An enquiry into the causes of the miscarriage of the Scots colony at Darien. Or An answer to a libel entituled A defence of the Scots abdicating Darien. : Submitted to the consideration of the good people of England..
Ridpath, George,-1726.
Wood, John.former owner.StEdNL: L.C.2563
Walmsley, Thomas.former owner.StEdNL: L.C.2563
Glasgow. : [s.n.],
1700..
Authorship uncertain; has been attributed to George Ridpath.
First 4 leaves contain t.p. (verso blank) and introduction.
P. 50-51 are misnumbered '60' and '61' respectively; p. 54-55 are misnumbered '64' and '65' respectively; p. 58-59 are numbered '68' and '69' respectively; p. 62-63 are misnumbered '72' and '73' respectively; p. 103 is misnumbered '102'. In some copies, only  p. 103 is misnumbered.
'A defence of the Scots abdicating Darien' has been variously attributed to James Hodges, Walter Harris and Archibald Foyer.
In 2 states. State A: A2 catchword is 'G en-'; signature B is under the 'a' in 'has'; and p. 43 has catchword 'sign'. State B: A2 catchword is 'Gen'; signature B is under the space between 'perhaps' and 'has'; and p. 43 has catchword 'sing'. Wing does not distinguish between these 2 states.
Wing (2nd ed.)
Aldis, H.G.  Scotland,
ESTC
Inscription on page 29: John Wood; inscription on page 98: Thomas Walmsley is my name and.
Defence of the Scots abdicating Darien