Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1727-1760
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- A third letter to the people of England, on liberty, taxes, and the application of public money
- The Humble address of the Right Honourable the lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled, presented to His Majesty on Friday the fourteenth day of November, 1755; with His Majesty's most gracious answer
- A fourth letter to the people of England, on the conduct of the Mr̲s̲̲̲̲ in alliances, fleets, and armies, since the first differences on the Ohio, to the taking of Minorca by the French
- His Majesty's most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday the twenty seventh day of May, 1756
- The Speech of the Lords Commissioners appointed by His Majesty, for holding this Parliament, delivered by the Lord Keeper to both Houses of Parliament, on Saturday the second day of June, 1759
- His Majesty's most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament on Thursday the second day of December, 1756
- The Humble address of the Right Honourable the lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled, presented to His Majesty on Friday the second day of December, 1757; with His Majesty's most gracious answer
- A second letter to the people of England, on foreign subsidies, subsidiary armies, and their consequences to this nation
- His Majesty's most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday the thirteenth day of November, 1755
- An examination of the principles, and an enquiry into the conduct of the two b*****rs [i.e. brothers], in regard to the establishment of their power and their prosecution of the war, 'till the signing of the preliminaries; in a letter to a member of Parliament
- An answer to a pamphlet called A third letter to the people of England
- 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
- His Majesty's most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament, on Monday, the fourth day of July, 1757
- The conduct of a Rt. Hon. Gentleman in resigning the seals of his office justified by facts, and upon the principles of the British constitution, by a member of Parliament
- The Speech of the Lords Commissioners appointed by His Majesty, for holding this Parliament, delivered by the Lord Keeper to both Houses of Parliament, on Thursday the twenty second day of May, 1760
- The Conduct of the ministry impartially examined, in a letter to the merchants of London
- The Speech of the Lords Commissioners appointed by His Majesty, for holding this Parliament, delivered by the Lord Keeper to both Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday the thirteenth day of November, 1759
- Candid reflections on the report (as published by authority) of the general-officers, appointed by His Majesty's warrant of the first of November last, to enquire into the causes of the failure of the late expedition to the coasts of France, in a letter to a friend in the country
- 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
- Le peuple instruit, ou, Les Alliances dans lesquelles les Ministres de la Grande-Bretagne ont engagé la Nation, & l'emploi qu'ils ont fait de ses Escadres & de ses Armées, depuis le commencement des troubles sur l'Ohio, jusqu'à la perte de Minorque, considérés dans une Quatrième Lettre au Peuple d'Angleterre, ouvrage traduit de l'anglois
- His Majesty's most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament on Thursday the first day of December, 1757
- 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, by R--H--, Esq
- 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 letter to the gentlemen of the Common Council, by a citizen and watchmaker
- The craftsman extraordinary, being remarks on a late pamphlet, intitled Observations on the Conduct of Great Britain, &c., W. Raleigh, that is, Henry Saint-John Bolingbroke
- Reflections upon the present state of affairs, at home and abroad, particularly with regard to subsidies, and the differences between Great Britain and France : in a letter from a member of parliament to a constituent
- Impartial reflections upon the present state of affairs, with incidental remarks upon certain transactions : in a letter to a friend
- The Humble address of the Right Honourable the lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled, presented to His Majesty on Friday the third day of December, 1756; with His Majesty's most gracious answer
- Miscellaneous reflections upon the peace and its consequences, more especially on a just, as well as real and national oeconomy [sic], the regard due to subjects who have served in quality of soldiers, seamen or marines, the necessity of providing for the security of our frontiers, and of rendering the peace solid and lasting ... addressed to the more considerate and disinterested part of the nation
- The Conduct of the two b-rs vindicated, the examiner's numerous contradictions and inconsistencies exemplify'd; his false facts delineated and his romantic conjectures exploded
- 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 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, by an unprejudiced observer
- The Honest grief of a Tory expressed in a genuine letter from a burgess of --, in Wiltshire, to the author of the Monitor, Feb. 17, 1759
- An Answer to a pamphlet, called A second letter to the people, in which the subsidiary system is fairly stated and amply considered
- An answer to a pamphlet call'd, The conduct of the ministry impartially examined, in which it is proved that neither imbecillity nor ignorance in the m--r have been the causes of the present unhappy situation of this nation, by the author of the four letters to the people of England [id est John Shebbeare]
- Plain reasons for removing a certain great man from his M--y's presence and councils for ever, addressed to the people of England, by O.M. Haberdasher
- Fourth letter to the people of England
- An Account of the facts which appeared on the late enquiry into the loss of Minorca, from authentic papers, by the Monitor
- The Man's mistaken who thinks the taxes so grievous as to render the nation unable to maintain a war, to which are added, an Englishman's advice, in the year 1701, how we ought to act in case of a new war; with the opinion of a Dutchman, touching what the British and other nations might hope from relying on French faith, by an Old Englishman
- Le peuple instruit ou Les alliances dans lesquelles les ministres de la Grande-Bretagne ont engagé la nation & l'emploi qu'ils ont fait de ses escadres & de ses armées, depuis le commencement de troubles sur l'Ohio, jusqu'à la perte de Minorque, considérés dans une quatriè me lettre au peuple d'Angleterre
- A review of Mr. Pitt's administration
- Proposals for uniting the English colonies on the continent of America, so as to enable them to act with force and vigour against their enemies
- The ñquipoise, or, The Constitution ballanced [sic], number I
- 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 merchant of London]
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