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    1. [MAWORCES] 1773 Leicester
    2. Marcia Payne
    3. page 694 Early in the year 1773 the town and districts again met to instruct their representative, Mr. DENNY, and to pass resolutions. The meeting was "full" and continued till a late hour. "The votes were unamimous". The resolutions and instructions contain a brief but comprehensive statement of the wrongs, and a declaration of the rights of the province. The were still loyal to the crown, but they resolve,"we have a right to all the liberties and privileges of subjects born within the realm of England; and we esteem and prize them so highly, that we think it our duty to risk our lives and fortunes in defence thereof". Mr. DENNY was re-elected in May, and again instructed.

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