Majesty's illness and royal anecdotes from Brussels to York
A long letter page details the king's restless night and altered medical plan, plus anecdotes on the Prince of Wales, wartime troop positions near Banat and Vipalanka, and social notes from London and Edinburgh. It reports robberies near Boreham, a shocking infant case, trials, and a Tyrie coin hoard.
Inquest at Kingsthorpe on Samuel Redgrave's Death
An inquest at Kingsthorpe near Northampton recalls Samuel Redgrave of Boughton dying on the road after driving a cow and calf. Verdict: apoplectic fit. Reports include 18th century robberies and petty crimes in Northampton and York regions with multiple convictions for minor offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Kingstthorpe
Robert Abbey
Samuel Redgrave
Boughton
Our Fair
Benjamin Wood
John Harvey
Finningley
Nottinghamshire
Finningley Park
York
Selby
Meeke
Woodhouse Pocklington
Mr. Meeke
Dr. James's Powder Promoted In 1788 Dropsy Cure
A letter from H. S. Neale and mons. Gerrand reports two dropsy cases cured with Dr. James's Powder. In one, five grains every six hours eased fever and skin moisture after a tortuous course, with habitual bitters and arrowroot jelly. Both patients recovered fully, highlighting the powder's claimed efficacy and urging public sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons
Gerraxp
North America
James
Iam
Dopfy
West India Islands
Tam
C. P. L. Gerrard
Various bankrupts and deaths from December to January
List of individuals declared bankrupt in November and December with their trades and locations, followed by final dates and venues. Also notes marraige honors and multiple clerical appointments, plus obituaries and church-related notices for figures including Miss Elizabeth Watson, Rev. Wm Rastall, and several reverends, with brief mentions of deaths across Britain and appointments to livings and professorships.
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George Brown
Shug Lane
Piccadily
Tho Croweley
Camomile-street
Bishopfeate-street
Currier
William James
Bristol
Rummer Tavern
Palmer
Alexander Scott
Charles-street
St. Marylebone
John Barguley
Fleet-street
Hatter
Jos. Canter
Church-street
Soho
Middlesex
John Wood
Manchester
Lewis Oliver
Whitechapel
Sadler
Thomas Houghton the Elder
Thomas Houghton the Younger
Sutton
Holdernes
Yorkshire
Divin Benns
Daniel Winwood
Halesowen
Salop
Birmingham
James Philip Defaunes
Exeter
Half Moon Inn
Thomas Lockley
Thomas Rider
Monmouth
Guildhall
London
Robert Telling
Bath
Nathaniel Green
Nice
Elizabeth Watson
Alex. Watson
Bullicer Square
Hereford
Mrs. Jones
Neward
Wm.Rastall
Southwell
Walton and
Cromwell
LeiceRerthire
Cha. Pinfold
Barbadoes
Coventry
John Mander
Mortlake
Oliver Belk
Househald
George the First
Bernard Ailey
Little Snoring
Edward Astley
Thomas Harmer
Wattisheld
Suffolk
Swan Inn
Stafford
Archibald Hamilton
Shebbeare
Odiham
Rawes
Wm. Rawes
Marnhull
Dorset
John Clothier
Sherborne
Cricklade
Froome
Bathurst
Clarendon Park
Salisbury
Dyer
John Morse
Edward Honeywood
Fair Ogwell
Devon
Wmn. Gibson
Billockby
Norfolk
Richard Doufley
Ratcliffe-upon-Soare
Leicestershire
Samuel Carpenter
William Bryant Watrel
Peter George Borlace
St. Peterhouse College
Catuiltical
Cambridge
Infirmary Subscriptions Urgently Requested for 1788
The Bristol Infirmary appeals to subscribers with outstanding 1788 payments to settle them promptly via J. B. Becxxt, bookseller, opposite the Exchange, or through the Secretary. Ministers of reform Congregations are urged to complete charity collections for the current year.
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Oy Dee
Bristol
J. B. Becxxt
Royal ill at St James's and foreign praise of the King
A physician letter from Kew describes the King’s illness as restless but not worse than the prior night. Princesses, the Prince of Wales and Duke of York visited, dining with the Queen in her palace. Foreign observers express deep sympathy and praise his domestic virtues. The day also reports a Whitehall Council with Cabinet members and Privy Councillors present, including Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Meeke
Pocklington
London
H. Steers
Dr. Steers
Invento
Old
Cheapside
Rudhall and Co
E. Shiercliff
H. Brown
W. Bulgin
J. Norton
W. Browne
Wells and Arthur
W. Pine
J. Fitchen
TV. Mills
Bonner
J. Lloyd
E. Palmer
M. Thompson
Bristol
Mr. Newbery
Kew-Palace
Wis
R. Wakee
R. Reynoxps
Kew
Windsor
Queen’s Palace
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Europe
Great Britain
Bruxelles
Whitehall
Privy Council
Canterhure
Earl Camden
Stator
Duke of Chande
Lord Steward
Duke of Richmond
Duke of Portland
Duke of Montagu
Marquis of
Carmarthen
Earl of Salisbury
Earl of Derby
Earl of Sandwich
Earl of Cholmondel
Earl of
Dartmouth
Effingham
Earl
G. Cavendish
John Cavendish
Charles Spencer
Robert Spencer
Lord Stormont
House of Commons
Cockpit
Richard Pepper Arden
Attoreney
Dundas
Wilberforce
Addington
Sicele
Lefmon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bent
Kew Paracz
Majesty
R. Warren, Jr
R. Reynoups
Sir John Elliot
Armstrong
John
Brussels
Vienna
Bannat
Caranfebes
Wartenfleben
Vipalanka
Harrach
Weiskirchen
Alton
Gooe
Pancrova
Clairfait
Court of Common
Viscount Weymouth
Libberton-Kirk
Bray
Barrington
Old Bailey
Boreham
Essex
Worcester New Fair
Hull
Fune
Juyn
Gilbert Kemner
Salesbury
Norwich
Southwould
Worcester
Tuung
dJatterz
Aa Curibs
Fullwood
Holborn
Black- Boy-Alley
Middlesex Society
Cannon-street
New Road
Tyrie
Hebrides
Henry II
England
Glasgow
Henricus Rex
Adam
Norick
Fulre
Oxon
Miles
Piers
Nicol
Eve
Lincoln
Roger of Ronce
Oxford
Winchester
Leicester
Evesham
Rédeliger
Rauf
Raulf
Ricard
T. Walter
Wilhelm
Lund
Lunde
Joan
Henri
Henry
Samuel
Simon
Canterbury
Arnaud
Tomas
Joseph Hope
Hemingborough
Clif Field
Amsterdam
Helland
Country News
Mr. Francis Newbery
St. Paul’s Church Yard
Londown
William Pollard
Redclift-Street
Samuel Pewett
Rapnum
Avon
William Frost
N. Cooper
Redcliff
Beard
Perann
Harry Extperton
Small Itreet
Blagdon
Somerset
Wrington
Axbridge
Wells
N. B
Warren
Rudgen-Houte
Canoys
Royal Exchange Coffeehouse
Edinburgh
Tve
Lochrin
John Haig
William Drumm Mono
Joan Taylor
Signet
Well
Houshold
John Lewis Stone
Steers
St. James’s
Viscount Stormont
Viscount
Mount Edecombe
Viscount Barrington
Viscount Galway
Lord Herbert
Lord Pelham
Lord Loughborough
Lord Grantley
Lord Sydney
Lord Hawkesbury
Lord North
Lord Kenyon
Lord Dover
Charles W. Cornwall
Houte of Commons
Ja. Stewart Mackenzie
Welbaore Ellis
Charles Townshend
Edmund Burke
George Yonge
William Pitt
Henry Dundas
Charles Greville
Richard Fitzpatrick
Frederick Montagu
James Grenville
W. W. Grenville
John Charles Villiers
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