Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons, from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II Collected from the most authentic accounts extant . THE NEW YOKK~ PUBLIC LIBRA RT. (Executed Decr6 . 1741.) GEORGE IT.] REMARKABLE PERSONS. 195 HENRY COOK was the son of respectable parentsin Houndsditch; who, having given him a decenteducation, apprenticed him to a leather-cutter, andwhen out of his time, his father took the shop of ashoe-maker at Stratford, in Essex, in which heplaced his son. Having some knowledge of theshoe-making business, he was soon well establishe
Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons, from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II Collected from the most authentic accounts extant . THE NEW YOKK~ PUBLIC LIBRA RT. (Executed Decr6 . 1741.) GEORGE IT.] REMARKABLE PERSONS. 195 HENRY COOK was the son of respectable parentsin Houndsditch; who, having given him a decenteducation, apprenticed him to a leather-cutter, andwhen out of his time, his father took the shop of ashoe-maker at Stratford, in Essex, in which heplaced his son. Having some knowledge of theshoe-making business, he was soon well established,and married a young woman at Stratford, by whomhe had three children. It was not long after hismarriage, before the associating with bad companyand the neglect of his business involved him so farin debt, that he was obliged to quit his house, inapprehension of bailiffs. Among the idle acquaintance that Cook had madeat Stratford, was an apothecary, named Young, whowas concerned with him in robbing gardens and fish-ponds, and in stealing poultry. The persons robbedoffered a reward for apprehending the offenders ; andCook having been known to sell fowls at Leaden-hall-market, a warrant was granted to
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