Hollywood devastations and lordly aid amid rebellion
The Marquis of Waterford toured Hollywood Wicklow after rebels burned the town, promising temporary huts for winter and eventual rebuilding at his own expense if inhabitants remained well behaved. Magistrates in Wexford faced arrest over ordered shootings. court martial trials continued in Belfast, while Parliament debated the distinction between Court Martial and Martial Law.
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Drogheda
Waterford
Dublin
Hollywood
Wicklow
Wexford
Hunter
London
O’donnel
Lord Cornwallis
Hodgson
Wicklow and
Bray
Z Hodgson
Visc. Powrfcourt
Craig
Belfast
Mir. Harvey
Election of Earl of Eglintowne and Kelso bridge toll free
The Earl of Eglintowne was elected unopposed as one of the Scots peers. Major M Neal reports a calf born early after last summer’s, a remarkable fecundity. Kelso inhabitants subscribed 4001 towards a toll free bridge. An exceptional five year old ox, said to be North Britain’s finest, was killed, measuring 16 feet long and 10 in girth.
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Edinburgh
Earl of
Britain
Righteousness and Defence in Ancient Verse
Bellique causas et villa et modes quoted from Horace. The speaker cites Solomon on righteousness elevating a state and questions whether valor can guard homeland while violating divine commands. If sin destroys, can defence become our foe, as profaners threaten?
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Solomon
Sonnet to Solitude from Northampton Fry 230
A fragmented poem invites Solitude to lead away from chaotic life toward tranquil groves. It imagines intellectual joy, a shaded stream, and Wisdom as a purer fire, contrasting noisy crowds with calm, reflective refuge. The verse laments harsh winds and busy crowds while valuing inner bliss and study.
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Northamptor
On Man Compared to a Sheet of White Paper
A dated reflective verse fragment compares man to a sheet of white paper easily marred by faults. It laments a degraded state where many flaws appear from every side, and little constructive writing remains to be seen.
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Enteram
Che
Behold this Needle of Faith and Restless Heart
The passage likens the human heart to a compass needle that trembles and hunts for its pole until it fixes on its true faith. Once endowed with lively faith, the heart finds no rest on earth and seeks only its heaven.
Whitfield visit sparks misgivings from Charlestown clergy
The text recalls a cleric named Alexander Garden opposing the late Mr. Whitfield in Charlestown, warning parishioners against him with a biblical quip. Whitfield responded playfully with another Bible reference, noting Alexander the copper smith hath done me much harm.
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Mr. Whitfield
Charlestown
America
Alexander Garden
Gardner's Pills advertised as cure for rheumatism and gout
An 1783 advertisement for Gardner's Pills claims cure of goad and rheumatic disorders in many patients. It touts safety for pregnant women, offers substantial monetary security, and lists numerous testimonials from individuals across London. The remedy is presented as gentle, urinary purifying, with electrifying treatment at Long Acre and City Dispensary, urging purchases through various dealers.
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Gardner
Long-Acre
Smithfield
Long-lane
Parkinson
Hoxton
Watfery
Mincing- Lane
Wirehead
Taylor
Hatter
Barbican
Cléménsh
Stepney-Green
Drey
Morris
Clapton
Straydensy
Holywell-lane
Shoreditch
Boulter
Willow Walk
Smith
Earl-Street
Letojs
Wesley
Spitalfields
Watkin
Rider’s Court
Leicester-square
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Trtt
Royal Exchange
Hopwood
Wellcloserfquare
Cork
Borough
War
Holborn
Cropsby
S-Row
Walworth
Cooper
West Ham
Wright
Doncaster
Munn
Kettering
Seantlebury
Sheffield
Royce
Stamford
Caveny
Feversham
Clout
Severoaks
Swinney and Co
Birmingham
Etherington
Rochester
Chatham Dodd
Gravesend
Herfeyr
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