A Dreadful example for wicked husbands Or The virtuous wife in distress. Being a true relation of Mr John Fox, who lived in the town of Lynn, in Norfolk. How he married the daughter of one 'Squire Wilox, a lady of great beauty, merit, and a large fortune, contrary to the consent of all her friends. How he spent his and her substance in a riotous and debauxhed manner, with his lewd companions while she wanted bread for herself and children. How he was drove to despair, and hanged himself at the door of the house he formerly lived in. How his apparition was seen and heard a long time, making terrible noises to the great terror and disturbance of the neighbourhood.

A Dreadful example for wicked husbands Or The virtuous wife in distress. Being a true relation of Mr John Fox, who lived in the town of Lynn, in Norfolk. How he married the daughter of one 'Squire Wilox, a lady of great beauty, merit, and a large fortune, contrary to the consent of all her friends. How he spent his and her substance in a riotous and debauxhed manner, with his lewd companions while she wanted bread for herself and children. How he was drove to despair, and hanged himself at the door of the house he formerly lived in. How his apparition was seen and heard a long time, making terrible noises to the great terror and disturbance of the neighbourhood.

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Imprint:[Edinburgh? : s.n.], Printed this present year. [1799?]
Description:8p. ; 12⁰.
Language:English
Subject:
Wife abuse -- England -- Norfolk -- Early works to 1800.
Wife abuse.
England -- Norfolk.
Early works.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10254723
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Notes:The paper is watermarked: 1799.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
English Short Title Catalog, T165731.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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