Plague fears amid storms and political notices abroad
Reports from Barbary and Germany describe plague fears after a violent storm, while Paris and Bordeaux Parliaments debate Edicts and exiles. Jersey notes peace briefly, urging fortifications on Town Hill. Newfoundland fishery performs poorly but two new vessels will depart. a French vine-laden ship was towed ashore.
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Berwin
Germany
Upper Silesia
Paris
France
Duke of Orleans
Bourdeaux
Jersey
Cherbourg
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Newfoundland
P.S
Easthope Carrying Business Expands to New Wharf
Stratford on Avon September 24 1787 T and E Easthope announce opening a new wharf near Brack Swan to forward goods by their vessels and wagons to Bristol Coventry and intermediate towns every spring tide. They list goods and yards with terms and urge customers to divert goods to Easthope.
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É&C
Brack- Swan
Bristol
Coventry
Castre
Cross-Cheaping
Mermaid
Quy
Bett Puufor Deire Cs Smith
Stratford
Tewkeftury
Evesham
Tewrestury
Easthops’s
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Leliam Bache
Barvee-Town
Stratford-upon- Avon
Mutton
Stratford-Bridge
William Morse
Evean
Grey- Friar’s-Lane
Eoward’s
Carrier
Warwick
William Monsi
Evedham
RicHarp Turner
Oriental Vegetable Cordial Ad Offered as Cure All
Advertisement claims autumnal complaints, stomach and bowels relief, and revived vitality from a vegetable cordial sold in London Bristol and towns around. It touts twenty five years of universal experience, immediate symptom relief, and long term benefits with the 5s bottle sold by Conran Wetl at No 13 Conduit Street and other vendors. It also promotes a pocket bill book for entering bank notes.
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Wm. Browne
Tolzey
Bristol
Cathay
Rickard
Colston
Se Parade
Clergy Appointments Grant Prebends and Deanships
The King appoints Rev. William Langford to a Windsor Prebend and Rev. John Plumpte to Worcester Canonry. Also, letters patent grant Rev. John Murray the Deanery of St Elmand Cathedral, Killaloe, in Killaloe diocese.
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William Langford
Dustin-Castre
John Murray
St. Elman
Killaloe
Lond
Gaz
Lords Debates and Orders on Hastings Trial Adjournment
The Lords met on Saturday December 15 and ordered summons for Monday. They passed the Malt and Land-Tax Bills and the Marines regulation bill. A message was sent to inform the Commons Westminster Hall would be prepared for Warren Hastings trial. They sought a precedent for adjournment beyond January 6 but none found.
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Lod Scarsdale
Commons
Westminster-hall
Warren Hastings
Charles
Lincoln
King George II Era News Briefs and Economic Notes
Reports discuss royal concerns over nobles pledging loyalty, plans to reinforce Gibraltar, and a ceremonial watch crafted from captured Gibraltar artillery. Also included are a revenue summary for 1786–1787, news of Prince William Henry’s potential duchy provisions, and comments on the Norwich woollen trade decline with job losses.
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Kingston
Duchy of Lancaster
William Henry
Trent
Clarence
Edward
Gibraltar
Lord Heathfield
Devizes Gentleman Sees Irish Lottery Office in Dublin
Extract from a letter dated Dublin December 3 describes a Devizes gentleman visiting Ireland who notes a Dublin Lottery Office in College Green and a London listing of five thousand Irish tickets. He praises the business as reputable yet questions why London treats the operator harshly while Ireland profits. He mentions a pamphlet The Irishman's Reception in London and urges publication to amuse friends.
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Devizes
Bristol
Dublin
Piblic
England
London
College Green
Stock Exchange
Irish Prejudice and Finance in a Dublin Lottery Office
A fragment from a speech argues against national prejudice in Ireland, praising Irish loyalty and urging reciprocity among Britons. It condemns private lotteries and insurance fraud tied to the state lottery, promotes state lotteries as revenue, and defends a Dublin lottery office owner who pledges independence from other offices and vows public confidence in dealings.
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Bunal
Filer
Isle
Ireland
Tucker
Filter Isles
Br Tcin
Fife
Hibernia
Arm of
Justice
London
Dublin
Africa
Gulnea
Pellemell
Lunardi
Down Ile
Bris Tol Joseph Shepard Stocking Maker and Hoster
Joseph Shepard, stocking maker and hosier of Corn Street, Nottingham, announces arrival of a large assortment of hosiery goods pressed prior to the late raw material advance. He offers wholesale and retail pricing on wide ranges including cotton, silk, wool, gloves, and various mens and womens stockings, with quality guarantees and favorable terms.
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Bris$ Toloseph Shepard
Cornstreet
Nottingham
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