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[HOUSE OF LORDS]. The lords Protest on a motion to Address His Majesty, That His Majesty will be most graciously pleased to give Orders that the 16,000 Hanoverians, now in the Pay of Great Britain, be no longer continued in the Service of this Nation after the 25th of this Instant December, thereby to put a Stop to the Jealousies and Heart-burnings among His Majesty's faithful Subjects at Home, and His Majesty's British Forces Abroad.

London. [s.n.], 1743. First octavo edition.
8vo. 14pp. Uncut. Stitched, as issued. Half-title stained and dust-soiled, manuscript date to head, occasional early underlining, scattered spotting.
The first octavo edition of a pamphlet detailing a series of arguments made by the House of Lords unto disbanding the combined British and Hanoverian troops, insisting that their 'public and universal notoriety' poses a threat to national security and the stability of Britain's alliances.
ESTC N18904.
£ 75.00 Antiquates Ref: 33007