Country Gentleman Appeals for Land Reform and Inclosures
A Northamptonshire reader laments grain shortages and high prices arguing for state measures to increase open fields and break up inclosures. He recalls Tudor era policies, defends inclosures with caution, and warns that neglecting the poor risks national ruin. He critiques clergy sermons on tithes, praises landlords, and notes luxury blamed for price rises while a City club quips about frugality.
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Thair
Northampton
Paineas
Harry the
Old England
Credat Fudeus Apella
Tam
Georgicus
Hin
Volumniarys
Soe
Intrigue and Rumors Circle Buckingham Palace and Parliament
Postscript reports a Duke of Richmond motion in the Lords on Middlesex. Col Luttrell to vacate his seat in Commons amid alleged conscience and cabinet-maker dispute. A forged chorus of royal marriages, political plots, and courtly intrigues weaves through London society with notes on Bradshaw, Denmark, and the Queen’s pension.
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House of Commons
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Denmark
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le Grand
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Fe’mnight
Macbride
Hanover
England
Francis Buller
Joseph Stackpoole
Elgis
Honourable Society of the Middle Tenute
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