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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 19, 1769
Page
4
A Kentish man urges Freeholders to meet and petition the king for redress of grievances. He calls Kentish electors to act boldly against bribery and intimidation, assembling in public spaces to defend birth rights and ancestral privileges for future generations.
A reader laments the removal of a valued Chronicle of Liberty from the Middlesex Journal on May 14, warning that suppressing the paper betrays loyal Britons and endangers the nation. The correspondent recalls bygone eras of integrity, condemns treacherous sycophants, and decries concealment of public affairs by those in power.
The garbled text mimics a letter from Yorkshire Tom Balti e urging action against frequent embezzlements in public funds. It laments corruption and accuses officials of betraying their native country. The writer foresees citizens fleeing abroad with “blackest guilt.”
An extract from the 1st of Henry V 1413 warns that Knights of the Shires must be resident within the shire of election and that electors and proceedings align with writs. It also ordains that citizens and burgesses in cities and boroughs be resident and free in their respective locales.
A pamphlet from St Pauls Coffee House dated October 19 1769 urges the inhabitants of the ward of Farringdon within to cast off lethargy and defend English rights. It challenges common councilmen’s conduct and warns against becoming the subject of scorn for rapine, urging tenacity of liberties and neighborly vigilance.
The Oct 21 issue notes a rumored French memorial condemning British actions against a French ship and a second memorial sought from the ministry. It mentions a lavish gondola gifted by the Earl of Bute, a wager about Wilkes becoming Secretary of State, and various imported misdeeds and disloyalties cited in a critical mood toward the ministry and petitioning spirit.
The fragment recounts talk of Lod Bure planning an invasion to Bareges, disputes over Lord Chancellor succession, and efforts to sway public opinion against Dr Musgrave. It also notes duels, markets, a Claybrooke marriage, and Trevanion’s Dover canvass amid celebrations for liberty.
Fragmentary OCR shows a revivalist anthem urging citizens to be true to country and join as volunteers. Phrases praise honor, freedom, and unity, urging the many against the few and calling for action to be free citizens. The text includes archaic spellings and garbled lines.
Fragmentary OCR item records financial terms including Bank Stock and Iga fourth, 160a-159 Begthis, Jodia ditt, 223 a' t-half, South-Sea ditto, Ann, shut pre New 'Ann, per Cent, Cent. Bank Annuities reduced, hut. 87 3- gths a Ditto 1752, discussing interest rates and stock references in archaic shorthand.
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