The history of John Bull, : with large explanatory notes: as also of the proceedings in the case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful sister to John Bull, Esq; with a complete key..
Arbuthnot, John,1667-1735.
Ferguson, Adam,1723-1816,attributed name.
Hume, David,1711-1776,attributed name.
Falconer, Alexander,18th century,former owner.StEdNL
Edinburgh: : Printed by David Willison ...,
M,DCC,LXIX [1769].
Anonymous. The first part is an edition of John Arbuthnot's 'Law is a bottomless pit'. The second part was first published as 'The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret'. It has a separate title page with the same Willison imprint and separate pagination but the register is continuous.
'The history' is a political satire. Attribution is disputed. David Raynor (1982; reissue 2009) suggests David Hume is the author. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry for Hume (2009) explicitly rejects this and restates the more traditional attribution to Adam Ferguson.
'The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret' has its own title page, but the imprint is the same and the register is continuous.
ESTC
Ink inscription, 18th-century, on title page and front paste-down: Alex. Falconer.
Scotland Edinburgh.