Paris Ladies Convert Trinkets To Public Funds
Sunday and Tuesday notices report Paris female societies forming to convert jewels, plate, and valuables into money for public needs. They appoint Lady Presidents and vow to register contributors while keeping amounts secret. Other items note bread shortages, disturbances in France, and nautical news including the Bounty voyage and a robbery attempt near Maidenhead.
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Court records and robberies in a melancholy catalogue
Reports from the Old Bailey reveal capital convictions for highway robbery and burglary, with a broader list of prisoners offered a royal pardon in exchange for transportation. Five of eight refusers sought forgiveness after chaplaincy appeals, then accepted pardons. the session closed amid ongoing hopes for Davis, Cowderoy, and Chaffey.
Profligate wretches remain in custody after court closes
A court session ended with three condemned men remaining in their cells after protests, refused mercy, and were remanded. Nearby a man named Plant, an attorney from Stone, Staffordshire, died after a desperate night of misery while hiding with his wife and two children in Westminster. Two Ditton maids were shot when a gun misfired. An Brussels dispatch discusses peace rumors with Turkey and Russian terms. Royal visit to Windsor causes town celebrations, with illuminations and a triumphal arch for Their Majesties and Princesses.
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Painter to Bookseller Letter Hidden in Chelmsford Paper
Extracts show a designer apologizing for delays in completing works for a bookseller. He notes Cros finished, Mary Magdalen not begun, Westminster to be painted, Plague sketch to follow, and frontispiece excused due to unstarted Prince of Wales and Duke needing extensive repair. Dated Sept 10, 1789, parish sale context.
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Matching-Green Adulterous Tale From Old Court Records
An 18th century court fragment describes Jona Petts of Matching Green delivering a wife to John Crab for two shillings and sixpence. She is paraded with a halter about her waist around a hand post and three crossroads, amid crowds, music, and dancing. Signed JOHN PETTS.
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Richelieu's pomp and ambition stir jealous kingly gaze
Anecdotes recount Cardinal Richelieu as a grand showman who pursued power as a politician, soldier, gallant, devotee, and writer. His ostentation, including yearly expenditures of vast sums, drew envy from Louis XIII. The king’s visit to the queen leads Richelieu to defuse anger with a tactful act, carrying a taper to show deference. The fragment also lists assorted notices of births, marriages, and official appointments from Guildhall to Bath with many names and dates.
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A Country Rector Protests Clergy Tax Burden
A writer in the printers mentions England and Ireland bishops revenues and argues for equal law application. He cites three noble lords with incomes rivaling bishops, condemns lay tythe exactions, and notes clergy losses in Exchequer cases. He urges lay patrons to fund curates.
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