Satirical rebus suggesting that the City of London recognised the failure of the Militia Bill, leading in particular to the loss of Minorca and danger to other colonies, as due to landowners' fear that guns in the people's hands would be used to shoot their game; it is pointed out that young men in the colonies are expert with firearms, and suggested that Britons should be similarily trained.  29 September 1756
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1756<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1756-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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