Rights and debts thread through colonial rights debate
The text argues prudence over resentment in refusing to pay debts to Britain, warning debt could enslave borrowers. It defends American colonists as loyal British subjects with liberty and constitutional rights, urging protection of those rights by Britain despite colonial tensions. Boston, BritANIUS AMERICANUS, Sept. 24.
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George the Third
Great Britain
Tatalon
Britain
Boston
Britanius Americanus
Ecclesiastical Discipline in Man: Baptism and Youth Piety
A letter excerpted from Bishop Gibson via Camden's Britannia argues for strict church practice in the Isle of Man with public baptism in churches and careful preparation for confirmation and communion. It urges parents to instruct youth against popular errors and to view religion as a source of pleasantness, peace, and refined sensibilities.
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London Evening-Pott
Universal Magazine
Gibson
Camden
England
Inbrick
Barrister’s Suitors Fail in Aylesbury Court Tale
A comic scene unfolds as a barrister courts Fanny with grand pleas and a gilded carriage, but she rejects him for Dick. The lawman departs vexed, drinks with Fanny and her chosen fellow, and laments lawyers’ sway over hearts. Lincoln's Inn date marked March 1.
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Fanny
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Lincoln’s Inn
News from Dresden and Berlin on political shifts abroad
London reports from Dresden about changes in ceremonies observed by foreign ministers, possible court disagreements after the Polish crown left Saxony, and ministers Busch and Sternberg leaving. Berlin notes 43 new manufactures in Silesia, foreign-led ventures, fortifications at St Peter’s and Newfoundland sites, and preparations to send production data to an august assembly. Also covered are port security plans at Motherbank, Dublin antis Jesuit suspicions, a celebrated courtesan's rejected marriage offer, a fatal accident to a customs officer, robbery on Parliament Street, and various incoming and outgoing ships with cargo totals and Atlantic routes.
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le Sermon Anniversaire
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