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VGW(HU.755.011
11 Apr 1755:22 (222)
London. . . The press gangs have been very fruitful of
invention at this juncture, among many others the following
schemes have been carried into execution with success: . . .
[4 lines] Another scheme they have practiced, by going to
shews and pressing the Merry Andrews and servants; but on
capitulating with the masters that they should exhibit their
performances on the stage to the populace they should be
released; this drew multitudes of spectators, out of which
they picked a great many able men.
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