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COUNTRY NEWS reports on Hessen Utrecht resolutions praising the King of Prussia for troops aiding Princess of Orange and a potential alliance with Britain. An extraordinary ambassador will confer with Sir James Harris before formal sealing of ties. Also includes 18th century crime notes from Sheffield, Grocester, and LiverProof involving hare chase, robberies, and a grazier’s sheep breed claim.
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Country News
Harwich
Utrecht
Pratsia
Goth Ulume
M.rheede
Berlin
Prince of Brunswick
Princess of
Orange
Republic
Great Britain
James Harris
Hague
Sheffield
Rotherham
Dronfield
Campden Fair
Long Marston
Leicestershire
Bakewell
Graham
Anecdote of Shakespear as Johnson’s tale relates
In Elizabethan times coaches were scarce and horseback travel common. Shakespear waited at the playhouse door to hold horses for patrons, earning the nickname Will Shakespear. As demand grew he hired helpers, who proclaimed themselves Shakespear’s boys, until the actor rose to higher roles.
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Shakespear
Johnson
Elizabeth
London
Will
Henry the Ivth
R. Hodson
Marlborough Street
Hatrron-Garden
Hatton Garden
Drs Hodson
Nature
R. Matthews
Strand
Venus
Hodson
Hatton-Garden
Cara Rier
Rudhall
Routh
Bristol
Craftswell
Bath
Goodby
Sherborne
Thoth
Exeter
Collins
Sarum
Preservation of Penryn in Cornwall and a mock invasion
A late 16th century tale recalls Penryn's preservation as Spanish forces prepared to burn the town. Puppet-show players staged Sampson on the Philiplines with drums and trumpets, scaring the invaders into retreat to their ships. The anniversary of the event was celebrated for years by a mock invasion, a custom still remembered by locals.
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Penryn
Cornwall
Philip of Spain
Sampson
Elhew
Caution On Storing Barilla Liquor Near Frost
The notice warns those preparing barilla liquor to keep it from frost by locating the preparation near a flame or heat source, ensuring warmth without extra fire. The treasury receipt apparently omitted this warming detail.
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Turkey
Path to Business Decline in a Diligent Tradesman Tale
A careful tradesman with moderate capital marries and gains expectations from inheritance. Within a few years his business grows, but illness—of his wife or child—forces country lodging. Lodgings prove inconvenient, and a small extra expense leads to further risk and eventual bankruptcy.
A Glimpse of a London Gentleman's Expensive Habits
A narrative traces a financier’s ascent from modest means to a lavish country home. He buys a box like a family retreat, entertains visitors, hires a coach and horses, and but for proper foresight his capital never grows. Family costs rise with social obligations, until debt drives him from prosperity to ruin, exposing reliance on luck and friends.
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Hsis
Mr. Harness
London
Harness
Aviich
Gazette
Second Petition to the French King from Paris Parliament
A record of the Second Petition presented by the Parliament of Paris to the French king on 10 December 1787 at the Assembly of the Great Chamber of Parliaments. The brief notice notes the formal petition and date without further detail.
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Paris
Great Chamber of Parliaments
Sire
Dr Johnson dictionary editions offered to Sir Joshua Reynolds
A 1788 advertisement notes the will of Dr Johnson bequeathing his folio and quarto English Dictionary editions to Sir Joshua Reynolds. It announces publication of two extras from Johnson’s will and offers the genuine folio and quarto editions for two guineas each, in sheets, cheaper than others.
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Johnson
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Toshua Reynolds
Tolio
Seawang
Joshua Reynolds
Ornsby and Co Lottery Office Adverts in Cornhill
Ornsby and Co at No 26 Cornhill opposite the Royal Exchange advertises continued sale of lottery tickets in English State Lottery. They claim authority by parliament and offer TICKEYVS Halves Quarters Ereutus and Sexteentus on favorable terms.
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Ornsby
Cornhill
Royal Exchange
London
Horsssy and Co
Hornsby and Co
Friends of Hornssy and Co
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J. Liegd
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KF. Newbery
Bkrstol Key
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Cheapside
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J. Lloyd
Wells
Arthur
J. Fitchen
W. Pine
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H. Steens
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