Protracted County Meeting at Stow Market Supports Petition
A detailed account from Stow Market on March 6 outlines a large gathering of county landholders including the Duke of Grafton and Sir Charles Bunbury. The meeting endorsed a petition to Parliament with a Committee of correspondence, amid debate over whether to accompany the petition with a committee. The tone is hopeful for broader cooperation and reform measures, urging continued action and promising support in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stow Market
Ipswich
Duke of Grafton
Charles Bunbury
Charles Davers
G. W. Vanneck
Bart. C. Maynard
N. Aéton
W. Middleton
J. Revett
J. Sheppard
C. Golding
P. H. Brooke
F. Brooke
Figgis
Maynard
Lord Ferrars
Admiral Keppel
Scrivenor
Sibton
Holt
S. G. W. Vanneck
Movdow
G. W. Varneck
Middleton
Gelding
P. B. Brooke
Afton
Golding
Sefolk
Charles Devers
House of Commons
Miller
Ministerial lawyers questioned over Milbourne Port inquiry conduct
A parliamentary appeal urges favorable reception of counsel’s impromptu remarks amid the Milbourne Port inquiry into late transactions. The writer commends the firm’s unalterable virtue and Parliament oversight, portraying critics as villains to be deterred.
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Milbourne Port
Patriot Fires to Save the State from Corruption
A zealous indictment portrays Patriots resisting venal, hired lawyers and ministerial corruption. It rails at Northern Wolves and reformist foes, praising virtuous champions who defend law and liberty, while urging citizens to denounce ministers and uphold honest officials for national salvation.
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Britain
New Supplemental Volume of State Trials Published
This morning issued Number CLXXXVIII the first of the Eleventh Supplemental Volume of the complete State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and other crimes. Printed in London for multiple publishers and sold by G Kearfly and others. The volume will include trials not in earlier editions with notes and annotations by Mr Hargrave and a new prefatory matter. Proposals are offered gratis by the publisher detailing the plan.
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Burrage
Hydra
London
J. F
C. Rivington
L. Davis
T. Longman
W. Owen
T. Cadell
G. Nicholl
G. Kearfly
Serjeant’s Inn
Fleet-street
Hargrave
Boake and Lodging Wanted Near London for a Young Gentlwooran
A notice seeks immediate boarding and lodging for a young Gentleworan within 12 to 20 miles of London. Letters (of paid real) with genuine details and mentoring terms should be directed to X at Batfon's Coffee-house Cornhill for attention.
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Boake
London
Real More
Batfon
Cornhill
Noted Loft on Guildford Road No. K 843 Lost Reward
A broken notice records a lost item on the Guildford Road with several reference codes from 1779 1780. It offers a ten pound reward to the finder upon returning information to several London and local firms including Drummond Co Sun Insurance Kington Talbert Ripley Newland Jurgen and the King's Arms Godalming. The notice dated March 27 1780 requests prompt contact through the listed names.
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ANK
Guildford Road
Payade
Robert Dremmond
Anc Cc
Drummond and Co
London
Sun Ins
Kington
Talbert
Ripley
Newland
Jurge
Eton
King’s Arms
Godalming
Wall
Voters Against New Taxes Listed In House Debate
The document lists the gentlemen who voted on Wednesday against proceeding with the new taxes before the petitions of the people of England were considered. It names many peers and MPs including Lords and Sir John Lincoln, Viscount Luther, and Sir George York, with county designations. It also notes allegations about Lord Ful larton and private histories, plus comments on assassination as a political weapon and criticism of military service abuses.
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House of Commons
England
Lady Shelburne
Colonel Fullarton
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Scotland
Lord Mansfield
Lord Stormont
Plympton
Earl of Harrington
America
Milborne Port intrigue and naval dispatches in 1780 letter fragment
An extract from a Portsmouth letter dated March 27 1780 notes a figure in Milborne Port linked to Lloyds enquiry and mentions officials in Schetter Taunton Lyme Pearyn Dillington or Downing Street sources. Another item reports arrival of the Downs fleet near 200 West Indiamen aboard Warwick, with West India Asect lashed to sail when winds permit and Walsingham’s squadron at St Helens. A Windsor Forest star-hunting diversion is noted with Prince of Wales and Bishop of Orfrburgh. A Greenwich hill rolling crowd gathers annually, while a grim poisoning incident at Piewlands in the parish causes multiple deaths and suspect arsenic involved. Also reported are deaths in Carnwath and a master of the Catharine Wheel Yard stables.
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Araves
Lloyds
Milborne Port
Schetter
Warwick
Walsingham
St. Helen’s
Kinsale
Jupiter
Bristol
Marshall
Windsor Forest
Prince of Wales
Ofraburgh
Jefly
Greenwich
Dundonald
Ayrbire
Strié
Scotland
LoShart
Geo. Lockhart
Carnwath
Edward Hallington
Catharine
Great Windmill Street
Piccadilly
Norfolk-street
Richard Doveton
Glation
Ea Indiaman
Shipping Brief: March 27 Cruising Arrivals and Departures
Ships including Busy and Expedition cutters remain on station after a cruise from Detroit Inglis Fairy Noble Beaver Powel destined for Quebec Reward Perkins Dover Waby to Oporto and Anna Elizabeth. Gravesend reports arrivals by Young Cook Calor from Rotterdam list many ships on trade routes including Ooster, Offend and Belfasts with various captains and ports of origin.
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Deal
Wind S. W
Detroit
Inglis
Fairy
Beaver
Powel
Quebec
Reward
Perkins
Dover
Oporto
Anna
Elizabeth
Gravesend
Cook
Calor
Rotterdam
Cangeas
Danker
Legrand
Conflicting Reports On French Naval Scene Near St Vincent
Mail from Holland reports chaos over a week as contradictory claims emerge about a French division under M de la Mothe Piquet. Some say engagements with Admiral Parker’s 18 ships damaged four French vessels, others say the squadron avoided battle and sheltered at St Vincent, while others claim movements toward Bay of Fort Royal. No official Marine Ministry confirmation available.
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Paris
Pali
M. de la Mothe Piquet
St. Eustatia
Parker
St. Vincent
Bay of
Fort Royal
M. Ce Graffe
l’Annibal
le Diademe
Shis
Printed for G hearfly at No 4 Fleet Street
Fragmentary OCR item notes positioning at No 4 Fleet Street with printed heading for a person or business identified as G hearfly. The legible portion suggests a promotional or publisher imprint, but details are unreadable.
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Orroonokoy
Hearfly
Fleet-strert
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Miker
The
Temple Lattrell
Bedfordshire Committee
Savan Inn
Bedford
Samuel Jones
White Horse-yard
Drury-lane
Mark Mitt
Rose and Crown
Watford
Robert Williams
Wratford
Rickmantworth
Lady Day
Tube
George Inn
Snow-hill
Crown
Reading
White Horse
Uxbridge
Swan
Rickmansworth
Pott House
Maidflore
Mark Milam
Auctioneer
Mr. Lepard
Nationer
Newgate-street
Francis Hargrave
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