Debate on shortening Parliament duration to curb the Crown
The excerpt argues that Crown power remains vast through annual revenue and patronage. It defends Sawbridge's motion for triannual elections, claiming it would reduce Crown influence by half. Blackstone is cited on taxation and offices, warning that unchecked prerogative harms liberty and urges gentler reform before more drastic steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Shain
Spald
Ic. Dp
Royal Exchequer
Epilogue to The Garcian Daucarir by a Friend
Fragmentary epilogue praising virtue and liberty while condemning satire. The speaker urges reason over leering, rails against tyranny, and calls Britons to protect peace and wedded love. References to Macbeth witches and stage perils contrast with calls for justice, virtue, and steadfast national values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Mills
Bard
VEGETABLE SYRUP PROMISED TO CURE VENEREAL DISEASES
A historical ad-like piece touts VEHNO VEGETABLE SYRUP as a sovereign remedy for venereal and scrofulous conditions. It details a case of a Middx man improved after weeks, claims sale locations in Haymarket Ludgate and Cambridge, and warns of faked imitations with a red labeled bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rles Weyman
Mualat
Middlesex
Roydt Pxchtinge
Cambridge
BusRrows
Fletcher and Hopson
Unclear historical publisher note and attribution
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Debts ambition and punishment with Voltaire attribution. It references a publication by Newbery at the corner of St Paul’s Church Yard. Details are garbled and unreadable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daymar
Voltaire
Newbery
St.Paul's Church- Yard
British Magazine and General Review Advertises February 1772 Issue
An early promotion for the British Magazine and General Review edition for February 1772. It touts engravings of royal portraits, views of Stirling Castle, and a broad mix of literature, politics, and anecdotes. The notice defends the publication against rivals, praising its virtue and prospect of continental critiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Charlotte
Church of England
Voltaire
Milton
Denmark
Horace Walpole
And
General Review
Mary Promies
Europe
Britiso
Cakes for Making Shining Liquid Blacking for Shoes
By the King's Parent this advert shows cakes to prepare a liquid blacking for shoes and boats. It claims the product yields a rich gloss, keeps leather soft, and is odorless. Sold wholesale and retail by Bayley in Cockspur Street and other retailers in New Bond Street Holborn and Leadenhall Street. The cake yields a pint of liquid blacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolw
W. Bayley
Perfumrer
Cockpar-street
Haymarket
A. Rothwell
Mr. Purdie
North Parade
Verdi&t
Delcember
King’s Bench
T. ‘Greenqaga
Ludgate Street
Balsam
Touv
Cockpar Street
Angel and Crown
Holborn
St. Paul's Church
Yard
J. Price
India-House
Leadenhall-Stig
J. Pyrdé
Essential Lemon Salt for Stains and Odor Removal
A vintage advert explains a lemon salt product made from lemon acid, praised for cleaning lace, lawn, cambrick, and linen, removing iron moulds ink spots and red wine stains, whitening yellowed fabrics. Sold by multiple London perfumers with a price of one shilling per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilttant Bays
Jey
Cockpur
Buttamt
Haymarket
London
J. Price
India-House
Leadenhall Street
F. Newbery
St. Paul's
Church-Yard
J. G Grosvénd
Turn-Stile
Holborn
Aa Rothwell
New Bond Street
Price
BALSAMIC TINCTURE FOR SCURVY ATTRACTS ENDORSEMENT
A patient named Richard Restarick describes severe scurvy symptoms improving after using a balsamic tincture. He cites prior hospital failure, then recovery following several months of treatment, and notes attestations from Mr. Grantham. Advertisement lists wholesale and retail sellers in London with price sixpence per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ryss
Grantham
St. George's Hospital
Richard Restarick
N.B
Mr. Grantham
William Grantham
Pantheon
Oxford Road
F. Newbery
St. Paul's
Little Chapel-Street
Wardour Street
Soho
Cures for the Foul Blood by Merchant Drops Endorsed
A letter from Ann Joyce of Hackney dated 1772 thanks Mr Norton of Golden Square London for a curing drops used against long standing scurvy and related disorders. The note claims rapid digestion and appetite, warns against counterfeits, and lists multiple shoppe outlets selling the remedy including Snow Hill and Fleet Street locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Norton
Golden-Square
London
Pound-Lane
Clapton
St. John’s
Hackney
Seb
Claude Croques
John Webb
Amy Perfon
Norton
Golden Square
Piccadilly
John Norey
Marcedant
Marchant
Jess
Snoww-Hill
West-Smithfeld
Strand
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Engdat Ab
T. Greenough
King’s Arms
Ludgate-street
Dicine
St. Anthony's
Ann Joyce
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