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Contested Defamation and New Publications in Early English Notice
The document reports a defense by Francis De La Pillonniere against defamation charges in a broad notice of upcoming works. It lists plans to publish The British History translated from Jeffrey of Monmouth, notes on Dr Snape and Mr Mills, and various advertisements for books, auctions, and rental notices. The tone is period newspaper blurbs with multiple names, places, and items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mel
Snape
Francis de la Pillonniere
N. B
Mr. Mills
Jeffrey of Monmouth
Aaron Thompson
Queen's College, Oxon
J. Bowyer
Rose
Ludgatetreet
Clements
Half Moon
W.ood J. Snays
Prince’s Aems
St. Paul’s Churh Yard
Bat Toomas Bodie
Everal
Mungo
Capgrave Yorkshire
Green Dragon
Harrogate
Helantas
Jer. Wainewright
M. D. Asalfo
South Carolina
Bern
House of Commons
Ryswick
William
W. Boreham
Maidenhead
Berks
Taunton
George
Sarum
Cardiff
Wales
George Harris
Bookeiler
St. James’s Street