Chesterfield on the Stamp Act and American trade
The letter discusses Parliament’s handling of the Stamp Act, urging moderation rather than force to collect duties in the colonies. It notes trade losses, calls the tax pernicious, and supports repeal. It also cites Meffance on French population growth to question depopulation fears in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fou
America
House of Lords
Colonies
M. Meffance
France
England
Population figures in France and England debated
Mr Youne’s Political Arithmetic surveys population estimates across England, Wales, and France with wide variance. He critiques methods counting people per household, notes failures of tax lists, and questions accuracy of prior tallies while highlighting per-household assumptions and omitted buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Youne
W. Petty
England
Wales
Davenant
King
M. Decker
Smith
Brakenridge
Price
Wentworth-house
Yorkshire
Marquis of
Rockingham
The Nazareens and the New Emperor's Disposition
An ibrahim letter to osman effendi hoje mocks Nazareens and describes their prayers as fear driven and bought, cites a French Gazette report on an emperor's death, and lampoons relics and pilgrimages. It notes a London letter condemning swift hangings of a woman in Tyburn and reflects on societal cruelty and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Ibrahim
Osman Effendi Hoje
Reddy
Auxerre
Troyes
Sle
France
D’aiguillon
Paris
Attila
Meraveus Jil
Pacific
London
Zelbage
A. H
Alonday
Tyburn
Chikd
Faydder
Cal- Tinig'iedruel
Hangia
Wicked debauchee and his enabler exposed
A moralistic lament condemns Shamé the base Lothario and his female accomplice who deceived an innocent victim with promises and oaths. The speaker rues the doomed girl’s fate, seeks harsh punishment for the wicked, and prays Christian charity even after death for the tormentors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feducér
Original Vegetable Syrup advertised for scurvy and venereal cures
An 18th century advertisement promotes Velno’s Vegetable Syrup as a universal cure for scorbutic and venereal disorders. It claims exclusive distribution by Saffory and Son in London and lists apocryphal cures, pricing at about one guinea per bottle, with directions for use and an addendum by H J Saffory. The notice emphasizes the absence of mercury and invites inquiries at Mr Saffory’s address in Soho and Aldgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. DE Velnos
England
London
Saffory
Great-Britain
Laffery and Son
Frith Street
Siffery
Pricdh
H J Satfory
Landon Y
Menisg Rees
Southern
St. James's Flligigy Et Mariner
Commton’ Street
Soho
Ahan New Aldgate
Price
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Chesterfield
M.meffance
Auvergne
Ditto
Lyon
Rouen
Provence
Auch
Pau
Burgundy
Lyon City
Marseille
Toulon
Aix
Monteban
Sezanne
Vaison
Carcassonne
Valence
Pro- Burgundy
Vence, &c. Biays
Ino
Hugh Smith
G. Kearfly
Fleet-street
Wee Ove
Philis
Weai
ISIS
Ellis
W. Nicoll
Se. Paul's Church
Yar
G.robinson
Esays
Berne
Harte
Comber
Hunter
Shaye
King's Royal
William Radley
Gray’s-Inn-Gate
Holborn
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