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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 13, 1769
Page
2
The Middlesex Journal prints a controversial entreaty from New York mocking High Church zeal and Tory loyalties, citing Wilkes, Ridgell, and a London magazine. It references accusations against Rev Tory Ridgell, Alderman Wilkes, and Lord Radnor, noting debates over liberty, taxation, and political alignment.
To the Sons of Liberty and Encouragers of Penmanship this notice promotes an engraving titled Liberty in German text capitals by John Boward from John Seal Ly. Writing master at Bridgewater Square Barbican offers impressions on plaster fixed at the Royal Exchange. Orders via post to London or Westminster.
This Day lists new reference volumes and encyclopedic sets including Bayle's Dictionary Eng. Dirtte and French 1740 four volumes. Also announced are Morant's Essex and York works, de Coker's Dorset, Morant's Colchester, Burlie's Cornwall, Stukeley's Abbey studies, and Rayia's History with London surveys.
The text reports Edward Quirk, also called Kirk or M Quirk, being tried for the murder of George Clarke and his wife M Quirk charged in a separate Brentford case related to George Hoping. A reward of one hundred pounds is offered by Charles Martyn for his capture. It also references Quirk as a tall man often seen as Covent Garden chairman and notes promotion of Boerhaave’s Pills with dubious medical claims.
London May 15 It was reported that the Earl of Harcourt who arrived from France will be appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland It was further reported that the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland will be titled Lord of the Treasury Francis Twisleton appointed Captain in the 3rd Foot Guards under the Duke of Gloucester Lieut Col Hervey Smyth retires by brevet Charles Henry Cadogan becomes Lieutenant in the same regiment with rank to Captain Twisleton Charles Pole to Ensign
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