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Debate on Hessian Subsidies and British Expense
The debate centers on the need and cost of Hessian auxiliaries for Hanover. William Pulteney argues for retrenchment to ease debt and taxes while supporting the king’s engagements. Walpole defends the subsidies as preventing wider war, but Feky and Lutwyche urge adherence to traditional England abroad.
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William Pulteney
Heffe-Caffel
Hanover
Great Britain
Duke of Wufenbuttle
Robert Walpole
Vienna
Europe
Joseph Feky
Serjeant Lutwyche
England