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• The Factor's garland; in four parts : I. The factor's voyage to Turkey, where finding a dead Christian on the ground, gave fifty pounds to have him buried: also how he gave one hundred pounds for a young Damsel's life (who was to be strangled) and brought her to London, and made her his servant. II. The factor happened to go to that country which was governed by his maid's father, he knew his daughter's flowering, which was upon the factor's garment, he not having heard of her for three years before, promising the factor he should have her for his wife, if he would go back and bring her safe to him. III. As he was carrying her over to her father's country, the captain of the ship threw him over-board in the night; but there being an island not far off, he swarm ashore to it. IV. How he was conveyed from this island to that prince's court, and what he was to give for his passage, where he was received with great joy, and soon after was married to his fair princess. -With several other transactions worthy of observation
  Published: (1750)
• The Factors garland, in four parts : Being an account how a young man, after having rioted away part of his estate, became factor to several merchants in London. How he found the corpse of a dead Christian lying on the ground in Turkey, and gave fifty pounds for its burial. Also, how he freed a young woman from being strangled, and brought her to London. How he went to that country where the Damsel's father was lord; and how, by a vest of her flowering, the prince came to hear of his daughter, whom he had lost three years before, telling the factor, that he would give her to the man in marriage that should bring her home. How he was betray'd and cast over board, and in what manner he was preserved, and brought to that prince's palace, and to the Damsel, &c
  Published: (1746)
• Murder found out, and cruelty rewarded : Being a true and faithful narrative, containing the history of Richard Sutton and sally miles, near Dartmouth, in Devonshire. Contents. I. An accont of their families, with the animosity which subsisted between them. II. Their parents disapprove of their children's love, but they meet by stealth. III. Richard leaves his father, runs away and robs him; sends a letter to sally, who goes to him. IV. Sally is with child, and Richard leaves her and is gone for several months. V. He gets into bad company, and acquainted with another young woman. VI. Returns with an intent to murder sally, finds her brought to bed. VII. She goes with him, and in a wood he takes away the child under pretence of carrying it to nurse, and murders it. VIII. Sally continues in the wood in great terror for several days. IX. A dog brings a child's head into the town, and by his means the remains of the child are found. X. Sally is taken, who declares this, and all the knows concerning the murder. XI. She is committed to take her trial, and search is made after sutton. XII. He is detected by the same dog, brought before a magistrate and committed. XIII. Tried, cast and sentenced. His behaviour. XIV. His execution. The horror of his mind. His body delivered to the surgeons. XV. Sally is received by her brother and sister, conclusion
  Published: (1785)
• The Crafty chamber-maid's garland : In three parts. Part I. How a young marchant fell in love with his mother's chamber-maid. Part II. How they met in a grove, where the young merchant attempted her chastity. Part III. How the crafty chamber-maid outwited the merchant, by putting an old bunter into her bed, which so affrighted him that he ran down stairs and a larmed the family: concluding with their happy marriage, and other things of note
  Published: (1760)
• The Witch and the lady, being a strange and wonderful tragedy : In four parts. Sh[o]wing how a lady sold herself to the Devil, to be revenged on her false lover, and caused a witch to break his neck as he was riding on the road, and ca[u]sed his wife to bring forth a great toad. II. How she agreed with the Devil, that if ever any man had to do with her, to be torn in pieces, and to have her body when dead, and how she'd charm young men to fall in love with her, and then cause them to die for her. III. How she broke the contract by lying with her own brother, not knowing one another, till a great black raven on a both, discovered it to them; and how the Devil and the spirits of her lovers would carry her away only for the soul of her mother. [No 123] IV. How the Devil tore her to pieces as soon as she died; the ministers discourse with the Devil; the death of her father and brother; the witch burn'd; and too many other things too tedious to insert here
  Published: (1787)