35. An Account of the Tolls Payable for Passing Bristol Bridge," 23 September 1793, BRL 11539.

36. Except where indicated, the account of the actual riot is taken from the Minutes of the Committee for Investigating Bridge Affairs, BRL 13065; John Rose, "An Impartial History of the Late Disturbances in Bristol . . . " (Bristol, 1793), BRL and BL; and "An Impartial History of the Late Riots in Bristol" (London, 1793), BL. According to "The Auction," BRL 25552, Mr. Rosser, the printer of the Mercury, was the author of the latter pamphlet. Rose was critical of the authorities and Rosser defended them.

37. BRL 13066. 38. BRO, Committee Book, 1757-99, p. 320.

38. BRO, Committee Book, 1757-99, p. 320.