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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 02, 1773
Page
4
A London deposition recounts a poll day quarrel at Guildhall on December 7 1473. Armourers and Braziers Company members, including Thomas Ansred, challenge a man’s poll eligibility. Sheriff Lee and Clerk Evans clash, leading to Evans’s removal and a dramatic retort from the crowd. The account blends legal proceedings with satirical verse on the event.
The court recalls an election day dispute where a Thomas Evans allegedly denied a liveryman status and assaulted the complainant who asserted his right to poll. Evans seized the accuser by the collar, defied orders to keep peace, and was delivered into constable custody. The record notes the complainant’s oath was not refused. London. Stephen Sayre. 3d Dec. 1773. William Lee.
A curio memorandum recounts a conversation at Branford Castle during Clarendon's disgrace. Sir Henry Brabant reports that Clarendon admitted advising the King to prefer enemies and neglect friends, offering forgiveness for one misstep in exchange. The note records Cock of Durham noting this passage and the memorandum preserved by H. Beprorp.
An Old Fashion's Unifar ian argues a new method of explaining the Trinity while clerical and political items unfold. Reports from Guildhall election, perjury concerns, Dutchess of Gloucester pregnancy, and assorted notices, with local thefts, robberies, and court cases interwoven in a bustling late 18th century edition.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention percentages and bonds with vague references to India and Navy. The text lists numbers such as 1761 and 1758 and mentions bonds, bills, and bank terms in a jumbled sequence. No clear event or entities emerge beyond generic financial terms.
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