Mrs. Frances Shaftoe's narrative. Containing an account of her being in Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe's family; where hearing many treasonale things, and among others, that the pretended Prince of Wales was Sir Theophilas's son, she was tricke'd into France by Sir Theophiins's daughter, and barbarousty us'd to make her turn papilt and nun, in order to prevent a discovery; but at last made her escape to sufferland, and from thence arriv'd in England, in December 1706.

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Title Mrs. Frances Shaftoe's narrative. Containing an account of her being in Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe's family; where hearing many treasonale things, and among others, that the pretended Prince of Wales was Sir Theophilas's son, she was tricke'd into France by Sir Theophiins's daughter, and barbarousty us'd to make her turn papilt and nun, in order to prevent a discovery; but at last made her escape to sufferland, and from thence arriv'd in England, in December 1706.
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Signed Author Mrs. Frances Shaftoe's narrative
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Date of Publication 1707
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Date of First Publication 1707
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Notes ESTC Notes: In this issue on the titlepage the last line above the imprint reads "in England, in December 1706.".
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Shaftoe, Frances. Mrs. Frances Shaftoe's narrative. Containing an account of her being in Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe's family; where hearing many treasonale things, and among others, that the pretended Prince of Wales was Sir Theophilas's son, she was tricke'd into France by Sir Theophiins's daughter, and barbarousty us'd to make her turn papilt and nun, in order to prevent a discovery; but at last made her escape to sufferland, and from thence arriv'd in England, in December 1706.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 23660, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/23660. Accessed 2025-09-20. 

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