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Foreign News
July 9, 1772
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In the House, Bamber Gascoyne advocated for fixing prices on provisions to lower costs for the poor and criticized monopolizing farms. Lord North supported such motions and expressed surprise at withholding necessities in a Christian country.
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Bamber Gascoyne, Esquire, declared, in a certain House, that no Man paid a greater Regard to the landed Interest, and to the Farmers and Grazers in general, than himself; that any oppressive Measures would give him the greatest Anxiety; but the Cries of the Poor made it absolutely necessary that Something be immediately done, in Order to lower the Price of Provisions; and that the only Speedy Way to do it would be to fix a Price upon those Commodities, and compel the Persons who withhold them to bring them to Market. Monopolizing Farms, he said, was a very great Evil, and should be seriously considered; to which Lord North answered, that he would support such Motions with all his Interest; and that he was surprized to find, especially in a Christian Country, Men so unmerciful as to withhold the Necessaries of Life from the Poor.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Parliamentary Debate
Food Prices
Monopolizing Farms
Provisions Market
What entities or persons were involved?
Bamber Gascoyne
Lord North
Foreign News Details
Key Persons
Bamber Gascoyne
Lord North
Event Details
Bamber Gascoyne declared regard for landed interest and necessity to lower provision prices by fixing commodity prices and compelling market supply, criticizing monopolizing farms. Lord North supported such motions and expressed surprise at unmerciful withholding of necessities.