THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1770  Among the articles are: "Difficulty of Explaining the Scripture" "Origin of Rhyming" "Reasons Against a New War" 'History & Antiquity of Berkley Castle" and so much more. Near the back is the "Historical Chronicle" which has the latest news reports of the day.
There is a brief mention of America with: "The general assembly of North Carolina was dissolved three days after its meeting in November last, by his excellency William Tryon, Esq., the governor."
There is a full page plate present but it is not the one called for. Library stamp at the bottom.
Complete in 48 pages, 5 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, nice condition.

Background: The abrupt dissolution of the North Carolina General Assembly by Royal Governor William Tryon in November 1769—reported to British readers in the January 1770 issue of The Gentleman’s Magazine—marked a critical escalation in the constitutional crisis that led to the American Revolution. Frustrated by the British Parliament's Townshend Acts, the North Carolina legislators defiantly adopted radical Virginia resolutions asserting that Great Britain had no constitutional right to tax the colonies without their consent. When Governor Tryon utilized his royal prerogative to dissolve the assembly after just three days of business to suppress this dissent, his strategy backfired; the dismissed lawmakers immediately reconvened down the street at a local tavern, operating outside of royal authority to sign a formal boycott of British goods. The immense historical significance of this event lies in its role as a structural dress rehearsal for the Revolution: it demonstrated that colonial assemblies were willing to bypass the Crown entirely to govern themselves, while simultaneously pushing North Carolina further down the path of internal rebellion, culminating just two years later in the armed conflict of the Regulator Movement.

A very nice magazine from the "mother country" from just before the Boston Massacre with a wide range of varied content. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.