The peace-Offering: an essay, Shewing the Cession of Hanover To be the only Probable Means for extinguishing the present Rebellion, without farther Blood-Shed, and for securing these Nations, for ever, from Rebellions and Invasions in favour of the Pretender or his Descendants. And likeways for Lessening our Taxes and Expence, paying off our Debts, improving Trade, getting rid of a Standing Army, securing our Religion and Liberties, rooting up publick Corruption, and for confining all future Ministers to the Pursuit of an English Interest only. A late Speech spoken before the most Venerable Society in the Nation, by Methuselah Whitelock, Esq;

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The peace-Offering: an essay, Shewing the Cession of Hanover To be the only Probable Means for extinguishing the present Rebellion, without farther Blood-Shed, and for securing these Nations, for ever, from Rebellions and Invasions in favour of the Pretender or his Descendants. And likeways for Lessening our Taxes and Expence, paying off our Debts, improving Trade, getting rid of a Standing Army, securing our Religion and Liberties, rooting up publick Corruption, and for confining all future Ministers to the Pursuit of an English Interest only. A late Speech spoken before the most Venerable Society in the Nation, by Methuselah Whitelock, Esq;

Title

The peace-Offering: an essay, Shewing the Cession of Hanover To be the only Probable Means for extinguishing the present Rebellion, without farther Blood-Shed, and for securing these Nations, for ever, from Rebellions and Invasions in favour of the Pretender or his Descendants. And likeways for Lessening our Taxes and Expence, paying off our Debts, improving Trade, getting rid of a Standing Army, securing our Religion and Liberties, rooting up publick Corruption, and for confining all future Ministers to the Pursuit of an English Interest only. A late Speech spoken before the most Venerable Society in the Nation, by Methuselah Whitelock, Esq;

Creator

Whitelock, Methuselah.

Publisher

London : printed for L. Raymond, and sold by A. Moore near St. Paul’s,

Date

1746

Extent

36 pages ; 8vo.

Description

Methuselah Whitelock is a pseudonym.
In this issue the last line on p. 4 reads: "Note of a corpulent, dronish, Italian gelding".

Is Referenced By

ESTC N11521

Source

Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Identifier

Format

PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.

Language

English

Subject

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1727-1760.
Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Early works to 1800.

Rights

In the public domain; For high quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca, 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413

Type

Essays--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Collection

Citation

Whitelock, Methuselah., “The peace-Offering: an essay, Shewing the Cession of Hanover To be the only Probable Means for extinguishing the present Rebellion, without farther Blood-Shed, and for securing these Nations, for ever, from Rebellions and Invasions in favour of the Pretender or his Descendants. And likeways for Lessening our Taxes and Expence, paying off our Debts, improving Trade, getting rid of a Standing Army, securing our Religion and Liberties, rooting up publick Corruption, and for confining all future Ministers to the Pursuit of an English Interest only. A late Speech spoken before the most Venerable Society in the Nation, by Methuselah Whitelock, Esq;,” Scottish Research Collections, accessed September 19, 2024, https://scottishresearchcollections.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/35.
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