English Whigs and Liberty in a Desperate Hour
A letter from May 3 at Uxbridge urges Englishmen to rise in defense of liberty and the constitution amid Ministry actions. It targets Shebbeare and Stewart, defends Dr Price, condemns Tory and Jacobite threats, and argues loyalty binds king, laws, and people against despotism. The author cites Price, Hume, and Pompey to stress fortitude and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John Shebbeare
Jamie Sewart
Truth
England
Shebbeare
Stewart
Shebbeare Fill
Culloden
Turion
Dr. Price
Sreaan
Sach
Farjet
David Hume
House of Stuart
Tiberty
House of Hanover
Bold truths to speak and the noble mind’s restraint
A fragmented historical verse piece questions the limits of freedom and virtue. It debates how genuine liberty can survive amid scandal and corruption, warning that unchecked licentious power leads to doom and social decay. The voice, Toby Trim, laments the erosion of moral courage and calls for principled restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Trim
Demand to repay German hospital claims stirs wary official
A Lord in Parliament questions a 41,8201. 14s. 3d. grant paid to the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel for hospital deliveries in Germany during the late war. He argues the 11 year old reconsideration sets a dangerous precedent and cites other unsettled sums, warning of potential coercive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Helle Caffel
Stantell
Great Britain
Colleé&T
Heffe -Caffel
Proffin
Férling
Heffe Caffel
Dutchy of Cleves
Marck
Principality of
Meors
Fete La Chatteau Note on Chateau Entertainment Plans
A Ton correspondent relays details of Fete La Chatteau to be hosted by a duchess. Gardens to feature boxes for refreshments served by duke's servants, a central dancing area with awning, and alcoves with serpentine walks and labyrinths for country amusements. Tickets required, no admission without pass, no gaming in or near the house, event lasts forty eight hours with shifts of guests.
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Fete la Chateau
The
Ton
Vauxalt
Privateers and naval arrivals stir Quiet London dispatch
A long London despatch reports several ships captured by American privateers including Sally Jones Fanny Bell Trial Brown Terrela Rackwell and Phenix sent to Salem with the Tyrannicide and Massachusetts privateers. Other items note Irish political trials, dueling in Ireland, a Philadelphia prisoner roving reports from Congress, and a Deal naval signal. Also mentioned are market prices, a church wedding, and a state court ruling on trespass costs.
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Sally
Jones
London
Quebec
Fanny
Bell
Whitehaven
New York
Brown
Terrela
Rackwell
Exon
Newfoundland
Swift
Clark
Topsham
Phenix
Davis
Tinmouth
Massachusetts
Salem
Dartmouth
Ireland
Trinity College
Dublin
King’s Bench
Hibernian
Joupmal
Philadelphia
Corke
America
Congress
Peek
Gazette
Newgate
Carrickfergus
Irish Mail
Deal
Friends
Humphreys
Molly
Hughes
Hope
Bates
Liverpool
Ruffia
Briscoe
Chester
Downs
Invincible
Ceres
Ranger
Adventure
India
Gray
Jamaica
Thetis
Court of Common Pleas
Glynn
Lord Dacre
Richard Tebb
Stratford
Bow
Chelmsford
Warren
Belhouse
Essex
Charles
Jamesy
St. Stephen’s
Walbrook
Thomas Vincent
Mazia Davis
Flingpon
Godfrey (Town
East India Company
Bengal
Unclear fragment on constitutional ruling and grace loss
Fragmentary text mentions a ruling and Grace, with phrases about being ruled on and an absent party. The readable elements are too fragmentary to identify concrete persons, places, or outcomes.
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Rome
Romeé
Uxbridge
Thame
Cour Brothers
Pharo
London Evening Post
Ty Lord North
Postscript
Stoges
Fautn
Ditta
A &S
Navy
Igi
A Gia
Omnium
Scrip
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