People of England warn on ministerial power and liberty
A mid 18th century lament argues that Crown and ministerial power have merged. The author blames Lord Bute and a court faction for corrupting Parliament, dissolving liberties, and endangering constitutional rights. He urges decisive action to restore royal and popular balance.
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Bute
Hydra
Penton
Lord Bute
Rome
Holland
London Evening Pott satire on Recorder’s courage and treason charge
A satirical London Evening Post fragment targets the Recorder with sharp humor about fear and justice. It mocks defenses offered for alleged treason and questions the credibility of local friends and officials.
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Mad World We Live In Says Printer of London Evening Post
The writer lampoons all classes as mad under current government and influence of a woman Madam Luza. He declares himself a lunatic and condemns both ministries and opposition, noting common people chase luxury while wives seek new matches, concluding with self-critique of writers and printers for publishing such stuff.
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Miller
Carlton House
Madam Luza
Moorfields
Mr. Miller
Speedwell
Lowe
Prince Edward
Harvey
Southampton
Cowes
Walker
Frederickstad
James
Mary
Todd
Frederickshall
Nancy
Kennedy
London
Good Intent
White
Bewley
Jarves
William
Martha
Forrest
St. Maloes
Heilig Catharina
Hans Falk
Sidney and
Luke
House of Hanover
Bath
David Garrick
James Bulkeley
Cashel
Kingdom of Ireland
Jesus College
Oxford
Hugh Williams
Bart
Beaumaris
Thames-street
Pferty
Edinburgh
Euphemia Stuart
Earl of
Morey
Edward Perkins
Pillstone
Monmouthshire
Edward Gardiner
Whitchurch
Hereford
Gloucester
Aubone Surtees
Eiq
Christopher Fawcett
James Liddle
Richard Owen
William Maxwell
Mr. Lamb
Mr Lamb
Gateshead
Kirk Newton
Wooler
Northumberland
Ord
Thompson
Jamaica
Britannia
Mums
New-York
India Pilot
Lisbon
Weedcock
Anecdote of a Mipplesex Justice at Westminster
A London Evening Post fragment accuses a magistrate of seducing a tradesman’s daughter from a boarding school aged thirteen. It alleges the magistrate, fathering two children with the young woman, supports her in a street near Westminster Abbey, criticizing the virtue of authorities tasked with punishing vice.
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Westminster Abbey
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