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The Correspondence of the Late John Wilkes, with His Friends (Volume 4); Printed from the Original Manuscripts, in Which Are Introduced Memoirs of His

The Correspondence of the Late John Wilkes, with His Friends (Volume 4); Printed from the Original Manuscripts, in Which Are Introduced Memoirs of His

Wilkes, John

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ISBN10: 1150935812
ISBN13: 9781150935817
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 108
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.22 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1805 edition. Excerpt: ... MR. WILKES ELECTED SHERIFF OF LONDON AND MIDDLESEX, AND LORD-MAYOR OF LONDON. On the 24th of June, 1771, the time of the annual election of sheriffs, he was elected sheriff for London and Middlesex, with his friend alderman Bull. Being suspected of partiality to the French, he ordered that no French wine should be given at his entertainments. It was the best refutation of that illiberal suspicion; for he was, in plain truth, a true Englishman. In his shrievalty he opened the galleries at the Old Bailey for the free admission of the public. At Michaelmas, 1774, he was elected lord-mayor, with the greatest applause. His daughter was lady-mayoress; a situation which she filled with great honour to herself, and infinite satisfaction to all the visitors at the mansion-house. No lady-mayoress was ever more esteemed. A more polite' and brilliant mayoralty the city had not seen since the days of Beckford. The following letter from Dr. Wilson, senior prebend of Westminster, cannot be omitted here; nor the letter from baron D'Holbach, which succeeds it. ' Gay-street, Bath, Nov. 4, 1175. MY DEAR LORD-MAYOR, u We have been for a week past in perpetual laughter about the late dreadful plot; which, if it had not been so wonderfully found out in the very nick of time, might have afforded a new set of addresses of lives and fortunes. However, to carry on the farce, it would be proper to have a form of prayer and thanksgiving; which the archbishops and bishops may be as well employed in, in my humble opinion, as voting for the blood and slaughter of their fellow-subjects, one only excepted--and I am always ready to receive a repenting sinner, from whatever motive it proceeds. I am now to take leave of you as lordmayor and have not words to express, as...

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