Fraternities in Amsterdam Denounce Jansenists
Yesterday from Holland reports a new sect calling themselves private chapels forming in the city. Members excommunicate the Parliament and Jansenists, begin services with Mass, then virulent sermons, and are said to be under police scrutiny. Marquis de Bonac carried news that the Dauphin was delivered of a son and titled Duke of Aquitaine.
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Paris
Ift
Hague
Marquis de Bonac
France
Dauphiness
Assault and Rape Report From Back Kane Ireland
IRELAND. Dublin Sept 8. Tuesday night two villains forced entry to a gentlewoman’s room in Back Kane. One threatened her with a red hot poker, while the other ravished her daughter, and the ravisher also relieved the first sentinel who committed a second rape on the woman. Last Sunday Coyle of Kilcock, newly married, returning home with his wife, was met by neighbours and a shower of cabbage stalks and stones. a woman on horseback was struck as the mob scattered.
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Irelan
Dublin
Kane
Coyle
Kilcock
Spirit of a People and the Threat of Naturalization
A dense 18th century political tract extols national spirit and warns against naturalizing foreigners including Jews and Africans. It discusses imagined dangers to Britannia, links money and land to foreign influence, and cites Shylock and Zimri in a polemic about Jewish power and civil allegiance.
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Rome
Religion Fortifies Britons Against Corruption and Tyranny
Britannic us argues that corruption weakens a people and invites subjugation, while fortitude and devotion sustain brave, loyal subjects. A nation built on righteousness and religious zeal secures monarchs’ thrones and endangers rivals, with Britain depicted as blessed by exemplary piety and national vigor. His letter closes with praise for Britain and a pledge of humble service to the king.
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Adam
Britain
Britannicus
Clergymen Foresee Perjury as a Threat to Liberty
In a centuries old reflection, clergy warned that oaths breed perjury and scoffing at religion harms liberty as divine injunctions fade. They urged action to restrain luxury and reform public morals, citing recent gatherings at Phillis Court and debates over colonial policy, while noting local elections and marriages amid a backdrop of antiquarian interest and political loyalties.
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America
Old Spain
Hersley
Oxfordshire
Giftingham Cooper
Ely
Phillis Court
Lord Wenman
James Dashwood
Henley
Thomas Stapleton
Greys Court
Kent
Darlington
Warham
John Marth
Ietcy Smait
Blackwell Upon Teese
Norford
Norfolk
Andrew Fountain
Knt
Christ Church
Oxford
Aldrich
Hickes
William
Europe
Italy
France
Addison
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Holland
Ranchester
St. Ann’s
London
Shylock
Zimri
Zim
A . Zimri
Christ
Judah
Canaan
David
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