The content of these pamphlets does not relate to Hull but has been preserved as an example of early printing in Hull. The pamphlets contain the following titles:

• The Birth, Life and Death of John Franks,

• History of the Unfortunate Lovers, Hero and Leander

• The strange and Wonderful History and Prophecies of Mother Shipton

• The Merry Tales of the Mad Men of Goatem

• The surprising Adventures of Jack Oakum and Tom Splicewell

• The History of Sir R Whittington Thrice Lord Mayor of London

• A Pleasant and Delightful Dialogue between Honest John and Loving Kate, 1st Part

• A Pleasant and Delightful Dialogue between Honest John and Loving Kate, 2nd Part

• The History of the London ‘Prentice

• Fairy Stories containing The Blue Bird and Florina; and The King of the Peacocks and Rosetta

• The History of Jack and the Giants

• Partridge and Flamstead’s New and well experienced Fortune Book

• The History of Little James, A notorious Robber that was condemned and broken on the wheel at Paris. Also, The Bachelor’s Retaliation, or the Vinter taken in to which is

added The Sexton of Cluni or The Hog in the Poke

• Nixon’s Cheshire Prophecy At Large. Published from the Lady Cowper’s correct copy in the reign of Queen Anne.

• The History of John Gilpin, Shewing How he went farther than he intended and came home safe at last. Likewise the Battle of the Flying Dragon and the Man of Heaton

• The Life of Sawney Beane, the Man Eater to which is added The Droll Jester or Laugh when you can

• The History of the Blind Beggar

• The Arrainging and Indictment of Sir John Barleycorn, Knt

• The Gift of God, A Sermon preached by the Reverend F Fletcher, Vicar of Ludlow, Shropshire

• The Great Concern of every Christian or a True Description of the Day of Judgement [Wilson-Barkworth Collection, 1929]

• The Remarkable Trial of Miss Mary Laws

• The Weeping Christian or the Righteous Man’s Godly Sorrow for the Capital Sins of this present age

• The Weeping Mother

The pamphlets were originally bound together in a volume but due to the condition of the binding and to preserve the originals they were debound.

Previous reference: L.003 FER in safe G. Part of the Hedley Mackay Bequest, 1927.