The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
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[BLASPHEMY] THE BLASPHEMER’S PUNISHMENT: BEING A TRUE AND FAITHFUL ACCOUNT OF ELIZABETH DOVER. Pitts. Printer, Wholesale Toy and Marble Warehouse, ca. 1780s?. Broadside, text in three columns, illustrated with a woodcut. An account of “A Knight and Baronet’s Daughter, Twenty Two Years of Age,” tempted to “all manner of ill-courses, such as drinking, whoring, and blaspheming the Sabbath day,” signing a pact with the Devil, and after falling into a “swoon” for three days cries out for the Lord’s mercy. With a prayer and sermon by Dr. Bone and Dr. Jones, Ministers of St. James Church. 14¼ × 9". Backed on paper. Creases and slight discoloration.

 [BLASPHEMY]. The Blasphemer’s Punishment: being a true and ...
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