A Fraudster in Cromwellian Scotland.

The article details the scam enacted by fraudster John Campbell between 1656 and 1657 in which he traveled throughout England and Scotland with forged documents and passes. He purportedly was attempting to raise funds for the ransom of his preacher father who had been kidnapped by Turkish Pirates from the parish of Tredenham in Cornwall, England. Governor of the military garrison in Perth, Scotland Colonel William Daniell arrested Campbell after Campbell failed to provide information which would support his forged documents. The trial of Campbell is detailed. Other subjects considered include issues of security in Great Britain under the leadership of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, charitable giving in the 17th century, and General George Monck, commander in chief of the Scottish Army.