Letters written by a Turkish spy
By: who lived five-and-forty years undiscovered at Paris; giving an impartial account to the divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe, and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts, (especially of that of France) from the year 1637 to the year 1682.  Written originally in Arabic, tr. into Italian, and from thence into English.
Contributors: Bradshaw, William, fl. 1700, tr.; Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723, ed.?
Edition: A new ed.
Publisher: Vernor & Hood, J. Cuthell; Mundell & son
Published: 1801
Place of publication: London; Edinburgh
Language: eng
Subjects: Europe -- History -- 1517-1648; Europe -- History -- 1648-1789
Notes: Authorship disputed, though authorities agree that the first part of the work was written by Marana and first pub. in Paris, 1684.  The remainder has been ascribed to several different Englishmen, among them Dr. Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw.  It is probable, however, that Midgley simply edited the English translation, made by Bradshaw, of the original Italian manuscript.  cf. Gentleman's magazine, 1840-41; also Dict. of nat. biog., v. 6, p. 185; v. 37, p. 366-367.