Liberty Speech Demands Annual Parliaments Across England
A fiery Middlesex Journal passage urges immediate action to restore annual parliaments and curb tyrannical ministers. It excuses armed resistance as a last resort, invokes Alfred the Great and Running Mead, and hails American independence as a warning. The piece laments parliamentary betrayal and calls on citizens to unite, march, and defend liberty before total enslavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Commons
Murder in December on the Brightside estate
An anonymous letter to the Middlesex Journal reveals a December murder near Thunber in which George Millner and William Brown were shot and bayoneted by John Shirtliff and Roebuck while hares were being hunted. Brown died from the back shot. Millner fled, later stabbed, and left for dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Millner
William Brown
Brightside
Thunber
Sainl Finch
John
Shirtliff
Roebuck
Mr. Finch
Brown
Millner
Shircliff
The Shirtliff Murder Trial and Aftermath at York Inn
A correspondent recounts the murder of William Browne and the trial of Shirtliff. Browne was shot after a dispute at the New Inn near Rotherham. Shirtliff confessed to the act but was initially deemed by some not to require detention. Browne’s wife sought a warrant. the coroner’s jury later found Shirtliff guilty of wilful murder, with Obronn cited in defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Inn
Rotherham
Shirtlif
Brown
Shirtliff
Messis
William Browne
York
Walter Obronn
Obronn
Fielding
Sam
Humble Address Planned on Right of Election in Guildford
Gentlemen clergy and freeholders of this county are informed that an humble address petition and remonstrance on the subject of the violated right of election will be moved on Wednesday next the 30th instant at Guildford. May 23 1779.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elion
Guildford
Rev Mr Ben- TIACKS Bible and Related Works for Sale
Subscribers urged to observe publication by W. Adlard and J. Browne at Fleet Street Nos. 2 Red Lion Court. Also available are earlier numbers in sets or single issues. Other titles include History of Printing sixpence per number, Royal Farrier two shillings sixpence, Royal Gardener and Compleat Wizard various prices, Wilkes and Derrick’s Jests, and letters to G Grenville and the Duke of Grafton at specified prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AHLE
Ben- Tiack
W. Adlard
J. Browne
Red-Lion-Court
Fleet
Street
Evans
Royal Farrier
Royal Gardener
Wilkes
Derrick
G. Grenville
the Duke of Grafton
Leasehold Estate Auction at Earl Court Middlesex Lots A B C
Charles Gastineau and son Brokers Swan Alley Coleman Street announce a sale at the New York Coffee House Sweeting Alley Cornhill on Tuesday at four in the afternoon. Leasehold estate in three lots unexpired for four years located at Earl Court Kenfiggtang Middlesex. Two brick houses three stories high with two rooms per floor, kitchens and cellars, water and gardens behind. Also a tiled house frame and a ground adjoining totaling 34 feet front. Ground rent 42l per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-York
Sweeting
Cornhill
Earl-Court
Kenfiggtang
Middlesex
Charles Gastineau
Swan-Alley
Colemani- Fkreets
Thomas Smith Carpet and Upholstery Sale at Corner Strand
Thomas Smith in Redding offers carpets in Persia Turkey Wilton Kidderminster and Scotch designs eight dollars a yard, plus blankets feather beds quilts and bed furniture. Large stock including ceilings beds and linens available by piece or yard with ready-made choices for sea or land use, offered at very low cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Smith
Arehouse
Butcher-Row
Temple-Barj
Strand
Persia
Turkey
Wilton
Kidderminster
Hatkateen
Cheney
The Modern Art of Cookery Caused From French Dishes
This item announces a second edition priced at sixpence for a cookbook translated from Les Soupers de la Court. It promises plain methods in French and English cookery with receipts, adapted to London markets, by a kitchen clerk of famous households. The imprint lists R. Davis in Piccadilly with an address near Stationers Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Soupers de la Court
Notice of Mercury Drops Cure Advertised by Norton
A letter from William Heron of Portsmouth dated March 6 1770 credits Merchant's Drops with curing inveterate scurvy and eye weakness after other medicines and sea bathing failed. It urges verification by Mr Norton surgeon Golden Square London, lists multiple shops selling the remedy and claims extensive cures of leprosy scurvy ulcers fistulas piles inflammations and blood impurities, noting bottles cost six shillings and that authentic bottles bear John Norton’s handwriting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darny
William Heron
Noretons
Golden
Squarey
Piccadilly
Londo
John Noraton
Hils
N. B
Marchant
Norton
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Middlesex. Journal
the Touchstones
Alfred the Great
Hasle
Britannia
Israel
Middlesex Journal
STR
Mr. Norton
Gelden-squarey
London
Bortsmouthi
eMarch
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!