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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 16, 1776
Page
3
A mid eighteenth century speaker warns the Lords and bishops of the danger to constitutional rights and the church amid ongoing conflict. He argues the constitution may be destroyed and the people's rights violated, predicting civil confusion and potential dissolution of government with bishops bearing the heaviest burden.
A list of ships and names arriving at multiple ports including Grenada, Malaga, Cork, Dublin, and Waterford. Vessels such as Woodbridge, Princes of Wales, Rising Sun, and Unity pass through or depart from ports like Dover Plymouth Poole Whitehaven Dublin Waterford and Lis bon. Names include families and captains like Poole Endeavour Churchill and Warren with origins cited as Grenada Cork Galway Rotterdam and Lisbon.
Extracts from letters dated March discuss British naval movements, Africa and America trade, and shortages of silk gauzes and lawns. Reports mention ships leaving for America, recruits marching from Dublin, and arms and ammunition arriving for distribution. A royal court debate on a gold bar for Dr Price is noted alongside a Bayswater smuggling incident and a series of highway robberies investigated by police.
A long list of reverends, doctors, and noble patrons appears, naming numerous clergymen from Oxford and Canterbury connected to Eton, Exeter, and Rochester. Included are Rev. Townsend Andrews, Rev. James Altham, Rev. Francis Bacon, Dr. Nath, Dr. Edward Barhard, Rev. Dr. Madan, Dean of Exeter, and several other titled church figures, with mentions of patrons like the Duchess of Grafton and Lord Godolphin. The fragment hints at a benefaction or ceremonial roll compiled by church and college figures, noting benefactors and clergy across institutions.
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