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Royal Proclamations on Succession and Commerce Reflections
The document records a 1721 royal address praising the Protestant succession, expressing joy at the royal progeny and hoping for the young prince to inherit virtuous qualities. It notes the king’s sympathy for commerce in the South Sea crisis and mentions an April 28 orders in Council at St James's about suspicious clubs of impious youth in London and Westminster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelson
Sourney
South Sea Company
London
Hefminster