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Debated Ethics of Court‑Pivoted MPs and Estate Power
A speaker argues that men who gain money at court or live beyond their estates tempt bribery and threaten liberty. He laments modern courtiers who stay in London to manage rents, mortgage estates, and drain country virtue, urging seasoned, landholding men to avoid young, lavish members and to favor elders with property and prudence.
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Squire
London
Wanston House
John
Thomas
Rovers
Parliament
House of Commons
Love
Venus
Old
England
Ann
Dour