An appeal to the public, touching the death of Mr. George Clarke, who received a blow at Brentford / [John Foot].

  • Foot, John
Date:
1769
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Credit: An appeal to the public, touching the death of Mr. George Clarke, who received a blow at Brentford / [John Foot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( ) . Mf. Ranby then returned me many thanks, declared it was a humane generous aft, and that it did not invalidate in the -leaft my former teftlriiony. Mr. Ranh/ invited me to dine with him, which I de¬ clined. , After I had left thefc gentlcrjien, It ftruck jne that there was fomething very extraordi¬ nary in all this. I could as little comprehend their earneftnefs as their compliments. - It began to make me uneafy leff there fhould be fome thing more in it than I was aware of. I therefore w ent the fame after- ^ Hoon to Mr. Ranby at Chelfea, and told him my uneafinefs and appreheniion, left any im¬ proper ufe fliould be made of what I had written. I told him that as I difclaimed ail rarty, and had no conneftions wi.h ci hei, fiioud be very forry even to appear to be influenced. Mr. Ranby allured me on ^is honour that no Improper ufe Ihould be made . of the paper ; that it fhould be feen onl v by the Duke of Grafton and Lord Rochford, a^nd that he Ihould efteem me for what 1 had done as long as he lived. Mr. Bromfield, _ whom I found at Mr. Ranby’s at Chelfea, promifed me the fame ; and told me that he would introduce me to-Lord Rochford the next day, that I might have the Lme ariur-, ances from his Lordftiip. About three days afterw’^ards Mr. Erom- €eid lent to me, and i went wkh him to Lord
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