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21. The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders, who was born in Newgate, and during a life of continued variety for sixty years was 12 times a whore, 5 times a wife, whereof once to her own brother, 12 times a thief, 11 times in Bridewell, 9 times in the New prison, 11 times in wood-street Compter, 6 times in the Poultry compter, 14 times in the gate-house, 25 times in Newgate, 15 times whipt at the cart's arse, 4 times burnt in the hand, once condemned for life, and 8 years a transport in Virginia. At last grew rich, lived honest, and died penitent [electronic resource].

22. The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders, who was born in Newgate [electronic resource] : And during a life of continued variety for sixty years was 17 times a whore, 5 times a wife, whereof once to her own brother, 12 years a thief, 11, times in Bridewell, 9 times in New-Prison, 11 times in Wood-street compter, 6 times in the Poultry Compter, 14 times in the Gatehouse, 25 times in Newgate, 15 times whip that the Cart's arse, 4 times burnt in the hand, once condemned for life and 8 year's a transport in Virginia. At last grew rich, lived honest, and died penitent[.].

24. Fortune's fool [electronic resource] : A comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. By Frederick Reynolds; author of speculation-dramatist-rage-how to grow rich-notoriety, &c.

27. The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders. [electronic resource] : Containing, 1. Her being born in Newgate, and manner of being brought up among gipsies, who left her to the care of the Parish of Colchester II. Her being debauch'd at the age of sixteen by her lady's eldest son; and some time after married to his own brother, who dying left her with two children. III. Her marrying a rich planter, who carried her to Virginia where his estate lay, and having a child by him; her discoursing with his mother one day, when she discovered it to be her own mother also. IV. Her refusing to live in incest with him, and return to England. V. Her intrigue with a gentleman at Bath by whom she had a son. VI. Her marriage in Lancashire with a gentleman, who proved to be an Irish fortune hunter. VII. Her being detected in a robbery, trial at the Old Bailey, and transportation with her Lancashire husband. VIII. Arrival at Virginia, seeing her son by her own brother, growing rich, and dying penitent, in the 77th year of her age. Written from her own memorandums.

28. The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders. [electronic resource] : Containing, I. Her being born in Newgate, and manner of being brought up among gypsies, who left her to the care of the Parish of Colchester. II. Her being debauched at the age of eighteen by her lady's eldest son; and some time after married to his own brother, who dying left her with two children. III. Her marrying a rich planter, who took her to Virginia where his estate lay, and having a child by him; her discoursing with his mother one day, when she discovered it to her own mother also. IV. Her refusing to live in incest with him, and return to England. V. Her intrigue with a gentleman at Bath, by whom she had a son. VI. Her marriage in Lancashire with a gentleman, who proved to be an Irish fortune hunter VII. Her being detected in a robbery, trial at the Old Bailey, and transportation with her Lancashire husband. VIII. Arrival at Virginia, seeing her son by her own brother, growing rich, and dying penitent in the 77th year of her age.

29. Fortune's favourite [electronic resource] : Containing, memoirs of the many hardships and sufferings, together with the surprizing deliverance and advancement to plenty and happiness, of Jacobo Anglicano, a young nobleman: In which will be inserted the hard usage of his cruel uncle, by whose means he was trepann'd into slavery, which he suffer'd for thirteen years, with the manner of his escape from it. The several persecutions of his uncle after his return; by whose procurement he was tried in England for a murder, for which there did not appear the least ground for accusation; and an attempt to assassinate him in Ireland.

30. Fortune's fickle distribution [electronic resource] : In three parts. Containing first, the life and death of moll flanders; who was born in Newgate; debauch'd by her lady's eldest son, and then married to his brother; after whose death, she was twelve years a common whore; twelve years a thief; six times a married wife, once to her own brother; condemned at the Old Baily; eight years a transport; and at last married moll raby's sister in the disguise of a rich planter, who cheated her of what she had, and broke her heart, in the 77th year of her age. Part II. The life of Jane Hackabout, her governness, who was an attorney's daughter, a lady's woman, a whore, a bawd, a pawnbroker, a breeder up of thieves, a receiver of stolen goods, and at last died a penitent. Part III. The life of James Mac-faul, moll flanders's Lancashire husband, who was born in Ireland, came into England; turned gentleman, gamester, highwayman, and at last being transported, died a wealthy merchant at Virginia.