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Edict by the King of Prussia

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Edict by the King of Prussia, satire by Franklin, published in the Philadelphia Public Advertiser (1773). It is written in the form of a royal proclamation, claiming that England belongs to Prussia because of its original settlement by Anglo‐Saxons from that country. Having established English dependence upon Prussia, the king imposes a long list of political and legal restrictions upon the English people. In this fashion, Franklin satirizes the British attitude toward the American colonies.

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King of Prussia, Edict by The

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King of Prussia, Edict by The, see Edict by the King of Prussia.

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