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Debates Over South Sea Company Proposals and Bank Bid
A speaker defends his position on the South Sea Company and Bank bid, denying partiality while recounting how public opinion and parliamentary action shaped the scheme. He argues the Bank’s high bids influenced the crisis, and asserts the South Sea plan would have failed under harsher terms, forecasting further consequences for the public.
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Zohn
Blans
Joye
House of Commons
John Blunt
South-Sea Company
Timesy
Afcere
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