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Newspaper

London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 31, 1766

Page

3

Devout Petition Against Calamity and Counterfeit Sharper

A dated plea asks God to protect the king and church from deceitful conspiracies and to empower authorities with justice. The narrative then recounts a sharpers tale in Hook's Mill where a supposed London gentleman offered twenty guineas and forged notes, vanishing after a forged letter revealed his imposture. pursuit continues for his capture.

Hook’s Mill Oxfordshire London Godfrey Safford

Sloop Live-Oak reports new governor arrival and shipwrecks

From America and England comes news of a new Havana governor arriving a day before Capt. Lawrence sailed, plus a Dutch ship cast away on nearby rocks with loss of vessel and cargo. A brig ashore near Jones's Gut on Long Island threatens all hands, found with three dead and seven hats. Reports include port news from Falmouth Deal London and letters about maritime convoys, pirate actions, and local deaths and trials.

Long Island Turk’s Iland John Hervey London St. James’s House of Lords and Commons Bellifyre Alderman Cockayne Thomas Rawlinson Matthew Blakiston William Stephenson Francis Gosling Robert Kite Nathaniel Nath Henry Banks Alderman Trecothick John Smith Mr. Cook William Bond Wyatt Westminster New Pavement Poutney Walker Perkins Baillis Silcock Chamberlain of Biflan New England Halifax Newfoundland St. Peter’s Philadelphia Brown St. Eufratia Peggy Baflet Jennings Stiles Bermuda St. Eustatia Saltertuda Ma‘n Guarda-Costa Styles St. Kitt’s Glasgow Earl of Bute Rothsay Island of Bute Samuel Miller Moorfields Horflydown William Parvith Milbark Westminster Stevens Buckinghamshire Chelsea Walling Elm Court Temple Smithfield Saltpetre Bank Margaret Haines New Prison Alexander Corbet Lyttleton Muskito Offcers New York America West Indies Biftol Aramaboe Joes Gambia Senegal Port Glasgow Greenock Firth of Clyde Edward Isaac Jackson Bury Suffolk Sarah Clarke Stoke

Assignment and Sale Notices at East Woodhay and Towcester

A sale and lease proposal lists SHBURY FARM near East Woodhay Berkshire and Alloa Farm Kington Warren with rents and stock up for sale. Anna Maria Scutten widow of Towcester assigns assets for creditors and asks them to sign deeds with Mr White Leicester Fields to receive dividends. Creditors urged to file exact sums due. trustees may enforce late payments.

Michaelmas Vale of White-Horse Berkshire Shbury Farm Alloa Farm Kington Warren Lloyd East Woodhay Newbury Berks Berks, NJa — \ \ HER#AS Anna Maria Scutten, fate of Towcester Northampton Truitt Mr. White Leicester Fields Chen M. B White

To the Printer of the London Evening Post on Popery

A letter complains about the spread of Popery in the kingdom arguing it harms liberty and law. The writer asserts Roman Catholic influence endangers rights and the royal family and urges resistance to suppress it. The text cites Rosemary Lane and calls for adherence to existing laws.

London Mrears Popuh Tyiarmutt Rosemary-lane

Government against engrossing and landholding abuses

A letter from Printer of the London Evening Post urging the government to enforce laws against Engroffers and Foretailers and to curb large-scale farming. The writer argues that current landholding patterns keep provisions expensive, and without a law restricting large farms the price decline cannot be achieved. He calls for enforcement and new measures to address the root causes.

London Evening Pot Meres

Printer of the London: A Lively Lugival Scene

A translated lament from a London printer amid corrupt judges and looming death. The narrator describes bold defiance and the injuries of hostile foes, praising steadfast courage amid peril in Paris. The piece embodies a vivid narrative of an oppressive trial and the poet’s referenced courage.

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