins Vestry: as also an account of the examination and binding over above 20 French people more, for beating and assaulting the worshipful justice, for faithfully executing the duty of his office.
Date: 1707?]
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A full and true account, &c. Mr Richard Noble, was the eldest of three sons of one Mr. Benjamin Noble, ...
Date: 1713?]
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A full and true account of the miraculous Glastenbury white thorn in Somersetshire; that buds every Christmas Day in the Morning, Blossoms at Noon, and Fades at Night. Also the life and death of that holy disciple Joseph of Arimathea. That Buried Christ's Body;
Date: 1760?]