Progress of Patriotism in a Dinner Scene
A satirical verse depicts Sir Ralph and allies arriving at a grand dinner attended by Townly and statesmen. The host bands ofurs apply flattery, while discussions frame patriotism as faction. The Blue-string Knight praises reforms yet hints at ministerial corruption and debt.
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Ralph
Townly
Horace
William
Italy
Flanders
Altho
Finn
Promie
Journal
Remiffens
Vonfeg
Weongyeor
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Seneca
Whaye
Jong
Remonstrance on Liberty and Tyranny in Fingland Debate
A historical monologue condemns oppression and Tory admiration, tracing tyranny to venality and court influence. It recalls the Hanoverian struggle and defends Magna Charta as a bulwark, praising a worthy judge and senator while warning of despotism and corrupted nobility.
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Rouen
Fingland
House of Hanover
Carifes
Pratt
Attestation Concerning Mr Wilkes and Horne Letter
A fragment from 1771 records a quarrel over a public appeal in the Public Advertiser. The speaker denies denying Wilkes justice and asserts they answered an anonymous call only when Wilkes endorsed it with his name. Dated Fincharidh street May 3016 1771.
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Wilkes
Horne
Mr. Wilkes
Reader requests critique of profound motive piece
The writer challenges critics featured in a April review to judge his forthcoming work with the same decisive scrutiny. He questions whether color can override virtue, religion, or reason in conduct and asks for pointed feedback from discerning reviewers.
Dramatic Censor announces June release for issue number five
The Dramatic Censor editors notify readers that the twelfth number will appear on June first. Delays stem from the original undertaker and critics note added variety and entertainment. The issue promises more content, a French piece engraved by Mfr. Taylor, and criticisms of actors and performers.
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A.B
E.M
Royal Tour Talks and Naval Preparations Reported
Postscript notes royal plans a tour including Oxford and Blenheim with a night at Marlborough House. It cites expected visits from the Empress, a German emperor, and London for a sister. Meanwhile the Admiralty orders stricter dockyard access, 500 tons of cannon shipped to Grenada, and two 300 ton vessels to ferry ordnance.
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Ber
Oxford
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim
London
Germany
Admiralty
Board of Ordnance
Woolwich
Grenada
Gibraltar
St. James’s
John Woodford
Lower Saxony
Jamaica
Earl of
Polly
Willis
New York
New England
Scotland
East-India Company
Indias
Chatham
Marriages and robberies in London gossip note
A fragment reports a London marriage at St Martin's Strand between Mr Atkinson and Mats Stacy. It notes the death of Mr Bird, a longtime distiller in Clerkenwell. A Hereford letter praises improving harvest prospects and evokes Edenic orchards. Also, a park robbery in St James's Park left a man robbed of his watch and twenty guineas after a struggle with a single-footpad.
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England
St. .Martin’s Church
Atkinson
Strand
Mats Stacy
Drury Lane
Mr. Bird
St. John’s Street
Clerkenwell
Hereford
Garden of Eden
St. James's Park
Fairs Calendar and Stock Prices From An Ancient List
A mangled listing of fairs for the week starting Monday June 3 77 across Essex Sussex Pembrokeshire Montgomeryshire and other places plus a stock market snippet noting bonds and various Indian and long annuity stocks with prices and a fixed day time reference amid unrelated prose fragments
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Abridge
Essex
Dinafmouddy
Merioethshire
Lschindon
Marth
Ely
Carmarthen
Carmarthenshire
Hurtt- Creen
Sussex
Pearl Essence and Pearl Den Fifrice Dental Remedy
Jacob Hemet announces a new dental essence claimed to cure tooth and gum issues, whiten teeth, halt decay, and freshen breath. Sold by Hert’s agent in Cork and retails by Bavley in London, with Price 2d.
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Jacob “Hemet
Amelia
Hert
W.bavley
Cork
JP Price
India-house
Leadenhall-street
London
Extraordinary vegetable syrup cure touted by Cambridge doctor
An 18th century advertisement claims Velno’s Vegetable Syrup cured a decade-long inveterate scurvy with sloughing ulcers and back deformity. After failed salivation and other remedies, patient James Cole allegedly rose and walked within five weeks under Dr Burrows’s treatment. Medicine sold in Haymarket and Ludgate Street outlets with Cambridge agents.
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Dientis - BO
James Cole
Caldicot
Cambridge
Cariel
Murhall
Christ College, Cambridge
Burrows
Dr. Burrows
Prince of Orange
G. Kearfly
Ludgate
Neo
Capel-court
Nety
Royal Exchange
Fletcher and Hodon
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