Genteel Scribbler Targets Premier in Prolific Politick Debate
A furious exchange targets a famed political writer known as A B C and his Dissertation on Parties. The author laments attacks on himself while praising a noble sovereign and denouncing rival dabblers, arguing the public merits sharper critique and proof against volleys of satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C
A.C
Leas
Mar
Chefe
Jes Billingsgate
House of Commons
Hoxse
Perseus
London Letters Record Storm Losses and Parliament Return
London letters report further damage from late bad weather with ships lost at Valentia and Denia including the William and Mary of Dartmouth and a Plymouth sloop. Parliament to meet at Westminster. Arthur Onslow expected to be re elected Speaker. Royal fleet ships to be docked and readied for spring service. Notting ham reports Gabriel Griffith of Nottingham tried to pass a flooded bridge.
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Streichts
Valentia
William
Mary
Dartmouth
Porter
Newfoundland
Plymouth
Denia
Francis
Abcott
Dolphin
Raven
London
Westminster
Arthur Onslow
Portmouth
Chatham
Great’ Britain
Duke of Leeds
Earl of Salisbury
House of Peers
Nottingham
Gabriel Griffth
Dangerous river accident leaves coachman and horse dead
Waters the horses drew his coach into the river with difficulty and was saved. the coachman and one horse drowned. Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford miscarried on Thursday and remains dangerously ill. A new monument was finished at Harrow on the Hill Church in memory of Thomas Graham, apothecary to King George I and the current sovereign, and apothecary general to the Army.
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Dutchess of
Bedford
Harrow
Thomas Graham
George the First
Financial ledger snippets from old market notes
A fragmentary financial record showing bonds per cent, bank figures, street allotments, and notes on circulating sums. It lists various securities such as bonds at thirds and two thirds, exchequer orders, discounts, and indexed values across London and York buildings, with unclear dates and units.
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South
Sea
Bank
York Buildings
Streets African
India
Royal All
London
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Roscom
Moses Ben Saar
West Indies
T. Cooper
Globe
Paternoster Row
Timothy Tarrere
Petwade
Dyyten
Avid ‘Achit
A. Dopp
Theatre Royal
Mr. Southerne
W. Minars
Joan Oszorny
Golden Ball
Paternoster- Row
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