Quaker Yearly Meeting Appeal to Peace and Self-Restraint
The London meeting reports from Friends in England and America affirm their nonpartisan stance amid heats and commotions. They urge members to avoid political entanglements, seek peace and holiness, and live by the principle of peace to prepare for the Messiah’s reign.
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London
Friends
England
Wales
Britain
Ireland
Holland
Rhode Island
New-England
Long-Island
New- York
Pennsylvania
New-Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Body of Friends
America
Messiah
Isaish
Micah
Christ
Eccles
Colofian
Yearly Meeting
Uncertain 1745 notice prompts rebellion debate
A fragmentary 1745 note discusses sedition and royal right to the throne, imagining George II's response. It mentions a Special meeting of a Lovat Constitutional Club where a subscription is proposed to raise one hundred pounds for widows orphans and aged parents of the loyal, yet unnamed, subjects.
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Great Britain
George the Second
King’s Arms Tavern
Cornhill
Lovat Constitutional Cius
Recollections on Peters and Warrants in 17th Century Politics
The excerpt recalls Peters and Murray involving a public sum to aid a royal cause. It questions George II's response, imagines he would deploy General Warrants to seize rebels, and speculates on London reactions and harsh consequences for dissenters.
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Land Claes
Preston Pans
Hugh Peters
Alexander Murray
Murray
George the Srcomp
Carrington
John
Old Bailey
London
Congress Expected in London Sparks Merchants Meeting
Fresh Philadelphia advices say Congress proceedings may reach London daily. A general meeting of American and West India merchants is likely to be convened to consider an application to the Throne.
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General Evening Post
Brisol
Philadelphia
London
Emperor and Grand Duke Travel Toward Parma
Postscript reports arrival of the Emperor from Venice with the Grand Duke of Tuscany this evening. They will continue toward Parma tomorrow. Paris notes the light-horse command shifting from Duke d Aiguillon to Duke de Bourbon. Archbishop orders public prayers for the Coronation.
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Fuan Vers
Botoena
Venice
Tuscany
Parma
Age Leghorn
Tetusa
Morocco
Melille
Penon
Sallé
Paris
Fungotis
d’Aiguillon
Duke de Bourbon
British Resolve to Defy Parliament After Protests
From New York May 1 0 and North Carolina reports show Loyalist counties expressing strong allegiance to the Crown and a desire for peaceable accommodation. Three million batchels of wheat exported to England in twelve months underline colonial utility, while Montreal hosts a petition from French inhabitants against the Quebec Bill. A Continental Congress address reaches Canadiens and a recent messenger notes religious matters and French praise in Montreal.
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Lon Don
New York
Boston
Newfoundland
Philadelphia
His Majesty’s Council
Lord Dartmouth
Gage
A&ts
New-York Gazette
New-York
North Carolina
Martin
England
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Continental ‘Congress
Complaints about the Congress and liberty in America
The piece reports reactions to a translated address to the people of Great Britain and the American provincial Congress. It notes public uproar over depictions of Catholic religion and Canadian manners, clashes with authorities in Dutchess County, Boston claims of militia funding, French and Spanish trade news, ship movements, and naval preparations, including Sir Peter Parker and Royal Oak deployments. It also mentions Dublin discussions on addressing the King for American brethren and observes chapels denying entry for lack of coin. Evidence of prices at Leadenhall market ends the item.
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Great Britain
Congress
Poughkeepsie
Liberty
John Bailey
Dutchess County
Boston
Vhey
Paris
Abbeville
England
Toulouse
Diogese
Berlin
America
Massachusetts Bay
North America
West India Islands
New York
Leucer
Portsmouth
Peter Parker
Royal Oak
Worcester
Exeter
Kent
Plymouth
Dublin
Lkely
Leaden-hall Market
Ill-formed OCR note with various listings and a crime update
The fragmentary OCR item lists prices for veal and lamb, then reports Mrs Rudd’s illness in Newgate. It notes a murder case awaiting county jail transfer to Shepton Mallet, and a lightning fire at Lord George Germaine’s Stone-land lodge, Withyham, with minimal damage. Kilkenny Ireland reports harvest prospects and uncertain weather indicators.
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Sheptonmallet
County
Kilkenny
Ireland
Patent Medicine Promises and Market Prices in 18th Century Notices
A fragmentary notice mixes marketing claims for a mouth and gum cure with prices and financial items. It mentions a medical tincture allegedly curing scurvy and other mouth disorders, while listing commodities, weather forecasts, and various bond and bank notes. The text blends sensational health claims with market data and local announcements.
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Rai Wy Tsi Ronier Ie
Bank - Ann
Peak India
Nasy
Bank Long Ann
Lord Lyttelton
Interperfed
Bew
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Royal-Exchange
Orie Guiza
Ogavo
Joseph Priestley
LL. D. F.R.S
C. Bathurst
T. Lowndes
Fleetstreet
J. Rivington
St. Pals Church-yard
Crowder
G. Robinson
R. Baldwin
Paternofter
T. Becket
T.cadell
Minke Strand
Dottor
Coen
Ruislip
Harrow
Ambridge
William Anarine
Stanmore
Chaim
Everihott
Judy Reddall
Evershele
Amb. Reddall
Ciena Serre
High Court of Chancery
Edward Letas
Lincoln's Inn
Thuysday
Faux
Ehiswicke
Middlesex
Frances Elliott
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