Middlesex Sheriff election split over Wilkes tie with Oliver
Richard Oliver refuses to serve with John Wilkes as Sheriff of Middlesex citing legal limits and risk to freeholders. He urges choosing a different coofficeholder to avoid undermining election rights, while detailing political constraints and potential writ actions. May 1771 dispatch from London includes Georgia Assembly news and local notices.
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Dearth of paper in Electorate blamed on market manipulation
The June reports from Mentz state that after a strict search ordered by the Elector, officials found that the shortage of plain paper was artificial. Several magazines have been seized and the Council of Regency has ordered them to be brought to market and fixed prices with penalties for violators.
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Meeting of Clergy at Feathers Tavern Strand
Clergymen issue proposals for relief on subscription to the liturgy and Thirty Nine Articles of the Church of England. They invite clergy near the metropolis to attend at Feathers Tavern Strand on July 17 between eleven and three to discuss carrying out suggested measures. Civil lawyers and physicians who must subscribe for degrees are also urged to attend. Proposals now sold for sixpence by White Dilly Harris and Davenhill.
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Notice of Beckering Freehold Sale and Local Races
Listings describe the Beckering lordship in Lincolnshire a 737 acre freehold estate near Wragby and Louth to be sold whole or in two lots with nearby estates plans. The document also details a July 1771 race meeting at Barham Downs with several plates, weights, entry rules, and race day procedures under royal oversight.
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