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Racing and political notes from York Buildings 1732
A blend of local racing results at Bromley and parish appointments with court and prisoner news. Reports include horse races won by Griffiths Mare and Rat-catcher’s Mare, a bishopric presentation at Blandyfriog, indictments for incendiary letters, and prison escapes from the Gatehouse and New Gaol. Stock prices, notes on the York Buildings Company call, and notices to proprietors follow.
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Mary
Holand
Essex
Kent
England
Holland
York Buildings House
Wilks
Theatre Royal
Drury
Thistleworth
Laft
Ifeworth
Samuel Webster
Middlesex
Bromley
Mr. Griffith
Robert Fagg
Anne Hamilton
Mr. Ireland
Crispe
Mr. Bond
Ireland
Thomas Davis
St. David’s
Blandyfriog
Cardiganshire
Jenkins
Lorraine
Chapple-Royal
St. James's
Talbot
Thomas Woodcock
St. Bartholomew’s Church
Royal Exchange
Perriam
Hicks’s Hall
Jonathan Rowell
John Conna
Hamilton
Newgate
Baily
Highgate
New Prison
Clerkenwell Bridewell
Southwark
Yorx-Buillpixes
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