Night Thunderstorm Wrecks Havoc Around Wakefield
Severe storm struck Friday night and Saturday morning causing thunder and heavy rain across Wakefield and surrounding areas. A woman in Silver Street reportedly killed attempting to leap a hedge to escape the lightning. Damage reached Fairborn and Hersybridge as reports spread of ruined roofs and scattered harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Heald
Silver-Street
Wakefield
Fairborn
Hersybridge
Lee Chatham
Lords
Admiralty
John Wight
Portsmouth
Guy
Cambridge
Wilmot
Haddenham
Ile of Ely
Petitioning Rights in England and Petition Regulation
A historical excerpt discusses royal proclamations in James I’s reign affirming the right to petition Parliament and address grievances. It notes that 1640s Lords and Commons debated petitioning, expulsion for addressing the King, and a 1651 statute restricting mass petitions while preserving the core right to petition for redress of grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I
Ireland
House of Lords
York
Ocober
House of ‘Commons
England
Francis Withings
Charles II
Fabre
Church
sTas
London
Grerein
Serjeant
Levins
Mussard s School of Dance and Fencing Practices
Fragmented OCR notes describe a private school setting with Georg Vata and Linn bird references. It mentions country dances, miniatures, and musicale events, with instruction in fencing and arts at town houses and day schools. It notes regular attendance and evening sessions, with teachers and gentlemen receiving private instruction at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chathans
Court
Max Ésties
Duke of Grafton
Eirere
Bristol
Earl Temple
Pall
Hayes
Marquis of
Rockingham
Ireland
Roy
Earl of Sandwich
France
Bay of
Mall
Batdngia Anes
Ee Fa ‘Commission
van- Mir Scrafton
Indindia
Slebrooke
Mussards -Daterta Masrire
Georg- Vata
Cate
Taushtar
Leven
Magna Charta and the Bill of Riches Overview The Charter’s Origin and Liberty Progress
The piece probes Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights tracing origins in England. It notes how the charter shaped national liberty and its enduring influence. References to contemporaries and scholars illuminate the historic debate on governance and rights.
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Patufee
Hippocrates
England
Ian Aingrodugtery
Ozsar
Fr J. Beil
Scoedtics
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Pord
Ayter
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Ney Yeek Ky
Rebecca
T T. Mills
Héariens
J. Bail
Frank Sige Britténia
S. Dison
Styckbolk
J. _Seatlock
J . Jacken
Facioutr
Mary
W. Foi
Virginid
Basle
Calais
Bennett
Georgia
Ri Talbot
Foster
Dunkirk
Middlesex ‘Journal
BSSC
Hirne
Yorkshire
Coke
Middlesex
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