The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-05-09
he SIS TTst SPY, for III.
May g.

Way
,.... Turner exerted himfe'f greatly in
,,.oar g ,be rights of'the citizens Mr.
', ,Ss.,rsr Kuknfsn fpoke hkewiie very so'y
~, -. r.re occaEon. Sir Robert Laob'oke'
he Aldermen Atop, kennef' Eioa ' No
e,eI, Wilkes, and ohser' were ''Ns""'
,refent. .sr.h. ,hauks of
~. 80" :" he Owen 20 the right hononrao'e
he Lord Mayor, and the Aldermen ., nA
and Oliver, for having, on iate iinp0t'"lN
Imported the privileges ano . hsa
~ c. e the CITY, and defended our excelle"t
e" Abortion !" i was afterwards ordered TO
e0n na =. the iown. cleik, ~ copy de-
s a notion was made and the queit'on Put,
:. ,h.. a committee Of four Aldermen, ana
s;oh, Commoners be appointed to amt 'ns
e,d Mayor. and the Aldermen " mixes anu
CU - ,heir defence on the charge brought
soaina them by the Houfe OF COMMONS n,
MOTION was made and the queiiion PUT
tba, the iaid committee be empowe'e' y
'.'ss, s.,Sgsl as they fhas think p'ek
! per upon ,h75 sortant occahor. And'
! ." That the Xmmittee be empowered 10
draw on the 6ahber for any fun not exceed
ing five hundfe pounds"
. The RecordsVentured to be preient at
this meeting of Uncommon Council, where
s he raved and foamS in the greatef fury OF
r his feminine pafion,Sut could not obtain
more than four or FIVE 6the whole Common
I Council to Gde with hinTu oppoGtlOn to the
conduct of the Lord Mayo,
Cety Of mr., NiikNs's ltfta>to Sir Fletcher
Mortar.
SIR, L0adsn, Ma,1b 20, 1911.
&c this morning received an Arder COM
; manding my attendance this day in The Houie
, of Commons. obierve that no notice i:
+. taken of me in your ORDER as member Of fbt
. Houjf, and that | am rot required to attend
n in my place. Both.theie circumstances, &C
q cord!ng 10 the iettlc6 form, ought to have
> been mentioned in my cafe, and | hold then
absolutely indifpenfible. In the name Of th'
fleeholders of Middlefex, ! again demanC
' my feat in parliament, having the honour
: ? of being freely chofen by very great mao
rity, one Of the representatives for the fai'
, county. am ready to take the oaths pre-
> fcribed by law,and to give in my qualification
! as knight ofShe lhiae. WhenII hs+S5eeI
' admitted to myfeat, l will Immediately Civ
: the Houfe the mott exact detail, which will
neceGarily comprehend full publication o
my conduct relative to the late illegal pro-
clamation, equally injurious to the honour o
e the crown, and the rights ofthe fubje6f, anC
r likewife the whole buhnefs of the printers
have acted entirely from fenfe of duty tC
f this great city, whole franchles ] am fwon
to maintain, and to my country, Whole nobl'
4 contribution reverence, and whole liberties
o at the price of my blood to the laff momen
of my life will defend and (upport
/ am, Sir your mott humble fervant,
, 2 JOHN WILKES"
r Right HonowaBs Sir Fletcher Nartou, KIT.
, YeRerday Edward T wine Carpenter agar
applied to the Trealury, according to the GER
tain aiiurance of board being held, for the
sol. in which his Majefy is indebted to him
according to his royal and mof facred pro-
y mile for experimenting ]. WhebIe, and con-
a yeying him before a msgifrate. Carpenter
! could not for lome time obtain any Deceive
anfwer to his demand; but at Taft he forced
from the mouth of ne~of the clerks, that
they were ordered by Lord North, not tc
enter into converlation with them, becauie il
would be communicated to Mr.. Wilkes, and
{ inherited in the papers, as their former az