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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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From Warsaw, August 16: A distinguished Turkish officer arrived to execute an important commission. The recent General Diet granted Polish Majesty an annual allowance of 300,000 l. plus 25,000 l. pin money. Amid corruption allegations of 50,000 crowns from a foreign court to bribe Nuncios, members swore an oath denying receipt of money prejudicial to the Republic, with some caveats.
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As some Courts can no more leave off Tricking, than a Cat can Mousing, what they write from Warsaw is worth remarking: The Evening before the Separation of the Diet, when the Marshal said 50,000 Crowns had been sent by a Foreign Court to corrupt some of the Nuncios, and frustrate the Success of that Meeting; it was proposed and agreed to, that every Man should purge himself by Oath; The Marshal swore first, but some others in wearing after him, used this Explanation: "That they had not suffered themselves to be seduced so far as to receive Money, for things prejudicial to the Republick." Perhaps they did not think that prejudicial to the Republick, which the King and his Ministers might think would prove the Destruction of it.
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Warsaw
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August 16
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allowance of 300,000 l. per annum to polish majesty, plus 25,000 l. per annum for pin money; members purged themselves by oath regarding corruption allegations
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A Turkish Officer of Distinction arrived in Warsaw to execute some important Commission. The late General Diet made her Polish Majesty an Allowance of 300,000 l. per Annum, besides 25,000 l. per Annum, for Pin money. The Evening before the Separation of the Diet, the Marshal reported that 50,000 Crowns had been sent by a Foreign Court to corrupt some of the Nuncios and frustrate the Meeting's Success. It was agreed that every Man should purge himself by Oath; the Marshal swore first, but some others used the Explanation: 'That they had not suffered themselves to be seduced so far as to receive Money, for things prejudicial to the Republick.'