Oath and pledge by William George Ed in London 1770
A fragment from a London parish record or periodical ritual cites William George Ed swearing an oath to protect authorship and avoid disclosing authors. It notes manuscript destruction policy and instruction for returning manuscripts only with a written order. The mayor, William Beckford, records the oath at Mansion House on January 1, 1770.
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George ED
Snoz-Lane
St. Andrews
W.G. Eomups
Mansion -House
London
WM Beckford
Notavith Fanding Extraordinary Number Reprinted
Demand was strong for the folowing Pra tests leading to many readers left unsupplied. The newspaper has re printed these items at readers request to satisfy the demand.
Lords Protest Over Commons Bid To Alter Election Law
A protest by prominent peers declares the Commons motion to rule on elections with force of law would overturn the land’s constitution. The signatories warn against a majority-driven power over statutes, expulsion, and the people’s rights, pledging to defend liberty and parliamentary balance amid alarm across the kingdom.
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House of Cormmons
House of Commons
Adaliga
House of ‘Comingiéns
Walpole
Quéen Anne
Middlesex
Nowy
Alby and White
Lords
Great Britain
Charles I
James LI
Howse
House of Parliament
Howe of Commons
Holly
Fiazlither
House of Peers
Royal appointment of commissioners for Exchequer
From the London Gazette dated Wednesday February the King appoints the Right Hon Frederick North commonly Lord North the Right Hon George Onslow Charles Jenkinson Jeremiah Dyson and Charles Townshend Esqrs to be Commissioners for executing his place of Creature for his Majesty's Exchequer at court.
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Frederick North
Lord North
George
Onslow
Charles
Jenkinson
Jeremiah
Dyson
Charles Townshend
City urges assembly to avert balinglou rious actions
A fragment from a fictitious paper circulated in New York details a colonial plea to convene inhabitants to counter what is described as destructive conduct by the general assembly. It references officers and a reward for identifying the author amid a climate of debate over policy and loyalty.
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New-York
Regh
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Imber Richland
Wart Lyttelton
Scaréoro
Coventry
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Jeba- Bangor
Milton
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St. James's, Fed
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