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A false Jew: or, A wonderfull discovery of a Scot, baptized at London for a Christian, circumcised at Rome to act a Jew, re-baptized at Hexham for a believer, but found out at Newcastle to be a cheat : Being a true relation of the detecting of one Thomas Ramsey, born of Scotch parents at London, sent lately from Rome by a speciall unction and benediction of the Pope; who landed at Newcastle, under the name of Thomas Horsley, but immediately gave himselfe out for a Jew, by the name of Rabbi Joseph Ben Israel, Mant. Hebr. soon after baptized at Hexham, by Mr. Tillam, and by a speciall providence of God, found out by the magistrates & ministers of Newcastle upon Tine, to be an impostour and emissary of Rome, and since sent up to the General and Councell of State to be further enquired into.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.
- Ramsay, Thomas, approximately 1631- Converted Jew, author.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ramsay, Thomas, approximately 1631-.
- Ramsay, Thomas.
- Impostors and imposture--Early works to 1800.
- Impostors and imposture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (8 unnumbered pages, 14 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 12)
- Other Title:
- False Jew
- Wonderfull discovery of a Scot, baptized at London for a Christian, circumcised at Rome to act a Jew, re-baptized at Hexham for a believer, but found out at Newcastle to be a cheat
- Place of Publication:
- [Gate side [id estGateshead]] : Printed [by S[tephen]. B[ulkley].] for William London, book-seller in Newcastle, 1653.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Dedication signed: Tho. Weld [and 3 others].
- Place of publication and printer's name from part two title page.
- "The converted Jew: or, The substance of the declaration and confession which was made in the publique meeting house at Hexham, the 14th moneth, the 5th day, 1653" has separate dated title page on C4r and separate pagination; register is continuous.
- Reproduction of the original in the Congregational Library, London.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2141:10) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd edition) W1266
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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