The author wishes to acknowledge his obligations to Mr John Arthur for his kindness in verifying references in the British Museum; to Mr Isaac Edwards of Bolton for similar help; to the editors of the _Henley Advertiser_, the _Carlisle Journal_, and the _Tiverton Gazette_ for access to the files of their newspapers; to the rectors of Henley, Feltham, Mottram, St Sepulchre’s, Holborn, and St Martin’s, Ludgate, for permission to consult the church register; to Mr Richard Greenup of Caldbeck for information concerning the Beauty of Buttermere; and to Mrs Bleackley for the list of Wynne Ryland’s engravings. CONTENTS PAGE THE LOVE PHILTRE. The Case of Mary Blandy, 1751-1752 1 A Bibliography of the Blandy Case 35 THE UNFORTUNATE BROTHERS. The Case of Robert and Daniel Perreau and Margaret Caroline Rudd, 1775-1776 39 A Bibliography of the Perreau Case 70 THE KING’S ENGRAVER. The Case of William Wynne Ryland, 1783 74 A Bibliography of the Ryland Case 107 A List of William Wynne Ryland’s Engravings 110 A SOP TO CERBERUS. The Case of Governor Wall, 1782-1802 112 A Bibliography of the Wall Case 144 THE KESWICK IMPOSTOR. The Case of John Hadfield, 1802-1803 146 A Bibliography of the Hadfield Case 175 A FAMOUS FORGERY. The Case of Henry Fauntleroy, 1824-- Part I. The Criminal and his Crime 178 Part II. Some Details of the Forgeries 207 Fauntleroy and the Newspapers 220 Notes on the Fauntleroy Case 224 INDEX 227 ILLUSTRATIONS 1. The Execution of the Idle Apprentice at Tyburn, _by Hogarth_ _Frontispiece_ PAGE 2. Mary Blandy. _Mezzotint by T. Ryley after L. Wilson_ _to face_ 1 3. The Divinity School, Oxford, where Miss Blandy was tried ” 23 4. The Execution of Miss Blandy. _From an engraving by John Cole_ 35 5. Messrs Robert and Daniel Perreau in the Dock ” 39 6. Margaret Caroline Rudd. _Line engraving by G. Sibelius after D. Dodd_ ” 47 7. Mrs Margaret Rudd in the Dock. _Drawn and engraved by G. Bartolozzi_ ” 61 8. William Wynne Ryland. _Drawn and engraved by P. Falconet_ ” 74