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Political gamblers and abuses of power in 1760s Britain
The author attacks political gamblers and ministerial misuse of power, praising Wilkes as a detector of corruption. He condemns targets like Gillam, Mac Laughlan, and agents like C t, noting pardons, pensions, and abuses of military and legal systems. The piece laments the era’s injustice and predicts restoration of the harmed classes.
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Wilkes
Middlesex
Gillam
MacLaughlan
Annals of
Great Britain
C~t