Bampfylde Moore Carew ( 1693 -- 1759 ) including his claim to have been elected King of the Beggars .
Bampfylde Moore Carew ( 1693 -- 1759 ) is a Devonshire man whose popular Life and Adventures included picaresque episodes of vagabond life .
Bampfylde Moore Carew ( 1693 -- 1759 ) , a Devonshire man whose popular Life and Adventures included picaresque episodes of vagabond life , including his claim to have been elected King of the Beggars .