Inscription for a Column at Runnymede by Akenside
Poem urges recognition of English liberties and the Charter of Freedom. The speaker calls travelers to reflect on England’s medieval barons who secured liberty and urges future generations to honor and transmit those sacred rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnymede
Akenside
Thames
England
Tames
Wilkes supporters mocked as voters mocked in decline of liberty
A Middlesex Journal excerpt attacks critics of Wilkes and the election veto, listing voters’ attire and behavior to argue that poverty and virtue cohere. It includes a long roll of names, offices, and promises tied to Wilkes, with commentary on bribery and public virtue, ending with a note on parliamentary figures and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ried
George
Cadmarthen
Earl Talbot
Rigby
Richard
Tavistock
Ireland
Edwin
Westminster
Lord Sandys
St. John
Henry
Wotton Buffet
67Th
Scudamore
Ch. Fitz
Heytesbury
Grafton
Houshold
Selwyn
Gloucester
Mint
Board of Works
Barbadoes
Shelly
John
Newark
Tower
Seabright
Bath
Stanley
Hans
Southampton
Stephens
Philip
Sandwich
Stephenson
St. Michael
Strange
Lancashire
Dutchy of Lancaster
Stuart
James
Irwin
Earl of Bute
Stewart
Keith
Wigtonshire
Simeon
Hampshire
George Haddingtonshire
Stotland Thynne
Henry Frederic
Weobley
Houthold
Weymouth
Southwark
of Wales
Vanfittart
Reading
Vernon
Bedford
Board of Green Cloth
Villiers
Dover
King
Earl of Jersey
Upper Offory
Bedfordshire
Duke of Bedford
Waller
Robert
Wycomb
Edmund
St. Cat
Winnington
Edward
Bewdley
Lord Littleton
Liberty Wood
Brackley
Walpole
Tho
King’s Lynn
Yarmouth
Norfolk
Woollaston
William
Ipswich
Ee Wrotterly
Staffordshire
Gower Wildbore
Matthew
Peterborough
Wynn
Thomas
Carnarvonshire
Land Revenue of
South Wales
Glynn
Carnarvon
Worsley
Callington
Wemys
Sutherlandshire
Scotland
Whithired
Cirencester
Bathurst
Whitshead
Swift
Borough
Desperate Appeal For Charity Amid Gaming Scandal
A lamentable case from Italy involves a reputable family linked to gaming vice. The bereaved mother seeks benevolence to ease poverty and distress, listing several merchants and shops in London where donations may be made, including Jones and Cotton in Poultry, Yates in the Le of York Building Strand, Huffy in Gerald Street, Deering's in New Paul's, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Gerald-street
Soho
Mir
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Poets Corner
Middlesex Journal
HE Salovinggt
SJR
Flvaricé
Uch
Wilkes
Nilkes
M‘quirk
Bulla
Luttrell
Churchill
Cinereau
Alborcuch
Exchequer
Minorca
Gibraltar
Tox
Stephen
Salifba
Lord Holbnd
Tre¢ Lrick
Charles
Queenborough
The
Ordnance
Freeman
Thomas Edward
Steyning Fitzherbert
Derby
Fuller
Rose
Gait
Francis
Elginshire
Greville
Warwick
Earl of Warwick
Grey
Trégony
Green Cloth
Hamiltony
Archald
Lord Strange
Hanmer
Walden
Sudbury
Harcourt
Oxford
4Th Regiment of Dragoons
Earl Harcourt
Harley
Droitwich
Harvey
Harwich
3D Regiment of Horse
Hawke
Sir Edward
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Martin Bladen
Saltash
Henley
Hepburn
Robert Rickart
Kincardinshire
Herbert
Nicholas
Wilton
Jamaica
Earl Pembroke
Hinchinbroke
Huntingdonshire
Holborne
Plymouth
Dartmouth
Howe
Nottingham
46Th
Isle of
Jenyns
Soame
Cambridge
L .Ord
Jennings
St. Germains
Jones
Huntingdon
Earl of
Irnham
Middlesex
Lyon
Aberdeen
Earl of Strathmore Lowther
Cockermouth
Bute Macartney
Bute Mackenzie
James Stuart
Rossshire
Privy Seal of
Macdowall
Renfrewshire
Stotland
Manners
Morton
Abingdon
Chester
Arabella Boulton
Mountituart
Boflinney
Bute
Nares
King’s Serjeant
Norton
Sir Fletcher
Guildford
Richmond
Fletcher
Swiss Cantons
Lawrence Dundas North
Banbury
Neville
Richard Neville
West India Islands
Onslow
Lurry
Treasury
Windsor Forest
Palmerston
Parker
G. Lane
Panmure
Forfarshire
Payne
Ralph
Shatsbury
Leeward
Pigot
Wallingford
Bridgnorth
Hugh
Penryn
Pendennis
Pitt
Dorsetshire
Pringle
Berwickshire
Fhe
Syre
al Copims Cpaems
Alighes Badhead Pariptrience AO Press
Keen
N.B
Amd
Alia Welkes
Eas
Kearfly
Lidgate-street
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J. Benting
Wrightoe
G. St Reklayne
Créed-Lane
Endgate-street
Te Fen
T. Evans
Pater-noster-Row
Sanaday
Chase
Wale
Mr. Norton
Golden-square
London
John Good
John Norton
Fell
N. B
Maredant
Mir Fels
Berkfeller
Peternofter
Perry
Lombard-street
Pridden
Bookleliry
Eleet-Street
Brown
Hok
Doftor
Jetnlenlyeatt
Charing-cross
R. Arock
Mediciings
Lydgate Hill
Londue
Mewport
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