Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1727-1760

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A Fifth letter to the people of England : on M----l influence : and management of national treasure
A Genuine account of the behaviour, confession and dying words, of Francis Townly, (nominal) colonel of the Manchester regiment, Thomas Deacon, James Dawson, John Barwick, George Fletcher and Andrew Blood, captains in the Manchester regiment, Thomas Chadwick, lieutenant, Thomas Sydall, adjutant in the same and Counsellor David Morgan, a voluntier in the pretender's army : who were executed the 30th day of July, 1746, at Kennington Common, for high treason, in levying war against His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Second
A Letter to His E--y L--t G--l B--h
A Letter to His Grace the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury[.]
A Letter to His Grace the D--- of N-------e : on the duty he owes himself, his king, his country and his God, at this important moment
A Letter to His Grace the Duke of Grafton, on the present situation of public affairs
A Letter to Sir G----e C------n, shewing reasons for setting him aside at the approaching election. : With reflections on his letter of the 24th instant. Humbly offered to the consideration of the electors in all the corporations of Great Britain
A Letter to the Revd. William Whiston A.M. occasioned by his publication of the memoirs of his own life
A Letter to the Right Honourable J-P-, S-R of the H----e of C--------s in I - - - - - D
A Letter to the Right Honourable William Pitt, Esq., : being an impartial vindication of the conduct of the ministry, from the commencement of the present war to this time : in answer to the aspersions cast upon them by Admiral Byng and his advocates
A Letter to the Right Honourable author of A letter to a citizen [i. e. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham] : with animadversions on the answer thereto, and on the behaviour of the corporation of the city of London : in which his reasons for resigning; the conduct, success and advantages of his administration; his fidelity to his country; capacity for directing the transactions of war, commerce and pacification, are fairly stated and freely considered
A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of B***, on a late important resignation, and its probable consequences
A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of H******x, concerning a parliamentary peace
A Letter to the citizens of London
A Letter to the people of England, on the necessity of putting an immediate end to the war : and the means of obtaining an advantageous peace
A Letter, to the author of an Examination of the principles; and an enqury [sic] into the conduct of the two b--rs : in which is proved, by indisputable facts of foreign transactions, that the two b--rs are true guardians to these kingdoms; have done every thing in their power, to retrieve what was lost in a late administration; that they have already recover'd more than could probably be expected; and are therefore falsly accused by the said letter writer
A New system of patriot policy : containing the genuine recantation of the British Cicero : to which is added, an abstract of the reciprocal duties of representatives and their constituents, on constitutional principles
A Political and satyrical history of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, and 1759. : In a series of one hundred humourous and entertaining prints. Containing, all the most remarkable transactions, characters and caricaturas of those memorable years. To which is annexed, an explanatory account or key to every print, which renders the whole full and significant
A Review of the whole political conduct of a late eminent patriot, and his friends, for twenty years last past : in which is contained, a complete history of the late opposition : and a full answer to a pamphlet, entitled, Faction detected by the evidence of facts, &c
A Slight review of the transactions of the late long Parliament, : With some observations on the rise and progress of the septennial bill
A bill for the more easy taking the poll at elections of knights of the shire to serve in Parliament for that part of Great Britain called England : and to restrain the partiality, and regulate the conduct, of returning officers at such elections
A brief narrative of the late campaigns in Germany and Flanders. : In a letter to a member of Parliament
A brief view of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, : as it is at this day practised in England. Addressed to Sir Nathaniel Curzon, Bart. and the rest of the gentlemen of the committee appointed by Parliament, for inquiring into the abuses and corruptions of ecclesiastical courts and jurisdictions
A caveat against concluding this session with an act of indemnity
A chronicle and lamentation, for the year 1743 : taken from the Westminster Journal, Saturday, October 22, 1743
A collection of letters from several counties, cities and boroughs : containing, instructions to their representatives in Parliament to oppose any extension of the excise laws
A collection of political and humorous letters, : poems, and Articles of News, Publish'd in an Evening Paper, intitled, The National Journal, or, Country Gazette. Which began to be publish'd on Saturday, March 22d, 1746, and was suppress'd on Thursday, June the 12th following, by the Printer and Author's being taken into Custody, and the former confined in Newgate 'till the 26th Day of February, 1746-7, when he was discharg'd by Habeas Corpus; the Suspension of that Act being then just expired
A collection of political tracts
A collection of political tracts
A collection of political tracts. : By the author of the Dissertation upon parties
A collection of political tracts. : By the author of the Dissertation upon parties
A collection of political tracts. : On the following subjects, viz. 1. Ways and means to man the navy upon any emergency, with less expence to the government, and no wifeinconvenient to the merchants and traders. II. Stock-Jobbing whether prejudical to, or the support of the publick credit of Great Britain. III. The advantage of accruing to the landed interest of Great Britain, from promoting the British distillery, by encouraging the exportation of manufactured spirits to the baltick, and other foreign parts. IV. Considerations on the more effectual punishment of criminals, whereby the transporation act will not be eluded, and to prevent digging human bodies out of their graves for anatomical dissections. V. A dissertation concerning the laws of China, as they were instituted in the time of Kao, who was emperor 1700 years before the birth of our Saviour. To which is added; a philosophical essay on the effects of the bite of a mad dog; and a prescription, whereby any person labouring under that misfortune, may infallibly cure himself. By Eboranos
A compleat view of the present politicks of Great-Britain : in a letter from a German nobleman, to his friend at Vienna : translated from the French original lately printed at Brussels
A compleat view of the present politicks of Great-Britain. : In a Letter From a German Nobleman, To his Friend at Vienna. Translated From the French Original, lately printed at Brussels
A congratulatory letter to Selim, : on the Three letters to the Whigs
A congratulatory letter to a certain right honourable person, : upon his Late Disappointment
A congratulatory letter to a certain right honourable person, upon his late disappointment
A continuation of The plain reasoner : wherein the plain answerer is favour'd with a few proper comments, and some others with compendious anecdotes, taken from the breast of an Egyptian mummy : the arguments of the former Plain reasoner are illustrated and enforc'd : the spirit and genius of affected patriotism, detected and exploded, and the conduct of our naval affairs set in a proper light
A continuation of The plain reasoner. : Wherein The Plain Answerer is favour'd with a few proper Comments; and some Others with compendious Anecdotes, taken from the Breast of an Egyptian Mummy. The Arguments Of the former Plain Reasoner are illustrated and enforc'd; The Spirit and Genius Of affected Patriotism, detected and exploded; and the Conduct Of our Naval Affairs set in a proper Light
A critical history of the administration of Sr Robert Walpole, now Earl of Orford : collected chiefly from the debates in Parliament, and the political writings on both sides ... to the whole are prefix'd, some particulars of Mr. Walpole's public life, before the year 1721
A critical history of the last important sessions of Parliament, : which probably put a period to B-sh liberty. With an enquiry into the conduct of the principal leaders in that political campaign. By a Member of the House of Commons
A critical, : Expatiatory, and Interesting address To a Certain right honourable apostate, on his Present Unaccountable Conduct at this Critical Juncture; and on several other important and National Affairs
A defence of the measures of the present administration : being an impartial answer to what has been objected against it : in a letter to --
A defence of the most essential articles of Christian belief, against the cavils of modern atheists and infidels; particularly, the writings of the late Mr. C-ll-ns, and the late Mathew Tindal, Doctor of Laws
A defence of the people : or, Full Confutation of the pretended facts, advanc'd In a late Huge, Angry Pamphlet; call'd Faction detected. In a letter To the Author of that weighty Performance
A defence of the people : or, Full Confutation of the pretended facts, advanc'd In a late Huge, Angry Pamphlet; call'd faction detected. In a letter To the Author of that weighty Performance
A defence of the people, or, Full confutation of the pretended facts, advanc'd in a late huge, angry pamphlet, call'd Faction detected : in a letter to the author of that weighty performance
A detection of the considerations on the navy-bill. : By a seaman
A dialogue between Sir Andrew Freeport and Timothy Squat, Esquire, on the subject of excises : being a full review of the whole dispute concerning a change of the duties on wine and tobacco into an excise
A dialogue between Sir Andrew Freeport and Timothy Squat, Esquire, on the subject of excises. : Being a full review of the whole dispute concerning a change of the duties on wine and tobacco into an excise
A discourse on trade, liberty and taxes : addressed to all land-holders, and traders in Great Britain
A discourse on trade, liberty and taxes. : Addressed to all land-holders and traders in Great-Britain. Dedicated more particularly to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Recorder Of the City of Lincoln
A dissertation on patriotism : shewing, the use of those two great qualifications of a patriot, integrity and courage : with many considerations highly proper to excite every Englishman to practice these virtues, so necessary at this time, both out of regard to the present state of Great-Britain in particular, as of Europe in general
A dissertation on the present conjuncture : particularly with regard to trade
A dissertation on the present conjuncture : particularly with regard to trade. By a merchant of Bristol
A dissuasive from party and religious animosities : containing, I. An account of the progress and effects of our religious differences from the reign of James I. to the Revolution ... II. Reasons against the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts ... III. Remarks on the Answer to the Country-parson's plea ...
A draught of a bill of complaint in the High Court of C---nc--ry, by Mrs. Magna Britannia, complaint. against Robert de Houghton, and others, defendants, Praying A Discovery of Secret Services for some Years past, Relief from several hard Contracts which the Complainant hath, against her Will, been forced into; and an Enquiry into the present State of her Affairs. As Likewise That Writs, Ne exeat Regno, be issued forthwith against the Defendants in her Behalf. By a Welch attorney
A fifth letter to the people of England : on the subversion of the constitution : and, the necessity of it's being restored
A fifth letter, by the author of four former letters to the people of England : in which some new lights are thrown on particular affairs ; and contains an answer to a court pamphlet, intitled, The conduct of the ministry impartially examined : also, a letter, shewing the reasons of the misconduct and miscarriages of the navy ..
A final answer to the Remarks on the Craftsman's vindication : and to all the libels, which have come, or may come from the same quarter againt the person, last mentioned in the Craftsman of the 22d of May
A first letter to the people of England. : On the present situation and conduct of national affairs
A fourth letter to the people of England : on the conduct of the M-----rs in alliances, fleets, and armies, since the first differences on the Ohio, to the taking of Minorca by the French
A fourth letter to the people of England : on the conduct of the M----rs in alliances, fleets, and armies, since the first differences on the Ohio, to the taking of Minorca by the French ..
A fourth letter to the people of England : on the conduct of the Mr̲̲̲̲̲s in alliances, fleets, and armies, since the first differences on the Ohio, to the taking of Minorca by the French
A fragment of the Japanese history. : Translated from the High Dutch of Mr. Van-Loon. With notes
A free and impartial enquiry into the extraordinary and advantagious bargain, (lately under the consideration of Parliament) for remitting money for the pay of the forces abroad for the year 1743 : being a faithful specimen of the oeconomy and management of the present administration in domestic affairs
A free and impartial enquiry into the extraordinary and advantagious bargain, (lately under the consideration of Parliament) for remitting money for the pay of the forces abroad, for the year 1743. Being a faithful specimen of the oeconomy and management of the present administration in domestic affairs
A full and clear vindication of the Full answer to a Letter from a by-stander : in which all the Cambridge gentleman's cavils and misrepresentations of that book, in his Letter to Mr. Thomas Carte, are exposed and refuted
A full and true account of the dreadful and melancholly Earthquake, which happened between twelve and one o'clock in the morning. : On Thursday the fifth instant. With an exact list of such persons as have hitherto been sound in the Rubbish. In a letter from a gentleman in town, to his friend in the country
A full and true account of the dreadful and melancholy Earthquake, which happened between twelve and one o'clock in the morning, on Thursday the fifth instant. : With an exact list of such persons as have hitherto been sound in the Rubbish. In two letters from a gentleman in town, to his friend in the country
A full and true account of the late Whitehall hurricane : the causes thereof, and the effects it is liable to produce
A full and true account of the strange and miraculous conversion of all the tories in Great Britain; by the preaching of Caleb D'Anvers, prophet and apostle to these nations
A full answer to the Letter from a by-stander, &c. : wherein his false calculations, and misrepresentations of facts in the time of King Charles II are refuted, and an historical account is given of all the parliamentary aids in that reign, from the journals of the House of Commons, the ancient and modern power of the Crown, and the excessive height to which it is risen of late, are clearly represented : and reasons offered for restoring to the freeholders of England their ancient right of chusing high sheriffs and justices of peace in the country courts, as a proper means towards restoring the balance of our constitution, and putting a stop to the progress of corruption
A full answer to the Letter from a by-stander, &c.eans towards restoring the ballance of our constitution, and putting a stop to the progress of corruption
A full collection of all the proclamations and orders : published by the authority of Charles Prince of Wales, Regent of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, and Dominions thereunto belonging : since his arrival in Edinburgh the 17th day of September, till the 15th of October, 1745
A further report from the Committee of Secrecy, Appointed to Enquire into the Conduct of Robert, Earl of Orford : during the last ten years of his being first commissioner of the Treasury, and chancellor and under-treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer : delivered the 30th of June 1742
A further report from the Committee of Secrecy, appointed to enquire into the conduct of Robert E. of Orford, during the last ten years of his being First Commissioner of the Treasury, and Chancellor and Under Treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer. To which is prefixed, the first report from the Committee of Secrecy, made May 13. 1742
A further report from the Committee of Secrecy, appointed to enquire into the conduct of Robert, Earl of Orford : during the last ten years of his being first commissioner of the Treasury ... : deliveredthe 30th of June 1742
A further report from the Committee of Secresy [sic], appointed to Enquire into the Conduct of Robert, Earl of Orford : during the last ten years of his being first commissioner of the Treasury, and chancellor and under-treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer
A further vindication of the honour and privileges of the Commons of Great-Britain. : With the case of Place-Men in Parliament, Reconsidered seriously and impartially
A general remonstrance to the whole people of England, : But to the Several Electors In Particular: Concerning the ensuing Elections for Members to serve in Parliament. I. Shewing the Antiquity, Nature, and Design of Parliaments. II. The Business, Power, and Use of Parliaments. III. How the Electors are to be govern'd in their Choice of proper Members. IV. The Persons who are worthy to be Representatives of the People, having so great a Trust repos'd in them as the Lives, Liberties, and Properties of their Constituents. Highly proper to be read by every Subject in Great Britain
A general reply to the several answerers, &c. : of a Letter Written to a noble lord, by the Right Honourable Edmund Burke
A general view of the present politics and interests of the principal powers of Europe : Particularly of Those at war; Wherein the Nature of the peace to be expected on the Conclusion of the War, and the Conduct of those who chiefly contributed to the Successes of France, are impartially considered. In a Letter from the Hague, to a Foreign Minister at London
A general view of the present politics and interests of the principal powers of Europe : particularly of those at war : wherein the nature of the peace to be expected on the conclusion of the war and the conduct of those who chiefly contributed to the successes of France, are impartially considered : in a letter from The Hague to a foreign minister at London
A general view of the present politics and interests of the principal powers of Europe; particularly of those at war; Wherein the Nature of the Peace to be expected upon the Conclusion of the War, and the Conduct of those who chiefly contributed to the Successes of France, are impartially considered. In a letter from the Hague, to a foreign minister at London
A genuine account of the trials, behaviour after sentence of death, and execution of Francis Townley, John Berwick, Andrew Blood, Thomas David Morgan, Thomas Deacon, Thomas Siddal, James Dawson, George Fletcher, and Thomas Chadwick, ... on Kennington common, in the county o Surry, on Wednesday the 30th of July, 1746, for high treason ...
A genuine copy of the tryal of J----- P------l, Esq., &c. commonly call'd E----- of E-------, the reputed author of a pamphlet entitled An examination of the principles, &c. of the two b-----rs : try'd on Wednesday the 22d of February, at the Old-Bailey, for several high crimes and misdemeanours, on a special commission of Oyer and Terminer, directed to the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Truth, the Lord Chief Baron Reason, and Mr. Justice Honesty ...
A hint upon instructions from the electors to their representatives in Parliament : with remarks upon a letter publish'd in the London-Evening-Post, on Tuesday the 5th. instant and re-publish'd on the 9th. in the same Paper. No Act of Cowardice is more Ignoble and Ungenirous, than to Libel any Man's Reputation by Artful Speeches, and false Insinuations; Libelers of every degree are like Ruffians that Stab in the Dark; (and as Serpents that Bite) basely Creep into Holes for want of Courage openly to Avow their Actions
A hue and cry after part of a pack of hounds : which broke out of their kennel in Westminster : to which is added modern characters, by another hand
A hue and cry. Run away from his master's service in the night-time, ...
A key for filling up the blanks in a pamphlet lately published, : intitled, The fatal consequences of ministerial influence, &c
A key to the Craftsman
A key to the business of the present s-----------n : viz. I. His H----'s speech to his life-guard of Switzers, at their general rendevouz in D-----S----t. II Certain important hints deliver'd to an assembly of independents, at the Fountain-Tavern, in the Strand
A key to the business of the present s--------n : viz. I. His H--------'s speech to his life-guard of Switzers, at their general Rendezvous in D-g-S-t. II. Certain important hints deliver'd to an assembly of Independents, at the Fountain-Tavern in the Strand
A key to the business of the present s-n : viz. I. His H-'s speech to his life-guard of Switzers, at their general Rendevouz in D-g - S-t. II. Certain important hints deliver'd to an Assembly of Independents, at the Fountain-Tavern, in the Strand
A key to the business of the present s-n : viz. I. His H-'s speech to his life-guard of Switzers, at their general Rendevouz in D-g-S-t. II. Certain important hints deliver'd to an assembly of independents, at the Fountain-Tavern, in the Strand
A letter addressed to two great men, : on the prospect of peace; and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negociation
A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace : and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negociation
A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace : and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negociation. [Nine lines of quotations]
A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace : and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negotiation
A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace : and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negotiation. [Nine lines of quotations]
A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace; : and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negociation. : [Nine lines of quotations]
A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace; : and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negotiation. : [Nine lines of quotations]
A letter from Ibrahim Bassa, : Grand Visier to the late depos'd Sultan Achmet, who was strangled ... for male [sic]-administration, to Don Ruperto de Poli, Knt. ... With Don Ruperto's answer; ..
A letter from Waitwell Longhead, Esq., of Freeland-Manor in the county of Bucks : to his friend Sir Politick Wou'd-be, president of a weekly-assembly of quidnuncks ... wherein the late circumstances of the nation, with respect to foreign affairs, are set in a true light ...
A letter from Xo Ho, : a Chinese philosopher at London, to his friend Lien Chi at Peking
A letter from Xo Ho, a Chinese philosopher at London, to his friend Lienchi at Peking
A letter from a Bavarian officer, : in the service of the Empress-Queen, &c. to his friend in London: containing a view of the state of the empire; together with Some Reflexions on the present political Turn of Affairs in Germany, and the Part the English are likely to act on this important Occasion. Translated from the original German, now in the Hand of a Gentleman in London. by Mr. P. M. M
A letter from a Spaniard in London to his friend at Madrid : setting forth the happy consequences that must accrue to Spain, from the late conduct of her great friend, at the court of England
A letter from a Spaniard in London to his friend at Madrid. : Setting forth the happy consequences that must accrue to Spain, from the late conduct of her great friend, at the court of England
A letter from a by-stander to a member of Parliament : wherein is examined what necessity there is for the maintenance of a large regular land-force in this island, what proportions the revenues of the crown have born to those of the people, at different periods from the Restoration to His present Majesty's accession, and whether the weight of power in the regal or popular scale now preponderates
A letter from a cobler to the people of England : on affairs of importance
A letter from a cobler to the people of England, : on Affairs of Importance
A letter from a cobler to the people of England, on affairs of importance
A letter from a commoner in town, : to a noble lord in the Country
A letter from a dissenter to the author of The Craftsman. : Occasioned by his paper of the 27th of October last
A letter from a dissenter to the author of the Craftsman : occasioned by his paper of the 27th of October last
A letter from a gentleman in the west of England to his friend in London
A letter from a gentleman in town to his friend in the country : recommending the necessity of frugality
A letter from a gentleman in town to his friend in the country, : Recommending the Necessity of frugality
A letter from a gentleman in town to his friend in the country, recommending the necessity of frugality
A letter from a member of Parliament to His Grace the Duke of ***** : upon the present situation of affairs
A letter from a member of Parliament, to the freeholders in his county, on the present state of the nation
A letter from a member of the last Parliament, to a new member of the present, concerning the conduct of the war with Spain : with some observations on the Hanover neutrality, as far as it may relate to, or affect Great Britain
A letter from a merchant of the city of London, to the R---t H----ble W----P----Esq. : upon the affairs and commerce of North America, and the West-Indies; our African trade; the destination of our squadrons and convoys; new taxes, and the schemes proposed for raising the extraordinary supplies for the current year
A letter from an absented Member to a friend at Westminster, : Shewing his reasons for retiring into the Country upon the present Situation of the Affairs of Great Britain
A letter from the Count Sinzendorf, Chancellor of the Court to His Imperial and Catholick Majesty sent to Monsieur de Palm the Emperor's resident in the court of Great-Britain, dated from Vienna the 20th of February 1727
A letter from the people to Caleb D'Anvers Esq;
A letter to Caleb D'Anvers, Esq, on his Proper reply to a late scurrilous libel, entitled, Sedition and defamation display'd, &c
A letter to His E-y L-t G-l B-h
A letter to His Excellency Mr. Ulrick D'Ypres, : chief minister of the King of Sparta. In answer to His Excellency's two epistles lately published in the Daily Courant. With a Word or Two to the Hyp-Doctor, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Walsingham; All joint Advocates for his Spartan Majesty. By Eustace Budgell, Esq;
A letter to His Excellency Mr. Ulrick D'Ypres, : chief minister to the King of Sparta. In answer to his Excellency's two epistles lately published in the Daily Courant. With a word or two to the Hyp-Doctor, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Walsingham; All joint Advocates for his Spartan Majesty. By Eustace Budgell Esq;
A letter to His Excellency Mr. Ulrick D'Ypres, : chief minister to the King of Sparta. In answer to his Excellency's two epistles lately published in the Daily courant. With a Word or Two to the Hyp-Doctor, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Walsingham; All joint Advocates for his Spartan Majesty. By Eustace Budgell Esq;
A letter to His Grace the D- of N---e, : on The Duty he owes himself, his King, his Country and his God, at this important moment
A letter to His Grace the Duke of N********, on the present crisis in the affairs of Great Britain. : Containing, reflections on a late great resignation
A letter to His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury : containing, a proposal for the improvement of Latin schools
A letter to Mr. P** on occasion of his late letter in answer to the Remarks, &c..
A letter to Mr. St. -n, late Lord B-. : In which the false reasonings and evasions, in a pamphlet called, A final answer to the Remarks on the Craftsman's vindication, &c. are plainly detected: and in which is an impartial examination into the most important parts of the late Lord B-'s life and character
A letter to Mr. St. -n, late Lord B-. : In which the false reasonings and evasions, in a pamphlet called, A final answer to the remarks on the Craftsman's vindication, &c. are plainly detected: and in which is an impartial examination into the most important parts of the late Lord B-'s life and character
A letter to Sir George Saville, Bart. upon the allegiance of a British subject: occasioned by his late bill in Parliament in favour of the Roman Catholics of this Kingdom
A letter to Sir William Windham. : II. Some reflections on the present state of the nation. III. A letter to Mr. Pope. By the late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke
A letter to Sir William Windham. : Written in the Year Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventeen. Also Some reflections on the present state of the nation. Likewise A letter to Mr. Pope. By the late Right Honourable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke
A letter to The craftsman, : On the Game of Chess. Occasioned by his Paper of the Fifteenth of this Month
A letter to William Pulteney, Esq, : concerning the administration of affairs in Great Britain for several years passed, and the present State thereof, with Observations on our polemical Writers
A letter to William Pulteney, Esq, : concerning the administration of affairs in Great Britain for several years passed, and the present State thereof, with observations on our polemical writers
A letter to a Fellow of a college. : Being the sequel of A letter to a Young Gentleman of Oxford. By Edward Bentham, B. D. Fellow of Oriel College
A letter to a Member of Parliament. : Concerning the present state of affairs at home and abroad. By a true lover of the people
A letter to a Right Honourable Member of Parliament : demonstrating the absolute necessity of Great Britain's assisting the House of Austria, and pointing out the measures that may and ought to be taken for securing Russia, Portugal, and Sardinia in our interest and alliance : as also the safest and most practicable methods to put a stop to the exportation of our wooll
A letter to a Right Honourable Member of Parliament, : demonstrating the absolute necessity of Great Britain's assisting the House of Austria; ... As also the safest and most practicable methods to put a stop to the exportation of our wooll [sic]. By an impartial hand
A letter to a fellow of a college. Being the sequel of A letter to a young gentleman of Oxford. By Edward Bentham, B. D. Fellow of Oriel College
A letter to a general officer in the army of the allies, : In respect to the Behaviour of the Blues; in which are mentioned various Circumstances relating to the late Battle of Dettingen, never hitherto publish'd. With Another Genuine letter from a Lieutenant in the Blues to his Brother; in which the whole Affair of their Conduct is discussed, and the Honour of the Regiment fully vindicated
A letter to a great M---------r, on the prospect of a peace : wherein the demolition of the fortifications of Louisbourg is shewn to be absurd; the importance of Canada fully refuted; the proper barrier pointed out in North America; and the reasonableness and necessity of retaining the French sugar islands : containing remarks on some preceding pamphlets that have treated of the subject, and a succinct view of the whole terms that ought to be insisted on from France at a future negociation
A letter to a member of Parliament, concerning the present state of affairs at home and abroad
A letter to a member of this new Parliament, : From a true Lover of the Liberties of the People. Being An answer to a letter wrote to a Member of the last Parliament by his H-r, in which the Privilege of instructing our Representatives was ridiculed; the Reasons why a Place-Bill should not pass into a Law were defended, and the Conduct of the present War with Spain was vindicated: Together with Some Remarks upon the Conduct of some Persons in Britain, before and since the late Emperor of Germany's Death
A letter to the Craftsman, on the game of chess : occasioned by his paper of the fifteenth of this month
A letter to the E--- of S---r : in which are examined the conduct of our several ministries with respect to the ballance of power in Europe, the necessity of supporting the House of Austria, and prescribing bounds to the power of France : together with some observations on the rise, conduct, and progress of the present war, the behaviour of the mercenaries, and the personal treatment of His L------p
A letter to the King of *****
A letter to the Lord Viscount B---ke : occasioned by his treatment of a deceased friend
A letter to the Lords and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled : containing, a state of the cause between the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole and Mr Whatley, as It now lies at Issue in the Hands of the Members of the most Honourable the Privy-Council, by Mr Whatley's most humble Appeal to his Majesty, in the Cause between Them
A letter to the Protestant dissenters, : of all denominations, on the Present Situation of Affairs
A letter to the Reverend Mr. R. Housman, : occasioned by his late sermon in which the principal doctrines of the gospel are enumerated
A letter to the Reverend Mr. Thomas Carte : author of the Full answer to the letter from a bystander in which several important and interesting facts respecting the revenues and civil government of England are elucidated, and, at the end is exhibited the picture of a new revolution
A letter to the Reverend Mr. Thomas Carte, : Author of the Full Answer to the Letter from a bystander. In which Several Important and Interesting Facts respecting the Revenues and Civil Government of England are Elucidated, And, at the End is Exhibited The Picture of a New Revolution. By a Gentleman of Cambridge
A letter to the Reverend Mr. Thomas Carte, author of the Full answer to the Letter from a bystander
A letter to the Right Hon. Wm. Pitt, on the restriction of the Regent's authority
A letter to the Right Honorable Mr. Secretary Hobart, : on the present claims of certain Roman Catholics
A letter to the Right Honorable the Earl of Et, : or, considerations on sending land forces to Portugal
A letter to the Right Honourable Ch-----s T-----nd, Esq
A letter to the Right Honourable Charles Townshend
A letter to the Right Honourable J-- P----, : speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland
A letter to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, concerning the election of a King of Poland, the claim of King Stanislaus, the views of the House of Austria, and the interest of Great-Britain. By Charles Forman, Esq;
A letter to the Right Honourable W. P., Esq : by an Englishman
A letter to the Right Honourable William Pitt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, : on his conduct with respect to the loan concluded on the twenty-fifth of November last, and the suspicious circumstances attending that transaction, As reported to the House of Commons by the Committee appointed to inquire into the same
A letter to the Right Honourable William Windham, member for Norwich, upon the present election judicature
A letter to the Right Honourable author of A letter to a citizen : with animadversions on the answer thereto, and on the behaviour of the Corporation of the City of London : in which his reasons for resigning, the conduct, success and advantages of his administration, his fidelity to his country, capacity for directing the transactions of war, commerce and pacification, are fairly stated and freely considered
A letter to the Right Honourable the E--- T-----, : upon his conduct in a late negociation, and its consequences. To which is prefixed a curious dialogue between a certain Rt. Hon. author and his bookseller
A letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax, : &c. on the peace
A letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Hilsborough, on the present situation of affairs in America. : In which the arguments in favour of the colonies, are placed in a new point of view, and their Rights and Privileges are incontestibly demonstrated on constitutional Principles, supported by unanswerable Arguments drawn from their ancient original Charters, and the Circumstances attending their first Settlement. Together with a serious and impartial Consideration of the Consequences which must necessarily result from the Exercise of coercive Measures, to compel them to a Submission to the late Acts of Parliament. Also an appendix in answer to a pamphlet intituled, The constitutional right of Great-Britain to tax the colonies
A letter to the Right Honourable the Marquis of Granby, Commander in Chief of the army. Concerning the regulations lately established, relative to the sale of military commissions
A letter to the Right Revd. Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. : Occasioned by a sermon preached by His Lordship on the death of Mr. Richard Archbold, formerly a Jesuite professed, who conformed to the established Church of Ireland, in the Year 1755, &c
A letter to the Rt. Hon. Lord Grenville, : one of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state, &c. in which the present state of the British nation is considered, Both Positively, And in comparison with the present state of the French nation
A letter to the Secret Committee : containing certain extraordinary practices of the late M----r, intended to have been laid before them in a private manner, and now submitted to their publick consideration
A letter to the Tories
A letter to the University of Cambridge, : On A Late Resignation. By a Gentleman of Oxford
A letter to the Whigs. : Occasion'd by The Letter to the Tories
A letter to the author of The case fairly stated, : From an old Whig
A letter to the citizens of London
A letter to the craftsmen, upon the change of affairs in Europe by the war that is begun against the Emperour
A letter to the editor of the letters : on the spirit of patriotism, the idea of a patriot-king, and the state of parties, &c. : occasioned by the editor's advertisement
A letter to the gentlemen of the Common Council
A letter to the gentlemen of the Common Council. : By a citizen and watchmaker
A letter to the great man, occasioned by the letter to two great men. : In which many of that writer's absurdities, inconsistencies and contradictions are detected. And the fatal tendency of his propositions exposed. By a Citizen of London. A disciple of Sidney and Locke
A letter to the late recorder of N-------
A letter to the late recorder of N-. : From an Old Friend
A letter to the late recorder of N-. : From an Old Friend
A letter to the linen-manufacturers of Ireland, on the subject of protecting duties
A letter to the merchants and tradesmen of Great Britain : particularly to those of London and Bristol : upon their late glorious behaviour and happy success, in opposing the extension of the excise laws : with a few seasonable cautions : and something more, which it is hoped will be agreeable to every true Englishman
A letter to the merchants and tradesmen of Great Britain, : particularly to those of London and Bristol; upon their late glorious behaviour and happy success, in opposing the extension of the excise-laws: with a few seasonable cautions. And something more, which it is hope will be agreeable to every true Englishman. By Eustace Budgell, Esq;
A letter to the people of England : on the present situation and conduct of national affairs : letter I ..
A letter to the people of England, : upon the militia, Continental Connections, Neutralities, and Secret Expeditions
A letter to the person last mentioned in the Craftsman of the 22d of May
A letter to the rector of Fryerning : upon his refusing to pay his rates to the parish assessments, &c
A letter to the secret committee. : Containing, Certain Extraordinary Practices of the late M-r, intended to have been laid before them in a private Manner, and now submitted to their Publick Consideration
A modest enquiry into the present state of foreign affairs : founded on facts and intended to open the eyes of the nation to their true interest
A modest enquiry into the present state of foreign affairs : founded on facts, and intended to open the eyes of the nation to their true interest
A new order of His Majesty in Council, : Dated the twenty second of March, 1747, relating to the distemper'd cattle, for continuing the present orders, which will expire on the twenty fourth instant, to the eighth of April next, when they are to cease; and for establishing new rules and regulations to be observed from thenceforth, in lieu thereof
A new political catechism for the present times. Very proper to be learned by every British subject, before he be brought to be confirm'd by a minister of state. To which is added, Machiavel's ghost: a satire
A new song : tune, Ally Crocker
A new system of patriot policy. Containing the genuine recantation of the British Cicero. To which is added, An abstract of the reciprocal duties of representatives and their constituents, on constitutional principles
A new year's gift for the R----t H----e, the E---- of B---- : in a letter from R----d F----n, B----s----r, to his L----p
A patriot press : national politics and the London press in the 1740s
A persuasive to impartiality and candor in judging of the present administration : particularly with regard to our late difficulties and transactions abroad : addressed to the people
A persuasive to impartiality and candor in judging of the present administration, particularly with regard to our late difficulties and transactions abroad. Addressed to the people
A plain answer to the Plain reasoner : wherein the present state of affairs is set, not in a new but true light, in contradiction to the reasoner, who advises the continuance of a land-war, and doubling our debts and taxes, as the only means of recovering our trade, remaining free, and becoming rich and happy : to which is added, an exact account of the present neat revenues and expences of France from the royal registers of that kingdom, to be compared with those of Great Britain
A plain answer to the plain reasoner. Wherein the present state of affairs it [sic] set, not in a new but true light; in contradiction to the reasoner, who advises the continuance of a land-war, and doubling our debts and taxes, ...
A plan of the universal register-office, opposite Cecil-Street in the Strand : and of that in Bishopsgate-Street, the corner of Cornhill
A poetical abridgement, both in Latin and English, of the Reverend Mr. Tutor Bentham's Letter to a young gentleman of Oxford. To which are added some remarks on the letter to a fellow of a college. By the author of the Proposal, &c
A political and satirical history : of the years 1756 and 1757. In a series of seventy-five humourous and entertaining prints. Containing all the most remarkable transactions, characters and caricaturas of those two memorable years. To which is annexed, an explanatory account or key to every Print, which renders the whole full and significant
A political and satirical history : of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, and 1762. In a series of one hundred and twelve humourous and entertaining prints. Containing All the most remarkable Transactions, Characters and Caricatures of those Memorable Years. To which is annexed, An Explanatory Account or Key to every Print which renders the Whole full and significant
A political and satirical history : of the years 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760, in a series of one hundred and four humourous and entertaining prints containing all the most remarkable transactions, ... of those memorable years. To which is annexed, an explanatory key ..
A political conversation, : Which lately happened between A Couple of Stanch Patriots, and A Revolter to the Court-Interest. In which Many important Points are canvass'd, the True Designs of both Parties open'd, and not a little Secret History reveal'd. Published for the Benefit of the people
A political lecture, occasioned by a late political catechism address'd to the freeholders
A private conference between two Hanoverian ministers at Hanover
A proper answer to The By-Stander. : Wherein is shewn I. That there is no Necessity for, but infallible Ruin in the Maintenance of a large regular (or mercenary) Land Force in this Island. II. That by keeping up a Standing Army for preventing an Invasion, we shall at last render it certain and successful. III. That Publick Credit is now upon a more stable Foundation than ever it was before the Year 1734, and can be ruined by nothing but bad Oeconomy, Temporary Expedients, and Loss of Trade. IV. That endeavouring to revive Parties or Factions long since extinguished, in order to divert the Attention of the People from present Mischiefs or Dangers, is a most wicked Attempt. And V. That the Weight of Political Power is now taken almost entirely from the Popular and thrown into the Regal Scale
A proper answer to a late scurrilous libel, entitled, An apology for the conduct of a late celebrated second-rate minister. : By the author of the Jacobite's Journal
A proper answer to the by-stander : wherein is shewn I. That there is no necessity for, but infallible ruin in the maintenance of a large regular (or mercenary) land force in this island. II. That by keeping up a standing army for preventing an invasion, we shall at last render it certain and successful. III. That publick credit is now upon a more stable foundation than ever it was before the year 1734, and can be ruined by nothing but bad oeconomy, temporary expedients, and loss of trade. IV. That endeavouring to revive parties or factions long since extinquished, in order to divert the attention of the people from the present mischiefs or dangers, is a most wicked attempt. And V. That the weight of political power is now taken almost entirely from the popular and thrown into the regal scale
A proper reply to a late infamous and scurrilous libel, : intitled, A Congratulatory Letter to a certain Right Honourable Person upon his late Disappointment
A proper reply to a late scurrilous libel, intitled, Sedition and defamation display'd : in a letter to the author
A proper reply to the remarks on the Craftsman's Vindication of his two patrons, : More especially with Regard to the scurrilous Reflections, false and vile Asperyons thrown on the late Viscount Bolingbroke
A prophetic fragment of a future chronicle
A prophetic fragment of a future chronicle. : By the author of the Four letters to the people of England
A proposal for redressing the grievances of the nation : under the following heads, viz : the national debt, taxes, excise laws, penal laws, army, navy, riot act, septennial act, placemen, corruption,&c. &c.: in a method of reasoning entirely new : humbly submitted to the consideration of the publick
A proposal of Christian union : for the establishment and perfection of the British monarchy, for the general good of the nation, and of every particular subject. Grounded upon the Word of God, and upon evident Reason and Experience
A remarkable dialogue, which lately happened in the gardens of Luxembourg : at Paris, between an old impartial English Whig, and a nonjuror of the Church of England, concerning the Young Chevalier; ... By a Prussian officer
A report from the Committee of Secrecy, appointed to Enquire into the Conduct of Robert Earl of Orford : during the last ten years of his being first commissioner of the Treasury, and chancellor and under-treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer
A report from the Committee of Secrecy, appointed to enquire into the conduct of Robert Earl of Orford, : during the last ten years of his being First Commissioner of the Treasury, and Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of His Majesty's Exchequer. Published by order of the House of Commons
A report of the proceedings and opinion of the Board of General Officers, on their examination into the conduct, behaviour, and proceedings of Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope, Knight of the Bath, Colonel Peregrine Lascelles, and Brigadier-General Thomas Fowke, from the time of the breaking out of the rebellion in North-Britain in the year 1745, till the action at Preston-Pans inclusive : taken publickly in the Great Room at the Horse-Guards in the year 1746 : with a preface, containing the reasons for this publication
A review of Mr. Pitt's administration
A review of a pamphlet, entitled, : Observations on the Treaty of Seville, examin'd
A review of the late motion for an address to His Majesty against a certain great minister, : And the reasons for it; With some Remarks upon the Minister's Speech, in Defence of Himself. To which is Added A short Address to the Electors of Great Britain, at this critical Conjuncture. By a Member of Parliament
A review of the late motion for an address to His Majesty against a certain great minister, and the reasons for it : with some remarks upon the minister's speech, in defence of himself : to which is added a short address to the electors of Great Britain, at this critical conjuncture
A review of the place-bill. : Wherein the arguments on both sides are fairly stated, and impartially considered. To which is added an appendix, address'd to the electors of Great-Britain
A review of the present administration
A review of the principal proceedings of the Parliament of 1784
A review of the reign of George II
A review of the reign of George II. : In which a new light is thrown on the transactions of Great-Britain and Ireland; and the effects of ministerial influence traced and laid open. By an impartial hand
A review of the reign of George the Second : in which a new light is thrown on the transactions, and the effects of ministerial influence are traced and laid open
A review of the reign of George the Second. : In which a new light is thrown on the transactions, and the effects of ministerial influence are traced and laid open
A review of the whole political conduct of a late eminent patriot : and his friends, for twenty years last past : in which is contained, a complete history of the late opposition, and a full answer to a pamphlet, entitled, Faction detected by the evidence of facts, &c
A review of the whole political conduct of a late eminent patriot, and his friends; for twenty years last past: in which is contained, a complete history of the late Opposition: and a full answer to a pamphlet, entitled, Faction detected by the evidence of facts, &c
A second epistle to the Reverend Mr. Brooke, : on his second defence of the primitive fathers
A second letter from Wiltshire to The monitor, : on the vindication of his constitutional principles
A second letter from a member of Parliament to his friend in the country, concerning the sum of 115,000 l. granted to make good the civil list revenue : containing some remarks on the methods generally made use of in the passing our money-bills in the H. of C------ ...
A second letter to a Member of Parliament concerning the present state of affairs. Wherein all that has been written against the former is fully refuted; and the Positions therein laid down with respect to the Right of Instructing Members, &c. are farther explained and supported from Reason, Law, and History
A second letter to a Member of Parliament, concerning the present state of affairs. Wherein All that has been written against the former, is fully refuted; and the Positions therein laid down, with Respect to the Right of Instructing Members, &c. are further explained and supported from Reason, Law and History
A second letter to a noble lord. : Containing a plan for effectually uniting and sincerely attaching the Highlanders to the British constitution, and revolution settlement
A second letter to the people of England : on foreign subsidies, subsidiary armies, and their consequences to this nation
A second review of the late excise scheme : to which is added, a word to the freeholders of Great Britain, on the approaching elections
A second series of facts and arguments : tending to prove, that the abilities of the two b-----rs, are not more extraordinary than their virtues : in a letter to a member of Parliament
A second series of facts and arguments : tending to prove, that the abilities of the two b-rs, are not more extraordinary than their virtues. In a letter to a Member of Parliament. By the author of An examination of the principles, &c
A second series of facts and arguments : tending to prove, that the abilities of the two b-rs, are not more extraordinary than their virtues. In a letter to a Member of Parliament. By the author of An examination, of the principles, &c
A series of wisdom and policy : manifested in a review of our foreign negotiations and transactions for several years past : being a complete answer to Politicks on both sides, &c. : in a letter to a member of the present Parliament
A serious address to the electors of Great-Britain : in which the conduct and designs both of the court and country parties are impartially represented and consider'd, and such gentlemen pointed out, as are most deserving of the favour of the electors, in the approaching choice of their representatives
A serious address to the vulgar. : In which the character and abilities of a certain nobleman, and the prejudice against the place of his birth, are impartially considered
A serious defence of some late measures of the administration : particularly with regard to the introduction and establishment of foreign troops
A serious remonstrance to those of the people of Westminster, and others, : concerned in an insult offered to the Honourable H- of C-, on the 24th day of February last
A sixth [i.e. fifth] letter to the people of England : on the subversion of the constitution : and the necessity of its being restored ..
A sixth letter to the people of England, on the progress of national ruin : in which it is shewn, that the present grandeur of France, and calamities of this nation, are owing to the influence of Hanover on the councils of England ..
A sixth letter, by the author of six former letters to the people of England : Part II. On the progress of national ruin ; in which it is shewn, that the present grandeur of France, and calamities of this nation, are owing to the influence of Hanover on the councils of England ..
A sixth letter, by the author of six former letters to the people of England. : Part II. On t [sic] progress of national ruin; in which it is shewn, that the present grandeur of France, and calamities of this nation, are owing to the influence of Hanover on the Councils of England
A suplement to The state of the nation : being Free-Thoughts on the Present Critical Conjuncture
A supplement to Britain's mistakes in the commencement and conduct of the present war : wherein the late glorious success of Admiral Vernon at Porto Bello is particularly considered
A supplement to the State of the nation : being free-thoughts on the present critical conjuncture ..
A third letter to the people of England : on liberty, taxes, and the application of public money
A third letter to the people of England, : on liberty, taxes, and the application of public money
A third letter to the people of England, : on liberty, taxes, and the application of publick money
A third letter to the people of England. : On liberty, taxes, and the application of public money
A true and exact list of the Lords spiritual and temporal : also knights and commissioners of shires, citizens and burgesses of the present Parliament of Great Britain : summoned to meet at Westminster the 25th day of June 1741 : according to the returns made into the office of the clerk of the crown in His Majesty's high Court of Chancery : likewise distinguishing marks at each, to know those members who in the last Parliament, voted for the convention ...
A view of the present state of Scotland : in regard to the tenures and slavish dependencies of the subjects of that part of North Britain : in a memorial
A vindication of Truth against craft : in answer to The defence of the case fairly stated: in a letter to the author of said case and defence
A vindication of the conduct of a certain eminent patriot : viz. I. On his refusing to accept of any place of profit. II. On his refusing to be one of the secret committee. III. On his voting against the repeal of the Septennial Act at this Critical Conjuncture. In a letter from a Member to his friend in the country
A vindication of the conduct of the ministry : in the scheme of the excise on wine and tobacco, proposed last sessions of Parliament ; with a general examination of the reasons which determined the said ministry to it, the consequences and events it would have had ; also the motives which engaged the ministry to lay it aside ; with the objections of those political writers who oppose the government ; and reflections on other faults imputed to the ministry ; likewise the natural inferences which may be drawn from every particular fact ; and from the whole in general
A vindication of the honour and privileges of the Commons of Great-Britain. : With the case of place-men in Parliament, considered impartially
A word to the freeholders and burgesses of Great Britain : being seasonable and serious remarks upon the inconsistent conduct of certain boroughs, in sending instructions to their representatives to oppose the excise bill, and yet re-electing them after t

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