Extraordinary Diet convoked as Russia quell support debate
A royal decree triggers varied reactions among the Council of the Senate and the Nation. The letter from Poland hints at an estates assembly open air. Reports note Duke of Buccleuch funding roads from Hawick to Carlisle and a new Richmond Palace plan. Public notices record deaths, fires, crimes, ship movements, and shortages amid wartime strain.
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Council of the Senate
Russia
Poland
Duke of Buccleugh
Hawick
Langham
Carlisle
Eusdale
England
Edinburgh
Bath
London
Richmond
Kew Green
Barbadoes
Martinico
Guardaloupe
North America
Portsmouth
Tweed
Spithead
Downs
Niger
Gibraltar
Elizabeth
Worcester
Majjesty
Romney
Deptford
Dutch East India Company
Asia
Tartuffe
Irish
Isle of Man
Oxford
Surry
Sussex
St. James's Market
St. Margaret’s-hill
Twynshoe
Blandford
Twynthoe
Arish
Blackman-street
Southwark
Tooley-street
Holborn
Newtoner’s Street
Wood
Hungerford Market
Strand
Alderman Cokayne
Compter
Wind
Parliament Street
Jonathan Tyers
Vauxhall
Embargo debate and Corn Bounty Reflections
A London Evening Post reader lauds a great lawyer's speech against dispensing with laws for embargo on corn. The exchange criticizes royal prerogative, cites Magna Charta, and argues the Crown cannot override Parliament. Letter writers discuss Indemnity for New England rioters, and a trader notes the folly of bounty arguments.
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Fleet-street
Britannicus
Assembly
New England
Bolton
London Evening Polit
Meres
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Philip and
Mary
Queen Elizabeth
James
Philip
Charles I
Lovers Vow and Fear in Courtship Rules
A fragmentary verse prose reflecting on love and temptation. It laments hesitation in pursuing passion, comparing a lover's mind to a mind unsettled by every wind. The speaker questions fear of entering Elysian fields and warns that love requires boldness.
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Hanau
Southampton
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Hampshire
H. Homes
A.M. Rettor
Birdingbury
Warwickshire
Lord Leigh
S. Parker
I. Fletcher and Co
St. Paul's Church
T. Payne
Pearson and Aris
Birmingham
Parker
Coventry
Clay
Postscript
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London Evening-Post
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Mergs
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Publicus
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Holt
Berkeley-S Quare
Mr. Mere