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Corrupt Judges and the English Church Debate
A fragmented eighteenth century discourse links severe punishments of corrupt judges in ancient times to modern debates on Church of England power and loyalty. The exchange references Alfred, Cambyses, Jews, and judges, then shifts to London news, Cook the Gloucester butcher, and interwoven opinions on Papists, Jacobites, dissenters, and royal authority. The Country-man urges unity under Queen and Church in a polarized era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
John
Atottingham
Elias
Beckingham
Fieta
William Thorp
Seldens
Adark the Evangelist
Sheir
London
Holland
Jamaica
Gloucester
Tyburn
Treassn
Church of England
England
Saycroft
Batemans
Temmisons
Lorrain
Newgate