London life: Ward, London Spy. London Spy.

History of Bloomsbury: Chancellor, The History of the Squares of London. The History of the Squares of London.

Mrs. Lawrence: Proceedings of the King and Queen's Commissions. Proceedings of the King and Queen's Commissions.

Thomas Neale: Ward; Hyde, John Law: the History of an Honest Adventurer; Dictionary of National Biography. John Law: the History of an Honest Adventurer; Dictionary of National Biography.

Probability: Bernstein, Against the G.o.ds; Against the G.o.ds; Ashton, Ashton, History of Gambling in England; History of Gambling in England; Wykes. Wykes.

Royal Mint: Chandler, Four Centuries of Banking. Four Centuries of Banking.

"Public lotteries are less bad than private ones . . .": AS Turin Law to the Duke of Savoy, December 7, 1715, quoted by Hamilton and Murphy.

CHAPTER 4: The Duel 4: The Duel.

The events leading to the duel: Proceedings of the King and Queen's Commissions. Proceedings of the King and Queen's Commissions.

Wilson: Evelyn, Diary. Diary.

"took a great house . . .": Gray, The Memoirs, Life and Character of the Great Mr. Law and his Brother at Paris. The Memoirs, Life and Character of the Great Mr. Law and his Brother at Paris.

Description of prison life: Ward, London Spy; London Spy; Anthony Babington, Anthony Babington, The English Bastille. The English Bastille.

"The mixtures of scents . . .": Ward.

Lovell's personality: West, The Life and Surprising Adventures of Daniel Defoe. The Life and Surprising Adventures of Daniel Defoe.

Legal procedures: Baker, The Legal Profession and the Common Law; The Legal Profession and the Common Law; Beattie, Beattie, Crime and the Courts in England 1660-1800. Crime and the Courts in England 1660-1800.

"An accidental thing, Mr. Wilson drawing first . . ." Proceedings of the King and Queen's Commissions. Proceedings of the King and Queen's Commissions.

CHAPTER 5: Escape 5: Escape.

"Mr. Laws knows best how he made his escape . . ." PRO SP 35/20.

Dueling: Kiernan, The Duel in European History. The Duel in European History.

William's order to keep Wilson's family informed: State Papers April 22, 1694.

Warriston letters, detailing Law's trial and escape: PRO SP 35/18 fo 118; PRO SP 35/20-21.

Appeal trial reports recorded by: Leach; Skinner; Carthew; Comerbach.

Traditional version of Law's escape: Gray, The Memoirs, Life and Character of the Great Mr. Law and His Brother at Paris. The Memoirs, Life and Character of the Great Mr. Law and His Brother at Paris.

Escape attempt: Luttrell, A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs.

Escape theories: The Unknown Lady's Pacquet of Letters; The Unknown Lady's Pacquet of Letters; Hyde; alternative version discussed in Murphy, Hyde; alternative version discussed in Murphy, John Law. John Law.

CHAPTER 6: The Exile 6: The Exile.

Law's travels: du Hautchamp; Gray; Wood.

Bank of Amsterdam: Williams; Galbraith; Angell, The Story of Money. The Story of Money.

Swedish banking: Williams.

American banking: Angell.

"The present poverty . . .": ibid.

Paris in the late seventeenth century: Lister; J. Black, The British Abroad; The British Abroad; C. Hibbert, C. Hibbert, The Grand Tour. The Grand Tour.

"a perpetual diversion . . .": Lister.

"It is a great misfortune for a stranger": Andrew Mitch.e.l.l quoted by Hibbert, Grand Tour. Grand Tour.

"never carried less than two bags filled with gold coins . . .": du Hautchamp.

Katherine Knowles: Gray; Wood; Hyde; Murphy, John Law; John Law; Saint-Simon. Saint-Simon.

"a man is in general better pleased . . .": S. Johnson, quoted by Hibbert, Grand Tour. Grand Tour.

Law's problems with authorities, and elopement with Katherine: Gray.

"Women, men and persons of all conditions . . .": Evelyn, Diary. Diary.

"They dismiss the gamesters . . .": quoted by Hibbert, Grand Tour. Grand Tour.

Queen Anne pet.i.tion: HMC Portland vol. VIII, pp. 320-21.

Money and Trade Considered: reprinted in Harsin (ed.), reprinted in Harsin (ed.), Les Oeuvres completes de John Law. Les Oeuvres completes de John Law.

Greg report and account of duel: HMC Portland vol. IV, pp. 195, 208-9.

Miniature of Law: Earl of Derby's collection, Knowsley; interestingly the miniature is recorded as having been acquired (lot 46) at the famous Horace Walpole Strawberry Hill sale in 1842, when a Rosalba Carriera pastel of Law was also sold (and subsequently lost). Literature: George Scharf, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures at Knowsley Hall, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures at Knowsley Hall, 1875. 1875.

CHAPTER 7: The Root of All Evil 7: The Root of All Evil.

Conditions in France: Cronin, Louis XIV; Louis XIV; Perkins, Perkins, France Under the Regency; France Under the Regency; Charlotte Elizabeth, Charlotte Elizabeth, Letters. Letters.

Louis XIV's financial problems and difficulty raising loans: Murphy, John Law. John Law.

Visits to Paris and letters: Harsin.

Character of Orleans: Pevitt, The Man Who Would Be King; The Man Who Would Be King; Charlotte Elizabeth; Saint-Simon. Charlotte Elizabeth; Saint-Simon.

Drummond letter: April 1713, HMC Portland vol. 5, p. 287.

Lotteries in Holland: Hamilton.

Desmarets's letters: Harsin.

"A Scot named Law . . .": quoted by Hamilton.

Stair's visit and pet.i.tions, February 1715: Murray, Stair Annals, Stair Annals, p. 265; Hardwicke, p. 265; Hardwicke, State Papers. State Papers.

Halifax letter February 14, 1715: Stair Annals, Stair Annals, p. 264. p. 264.

Stanhope's fury: ms. Mejanes, 79v-80.

CHAPTER 8: The Bank 8: The Bank.

"Your Royal Highness . . .": Harsin.

Public opinion about the bank: Barthelemy, Gazette de la Regence. Gazette de la Regence.

"an intruder put by the hand . . .": Saint-Simon.

Economic problems and debts: Murphy, John Law. John Law.

"We found the estate of our Crown . . .": Pevitt, p. 180.

"The convenience will be such . . .": Saint-Simon, vol. 4, p. 68.

Duc d'Antin support: quoted by Murphy, p. 143.

"I could still be useful": ibid., p. 245.

"I have need of nothing having enough . . .": ibid.

"If Spain had ceded the Indies . . .": ibid., p. 265.

Visa: Perkins; Murphy, John Law; John Law; Hyde; Mackay, Hyde; Mackay, Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions.

Revaluation of currency: Murphy, pp. 152-53; Mayhew, Coinage in France from the Dark Ages to Napoleon. Coinage in France from the Dark Ages to Napoleon.

Galleys: Perkins; Evelyn.

Structure and progress of the bank: Saint-Simon; Murphy, John Law; John Law; Hyde. Hyde.

"The bank promises to pay . . .": Wood.

Attempts to exhaust reserves: Hyde; Murphy, John Law. John Law.

CHAPTER 9: King of Half America 9: King of Half America.

"But the bank is not the only . . .": Harsin, p. 37.

Pitt diamond: Saint-Simon.

Mississippi colony history: Heinrich, Louisiane; Louisiane; Perkins. Perkins.

Launch of Mississippi Company: Hyde; Murphy, John Law; John Law; Wood; Mackay. Wood; Mackay.

"Natural love of indirect ways . . .": Saint-Simon, p. 137.

"The Parlement are still doing all they can . . .": HMC Stuart, vol. 7, 24 August 1718.

"sent immediate orders to the foot and horse guards . . .": HMC Stuart, vol. 6.