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Newspaper
Daily Courant
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 10, 1731
Page
2
In the Downs the Portland, Diamond, Torrington, Deal Castle, Hawk, Spy, Swift, Weasel, Bonetta, and Salamander are listed as King's Ships. Wind direction is north east.
London society hears of the Baron de Knigge’s first audience at Hampton Court and private moves of nobles. Reports mention a Bath retinue, a sudden death, a Guards drum punishment, a council at Whitehall, Duke of Dorset preparing for Ireland, and a trial delayed by a jury flaw. Market notes include South Sea stock, annuities, bonds, bank data, and copper prices.
The document lists measuages and tenements in St Thomas Apostle near Queen Street London and a similar property in Gracechurch Street near Corbet's Court held by Mr Finch. Also fifty seven acres of land at Lee near Greenwich in Kent possession of William Goodacre. The Lethe committee will meet at Mercer’s Hall London on Friday July thirtieth at ten in the forenoon. Further info at the Clerk's Office Mercer’s Hall.
The Trustees appointed to execute an act for repairing roads in Kensington Chelsea and Fulham parishes in Middlesex give notice of their next general meeting. It is set for Friday the 13th of the current month at ten in the forenoon at the Greyhound in Kensington Square.
A long catalog excerpt lists editions and translations of religious texts and sermons. It cites a Plain Method of Christian Devotion by Jurieu through Fleetwood, printed for F. Walthoe, and companion works including a conference on miracles, dialogues on eloquence, Stevenson sermons, Nichols on atheism, and Dr. Rymers General Representation, with notes and additions, from multiple authors and periods.
The Nodes, BHAT Twelve Houses in Little Jers myn street Crown and Septre Court St James s Westmin are leased for a term of years from Michaelmas next, either as a whole or in parcels. Proposals are to be left with Mr James Frost of Plumbtree fireer St Georges Bloomsbury who will treat with any person for the same.
Publicatio n notice lists Volumes IX and X of Samuel Clarke's Sermons from his posthumous works. It mentions extensive contents on knowing God, Christian duty, perseverance, sin, holiness, and happiness, plus an index and additional writings by Clarke.
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