text_original: Gibraltar was taken in 1704 ; its possession was con  firmed to England by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Since that time English ministers had again and again been considering the expediency of restoring Gibraltar to the Spaniards.
text_transcription: GIBRALTAR WAS TAKEN IN SEVENTEEN O FOUR ITS POSSESSION WAS CONFIRMED TO ENGLAND BY THE TREATY OF UTRECHT IN SEVENTEEN THIRTEEN SINCE THAT TIME ENGLISH MINISTERS HAD AGAIN AND AGAIN BEEN CONSIDERING THE EXPEDIENCY OF RESTORING GIBRALTAR TO THE SPANIARDS
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