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London: Printed for the author, 1777. (illustrator). London: Printed for the author, 1777. The Last Words of the "Macaroni Parson" Villette, Reverend John [d.1799]. [Dodd, William (1729-1777)]. A Genuine Account of the Behaviour and Dying Words of William Dodd, LLD. Who was Executed at Tyburn for Forgery on Friday the 27th of June, 1777. By the Reverend John Villette, Ordinary of Newgate. London: Printed for the Author and Sold by J. Bew, 1777. 24 pp. Octavo (7" x 4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning, trimming to fore-edge with minor loss to title page and a few other leaves, all text still legible, light soiling to first and final leaves. $650. * Second edition. Dodd, known to many as the "Macaroni Parson" for his extravagant lifestyle, had turned to forgery in an attempt to clear his debts and was sentenced to death. Although Dodd was deeply penitent and many petitioned for him to be pardoned (Samuel Johnson among them) he was nevertheless hanged at Tyburn in 1777. His final addresses and dying words received some posthumous attention due to his notoriety, though they were in fact largely written for him by Johnson. English Short-Title Catalogue N18090.