Witch of the Isle tale in Middleton era prose
The piece recounts a legendary siege on an isle where King William Duke of Normandy battles Hereward and others. A witch figure Oly Woman supposedly aids the defenders with magical arts until her fatal fall. A later letter defends the Middlesex Journal against royal remonstrances and accuses some contributors of stoking public wrath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Normandy
Warold
Stigand
Canterbury
Isle of Ely
Egfrid
Abrehede
Grivy
Ivotael Te Bois
Olp Whren
Audrey
Isle
Howbert
Ile
Fenn
Yiliah
Soadriss
Lord Chatham on Grafton and the King in Parliament
A Middlesex Journal correspondent recounts Lord Chatham defending his support for the Duke of Grafton as First Lord of the Treasury while admitting misgivings about his abilities. Chatham cites Walpole, warns against sovereign access to funds, and questions royal expenditure and the cabinet’s secrecy amid calls for inquiry into Civil List spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Lord Chatham
Duke of Grafton
Treasury
England
London Remonstrance and Court News From Westminster
Reports from London detail a remonstrance from the City of London to Parliament, royal private conference, and courtly events. News from Jamaica and Berlin note quiet garrison life and rising diplomatic moves. Fears of a Brunswick prince visit and arrests follow robberies near Maidenhead and Bishopsgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Jamaica
Gibraltar
Berlin
St. Petersburgh
Vienna
Prussia
Poland
Genoa
Antibes
Hyeres
Geneva
Braffels
London
Duke of
Brunswick
England
Houes
Secretary of State
Constantinople
St. James’s
Viscount Townsend
Ireland
Middlesex
Mile End
Earl of Chatham
Parliament Bribery Fear Spurs Civil List Inquiry
The speaker contends corruption pervades upper ranks and questions whether both Houses are bribed. He argues that delaying inquiry into the Civil List harms public dignity, warning that a refusal would prove governance by a corrupt class and render calamity ridiculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Arrival of several ships at Spithead and harbouring
O R T News from Portsmouth reports ships arriving at Spithead including Nazareth Bowell from Cadiz to London Duke of Gloucester Lamb from Liverpool to London Venus Goodwin from Jamaica to London John and Mary Urry from Lisbon to North Yarmouth and Drie Gerwiters Piers Bly from Bourdeaux to Hamburg Count Panin Boddie from London with provisions for Admiral Elphinston's squadron and Clare Castle Anslee from Limerick to London Count Panin a sloop of war recently bought by merchants now hired into Ruffian service All Admiral Elphinston's squadron have Mr Cole's pumps on board and the Enjipress orders all ships fitted with the same fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Spithead
Nazareth
Barnwell
Cadiz
London
Duke of Gloucester
Lamb
Liverpool
Venus
Goodwin
Jamaica
John
Mary
Urry
Lisbon
North Yarmouth
Piers Bly
Bourdeaux
Hamburga
Count Panin
Boddie
Elphi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middlesex Journal
the Isle
Man
Dea M
Mr. Edmunds
Prin‘ters
London ‘Chronicle
Majzity
Madnes
Derzaminep Rovatist
Postscript
The
Pall-Mall
Peckham Gap
St. Catharine’s
Jew
Edwards
Bishopsgate-street
Maidenhead
Berks
the Ife
M.idoles
E.X
Canada
North‘America
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