Outlawry and political intrigue spill from London letters
An assortment of letters and notices discuss outlaw status versus legal limits, Wilkes and martins pistol incident, expulsion debates, and public sentiment. Reports note anti-Wilkes canvassing, potential re election, and unrest after the North Briton burning. Maritime and foreign news cover Spainish and Dutch actions, trade, and patrols amid Britain’s political climate.
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Wilkes
England
Lynn
Robert Walpole
Mr. Wilkes
Hyde Park
Noruth
Belov
William Stanhope
Jack Ketch
Royal Exchange
Thomas Hailey
Manston House
Paris
Thavane Dauphiness
Saxony
Poland
Hague
Germany
House of Bourbon
Great Britain
Jamaica
Mispaniola
Cadiz
Bay of
Algiess
Spain
Mediterraneans
Marseilles
Bologne
France
Newfoundland
Florida
Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
America
Floridas
London
Kensington Church
Munster
66Th Regiment of Four
Miss Pratt
Justice Pratt
Henry Benthen
Hordley
Leicester
Diocese of
Lincoln
Heydon
Hull
Yorkshire
William Sturt
Patrington
Prices Rank Stock and Bonds in 1920s Ledger
A compact OCR excerpt shows various stock names and bond notes with prices and dates such as India Stock, Navy & Vict. Bills, India Bonds, and old annuities. The fragment lists per cent rates, purchase terms, and references to years like 1763 and 1956. Entities include India Stock, Navy & Vict. Bills, and India Bonds with implied values and maturity cues.
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Navy
A Contemptible Pulpit Attacks Private Morals in Politics
The Contrast denounces timorous clerics who bend to office and reward. A zealous preacher in Oxford is condemned for attacking a private matter and a public figure, while the piece defends liberty and calls for impartial justice. It criticizes clergy who taint sermons with state doctrine and urges integrity among honest Christians.
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Speies
Will
Traytor
Edward the Fifth
Richard the Third
Crial
Oxford
Miss Blandy
Cughe
Jemmy
Jiberry
Paulery Arts
Bing Orce
Eiher
The Spaniel and Cat A Satirical Exchange At Berkeley Square
An 18th century satire depicts a dialogue between a spaniel and a cat over a quarrel about a private affair hidden behind a kitchen repository. The tale mocks loyalty and mock-royal privilege, ending with sharp rebukes and the Thames as a possible fate.
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Cat
Berkeley
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Humanus
London Evening Pot
London Evening Post Spalding
Mr. Meres
Martin
Puiro- Wilkes
Chancery-lane
Byde
Hertfordshire
Bremen
Ahlers
Bourdeaux
Streights
West Indies
Virginia
Maryland
Ireland
Aridorcoib
Fea
Drury-Lane
Wespar
Garratt
Hay-Market
Creparcer
CymBetina
Theagor of
Garrat
Covent-Garden
Thomas and
Sally
Lonlon- Bridge
South’Sea
India