Genuine and impartial memoirs of the life and character of Charles Ratcliffe, Esq; who was beheaded on Tower-Hill Monday, December 8, 1746. With an account of his family, and how far he was concerned in the rebellion in 1715; the inducements that occasioned his coming over to England, in 1735; and also the last time, with the officers of Dillon’s regiment in the Irish Brigade in the French service. To which is added, a true account of his dying behaviour and last words. Also, a full answer to the letter inserted in the Daily Advertiser on Saturday December 6, 1746, relating to these memoirs. Wrote by a gentleman of the family, to prevent the publick being imposed on by any erroneous or partial accounts to the prejudice of this unfortunate gentleman.

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Genuine and impartial memoirs of the life and character of Charles Ratcliffe, Esq; who was beheaded on Tower-Hill Monday, December 8, 1746. With an account of his family, and how far he was concerned in the rebellion in 1715; the inducements that occasioned his coming over to England, in 1735; and also the last time, with the officers of Dillon’s regiment in the Irish Brigade in the French service. To which is added, a true account of his dying behaviour and last words. Also, a full answer to the letter inserted in the Daily Advertiser on Saturday December 6, 1746, relating to these memoirs. Wrote by a gentleman of the family, to prevent the publick being imposed on by any erroneous or partial accounts to the prejudice of this unfortunate gentleman.

Title

Genuine and impartial memoirs of the life and character of Charles Ratcliffe, Esq; who was beheaded on Tower-Hill Monday, December 8, 1746. With an account of his family, and how far he was concerned in the rebellion in 1715; the inducements that occasioned his coming over to England, in 1735; and also the last time, with the officers of Dillon’s regiment in the Irish Brigade in the French service. To which is added, a true account of his dying behaviour and last words. Also, a full answer to the letter inserted in the Daily Advertiser on Saturday December 6, 1746, relating to these memoirs. Wrote by a gentleman of the family, to prevent the publick being imposed on by any erroneous or partial accounts to the prejudice of this unfortunate gentleman.

Creator

Penrice, Gerard.

Publisher

London : printed for the proprietor; and sold by B. Cole, engraver and copper-plate-printer, the Corner of King’s-Head-Court, Holborn

Date

1746

Extent

22, [2] pages ; 8vo.

Is Referenced By

ESTC N18115

Provenance

Bookplate of Ian Malcolm of Poltalloch on front fixed endpaper.

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Identifier

s0412b24

Format

PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Language

English

Subject

Radcliffe, Charles, 1693-1746 -- Early works to 1800.

Rights

In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413

Type

Biography

Collection

Jacobite Collection

Citation

Penrice, Gerard., “Genuine and impartial memoirs of the life and character of Charles Ratcliffe, Esq; who was beheaded on Tower-Hill Monday, December 8, 1746. With an account of his family, and how far he was concerned in the rebellion in 1715; the inducements that occasioned his coming over to England, in 1735; and also the last time, with the officers of Dillon’s regiment in the Irish Brigade in the French service. To which is added, a true account of his dying behaviour and last words. Also, a full answer to the letter inserted in the Daily Advertiser on Saturday December 6, 1746, relating to these memoirs. Wrote by a gentleman of the family, to prevent the publick being imposed on by any erroneous or partial accounts to the prejudice of this unfortunate gentleman.,” Scottish Research Collections, accessed September 16, 2024, https://scottishresearchcollections.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/121.
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