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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 28, 1771
Page
4
A reader letter rails at Provoked Wife reviewers for alleged licentiousness and calls for decency. The writer argues Sir John Brute’s portrait and stage morality, cites natural virtue, and questions critic judgment while defending humane, restrained theatre discourse.
The General Ermine Post writes to Misol eudes urging Cambridge University to defend Protestantism against threats of doctrinal compromise. He emphasizes England’s gaze on Cambridge as the trial approaches, condemning reliance on outdated arguments and criticizing attempts to adopt self-defence rhetoric as a church reply.
Reports from Kaminiec claim a Turkish envoy travels to Petersburg to discuss peace as Russians win two actions near Bucharest and Krufawa. The King survives a sabre wound with divine protection noted. A high official’s death funeral draws thousands, with royal rewards to the miller and his wife. Affrays in Warsaw show eight killers captured. Pulawski’s forces defeated in Lithuania. Cumberland observed incognito.
Their Majesties at St James's receive nobility and foreign ministers compliments on the Princess Dowager of Wales birthday. A grand ball and entertainments by great officers of state are planned at St James's in the evening to honor the occasion.
A crowded column surveys Irish governance tensions, pensions, and army appointments amid a London Parliament mood. It notes a controversial extension of royal officer allowances, fringe discussions in the Commons, and a possible reshaping of Ireland's administration. Separately, a robbery in Ponders End is clarified as misreported with later notes correcting the record. other items include lottery prizes, a marriage notice, and small theatre listings.
A damaged notice-like draft outlines a youth from a distant family aiming for medical training and public guidance. It hints at a medical owner and an unclear guardianship, with scattered references to care, payment, and restricted access amid uncertain circumstances. The text reads as a fragmented legal or personal notice.
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