A genuine account of the life, robberies, trial and execution, of William Hawke, call'd the flying highwayman. Who was executed at Tyburn, July the First, 1774. Containing His Birth and Education. His numerous Robberries; both as a Footpad, and on the Highway. His generosity to Persons in Distress. His Flight to France, with his character of that Country and People. His Transportation to America, and quick Return. His escape out of Tothill-Fields Bridewell. His Battle with Captain Cunningham and Mr. Hart. The Manner of his apprehension, with his desperate Resistance. His behaviour to his Friends, and particular Regard to his Wife. His behaviour under Sentence of Death in Newgate, &c [electronic resource].
Material type: Text Language of document:EnglishPublisher: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]Description: 32p.,plate ; 4p0s.Subject(s): Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 | Crime and criminals -- Great BritainOnline resources: Full text onlineReproduction of original from Harvard University Law Library.
MH-L copy: ht. = 19.2cm., looks like 8p0s, but chain lines are horizontal
English Short Title Catalog, N18104.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
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