Luxury, pride and vanity, the bane of the British nation. Wherein is shewn the prodigality and profuseness of all ranks, and conditions. The transposition of the City to the Court, with the tradesmen's expensive manner of living. The encrease of the wine-trade, the decay of the wealth, and industry of the people. Town and country over-run with false splendor. Most of our modern equipage compar'd to the life of man. Physicians, and even apothecaries under an absolute necessity of keeping equi-pages in support of their characters and families. An account of a lady, who unhappily lost her life through the avarice of her man-midwife's attending in a Hackney-Coach, instead of his own chariot. A new piece of frugality among men of quality, in keeping their mistresses in their own dwelling-houses. More wines and viands expended in the City of London and county of Middlesex, than in the sixteen United Provinces of Holland. The beggars of the several parishes within the City and suburbs of London, p

People / Organizations

• Erasmus Jones (Author)

Imprint

London]: Printed for J. Roberts near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane; and sold by Edward Withers, at the seven Stars over against Chancery-Lane, Fleetstreet; J. Joliffe in St. James's-Street; and the rest of the booksellers of London and Westminster, [1736? The second edition.; ..

Added name

Roberts, James, 1668 or 1669-1754, bookseller.; Withers, E. (Edward), -1759, bookseller.; Jollyffe, John, bookseller.

Publication year

1736

ESTC No.

T38787

Grub Street ID

268200

Description

[2], 61, [1] p. ; 8°.

Note

Anonymous By Erasmus Jones

Date from Hanson

Woodcut head-piece; woodcut initial

The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall

Below imprint on title page: (Price One Shilling.)

Signatures: [A]]2(-A1) B-H]4] I]4(-I4) [A1=I4?].