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Parliament Passes Avret Burning Libel and Royal Authority
News from London details the Parliament passing an Avret ordering the libel A Letter from a Bishop of France to the King to be torn and burned by the common hangman for being injurious to royal authority and Parliament. The report also covers royal promotions, noble nuptials planned at Hampton Court, ship-pay logistics, court proclamations in Southwark, multiple criminal incidents, jail transfers, a major cricket match, and fluctuating financial markets including South Sea stock and government bonds. Names include the Prince of Conty, Cardinal de Fleury, Marquis de Castellar, and Lord Mayor. Locations include White-Conduit Fields, Broad Street, Limehouse Hole, Islington, and the Old Bailey.
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France
Alsace
Leghorn
Milan
Maffa
Laventa
Aula
Mantuan
Cardinal de Fleury
Marquis de Castellar
Prince of Orange
Hampton Court
Worshipful Company of Mercers
Michael Hillersdon
London
Middlesex
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
Southwark
Bridgehouse
Cheshunt
Hertfordshire
John Wallingford Esq
Stroud
Gloucestershire
Thomas Green Esq
Commission of the Peace
Barbican
Woodstreet- Compter
Newgate
Robe