Political rebuke to Lord North on tyranny and Scotland
A fierce pamphlet directed at Lord North denounces measures driven by corrupt ministers and a weak parliament. It condemns Scottish influence, praises English vigilance, and warns that even subtle plans to curb liberty risk backlash as the era of despotism looms. The author, Lewellyn, laments Charles II's era and urges resistance to tyranny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigby
Jeremiah Dyson
Scotland
Keenncrg
England
Charles
Brig.ns
Villany
Lewellyn
Trade growth of the American colonies and British export
Speech by Burke in the House compares 1704 and 1772 to show the American colonial trade’s rapid expansion. He cites three colonial export branches, notes that 1772 trade to the colonies nearly matches England’s 1704 world trade, and argues the colonies now anchor a significant portion of national prosperity despite mob pressure and ministerial policy shifts.
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Burke
House of Commons
Colonies
England
Devenant
North America
America
Speaker
Lord Bathurst
House of Brunswick
Great Britain
Britain
Europe
Correspondence From French Pamphlets 173
Translation of letters between D Aiguillon and Moreau the King's Attorney. My Lord, Paris, 12 Nov 1973. I inform you I yesterday received information by Commissary Chenu at the request of Bartholomew Tort, former secretary to the Count de Guines, ambassador to London, about the Count.
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Vergennes
D? Aiguillon
M. M Jean
Chenu
Covar de Guines
Tre Vergennes
M. Moreau
D’aiguillon
Paris
Tort
Count de Gurnes
Calais
Count de Guines
M de Monval
Navarre
M. de Monval
England
Monval
France
Frigeb
M. de Guines
de Sieur
Chatelet
Bartholomew Tort
London
Remarkable testimonial for Norton’s Drops in 1775
In a letter from Elizabeth Haden of Longacre Hanover Street dated March 3 1775 she details long suffering from measles related illness and lists symptoms including fever, stomach pain, and rheumatic pains. After using Norton’s Drops she reports relief and urges others to consult Norton the proprietor.
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Khanarly
Hanover-street
Longeacre
Elizabeth Haden
Norton
Golden-Square
Piccadilly
London
John Norton
Marchant
Noreron
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Lord North
Allance
Mr.norton
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