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Plight of England as Continental Plague and South Sea Ruin
In sharp review of Great Britain, the text links France’s plague and the Mississippi Bank collapse to a dire national credit crisis. It condemns directors for alleged plunder while warning that vast numbers of families face ruin unless estates are restored. The piece argues England bears harsh consequences and calls for remedies to avert deeper distress.
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France
Provence
Call’d Missisippi
Royal Bank
and India Company
Great Britain
South Sea
England