The highland rogue: Or, The memorable actions of the celebrated Robert Mac-Gregor, commonly called Rob-Roy. Containing a genuine account of his education, grandeur, and sudden misfortune; his commencing robber, and being elected captain of a formidable gang; his exploits on the highway, breaking upon houses, taking prisoners, commencing judge, and levying taxes; his defence of his manner of living; his dispute with a Scotch parson open predestination; his joining with the Earl of Marr in the rebellion; his being decoy'd and imprison'd by the Duke of --------, with the manner of his escape, &c. Introduc'd with a relation of the unequal'd villanies of the clan of the Mac-gregors for several years past. The whole impartially digested from the memorandums of an authentick Scotch MS

People / Organizations

• J. Billingsley ("printed for")
• E. B. (Author)
• Anne Dodd I ("printed for")

Imprint

London : Printed for J. Billingsley under the Royal Exchange; J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane A. Dodd without Temple-Bar; and J. Fox in Westminster-Hall, 1723.

Publication year

1723

ESTC No.

T109114

Grub Street ID

161929

Description

63,[1]p. ; 8°.

Note

Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe

The preface signed: E. B., i.e. Elias Bockett?

Price on title page: Price One Shilling.