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Rye Town Appeals Against New Excise Extension
A Rye town letter to Philip Gibbon and Matthew Norris denounces a proposed new or extended excise as a burden on trade and liberty. It urges MPs to oppose any extension, warns of officer growth and tax burdens, and pledges local support to protect commerce and constitutional rights. Various other items note appointments, marriages, robberies, church dedications, and royal travels.
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Rye
Sussex
Philip Gibbon
Matthew Norris
Great Britain
Europe
London
Shelley
Join Shelley
Chester
Salop
Monmouth
Hereford
Carelton House
Pall Mall
Prince of Wales
Forthwich
Henry Fox
Stephen, Fox
Crichlade
Sréysher
Bologne
William, Horner
Alton
Southampton
High Court of Chancery
Society of Antient Britons
St. David’s Day
St. Bride’s Church
Fleet-itree
Pugh
Merchant-Taylors Hall
Peters
Temple
Knights Bridge
Hide Park Corner
Kensington
Butts
Winchester
Oxford
Bath and Wells
Gatley
Everal
Norwich
Fleet-street
Principality of Wales
Sidney Godolphin
Ely
Deceas
John Murphew
Preston
Churchill
St. John’s, the Evangelist
Milbank
Moore
Thomas Townshend
Viscount Townshend
Cleveland Court
St. James’s
Earl of Pembroke
Wilton
Dover
Duke of Kingston
Duke of Kent
Fayers
France
Grostenor Square
Stewart
Chatham