Pen Profiles – Set 2 – Remarkable persons

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‘Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons from the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II’
collected from the most authentic accounts extant by James Caulfield (published in London in 1819-20 in four volumes)

 

I found this delightful set of books in a bookshop some years ago (in Nailsworth?) and wanted to share some of their interesting stories. At the moment I have just the Contents/Index to show but I hope in the near future to provide several of these interesting & amusing profiles through the tables below.

 

Volume One (1819) – Reign of William III + Reign of Queen Anne »

PREFACE OR INTRODUCTION
00 ‘Advertisement’ (preface or introduction) by James Caulfield
BOOK ONE – REIGN OF WILLIAM III
01 Aldridge, William, an aged Wheelwright 1
02 Atkins, William, an eccentric Gout-doctor 3
03 Baskerville, Thomas, a Whimsical Enthusiast 6
04 Bigg, John, the Dinton Hermit 9
05 Brown, Thomas, a Facetious Writer 12
06 D’Urfey, Thomas, a Humerous Poet 16
07 Fenwick, Sir John, executed for High-treason 19
08 Gale, Sir John, a singular Deaf and Dumb Man 25
09 Hermon, Philip, a visionary Quaker 28
10 Johnston, Sir John, executed for stealing an Heiress 31
11 Joy, William, the English Samson 37
12 Radcliffe, John, an extraordinary Physician 44
13 Rymer, Thomas, a Critic and Compiler 50
14 Tryon, Thomas, a singular Enthusiast 54
15 Whitney, James. an extraordinary Highwayman 57
BOOK ONE – REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE
16 Aesop of Eton, a rhyming Cobler 73
17 Bick, James, a Mimic Trumpeter 75
18 Britton, Thomas, a Musical Small Coal-man 77
19 Burgess, Daniel, a Pulpit Buffoon 82
20 Carstairs, William, a subtle Dissembler 87
21 Dennis, John, a sour and severe Critic 89
22 Ellis, William, an idiot 94
23 Evans, Henry, an aged Welshman 96
24 Fletcher, Andrew, a turbulent Republican 99
25 Defoe, Daniel, a Political Writer and Novelist 104
26 Granny, a drunken half-blind Woman 108
27 Hardman, John, a singular Corn-cutter 111
28 Harry, an Old Raree-show-man 114
29 Hart, Nicholas, a Great Sleeper 117
30 Isaac, the Oxford Grinner 121
31 Keiling, John, an extraordinary Street Musician 123
32 King Edward, Abel Roper’s Man 125
33 Poro, James, an extraordinary Twin 134
34 Yorkshire Nan, Prince George’s Cap Woman 137
35 Read, Sir William, a Quack Oculist 139
36 Roper Abel, a Political Bookseller 142
37 Sacheverel, Henry, a Seditions Writer 148
38 Scrimshaw, Jane, an aged Pauper 152
39 Tutchin, John, a Seditious Writer 154
40 Valerins, John, born without arms 158
41 White, Jeremiah, humorous chaplain to Olver Cromwell 168

Volume Two (1819) – Reign of George I »

BOOK TWO – REIGN OF GEORGE I
42 Alder, John, a Turkish Merchant 1
43 Atkinson, Paul, a Franciscan Friar 3
44 Bernardi, Major John, a supposed RebeL 6
45 Birnie, Patie, an Impudent Scotch Fiddler 11
46 Bruce, John, a Rebel 18
47 Buckinger, Matthew, a Mutilated Man 22
48 Campbell, Duncan, a Deaf and Dumb Fortune-teller 26
49 Carey, Henry, an Ingenious but unfortunate Writer 34
50 Chapel, Samuel, famous for grating his Bread 38
51 Collingwood, George, a RebeL 41
52 Davies, Christian, a Female Soldier 43
53 Derwentwater, James, Earl of, a Rebel 52
54 Dickinson, Richard, Governor of Scarborough Spa 59
55 Fawkes, _ , a Juggler 65
56 Figg, James. a Prize-fighter 67
57 Gascoigne, Richard, a Rebel 74
58 Guy, Thomas, a Bookselling Miser 78
59 Hall, John, a Rebel 85
60 Hearne, Thomas, an Antiquarian Writer 90
61 Kenmure, Lord, a Rebel 95
62 Ker, John, a Licensed Spy 98
63 Law, John, a Speculating Projector 105
64 Lawyer, Christopher, a Rebel 110
65 Lockhart, Captain Philip, a Rebel 121
66 Mahomet, Lewis Maximilian, a Converted Turk 124
67 Morley, John, a Fortunate Carcass-Butcher 128
68 Oldham, Nathaniel, an Extravagant Collector of Curiosities 133
69 Oxburgh, Colonel Henry, a Rebel 138
70 Pattison, William, an Unfortunate Poet 143
71 Paul, the Reverend, a Rebel 147
72 Pridden, Sarah, a Profligate Prostitute 151
73 Robinson, Thomas, an Enemy to Antiquities 155
74 Sheppard, James, a Traitor 158
75 Sheppard, John, a Housebreaker 167
76 St. Andre, Nathaniel, an Anatomist 190
77 Tofts, Mary, a Rabbit-breeder 197
78 Tunstall, William, a Seditious Writer 204
79 Wanley, Humphrey, an Eccentric Librarian 207
80 Wild, Jonathan, a Thief-taker 211

Volume Three (1820) – Reign of George II »

BOOK THREE – REIGN OF GEORGE II
81 Adams, Elizabeth, a Convict 1
82 Aram, Eugene, a Convict 5
83 Ashley, James, Keeper of a Punch-house 25
84 Bambridge, Thomas, Warden of the Fleet Prison 28
85 Bates, Jacob, the celebrated Horse-rider 31
86 Belgrade, a Camp-sutler 33
87 Blacker, Henry, the English Giant 35
88 Blandy, Mary, a Convict 38
89 Blee, Thomas, Thief-taker 58
90 Bright, Edward, the Fat Man of Malden 73
91 Brown, Thomas, a Valiant Soldier 79
92 Cameron, Miss Jenny, the Pretender’s Mistress 83
93 Campbell, James, a Valiant Dragoon 103
94 Campbell, Lodowick, Thief-taker and Convict 105
95 Canning, Elizabeth, Mary Squires, and Mother Wells 108
96 Caratha, Mahomet, a Turkish Rope and Wire-Dancer 149
97 Carew, Bamfylde Moore, King of the Beggars 151
98 Carr, Thomas, a Convict 166
99 Caton, Cornelius, a Tavern-keeper 173
100 Charteris, Colonel Francis, a Debauchee 176
101 Collington, John, and John Stone, Incendiaries 189
102 Cook, Henry, a Convict 195
103 Coustos, John, a Sufferer for Masonry 207
104 Crow, Porter to the Playhouse in Dublin 215
105 Dewell, William, a Convict 217
106 Dolly of the Chop-house 221
107 Duck, Stephen, a Poet 224
108 Farrel, Owen, an Irish Dwarf 230
109 Ferrers, Laurence Shirley, Earl, executed for Murder 233
110 Finch, Margaret, Queen of the Gipsies 247
111 Goodere, Captain Samuel, Mahoney and White 250
112 Groves, William, a facetious Publican 259
113 Hall, James, a Convict 261
114 Hammerton, Hester, a Female Sexton 268
115 Hanna, John, a Convict 273
116 Haugh, Jack, alias Mill Cushin 275
117 Henderson, Matthew, a convict 277
118 Heidegger, John James, Master of Revels to the Nobility 285

Volume Four (1820) – Reign of George II continued »

BOOK FOUR – REIGN OF GEORGE II continued
119 Henley, John, Orator 1
120 Hensey, Florence, a Convict 11
121 Kitchener, William, Beadle of St. Andrew’s, Holborn 29
122 Lovat, Simon Frazer, Lord, beheaded for High-Treason 31
123 Lowry, Captain James, a Convict 41
124 Macdonald, Ranald, a Scotch Rebel 50
125 Malcolm, Sarah, a Convict 55
126 Malden, Daniel, a Convict 67
127 Mapp, Mrs. Sarah, a Female Bone-setter 70
128 Macdaniel, Stephen, Thief-taker 78
129 Macleane, James, Highwayman 87
130 McPherson, Samuel, a Deserter 97
131 Miller, Maximilan Christopher, a German Giant 109
132 Mills, Anne, a Female Sailor 111
133 Page, William, a Convict 113
134 Parsons, William, a Convict 126
135 Patten, Margaret, died in St. Margaret’s Workhouse, aged 143 143
136 Pixley, John, a Smuggler 146
137 Rogers, Henry, a Convict 148
138 Shakeshaft, Thomas, who obtained the Flitch of Bacon at Dunmow 151
139 Short, Robert, cured of the Stone 158
141 Simons, Henry, a Polish Jew 160
141 Smith, Layton, an Eccentric Debtor 168
142 Snell, Hannah, a Female Soldier 176
143 Swan, John, and Elizabeth Jeffries, executed for Murder 191
144 Taylor, John, Oculist 200
145 Taylor, George, Pugilist 207
146 Topham, Thomas, the Strong Man 209
147 Tour, Jean de la, a Pirate 216
148 Townley and Fletcher, Rebels 218
149 Turner, James, an Aged Beggar 2223
150 Turpin, Richard, the celebrated Highwayman 226
151 Walker, William, who lived during eight Reigns 248
152 Ward, Joshua, a Quack-Doctor 252
153 Wood, Samuel, a Miller 255
154 Will, Little, Waiter at the Turk’s-head Coffee-house 256
155 Warman, Catherine, an Alms-woman of St. Martin’s Parish 258