King to revive Edict of Nantes and aid Protestants
Paris reports that tomorrow the King will go in state to the Palais to revive the Edict of Nantes and restore civil life to Protestants. After this popular Arret, a loan of 120 million francs will be proposed as an annuity, likely funded by Protestant bankers in Paris. WaITEHALL notes Josiah Paul Tippets of Tetbury may assume the surname Paul and bear the Paul arms per his grandfather’s will.
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Paris
France
Esterday
Palais
Edié&t
Nantes
Appointment of Cleaver as Chester Bishop and Royal intrigues
London dispatches report Dr. Cleaver named Bishop of Chester and tied to royal circles, with notes on his Oxford ties, Westminster prebend, and Marybone living. The Duke of York joins Masonry, reconciliations among the Glocester and Cumberland ducal families are described, and letters to the Privy Council recount plague reports and customs directives. Additional items cover French disarmament orders, James Harris praised for Dutch policy, pennies in circulation, Dunkirk salients, and Empress Catherine’s plans for Russia and Greece.
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London
Cleaver
Chester
Buckingham
Nose College
Oxford
Westminster
Maryone
Duke of York
Grand Free-Mason’s Lodge
Hunt's
The
M. du Ruffe
Steen
Cottrell
William Stites
Robert Ainslie
Carmarthen
Constantinople
Monsieur du Reste
Alame
Customs
Custom-House
Portsmouth
James Harris
Eden
Paris
France
Holland
Lloyd’s Even. Post
Dunkirk
Peter
Rushia
Constantine
Greece
Treaty peace talks advance between Britain and Holland
A London news summary reports that a treaty of alliance between Great Britain and Holland is nearing completion, to be public after Parliament. It notes Howe's severe head wound from a hunting accident near Newton Towy, French astronomers arriving to discuss earth measurements, and Fitzherbert slated as Buckingham's secretary. It also covers Bank of England bullion wealth, crown lands revenue, and fashion notes.
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Great Britain
Holland
Sir William Howe
Newton-Towy
Montieur le Comte de Caffin
France
London
Roy
Fitzherbert
Petersburgh
Buckingham
Bath
England
Yorkshire
Bank of England
Linfur, Wheelwright
Horsham Common
Worcester incident reports woman’s throat cut and prisoner suicide attempt
Country News from BirmincHam dated November records a man in Worcester slashing his wife, she is sent to the infirmary and the offender jailed where he attempted suicide. Both parties are expected to recover. The report notes Thomas Grundy, a Taylor of Dale Abbey, being brought from Nottingham for examination on the 17th of the month.
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F. N.C. Mandy
John Grandy
John Bateman
Grady
Thomas Grundy
Nottingham
Alderman Hithwaite
Goward
Nuneaton
White
Salisbury
Drax
White Mill
Stour
Strminster
Newcastle
John Turner
Happisburgh,s
BirmincHam
Worcester
Taylor
Dale Abbey
St. Paul’s Church
Bristol
Allen
Thomas-street
Biro
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Council-House
Rivers Avon and Froome
Avon and Froome
Worrall
Antigua and
St. Kitt’s
John Clark
Prince’s Street
Samuel Span
Grand Valley
West Indies
William Pollard
Crane No. 2
Wilder-street
Wall, Stephens and Co
Stephens, Lunell and Co
Thomas Stenson
George Papps
Hosiers, &c
O&ober
Papps
Grasshopper
Mr. Stenson
Stenson
Union-Street
HOMAS
Pares
Winestreet
No. 17
Union Street
N. B
Oward, Wright, and Co
Mosk
Turk and Tea Chest
Joseph Shepard
Corn Street
Notrnzham
Lin«k
Corton
N.B
Beaver
Cuerse-Lane
Philip and Jacob
Hanham
Brislington
Ann Jenkins
Bedminster
Jones
Henry Durain
Chymill
Redclft
Clapton
Somersetshire
Harris
Sy Hons
ExcHuanGey Brittol
Whitehall
William Jenkins
William Scott
His Majesty’s Excise
Boncombes
Honiton
Beer
Devon
William Voisey
Sydney
Commissioners of Excise
W. Jackson
Hornsby and Co
Ofice of
Hornsby ‘and Co
Ornsby and Co
Cornhill
Cornea Wet
Win, Browne
Bookseller
Nationer
Tolzey
Bruttal
Musk
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