Our Letters from Madrid and London Court Actions
News items from Madrid describe royal arrivals at Aranjuez and a royal plan to move Richmond to Hampton Court. In London, trials at Guildhall and Old Bailey feature defamation verdicts for Truby and others, a coroner’s inquest into accidental deaths, and various transportation and financial market updates and bond quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Hampton Court
Guildhall
Truby
Nicholls
Poultry Compter
Gardiner
Cotts
Govent-Garden
Queen-street
Blackwell
Gloucester
St. James’s
Handsome Plate Presented to Lord Mayor by Shoemakers Club
Ireland reports a silver plate gift to Humphry French Esq the Lord Mayor from the Shoemakers Corporation as thanks for his care of the city. Liverpool letters say Counsellor Coddington, who fled earlier, was captured in Oxford. A coachman was publicly whipped for a prank. A recruit slain from the Barrack Street assault died after his wound. the assailant was Serjeant Collins’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphry French
Corporation of
John Gadis
Liverpool
England
Coddington
Walter Raleighs History of the World Proposals Page
An 1723 prospectus advertises No. XXIE containing four sheets for six pence per edition. It promises a seven edition universal history by Sir Walter Raleigh with life of Raleigh, his trial, new index, engravings, and maps, plus weekly four sheets during printing. Subscriptions invited from multiple publishers and booksellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh
Walter
Rome
Athens
Magic K Glass or Visions of the Times Play
A late 17th century printed item entitled The Magic K-Glass or Visions of the Times promotes a dramatic piece with a Trojan figure in a cloud and a crowd pursuing ruin. Printed by T Cooper at the Globe Ivy Lane near Paternoster Row. Also advertised An Examination of the late conduct of the Ministry with respect to Tobacco and Wine, priced sixpence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publision
TIMES
Fenton
T. Cooper
Globe
Ivy Lane
Paternoster Row
Condu
History of England English edition preview published
On Saturday the 7th of July N XLUS will publish the remainder of the reign of Henry VIII and the first volume of The History of England translated from French by N Tinpat. Printed for James Knapton in Ludgate street. The edition, priced six pence, could not be completed by the appointed day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Felton
J. J. Amt
P. Knapton
D. Midwinter
A. Ward
C. Hitch
B. Sprint
J. Tonson
J. Osborn
T. Longman
R. Robinson
B. Motte
J Walthoe
Jun
J. Wilford
J. Clarke
T. Wotton
H. Lintor
S. Birt
H. Whitridge
Henry VIII
France
England
Rapin de Tuev Sas
N. Tinpat
Great Waltham
Essex
James, John
Paul Knapton
Crown
Ludgate
St. Paul’s
N.B
Flower-Piece Poems and Miscellany in 1720s Ireland
A historical catalog of poetry and miscellany items printed in Dublin and London, listing works by Teveral Hadds and Concanen, including epistles, odes, fables, satires, and translations. The volume features poems honoring nobles, plays, translations from Greek authors, and pieces tied to royal occasions and public figures such as Walpole and Carteret, with publication notes from 1725 to 1733.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teveral Hadds
P. Bacon
Hughes
Con‘caAgen
Ballyspellin
Ireland
Sally
Dr. Towne
Mr. Concanen
Edw
Roome
Orford
Robt. Walpole
Heatre Royal
Dublin
Sterling
H. B
John Lord Carteret
D——ny
Cencanen
J. B.c
Iden
Cornhill
Hero
Leander
Muftus
Price S
Wanderer
Mr. Savage
Robert Henley
Robert Walpole
Sir Robert Walpole
E. Young
Ll.d
Danon
Herefordshire
Ae Chipping Ongar
Essex
Ro‘chetter
Ann
Hamiltae
Allan Rammtay
Earl Cadogan
Frazer
University of Aberdeen
Mr. Maller
Miss Harvey
P——s
Gartérer
Ambrose Philips Elg
oMif
Georgiana
Lora Carteret
Anacreontique Damon
Job
Multon
P. Frowde
Horacé
W. Duncombe
Hannibal
Villars Street
York
Oldfield
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Heron
Duke of Richmond
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N.S
Madrid
Aranjuez
London
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Prem
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