Duelling Edict from Pharamond Brings Range of Reforms
A letter critiques biblical translation disputes in Psalm cv 28 and praises scriptural study. It recounts King Pharamond of Gaul issuing an edict against duelling, condemning noble customs supporting combat and detailing severe penalties for sending or accepting challenges, with all estates to heirs of offenders.
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Kennicott
de Roffi
Moses
Aaron
Leclerc
Dathe
Michaelis
Cranmer
Bishop Coverdale
Switzerland
Coverdale
Luther
James
Felec
Pharamond
France
Blois
Duelling in Hyde Park Ends with Wounded Captain
A duel occurred in Hyde Park on Saturday morning the 16th between Captain M and Mr L. After six blows the captain was wounded in the breast. A young surgeon among the seconds deemed the injury dangerous and Mr L fled by post chaise from Kensington. The piece laments the rising duel menace and calls for punishment of duellists as regional moral decay.
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Hyde Park
Mr. L
Kensington
Foundation Stone Laid for Liverpool Methodist Chapel
In Liverpool on March 18 1799 a foundation stone was laid for a new Methodist Chapel amid a large gathering. The service opened with prayer then the stone was laid as verses of devotion were sung praising faith, grace, and building a church for mankind through Jesu's love. The article notes ongoing vice and infidelity worldwide despite progress.
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Liverpool
Jesu