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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 15, 1774
Page
2
A Victorian style critique argues current Game Laws spur perjury and poaching and suggests making game private property of landholders. It envisions landowners owning all game on their land, protected like chattels, with hunting rights and limited trespass, claiming this would curb poaching and encourage breeding. it warns homes the opposite could lead to abundance of wild fowl and farmer distraction.
An old fragment notes how funds for household expenses and servants grew in arrears during the late king's reign. It recalls merchants and workers facing ruin as debts mounted, the king pressed by creditors, and a scene at a meal where the king’s father warned that death would strand creditors without their due.
The passage recalls the first sight of the principal officer in the department who insisted on a method to pay debts. A bill was passed to cover deficiencies in civil life, arrears were quickly discharged, and henceforth tradesmen and servants were paid promptly after each quarter. Upon his death, little remained unpaid.
From State Papers of the Rev Mr Carstares the story describes Bentink’s close fostering of the young Prince of Orange, his removal of smallpox infection, and the deep bond that formed between him and the Prince. It questions virtue and motive, noting public and private perceptions of their friendship and moral character.
A reflective piece compares vanity and social pretense across Europe, warning that appearances mask truth. It muses on manners, commerce, and officials, then delves into card origins in France and Savoy, tracing symbolism of suits and figures through history.
A devotional meditation tracing Jesus Christ from cradle to cross, describing his suffering as the definitive atonement for sin. The speaker urges personal repentance, faith, and trust in the Trinity, citing biblical verses and doctrinal notes about the Godhead and salvation.
An advertisement for a new large folio History of England to be completed in seventy numbers, elegantly printed on superior paper with copper plates. It promises impartial coverage of wars laws governance and culture with engravings and a frontispiece. Also notes a gratis engravings list and subscriber eligibility with a sixteen month publication window.
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