The plebeian. No III. By a member of the House of Commons
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- The plebeian. No III. By a member of the House of Commons
- Plebeian. Part 3
- People / Organizations
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- Imprint
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London : printed for S[arah]. Popping at the Black Raven in Paternoster-Row. 1719. (Price 3d.) Where letters are taken in, directed for The Plebeian: and where may also be had the fourth edition of No. I. and II., [1719]
The second edition.; ..
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Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719. Old Whig.; One who is neither a knight, nor a member of the House of Commons. Patrician.; Molesworth, Robert Molesworth, Viscount, 1656-1725, attributed name.
- Publication year
- 1719
- ESTC No.
- T115614
- Grub Street ID
- 167323
- Description
- 10 p. ; 4°.
- Note
- A member of the House of Commons = Sir Richard Steele
With a half-title
A reissue of the first edition with a partially reset title page
Published to "denounce Lord Sunderland's bill for limiting the power of creating new peers." Cf. DNB
For responses to this work, cf. 'The Old Whig', attributed to Joseph Addison and 'The Patrician', by 'One who is neither a knight, nor a member of the House of Commons', which is sometimes attributed to Robert, Viscount Molesworth
Although the numbering and frequency statement suggest this work was published serially, it is possible that these were issued as a finite run of numbered tracts.