Charles Povey (1652? – 4 May 1743) was a British pamphleteer and entrepreneur, who challenged the Royal Mail's postal monopoly by running the "Halfpenny Carriage", a local London postal system similar to William Dockwra's Penny Post. He founded the first joint-stock company for fire insurance, the Exchange House Fire Office later the "Sun Fire Office" that remains in business today as the RSA Insurance Group. (From Wikipedia)
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Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: An Inquiry into the Miscarriages of the Four Last Years Reign (sixth edition; London: Printed for the author, 1714) (multiple formats at archive.org)
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Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: Detection of the pernicious maxims and unfair dealings of a certain combination of men, who affirm, it is a cheat to be just, and just to cheat. (London : printed by and for H. Hills, and publish'd by A. Baldwin in Warwick-lane, 1700) (HTML at EEBO TCP)- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: English inquisition: or, Money rais'd by the new secret extent law, without Act of Parliament ... In the treatise is enter'd An account of seven persecutions rais'd by the Whigs ... against one subject [vis., the author Charles Povey] ... (London, 1718) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: Holy thoughts on a God made man; or, the mysterious Trinity prov'd : also reasons given, that the wise creator fram'd not the universal all, only for the benefit of this earthly globe, but likewise for many other worlds ... (London : Printed by R.E. and sold by T. Parkhurst [etc.], 1704., 1704) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: An inquiry into the miscarriages of the four last years reign . . (Printed for the author, 1714) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: Proposals for raising a thousand pounds ([London : printed by Henry Hills in Black-Fryers, near the Water-side, [1699]]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: The unhappiness of England : as to its trade by sea and land. Truly stated. Also a lively representation of the miseries of the poor, the pernicious consequence of wearing swords, and the ill presidents acted at the two theaters; with effectual means to redress these growing evils; and several other remarkable particulars. To which is added, An essay of the happiness of man in observing the rules of morality (Printed for the author, 1701) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: The virgin in Eden: or, The state of innocency. Deliver'd by way of image and description. Presenting a nobleman, a student, and heiress, on their progress from Sodom to Canaan. With the parable of the shepherd, Zachariah, and Mary ... To which are added, Pamela's letters proved to be immodest romances painted in images of virtue ... In this treatise are the divine sayings of Queen Mary and Carolina in publick assemblies and select companies. Taken from their own manuscripts ... Wrote by the author of the sheets entitled, Torments after death ... (Printed by J. Roberts, 1741) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: The virgin in Eden; or, The state of innocency : deliver'd by way of image and description : presenting a nobleman, a student, and heiress, on their progress from Sodom to Canaan : with the parable of the shepherd, Zachariah, and Mary ... : to which are added, Pamela's letters proved to be immodest romances painted in images of virtue ... : in this treatise are the divine sayings of Queen Mary and Carolina in publick assemblies and select companies : taken from their own manuscripts ... (Printed by J. Roberts ..., 1741) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743: The visions of Sir Heister Ryley: with other entertainments. Consisting of two hundred discourses and letters representing, by way of image and description, the characters of vertue, beauty, affectation, love and passion; the agreeableness of wit, truth and honour, made conspicuous by morals ... (Printed for the autor, and sold by Mrs. Sympson [etc., 1711), also by Daniel Defoe (page images at HathiTrust)
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