Debated Political Reforms and Christmas Advice in 18th Century Letters
A fragment from a 18th century pamphlet-essay comments on a candidate’s integrity, calls for anti bribery laws, and critiques place-bills for MPs. It argues for independence of Parliament members, cites the Place Act, and urges public regulation of electoral corruption. The piece shifts to MERES and Boston resolutions on colonial imports, then to Christmas conduct guidelines and charitable duties, and lastly to warnings about register offices and misplaced information.
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W. D
Sngle Freeholder
White
London Evening Post
Meres
House of Commons
London Evening Post Extempore Verse From St Pat’s Yard
A fragment from the London Evening Post notes an Extempore piece written yesterday in St Pat’s Churchyard. It references the election and the Sixteen, asking which of us must be out and who will be left standing in the public discourse.
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London Evening Post
Meres
Merees
Plorivs
London Evenince Post
St. St Pat- Chre's
Richardson
Ramsgate
Calais
Holand
John Sayer
West Smithfield
St. Bartholome's Hospital
Christopher Taylor
Marybone
Burystreet
St. James's
Newcastle
Howick
Henry Grey
Boll
Deal
East-Indies
Neptune
Walker
Gottenburgh
Cork
Downs
Harbuckle
Virginia
Oxforp
Bodleian Library
J. Fletcher
Bookfeller
Oxford
Pete
Eton College
J.letcher and Co
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
London
Merrill
Cambridge
Frederick
Gath
Epatrip Hoye
T Osborne
II. Woodfall
R. Baldwin
S. Crowder
Paternoster Row
J. Newbery
St. Paul's Church-Yard
Great Britain
Ireland
Turlington
Aartha Wray
William Wray
Robert ‘Turlington
Mary Sopp
Robert Turlington
Babsam
King’s Arms
Birchin-Lane
Royal Exchange
Merlrs
Turlington and Wray
Marr
Hubert Terigion
Tuplingtos Rover
London Dispatches From November 22 Historic Headlines
London to Moscow and The Hague reports mingle with courtly movements in Berkeley Square Arlington Trentham and Saville Row. Notes from Tripoli Lisbon Civita Vecchia and Trieste speak of fairs tariffs ships and a Lazaret while local misfortunes marry and drown. Theatre listings weather notes and a curious anecdote on a missing gold watch round out a dense slice of 18th century life.
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London
Moscow
Duke of York
Ireland
Oxonian
Charaters
Hague
Languedoc
Marquis de Morigin
Germany
Paris
Vienna
Earl of Shelburne
Berkeley-square
Earl Gower
Arlington
Trentham
Staffordshire
Duke of Bridewater
Cleveland Row
Ashridge
Bucks
Earl of Pomfret
Saville-Row
Easton Nelton
Northamptonshire
Mr. Vernon
Park Place
Britonferry
Gamorganshire
Civita Vecchia
Trieste
Sinigaglia
Lisbon
Goa
Azores
Pitt
Amsterdam
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Boston
New England
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Drury-Lane
Romeo
Barry
Mercutio
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Juliet
Dancer
Covent-Garden
Royal Merchant
King John
Powell
Smith
Hubert
Benfley
Costance
Bellamy
London Bridge
India
South Sea
Ditto India
Navy & Vict
B.exch
Long Ann
Whitechapel
The
Mexico
Lane
Earth
Father
William Beveridge
Sc. Asaph
H. Woodfall
J. Buckland
J. Rivingtom
E. Johnson
Hawes
Clarke and Collins
R. Horsheld
T. Carlon
T. Longman
B. Law
J. Wier
R. Ware
W.wicoll
Exicon Physico: Medicum
Nateral
John Quinc.y
Price
Sanatorius
White’s
Saunders
R. Hoyle
James