London Gazette July 28 reports Paris executions and uprisings
From Paris news of two executions in Place de Greve after royalist and militia clashes. Reports say M de Foulen was beheaded, then his son in law M Berthier faced execution. Alsoürk and Lafayette figures feature amid regiments mutiny and crowd unrest as Queen and Dauphin expected to Notre Dame.
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Order of St. George
Abingdon and Winchester Trials Yield Death Sentences
Reports from Abingdon Affizes reveal Richard Streck and John Sutton convicted of capital offenses, sentenced to death but transported for fourteen years. Winchester Affizes note five prisoners condemned to death. two executions slated pending the twelve Judges’ opinion. A lengthy case before Mr Justice Buller ends in Dr. William Farr winning a verdict restoring an estate long in his family after a dispute with Mr. Hicks over a will attributed to Mr. Dale. A canal incident follows where a large adder battles a pike in an extended aquatic struggle observed by passengers.
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Origin of the coroners jury tale in London
A London gentlewoman famed for burying six husbands marries again but soon faces a suspicious partner. He grows suspicious of her, often drinks, and she plots to murder by pouring melted lead into his ear while he pretends sleep, revealing a dangerous marriage arc through deceit and fear.
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Notable Execution Linked to Legal Postmortem Inspection
A historical note recounts a woman kept till morning and tried before a magistrate, then condemned to die after six husbands’ bodies were exhumed with marks of violence. The compiler of Dictionarie D Anecdotes cites England’s rule requiring legal inspection of hidden deaths before burial.
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Paris welcomes Louis XVI in a new era of liberty
The King entered Paris on the eighteenth of the month to a joyous reception. Bailly presented the keys and proclaimed the nation’s return to loyalty and peace as the King knelt among a vast crowd. Deputies praised the king for liberty and prosperity, declaring him the father of the French people. A 48,000 man militia will guard Paris, with 119,000 in arms already and hundreds of thousands in the streets. The crowd displayed banners, and the town house transparency read Louis XVI Father of the French and King of a Free People.
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Bankrupts In July Dates For Meetings At Guildhall
Bankrupts list names and details for John Nicholls Du rand grocer and merchant of Grocer's Hall Poultry with August and September meeting dates at Guildhall. Thomas Crisp and William Crisp ministers of St Philip and Jacob Gloucestershire with August and September dates at Full Moon Inn Bristol. Archibald Harriott coach-maker of Margaret Street with July 28 and August 8 and September 5 at Guildhall.
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Obscure London Tradesmen Listed for Guildhall Notices
A garbled roll lists individuals with occupations and addresses such as insurance broker Thomas Whelde Campbell of New-square Minories and apothecary Alexander Purvis Crantteun of Cavendish Street Oxford Street. Entries cite probate style dates Aug to Sept and venues like Guildhall and Shakespeare Tavern, with other trades including linen-draper, carver, horse-dealer, maltster, merchant, wax-chandler, baton-maker, and carrier, spanning cities and counties.
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London
Youthful Reverie and Warlike Years in Philander
A nostalgic poem fragment recalls boyhood games by Duck and Drake, jumping fences, racing, and green fields, contrasting innocent pleasures with later martial fame. The speaker, Philander, reflects on sunrise joy, imagination, and the pull toward manhood amid quiet rural scenes.
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