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place of lordship in the country," and seek dignity and reputation. The actor promises to follow this advice, which is assumed to be an ironical reflection on
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of £40, and, when arrested, he escaped from prison and stealing a horse from a serving-man on the road. Later he entered into partnership in
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was attempting to put down a rebellion. On returning to
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The Life and Death of
Gamaliel Ratsey, a famous thief of England, executed at Bedford the 26th of March last past.
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Woolsack and Sir Samuel
Sheepskin. He usually wore a mask in which the features were made hideously repulsive.
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The Life and Death of
Gamaliel Ratsey, a Famous Thief of England: Executed at Bedford the 26 of March Last Past
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