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The lives and actions of several notorious counterfeits, who from the most abject, and meanest of the people, have usurped the titles of emperors, kings, and princes. : Containing the history of twelve infamous impostors. Viz. 1. The false Smerdis, only brother of Cambyses, King of Persia, ... 2. The false Nero. 3. The false Messias, called Benchochab leader of the revolted Jews. 4. The counterfeit Moses. 5. John Bulcold, King of the Anabapists. 6. The false Clotaire, called Gondoald. 7. The counterfeit Baldwin, Earl of Flanders. 8. The counterfeit Don Sebastian, King of Portugal. 9. The counterfeit Voldomar, Elector, and Marquess of Brandenburgh. 10. The false Mustapha, son of Bajazet, (the first of that name) Emperor of the Turks. 11. James Heraclides, the false Despot of Moldavia, and Wallachia. 12. Perkin Warbeck, or the counterfeit Duke of York. Written by the Sr. J.B. de Rocoles. ... And now done into English