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  The second part of the notorious impostor compleating the history of the life, cheats, &c. of William Morrell, alias Bowyer, sometime of Banbury, chirurgeon. Who lately personated Humphrey Wickham of Swackly, in the county of Oxon, Esquire, at a bakers house in the Strand, where he died the third of Jan. 1691/2. Together with some further passages relating to his sickness and death not before mentioned.
  Date of publication:
  1692
  

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  Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.
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  By Elkanah Settle. With a final advertisment page. Reproduction of the original at the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  Diego redivivus: or The last will and testament of the pretended Humphrey Wickham, Esq; alias William Morrel, alias Bowyer, &c. With a full relation of his notorious cheats and impostures: who dyed at Mr Cullins house, the third of ths instant January, in the parish of St. Clement Danes, &c. Licensed and entred in the register-book of the Company of Stationers.
  Date of publication:
  1692
  

  Author(s):

  Morrell, William, d. 1692?. aut
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  Identified on UMI microfilm (Early English books, 1641-1700) reel 1765 as Wing (2nd ed.) M2807A. Reproductions of the originals in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and the Bodleian Library.
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  The falacie of the great water-drinker discovered. Fully representing what are the ingredients that provoke him to so wonderfull a vomit, and by what art one glass seemeth to be of one colour, and another of another; and what he doth when he taketh the rose-water and the angelica-water. / By Mr Thomas Peedle and Mr Thomas Cozbie, who brought him over into England from Tours in France: and after Wednesday next being the 26 of this present June, will be constantly readie every after-noon, if desired, in their own persons to make an experimental proof of what is here declared. Published for the satisfaction of many of the nobilitie and ladies of this nation, and many eminent gentlemen who have offered great sums of money to have the misterie discovered. As also to undeceive many thousands, who having seen the manner of it, have been amazed at the wonder but could not discover the secret. Licenced and entered into the register-book of the Company of Stationers, according to order.
  Date of publication:
  1650
  

  Author(s):

  Peedle, Thomas. and Cozbie, Thomas.
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  Place of publication from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "June 24". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. Thomas Peedle is a pseudonym.
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