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* Surprizing Adventures*
O F
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Jack Oakum, & Tom Splice well.
Two Sailors, ,whx) went a Pirating on the King's
Highway. How that the firft Prize they took gave
info*'nation of their Cotnfe, and being purfueii by
a whplfc Sqnadron, Tom Spliccwell was taken and
conf^erriSheil to be Hanged ■, but 'by means of his
belflyKJEmend Jack Oakum, who intercteued with
His^lajeily, he was pardoned Alfoa copy of Jack’s
polite joetur to the King, on th^ gbove occafica.
s !&£.
TO WHICH IS ADDEO,
I
he Merry Reyengf.;
o R,
JOES STOMACH in 1 TJNK.
wtfomu.
. Jjk'-te*. As*
m WiZh*
frinte:
N THE YEA.&i
P3
* Surprizing Adventures*
O F
*
Jack Oakum, & Tom Splice well.
Two Sailors, ,whx) went a Pirating on the King's
Highway. How that the firft Prize they took gave
info*'nation of their Cotnfe, and being purfueii by
a whplfc Sqnadron, Tom Spliccwell was taken and
conf^erriSheil to be Hanged ■, but 'by means of his
belflyKJEmend Jack Oakum, who intercteued with
His^lajeily, he was pardoned Alfoa copy of Jack’s
polite joetur to the King, on th^ gbove occafica.
s !&£.
TO WHICH IS ADDEO,
I
he Merry Reyengf.;
o R,
JOES STOMACH in 1 TJNK.
wtfomu.
. Jjk'-te*. As*
m WiZh*
frinte:
N THE YEA.&i
P3
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| Chapbooks printed in Scotland > Adventures and adventurers > Surprizing adventures, of Jack Oakum, & Tom Splicewell > (1) |
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| Description | Two sailors, who went a pirating on the King's highway. How that the first prize they took gave information of their course, and being pursued by a whole squadron, Tom Splicewell was taken and condemned to be hanged; but by means of his beloved friend Jack Oakum, who interceeded with His Majesty, he was pardoned Also a copy of Jack's polite letter to the king, on the above occasion. To which is added, The merry revenge; or, Joe's stomach in tune. [Glasgow? : Publisher not identified], Printed in the year, 1798. |
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| Shelfmark | L.C.2833(13) |
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| Description | Over 3,000 chapbooks published in Scotland in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include courtship, humour, occupations, fairs, apparitions, war, politics, crime, executions, Jacobites, transvestites, and freemasonry. Chapbooks are small booklets of 8, 12, 16 and 24 pages, often illustrated with crude woodcuts. Produced cheaply and sold by peddlars on the streets, they formed the staple reading material of the common people, along with broadsides. |
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