Doctor Dawson and Civil Authority in Obedience Debate
A London letter writer disputes church authority over pastors and presses that obedience is due to civil governors alone. He cites Dr. Dawson and debates Greek terms, scripture passages, and the role of ministers versus rulers, urging readers to consider a reformed view of spiritual submission for religious liberty.
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General Evening Post
Aving
Dawson
Church of England
Jesus Christ
Apottles
Christ
subje@ion
Apostle
Mary
London
Ocober
Court intrigues and naval disputes in Petersbourg and London
A fragmentary overview recalls Sir Charles Knowles and Admiral Elphinstone in Petersbourg amid court disputes. It notes Lady Knowles at court, sectarian tensions with Count Orlow, and Knowles' return for private reasons. It also reports prosecutions against Goldsmiths Grocers and Weavers for disobeying the Lord Mayor, Wilkes political row, and hints at broader political strife with the Opposition and Ministry amid public concerns over duties and soldier pay. It closes with Savile’s Scarborough visit and a critique of matrimonial licentiousness at court.
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Sir Charles Knowles
Elphinstone
Petersbourg
Count Orlow
Lady Knowles
Sir Charles
Wilkes
Meff
Sawbridge
Townsend
London
Wales
Lord North
York
George Savile
Scarborough
Whitby
Corporation
George
Bridlington
Lord Lumley
James
Harrison
Theatre Gossip and Local Weddings in Early News
A mix of theatre updates from Drury Lane and Covent Garden including Miss Macklin’s departure and Mrs Bulkley’s indisposition, plus Catley in Dublin and Baddeley’s uncertain engagement. The notice also covers a grim quip about a dumb Lady’s fortune, two local marriages, and a record cheese fair at Nottingham with Cheshire and milk cheeses fetching high prices.
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Baneis
Philemon
Ovid
Drury Lane
Bridol
Catley
Dublin
London
Newcastle
Leeds
Collegiate Church
Manchester
Bullard
Tomkinson
Leyland
Preston
Lancashire
Michael Cote Tam
Patience Benson
Pateley-bridge
York
Nottingham
Cheshire
Epigrams and Hamlets Sectioned Text Clipping
A fragmentary notice discusses Steary Epigrams and Bos hints about Roger Atcham while Yeune Brutus’s Epistle is rejected for publication. Hamlet is deemed abusive and not weighty without stefp charges. A paragraph about “the ruins of a castle” is noted as unintelligible to surrenders.
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Ny Steary
A. Bos
Roger Atcham
Youne Brutus
Hamlet
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