A true and genuine account of the life, trial and execution of James Bolland, late officer to the Sheriff of Middlesex, who was executed at Tyburn, March 18, 1772, for forgery. Containing. I. An account of his birth and education. II. Sets up the trade of a butcher. His method of cheating St. [blank space] Hospital. III. Commences sheriff's officer. His cruel manner and art of extorting money from his prisoners. IV. His practices of deceiving the courts of justice, and procuring Jew-bail for any sums. V. His putting his prisoners into houses, in order to defraud tradesmen. VI. His marrying a rich widow at the Fleet, and his treatment of her afterwards. VII. His artful impositions on the credulous and unwary. VIII. His attempt to purchase the place of city marshal. IX. His behaviour under sentence of death, and at the place of execution. Exhibiting a great variety of notorious villainies, frauds, deceits and impositions, which he committed in conjunction with his followers and dependants: wh

People / Organizations

• James Bolland (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for the author; and sold by R. Richards, at his Lottery Office, No. 44, near Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn; T. Peat, at Temple Exchange Coffee-House, Fleet Street; J. Swan, opposite Norfolk Street in the Strand, and the pamphlet shops at the Royal Exchange, 1772. The second edition.; ..

Publication year

1772

ESTC No.

T108781

Grub Street ID

161635

Description

[2],24p.,plate ; 8°.

Note

The hospital mentioned in II. of the title, here with a blank space, is given as 'St. Thomas's Hospital' in the first edition.