Memoirs of the life and actions of Charles Osborn, Esq; natural son to the E-l of A-e. Containing an account of his polite education; his loss of a vast estate left him by his Father; his Distress, till relieved by an unknown Lady, by whom he had seven Children before he ever saw her; his Extravagancies; his eight several Marriages; his Intrigues; his turning Priest; with the vast Fluctuation of his Fortune, till resolving to live soberly, he not only married the unknown Lady, but became possessed of the great Estate he had lost; and made Restitution. Written by himself in the decline of life.

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Title Memoirs of the life and actions of Charles Osborn, Esq; natural son to the E-l of A-e. Containing an account of his polite education; his loss of a vast estate left him by his Father; his Distress, till relieved by an unknown Lady, by whom he had seven Children before he ever saw her; his Extravagancies; his eight several Marriages; his Intrigues; his turning Priest; with the vast Fluctuation of his Fortune, till resolving to live soberly, he not only married the unknown Lady, but became possessed of the great Estate he had lost; and made Restitution. Written by himself in the decline of life.
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Signed Author Charles Osborn, Esq; natural son to the E-l of A-e ... Written by himself in the decline of life.
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Pagination [2], xii, 321, [1]
Date of Publication 1752
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Osborn, Charles. Memoirs of the life and actions of Charles Osborn, Esq; natural son to the E-l of A-e. Containing an account of his polite education; his loss of a vast estate left him by his Father; his Distress, till relieved by an unknown Lady, by whom he had seven Children before he ever saw her; his Extravagancies; his eight several Marriages; his Intrigues; his turning Priest; with the vast Fluctuation of his Fortune, till resolving to live soberly, he not only married the unknown Lady, but became possessed of the great Estate he had lost; and made Restitution. Written by himself in the decline of life.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 26503, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/26503. Accessed 2026-07-22. 

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