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Parliament Pamphlets And Proclamations Echo Tension In 18th Century
The article surveys political pamphlets critical of successive Parliaments and the Crown, noting calls for triennial reform and warnings about long Parliaments. It reports royal proclamations for a new Parliament to meet in May, moves to appoint Scottish peers, and mentions the death of John Toland amid a backdrop of elections and public unrest.
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Bridewell
Charing Cross
Hanovey Square
House of Peers
South Sea Company
R. H
Herlicher
KC 2d
K. W
Fleet-street
George
St. James’s
Great Britain
Scotland
House of Peers of
John Toland
Putney