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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 28, 1767
Page
4
In this colonial era tirade, a speaker argues that Papists are increasing among the populace. The text accuses Catholics of spreading superstition and intermarrying with Protestants to expand influence, urging precautions to prevent future proselytizing and force.
A Northamptonshire writer compares urban diversions with country manners and recounts a scandal between Laurence Lustful and Fanny Fond, detailing flirtation, deception, and a, deadly twist as deception leads to jealousy and tragedy within a village courtship. The tale follows their schemes, rivalries, and eventual fallout, all told in a satirical, period voice.
A letter to the printer recounts a troubled couple and an appeal to patience while awaiting events. Timothy Tell-Truth signs the note urging publication in the London Evening Post. Terrier reports a Gentlemen’s charity offering funds and council’s reaction that charity begins at home with a satirical sting.
London society details include Lord Beaulieu returning from Ditton Park and Sir Simeon Stuart traveling to Hartley Maudit, with other arrivals and marriages in Mayfair and Fleet Street. The piece mentions potential peerage if a candidate fails, a large lottery prize, coin counterfeits, and military stores bound for Minorca. It also notes craft thefts, ship actions, and small court notes from Newcastle and Deal, plus theatre listings at Hay Market and Drury Lane.
The fragment lists various stock items and bonds with nominal percentages and dates such as 3/4ths, 4 per cent, Navy 1763, India Bonds, and long annuities. It appears as a ledger-style table with values like 160 and 100 and terms including Exch. Bills and Vict. B. Exch. Bills.
The poem denounces selling liberty for gold or wine and warns against political division. It laments a statesman’s divide and rule while urging Britons to unite Whig and Tory toward peace and loyalty to the crown.
The note announces publication in two volumes titled O2 TAVO with a price of 128 and binding in California.
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