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Paris: J. Debrett. Very Good. 1786. First Edition. Disbound. (2), 23, (3) pages; Paris: Very Good. 1786. First Edition. (2) , 23, (3) pages; Pages clean and unmarked; document removed from binding with multiple publications. Title page, text and three pages of publisher's ads at rear. OCLC 6055935 William Mayne, 1st Baron Newhaven PC (1722 - 1794) , known as Sir William Mayne, Bt, between 1763 and 1776, was a British merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1790 -- following service in the Irish House of Commons and the Irish Privy Council; he was also an intimate friend of Prime Minister Pitt. William Mayne spent his early years at Lisbon in the family business of Mayne and Barn. He returned to England in 1757 and served as a director of the Royal Exchange Insurance Co. Until 1765. He continued to appear in the trade directories as a merchant until 1780. By 1774 Mayne had acquired a Parliamentary seat in Gatton (one of the most notorious of the… Read More