The chronicles of crime, or The new Newgate calendar Being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to the present time including a number of curious cases never before published Embellished with fifty-two engravings, from original drawings by "Phiz" [pseud.] . ,ji^m-^,T. U^>4J^T .-^.^X.^/^^. THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. 13 completed his education at Aberdeen university, where he pursued thosestudies which were calculated to fit him for the profession of the church,for which he was iMtended. London, however,
The chronicles of crime, or The new Newgate calendar Being a series of memoirs and anecdotes of notorious characters who have outraged the laws of Great Britain from the earliest period to the present time including a number of curious cases never before published Embellished with fifty-two engravings, from original drawings by "Phiz" [pseud.] . ,ji^m-^,T. U^>4J^T .-^.^X.^/^^. THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR. 13 completed his education at Aberdeen university, where he pursued thosestudies which were calculated to fit him for the profession of the church,for which he was iMtended. London, however, held forth so many attrac-tions to his youthful eye, that the wishes of his relatives were soonoverruled; and having visited that city, with good introductions, he was,after some time, appointed secretary to the ambassador at the court oiSweden. But while performing the duties of his office, he was guiltyof so many and so great excesses, that he was at length compelled to retire,and London once more became his residence. His good fortune placedhim in a situation alike honourable and profitable, but his dishonest andtraitorous conduct in his employment, was such as to cost him his life,and to involve his employers in political difficulties of no ordinary been engaged by Mr. Secretary Harley, minister of the reigningsovereign, Queen Anne,
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