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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 18, 1769
Page
2
Fragment from a 18th century critique examining miracles and natural laws. It debates whether genuine wonders can be distinguished from trickery, notes Bible translation challenges, and critiques religious intolerance and church authority across eras and rulers.
Nell of Ken Peevin performs a country girl monologue about the town cry for number forty five. The verse recalls Barham inn Clerkenwell and uncles aunts kin, as Londoners trade the phrase in verses and toasts.
The Middlesex Journal prints a memorial piece praising Wiltram Powst and referencing Garrick and Shakespeare. It laments his loss and honors his contributions with lines about Stratford, Avon, and the poetic tradition, invoking Stratford and Avon imagery and paying tribute to Powst’s renown.
In Buckinghamshire at Earl Temple's seat in Stowe preparations are making for the entertainment of Princess Amelia who is expected there soon. Dispatches from Vienna arrive as Count de Seilern meets Lord Weymouth, with talk of Franco-Russian tensions and possible shifts at Petersburgh. Public measures include plans to reduce the standing army and curb gaming in the funds. Courts and political activity fill the week with aldermen, subscriptions, and petitions stirring London and Nottingham.
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