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Liberty and the English Constitution in Seventeenth Century Tone
A rhymed public liberty manifesto extols liberty as humanity's birthright and laments royal prerogative. It recalls Athens and Sparta, praises British ancestors, and urges defense of parliamentary rights against a despotically expanding crown, ending with a Wilkes letter to Middlesex freeholders advocating free election rights and denouncing administration.
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Athen
Lacedamon
Anthc
Rob. Benson
Baffishaw
White Bear
Basinghall Street
Wa.d
London
Thomas Swanson
Farringdon Without
Devil Tavern
Temple Bar
Henry Dawkins
Sandbioch
Wilts
Chippenham
France
England
Ioi
Middlesex
Great Britain
Thurslay
John Wilkes