A false Jew: or, A wonderfull discovery of a Scot, baptized at London for a Christian, circumcised at Rome to act a Jew, re-baptized at Hexham for a believer, but found out at Newcastle to be a cheat

Being a true relation of the detecting of one Thomas Ramsey, born of Scotch parents at London, sent lately from Rome by a speciall unction and benediction of the Pope; who landed at Newcastle, under the name of Thomas Horsley, but immediately gave himselfe out for a Jew, by the name of Rabbi Joseph Ben Israel, Mant. Hebr. soon after baptized at Hexham, by Mr. Tillam, and by a speciall providence of God, found out by the magistrates & ministers of Newcastle upon Tine, to be an impostour and emissary of Rome, and since sent up to the General and Councell of State to be further enquired into

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Author

Thomas Weld

Contributions

Ramsay, Thomas, b. ca. 1631. - Contributor

Publication

Printed [by S[tephen]. B[ulkley].] for William London, book-seller in Newcastle, Gate side [i.e.Gateshead, England

Language

English

Word Count

3,500 words, Guess

Page Count

14 pages

Physical Format

Microform

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL15412358M

Alternate Titles

False Jew
Wonderfull discovery of a Scot, baptized at London for a Christian, circumcised at Rome to act a Jew, re-baptized at Hexham for a believer, but found out at Newcastle to be a cheat

Subjects

Topics

Early works to 1800 Impostors and impostureRamsay, Thomas, -- b. ca. 1631Impostors and imposture -- Early works to 1800

People

Thomas Ramsay (b. ca. 1631)

Genres

Early works to 1800

Series Statement

Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2141:10

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