Epidemic Dispute Over Military Power in Britain and America
A sweeping critique traces military despotism across Britain, Ireland, and Boston, arguing officers shielded by prerogative abuse civil liberties. It cites riots, court interference, and trials, condemning attempts to render juries useless while warning of rising military impunity and political danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
St. George’s
Tiberiy
St. George’s Fields
Kenions
Macloughlan
Macleane
Gillam
Ganfell
Ireland
Dublin
Boston
Preston
Guildford
L'Aylor
Westminster
England
Cabal
Press-Gangs Information Scheme for City Order
A reader urges printers to aid government by guiding Sir John Fielding’s informers to skulkers and idle disorderly persons in the city. The plan promises a reward for tips on disreputable servants and haunts, aiming to recruit able men for service and reduce crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stk
John. Fielding
Sir John’s
Tyburn
Odd fragmentary note on goods and delivery terms
The readable text mentions various goods and flavors such as Green aid Citron and Cinnamon, with phrases about delivery terms. It references phrases like one gallon or upwards, paid on delivery or returned, and delivery within three miles of Temple-Barriage, indicating a tentative description of a delivery sale or trade notice with unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Dovel
Liberty and Civics Defenders in Wilkes Era Journal
A historical advertisement announces a publication by John Wilkes and others on civil liberty, printed in Newgate Street and Norfolk Street. It advertises an elegy and notes a 2s price, with a supplemental account of prosecutions and Wilkes’s imprisonment details, plus a weekly delivery offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingley
Newgate
Snnee Wan
Norfolk ‘Street
John “Wilkes
Clathe
Sagan Wilkes
Briton
William Bing
King’s Bench
Fragmented OCR note on allowances and quantities
A garbled OCR fragment discusses an allowance and quantities related to a sea context, with unclear figures and broken names. It mentions payment or provision to individuals and references a container or phial, but the text is too incomplete to determine a clear event or subject.
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Epliament
James
Earl of
Bure
James the First
Charles
Maufe
Stuart
Rome
Britain
Burnet
Ryle
Lord Rochester
Nell
Gwynns
Wales
William
Georges
York and
Cumbersland
Tames
Rex
P.S
Boytie
The
Middlesex ‘Journal
Quus
Oy Deo Ss Co
Cove
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