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A New-years-gift for Towzer. Being a strange and monstrous beast sent from Pluto by his embassador Belphegor to R.L.S. having twelve heads, and on every head a thousand horns; with a description of the beast, and an explanation of the several names of the heads of the monster.
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.
- L'Estrange, Roger.
- Politics and government.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685--Humor--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1688--Humor--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century.
- Physical Description:
- 4 pages ; 30 cm (folio)
- Other Title:
- New years gift for Towzer
- Fingerprint:
- r,of a-is 00o- t-ut (c) 1682 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for E. Harrison, 1682.
- Notes:
- "Dog Towzer" and "R.L.S." = Sir Roger L'Estrange: "On 17 Nov. 1680 he [L'Estrange] was burnt in effigy by the London mob, who gave him the sobriquet of the 'Dog Towzer', apparently in reference to reports of L'Estrange's immoralities". (v. DNB)
- Cited in:
- Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), N813
- ESTC, R31743
- OCLC:
- 80433837
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