Jesuits Re Established by Pope and Royal Consent
A historical item notes the Pope and the King of Naples negotiating re‑establishment of the Jesuits, with probationaries opened in White Russia to sustain St Ignatius’s family. Thames navigation troubles, bread prices rise, and 15,000 sacks of flour wait at river barges between Abingdon and London. The Duke of Orleans returns a noble’s estate with a promise of no further requests.
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Rome
White Rusia
St. Ignatius
Thames
Abingdon
London
Naples
Orleanse
Noted Duel and Local Tragedy Report From Weymourn
The Weymourn report covers a pistol duel on a turnpike road between Mr Edgar junior a surgeon and Capt George Elliott of the marines following a quarrel at the Navy Tavern on the 5th. Edgar was wounded but not fatally. Also detailed is the Hanbridge abuse case of Thomas Mate now accused of repeated violence against his wife leading to a dramatic siege and the death of John Parry from Mate’s musket fire. The Coroner’s inquisition returns willful murder verdict. Mate imprisoned, Parry mourned by a widow and six children. Additional notes mention garden flowers at Widdsington and a comic tragedy by a hairdresser in Hitehaven.
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Crester
Thomas Mate
Hanbridge
Mate
John Parry
Parry
James Landell
Widdsington
Northumberland
Hitehaven
Robberies storms, murders, and royal promotions described
Reports from Northampton and Bedforshire recount burglaries in the forest, a barbarous murder in Flitwick Wood with gruesome injuries, the arrest of Joseph Cook on suspicions tied to crim inal ties, and a public inquiry into the case. The Arch bishop promotes Dr. Radcliffe to Ickham in Kent, with Weld chapel annexed, while a field near Lawshall records a fatal shooting when Mr. Robert Smith was killed after a boy discharged a gun. The tale of a Moor and a Greek merchant ends with a court verdict on alms and compensation.
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Radcliffe
Cantestiary
Ickham
Weld
Kent
Archdeacon Backhouse
Perons
Hulin
Northampton
Flitwick Wood
Ampthill
Bedfordshire
Eliz. White
Bolding
Joseph Cook
Steppingley
Bedford
Ashzes
Bury
Robert Smith
Lawshall
Mr. Smith
Remarkable Tale Of Algerine Ava Rice And Gratitude
An obscure vignette recounts a Greek merchant in Algiers who, famed for charity, gifts a Moor beggar. years later the beggar learns the merchant’s absence, prays for his return, and on reunion seeks payment of “arrears” amounting to eighty rials, illustrating generosity and social payoff across cultures.
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Algiers
Haggi Chaban Dey
Tunis
Egypt
The organ and liturgy in sacred worship
A reflective critique on church music and worship practices. The writer argues for careful psalm selection and fitting organ accompaniment to preserve the reverent tone, noting how ill chosen tunes can ruin the preacher’s words and the congregation’s devotion. He urges clerks and organists to elevate musical taste to sustain spiritual awe.
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Israel
Broly Ghosh
Rollin
David
Lillebellare
Murder Plot Against Jew Revealed in Prussian Case
An account from the Berkimischer Monarchrift describes Melchior Meizing a farmer and Beter Gehrmann a miller in Allerstein plotting to murder Tobias Moles, a Crojanki Jew. Their plan unraveled after a youth escaped, a wood accident halted a first attempt, and, though warned, the conspirators were arrested while dividing stolen money.
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Melchior Meizing
Beter Gehrmann
Miller
Gehrmann
Meixing
Religious zeal sparks murder tale from German archives
The account recounts Gehrmann and Mezing condemned for a murder tied to religious fervor, with Gehrmann claiming prayer and Mary aided his act against a Jew. It notes capital sentences, royal confirmation, and a Dutch guard execution linked to Catholic influence. The letter blames enthusiastic religion for violence.
Verses on Election and Virtue for Peter Taylor 1764
A poem addressed to the late Peter Taylor urging voters to resist corruption, reflect on parliament’s state, and seek steadfast faith while urging candidacy for heaven. It invokes political critique, moral reform, and cites 2 Peter 1 10 as a guiding verse.
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Peter Tay Lor
Senate
Medicines Sold by J Rudhall and Co and H Brown Bristol
Medicines and related items are sold by J Rudhall and Co at the printing office Small-street and at H Brown's medicinal warehouse near Quay-street facing the Head of the Quay in Bristol. Also obtainable by applying to Newman.
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James Ryan
Surczon
Clinton Street
Bristors
Francis Newery
St. Paul’s
London
Mr. Newbery
J. Rudhall & Co
W. Browne
E.shiercliff
W. Bulgin
H. Brown
J. Lloyd
J. Norton
E. Palmer
Wells and
Arthur
J. Fitchen
W. Pine
T. Mills
S. Bonner
M. Thompson
Mrs. White
Bristol
Leake’s Patent Pills Endorsement Letter From 1788
Facsimile letter from Little Wenlock praising Leake’s Patent Pills and Tickell’s Dropsies Ethereal Anodyne Spirit for venereal and dermatological ailments. It claims cure of a near bedbound case after salivation and extols benefits for stomach diseases gout cough asthma dropsy and ascites with diuretic effects.
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W. Tickell
Apatis
Cary
Chymist
Bath
Oriental Vegetable Cordial claims rapid relief and wide success
An advertisement touts Oriental Vegetable Cordial as a proven remedy with twenty years of East experience and five years in Britain. It asserts rapid relief for stomach and bowel disorders, colicky pains from fruits and vegetables, rheumatic complaints, and gout, citing a newly published treatise with London Gazette examples and faculty remarks.
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East
Great Britain
London Gazette
Drops and Cephalic Snuff Advertised in 1787 Letter
A printed testimonial from Newbury, dated June 5 1787, praising Hayman’s Maredant’s Drops for a knee and body ailment with benefit after eight bottles. Also promotes Cephalic Snuff as a brain and head remedy for headaches, deafness, and preventing infection, urging readers to use it.
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Hayman
Great Marlbo-Arect
London
Marchant
Tom
Willis & Fuller
Newbury
Joker &F
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Epee
Country News
Hellberg
Mezing
Prussia
Holland
Palatinate
Pirit
Paradise
House of Orange
Ignotus
Hagey
Anthony Pasquin
Philip
Achilles
Lyttelton
Thompson
Jubal
Delphic Hall
Trojan Wall
Tusculum
Syria
Salem
Jesus
Baisto
Leake
Little Wenlock
Bridgnorth
Shroptire
Henry Bateman
Fames
James
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