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John Cottington or Mulled Sack, notorious pickpocket and later drunken highwayman and murderer. Famous for robbing Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II. Hanged in 1685. Depicted as a chimney sweep. Woodcut from The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World Displayed, Henry Piercy, New York, 1836.

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John Cottington or Mulled Sack, notorious pickpocket and later drunken highwayman and murderer. Famous for robbing Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II. Hanged in 1685. Depicted as a chimney sweep. Woodcut from The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World Displayed, Henry Piercy, New York, 1836.

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5126 x 5676 px | 83.2 MB

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43.4 x 48.1 cm | 17.1 x 18.9 in (300 dpi)

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