Cross Street Fire Burns Town Homes in Gravesend
From Gravesend Friday morning a fire on Cross Street near the flushing destroys six or seven houses and damages others with losses estimated high. Also reports the Ruby ship returning to the Downs with gold dust and news of Captain Pearce’s death. Cirencester stagecoach robbery. obituaries for Dr William Norton and Francis Cudword esq. funeral of Rt. Rev. Dr Bradford. Moll Harvey case. Mr George Lant’s recovery. stock listings. and an Excise public notice regarding penalties for hair powder ingredients effective June 24, 1731.
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Gravesend
Cross Street
Flushing
Ruby
Pearce
Guinea
Downs
South Sea Company
Cirencester
Turnham Green
William Norton
Gray’s Inn
Deptford
Kent
Wolkern
Hertfordshire
Francis Cudword
Maching
Essex
Bradford
Rochester
Westminster Abbey
Moll Harvey
King’s Bench
Westminster
George Lant
Princess Royal
Admiralty Proposal to Aid Naval Widows and Orphans
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty propose a voluntary three penny pauperized deduction from personal and half pay to fund aid for widows and children of poor officers. A Royal Charter body would manage contributions and other benevolence. Printed schemes are available at multiple naval offices for officers to review and sign if willing.
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Admiralty
Navy Office
Navy
Deptford
Woolwich
Chatham
Sheerness
Deal
Portmouth
Plymouth
Harwich
Kinsale
Proposal for Printing by Sussens Prion 1620 1644
A detailed prospectus for a five volume folio work on Sir Thomas Roe Ambassadorship under James I and Charles I with Letters and state papers. It cites Bacon on Letters and lists publishers and booksellers across London and: Salisbury Court Fleet Street Bartholomew Close St Pauls Cornhill Westminster Hall Oxford Cambridge Bath Edinburgh.
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Thomas Roe
Cuakles I
Order of the Garter
James I
Duartes I
Poland
Sweden
Denmark
Dyet
Ratisbonne
Robert Anstruther
Isaac Wake
William Boswett
Dunley Carleton
Lord Scupastore
Earl of Lercester
Earl of
Baconi Opera Vol
Sud Titulo de Aug. Scientiar N. B
Walthoe
Cornhill
Pemberton
Gosling
Woodward
Wotton
Clay
Browne
Gilliver
Coggan
Templebar
King and Stagg
Westminster Hall
Clements
The Hive Third Edition and New Song Collection
Sup published the Third Edition of The Hive, a collection of the most celebrated songs with a critique on songwriting by Ambrose Philips. Also announced is the fourth and last volume, plus other works by Purtechs, Wells, and Blackmore, all printed in Cornhill.
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Sup
The
HIVE
A.colle
Ion
Mof
Ambrose Pairips
Walthoe
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
Price
Purzips
Humphry Duke of
Sir R. Blackmore
J . VI. Creecn
Lucretixs
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South Sea
S. Bank
India
S. Royal Assurance
London ‘Assurance
York Buildings
Welch
Excise Office
London
Paris
Excise
Commissioners of Excise
King’s
Hay- Market
Hay-market
Cenes
Gratis
Admiralty Office
Sussens Prion
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