Bread and Wood Aid Ordered by Duke and Duchess of Orleans
In Paris on December 29 1700s the Duke and Duchess of Orleans ordered a daily gift of one thousand weight of bread to the poor of St Eustache parish for frost days and four days after a thaw. They also directed the intendant of finances to supply wood bread bouillon and Binet to any indigent woman who gives birth in the parish during the cold season.
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Paris
France
Orleans
St. Eustache
Death of Speaker Marks Historic House Moment
In the House of Commons on Friday January 2, Chief Clerk Hatsell announced the melancholy death of the Speaker. The mace was moved and placed under the table as the House debated adjournment and possible election of a new Speaker, citing 1783 precedent for longer adjournments. The motion to adjourn to Monday next passed after discussion.
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Hasfell
Speaker
Hatsell
Vyner
Hatfell
Rofe
Royal progress and council amid national distress
London reports describe His Majesty’s stable condition at Kew with nightly rest improving mood. A high level council at Carlin House included the Prince of Wales and several dukes and earls, amid speculation over Pitts resignation and Lord Thurlow’s continued office. A Chapel Royal anthem honors the sovereign, with praise for Dupuis and Dr Arnold and their loyal service.
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London
Kew
Krew
Jen
Ormond-sheet
Sheridan
Carlin House
H.shnesses
Prince of Wales
Dukes of York
Cumberland
Dukes of Norfolk
Portland
Northumberland
Queensberry
Earl of Carlisle
Viscount Stormont
Chapel Royal
St. James’s
T. S- Dupuis
Dr. Arnold
God of Hosts
Four Voices. Nightly prayers and deaths at Lincoln's Inn Fields
A devotional recitative opens with pleas for divine mercy as the scene recalls the deaths of Fletcher Norton Lord Grantley and Charles Wolfran Cornwall Speaker of the House. The piece notes vacancies, salaries, and the Speaker's duties. It then shifts to weather, famine signals, and public charity amid a harsh season.
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Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Fletcher Norton
Grantley
Trent
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Surry
Privy Gardens
Whitehall
Charles Wolfran Cornwall
House of Commons
Rye
Sussex
His Majesty
North of
Hon. Society of Gray
Lord Grantley
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Doftor
Ken
Commons
Holland
France
Dublin
Aickin
Covent Garden
Kemble
Liverool
Vienna
Tunbridge
Medway
The
Leven
Dumbarton
Scotland
Three remarkable sheep from St Kilda astonish naturalists
Jan Cuester reports exotic livestock with four horned pairs and a unicorn-like tail. Oxford notes rapid freezing of quicksilver to solid form and a later refreezing in a saline frigorific mix. Salisbury mentions two marriages at Baddesley involving elderly grooms and young brides. Gloucester recounts a fatal bedchamber fire at Pull Court and local relief efforts including a parliamentary donation. Dublin lottery error causes confusion as missing number tied to insurance refunds.
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Cuester
St. Kilda
Hebrides
Oxford
Britain
Salisbury
Bridge
Baddesley
Glocester
Pull Court
Thomas Dowderwell
Worcester
Sarah Burges
John Webb
Dulin
Alexander
Sccrriy
Campton-Coure
Bristol Auction Offers Eligible Estate In Bedminster Area
Beginning February an estate with several dwelling houses will be sold by auction. Located in Lammet Square near Redcliffe Church Bedminster parish, the houses are well tenanted and lie outside the city liberties, offering tax advantages. A plan is being prepared and details will be announced in Bristol papers.
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Lameet Square
Redcliff Church
Bedminster
Goth
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