Evidence: | 'The wonderful Cambridge Prophet who has been most cruelly
Martyrd To be seen at
[followed by a gap. It continues]
He is not the Wandering jew, nor an old Levite, nor St John, as some people imagine, it seems his generation was in the world before
Adam and in the ark with Noah, and with Christ when Condemned to be crucified, The Scripture makes mention of him. He is no imposter He knoweth not his parents, nor ever did
Suck the breast of his mother, His beard is the colour of vermillion, and is seldom or ever cut. he goes barefooted like a grey friar, He wears neither hat cap, nor wig. His coat is neither wove, knit spun or made with hands, neither is it silk.?
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1789 and 31 Dec 1799 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | Hampshire Aylesfield Farm, Nr. Alton, Hampshire. |
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Reader: | Mary Bacon |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 15 Dec 1743 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Farmer's wife |
Religion: | Church of England |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | unknown |
Title: | unknown |
Genre: | Ephemera, Unknown, probably advertisement for a travelling showman |
Form of Text: | Print: Advertisement |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 17521 | |
Source - | Manuscript | |
Author: | Mary Bacon | |
Title: | Mary Bacon's List of Books | |
Location: | Hampshire Record Office | |
Call no: | 28M82/F1 | |
Page/folio: | n/a |
Citation: | Mary Bacon, Mary Bacon's List of Books Hampshire Record Office, p. 28M82/F1, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17521, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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