The devil to pay at St. James's : or, A full and true Account of a most horrid and bloody Battle between Madam Faustina and Madam Cuzzoni. Also Of a hot Skirmish between Signor Boschi and Signor Palmecini. Moreover, How Senesino has taken Snuff, is going to leave the Opera, and sing Psalms at Henley's Oratory. Also About the Flying Man, and how the Doctor of St. Martin's has very unkindly taken down the Scaffold, and disappointed a World of good Company. As also How a certain Great Lady is gone mad for Love of William Gibson, the Quaker. And How the Wild Boy is come to Life again, and has got a Dairy Maid with Child. Also About the great Mourning, and the Fashions, and the Alterations, and what not. With other material Occurrences, too many to insert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bordoni, Faustina, 1697-1781--Early works to 1800.

Bordoni, Faustina.

Cuzzoni, Francesca, 1696-1778--Early works to 1800.

Cuzzoni, Francesca.

Cuzzoni, Francesca, 1696-1778.

Bordoni, Faustina, 1697-1781.

Physical Description:

15 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 4⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for A. Moore, near St. Paul's, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, MDCCXXVII. [1727]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Wrongly ascribed to John Arbuthnot.

The bookseller's name in the imprint is fictitious.

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price Six-Pence.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T31753.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.