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Cover Freeth, John [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808)

Freeth, John [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808)  

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John Freeth [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808), by unknown artist, 18th century

by Birmingham Musuems Trust, licensed under CC0

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Freeth, John [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808), innkeeper and political ballad writer  

John Horden

revised by Nicholas Benbow

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23 September 2004

Freeth, John [pseud. John Free] (1731–1808), innkeeper and political ballad writer, was born at the Bell Tavern, Philip Street, Birmingham, the second of three sons of Charles Freeth, landlord of the Bell, and his wife, Mary. All three sons were trained for a trade: ...

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Mitchel, William (1670–1740?), tinsmith and pamphleteer  

G. G. Smith

revised by M. J. Mercer

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Mitchel, William (1670–1740?), tinsmith and pamphleteer, was born in Scotland but nothing is known of his early life. In or about 1696 he moved to Edinburgh and took up residence in the Bowhead. There he earned a living as a tinsmith and by superintending the lighting of the town lamps. ...

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Roper, Abel (bap. 1665, d. 1726), bookseller and political writer  

G. A. Aitkin

revised by M. E. Clayton

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Roper, Abel (bap. 1665, d. 1726), bookseller and political writer, was born at Atherstone, Warwickshire, the son of Isaac Roper, and was baptized at Mancetter on 13 September 1665. In 1677 he was adopted by his uncle, also Abel Roper, who from 1638 had published books at the ...

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Roper, Abel (bap. 1665, d. 1726)  

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Abel Roper (bap. 1665, d. 1726) by George White (after Hans Hysing) © National Portrait Gallery, London