Charge to secure Fol Wilkes from custody in 1768 Norwich
The Free and Independent Citizens and Electors of Norwich demand the release of Fol. Wilkes, knight of Middlesex, held in the King's Bench on outlawry. They urge Parliament to restore his seat, denounce his imprisonment as an affront to liberty, and affirm their support for his rights, dated October 25, 1768.
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Fol
Wilkes
Middlesex
England
King’s Bench
Ohn Wilkes
House of Commons
Norwich
Instructions of Middlesex Freeholders to their Parliament Representatives
The Freeholders of Middlesex direct their representatives to uphold trial by jury, demand a strict parliamentary inquiry into the May riot in St George's Fields, seek a probe into the Brentford murders of last December, review county justice and peace commissions, and press an inquiry into territorial revenue from Indian conquests.
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Mipplesex
Joan Wilkes
Joan Glywn
County of Middlesex
St. George’s Fields
Brentford
Commission of the Peace
India
The Instructions of Westminster Electors to Their Representatives
The document records Westminster electors urging continued trial by jury, opposing information and attachment in criminal prosecutions, and demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the care of Joan Wilkes. It also notes an order punishing a publisher and details a court commitment of William Bingley for bail.
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Westminster
Fare Percy
Epwis Sanpys
Westminter
Middlesex
Joan Wilkes
Saint Hilary
George the
England
William Bingley
Sir Fletcher Norton
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Worwich
W. Bingley
Durham Yard
Strand
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