Prudentia argues for readiness to fund war with poll tax
A late 18th century letter argues that France remains a dangerous foe and urges Britain to prepare for new war by a national poll tax rather than more borrowing. It contends public debt rose massively during the war, and a yearly levy could ease future burdens while strengthening credit.
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London Evening-Post
Wallan
PNP
France
Fats
Constantine
Maaner
England
Scotland
S, &c. Prudentia
P.S
Modern Patriot’s Rise From Liberty to Corruption
A verse critique depicts a patriot's shift from zealous support of freedom to cynical acceptance of corruption. The speaker mocks the move from despotic restraint to favorable views of excise and state power, claiming true patriotism faded with political advancement.
Earthquakes in Europe and Crime in London
A dispatch notes strong earthquakes in Schemnitz Camorra and Raab with collapsed houses and casualties. Rome reports Leige bishop election changes. Vienna assists Camorra victims. Moorfields sees a harsh flogging for a gambler. Sessions at the Old Bailey sentence eighteen for life and fourteen or seven years. Trade details include imports from the West Indies, Dunkirk, and Russia as ships enter and depart, with several vessels noted sailing to Lisbon and the Sound.
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Trott. Leipfic
Naumbourg
Leipsiz
Rome
Leige
D’ouie- Mon
Trent
Pri
Christopher Lizzo de Noris
Vienna
Camorra
Council of
Hungary
Moorfields
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Moorfield
Hicks’s Hall
Finsbury
Sesfions House
Baily
His
William Autenreich
Hans Eeg
George Watson
George Clippendale
James Brown
James
Indico
West Indies
Carolina
Dunkirk
Zoo
Russia
Lisbon
France
Germany
Indica
Sound
Texel
Greenland
Davis
Streights
Newark
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
Friendship
Mapstone
Barbadoes
Pemberton
Oliver
St. Kizet’s
Dover
Pidersen
Deal
Wind S. S. W
Canadians in battile affair face court sentence heard
An excerpt from Paris dated July 15 reports long discussion of the Canadians detained in the battile and anticipation of the sentence. It notes M Prevot and his arrest in April on allegations by M dla Borde, with the Yammer released in mid May after exposing his charges amid ongoing debts and taxes debates.
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Paris
Battile
Mayer
M. Prevot
The
Marine
M. Dla Borde
Tile Royal
Cape Breton
St. James's Auction Fragment Sparks Bidder Interest
Auction fragment lists quantities and prices for an item at St. James's with unclear lot details. The readable data shows nominal values like 74s, 34s 6d, 42s, and a load reference, suggesting a collectible or stock item sale. Further specifics are unreadable in the OCR segment.
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St. James’s
Magna Charta and English Liberty Teachings
The excerpt from a 18th or 19th century Monitor outlines English constitutional principles. It cites Magna Charta as the basis of laws and liberties, recalls Henry I confirming it at Westminster Hall, and presents vows of an Englishman to reject arbitrary power, defend constitutional rights, and uphold laws in allegiance to the king and nation. It emphasizes the unity of King Lords and Commons in legislative power, the king's exclusive executive role, and the enduring defense of liberty through honest governance.
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Alfred
Edward the Confessor
William
England
Edward the
France
Henry I
Westminster-hall
Hell
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Postscript
London Evening Post
Flanders
Schemnitz
Ocdenburgh
Raab
Comorra
London
India
South
Navy
Circo
London Bridge
Corn Exchange
Hempseed
York
Saburday Laf
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