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BEP(F.768.020
6 Jun 1768:21 (1706)
[London] March 31. Monday evening the mob proceeded from
Fleet-street, through St. Paul's church-yard. . . they began
to be outrageous, and broke all the windows to pieces all
round the house [Mansion-house], which they could reach; and
the great room facing Charlotte-street, they broke a large
glass chandelier that cost upwards of 100L. and a large pier
glass in another room that cost 50L. after which two
companies of soldiers were sent for from the Tower, who came
beating their drums, and playing on their fifes as loud as
possible, and surrounded the Mansion-house. . . [the rest
describes subduing the mob which had thus celebrated
Wilkes's success]
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