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The Whisperer No 2 and Middlesex Election Scandals
A fragment from The Whisperer No 2 alleges murders and deserters tied to a Middlesex election plot. It claims a plan to intimidate freeholders with Russian agents, a pardon for Ball and McQuirk, and a bid to seat a candidate despite only three votes. It notes a Lords protest on February 2 about parliamentary authority and the law.
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