THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF Jor Thompson. A Narrative founded on Fact. Written by Himself. To wake the Soul, by tender Strokes of Art ; VOL. I. The SECOND EDITION. LONDON: POPE Printed for JoHN HINTON, at the King's-Arms in AND W. FREDERICK, Bookfeller in Bath, MDCCLI. Hubbard Imaginary Vorsages 0918585-019 Ximenes 12-3-71 28 [ i ] . THE EDITOR'S PREFACE. T may, perhaps, be expected, by the perfixed to this Work, more than he will find in the Work itself, of the Motives for publishing it; and fuch other Matters, as Cuftom has made the Subject of a Preface; and, in order to comply with the natural Curiofity of this Country, which is ftill exploring farther and farther into the Reasons of Things, and is hardly ever to be fatisfied, till it has fifted an Affair to the very Bottom, I am going to acquaint him, that, tho' Mr. Thompson has been fome Years in England, the eager Defire, his numerous Friends and Acquaintance ftill expreffed to hear him relate his Adventures, grew quite troublesome to him; and in his own Defence, he yielded to my preffing Sollicitations to digeft the various and uncommon Accidents that have chequered his Life, into a Narrative that fhould at once eafe him of that Trouble of anfwering fuch Numbers of Queftions, as were every Day put to him; and at the fame Time I made Ufe of the aforefaid Rea |