The Remedy of Reason and the Tyrean Commerce Dream
A satirical pamphlet argues for a questionable remedy called Orrosirion and mocks public indifference to reform. It blends political critique with warnings from Tyre’s rise and fall, urging virtue, industry, and national prudence as the path to prosperity, while calling on bishops and rulers to oppose bribery and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Gentlemen
Jonas
France
Navy Department
Tyre
Solom
Tyré
Ezekiel
Thomas Newton
Bristol
Butt Thall
Alexandria
Venice
Antwerp
Amsterdam
London
Ezek
Tyrus
Hampden
Protests Over Survey for King’s Palace at Whitehall
Historians note a dispute near Whitehall where surveyors planned a palace expansion on the old York-house grounds. Mr Bak blocks survey of his residence claiming no crown rights. Crown defenders argue title is solid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehall
Old Palace
York-house
Legal standoff over a threatened turnpike dispute
An early British court scene describes Mr Printer and the Crown clashing over an exclusive road. A lawyer warns of penalties for breach of peace as threatenings are set aside by theAttorney General, while the house remains unbroken and the road dispute waits for lawful action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aé&T
Printe Torney
Pofesi House
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Middlesex Tournnal
Bill
Court
Chandos-Street
Covent Garden
Lisbon
Jamaica
Beft
Coniac
Batavia
Holland
Geneva
Dorchester