London Gazette and Theatre Listings from Drury Lane to Covent Garden
London Gazette reports a private audience for Baron Hamilton and court attendance arrangements. The day’s theatre line lists Hamlet at Drury Lane with the Fall of Phaeton, Hamlet with Damon and Phillida at Covent Garden, and King Dwarves the First with The Madhouse at Lincoln's Inn Fields. Also notes High Water at London Bridge and stock market quotes including South Sea stock, Bank, and India shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fromie
London Gazette
St. James’s
Baron Hamilton
Duke of Holstein
Lord Harrington
Clement Cottrell
Earl of Grantham
Theatre-Royal
Drury-Lane
Denmark
Fall of
Phaeton
Covent-Garden
Damon
Phillida
Lincoln’s-Inn- Fields
King Dwarves
South Sea
Bank
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
Mine Adventure
Exchequer
Royal African Company Sale Notice in Leadenhall Street
TTIS to publically expose goods for sale at the Royal African Company of England House in Leadenhall Street on Thursday the 28th. Items from the February Sale remain uncleared and taken away including 30 lots of Bees Wax 4 lots of Elephant s Teeth and 1 Lot of Gum Seneca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TTIS
Royal African Company of England
Leadenhall-street
Thoughts on the Supremacy of the Civil Magistrate
A 19th century pamphlet by Francis Squire debates the authority of public oaths and subscriptions, the Test, and the queen's declaration for establishment. It includes remarks on dissenters Occasional Conformity and Popery, and a conciliatory letter to rural clergy of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bach and Wells
Francis Squire
A. M
Exford
Curcombe and
Luxborowne
J. Roberts
Oxford Arms
Warwickane
History of London and Westminster Volume One
This number presents the origin and history of London up to the year 938 by William Matland FRS. Embellished with copper plates, printed on Dutch demy paper, stitched in blue, and available from the author at the Dial opposite the Old Jewry in Poultry. Subscriptions will receive future numbers regularly at subscribers’ homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster
William Matland
F.R.S
Death of a hopeful child inspires sermons and verse
A sweeping 18th century advertisement lists sermons and religious tracts published in Northampton and Keteering, featuring works by BP Deepprince and David Some, plus a broad catalog of religious and political writings. It promotes other titles by GROSVENOR and HoLops, and extols a celebrated chymical cure for the scurvy with sales at the Two Blue Posts in Haydon Yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
BP. Deepprince
Fam
Thomas Saunders
Keteering
David Some
Benjamin Grosvenor
Samuel HoLops
Sceeplé Cum Tyneham
Dorfershire
P. Coppaipee
Haydonyard
For Sale by Candle at Marine Coffee-house
The Marine Coffee-house in Birchin Lane offers May 4 sale of goods including borax spurge bark Terra Japanica nitre and various Mania drugs. Items viewable at Mr Fludger's Warehouses Leadenhall Street and 43 Gally Key from May 2 until sale. catalogues to be delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Coffee
Birchin-Lane
Borax
Sagce Benjamin Refuirs
Terra Japanica
Petre Alfa Foeruia
Red Carroll
This Day Is Published A Defense Of Religion In Four Volumes
This notice announces a four volume abridgment of sermons preached at the Boyle lecture. Authors include Bentley Stanhope Derham and Burnet among many prominent clerics. Printed for Bettesworth and Hitch at the Red Lion in Pater-noster Row and available from the editor at Clarkenwell Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boyle
Bentley
Stanhope
Derham
Kipper
New Cravong
BP. Williams
Gastrel
Harris
Bradford
Blackhall
Hancock
Whiston
Turner
Butler
Woopwakp
Girsert Burner
Coggerball
Essex
Mefl
Bettesworth and Hirch
Red Lion
Pater-nofter-Row
Clarkenwell-Green
London
Parish Law and Tables of the Lawful Doings
A historic imprint presents This Day praise for the Duke of Cumberland and introduces two legal works. The first, Tables to the Law by Giles Jacobs, offers inheritances, estates, conveyancing, crimes, and court precedents. The second, Parish Law by Joseph Saw, guides justices, vestry, and parish officers with forms and precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Cumberland
Gites Jacos
Joserpa Suaw
F. Cogan
Middle-Temple Gate
J. Nourse
Lamb
Femple-Bar
J. Osborn
Paternofter-Row
Notable French Vicoi Edition Novel Collection Reprint
This Day re-publishes the second edition of a three-volume collection of novels and tales by the celebrated Vic of France the Countess DPANOIs translated from the original French. Printed for John Brotherton at Tom's Coffee House in Cornhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secon
Vic
France
Countess Dpanois
John Brotherton
Cornhill
The Compleat Housewife and Medicine Receipts Gift
This Day is publish’d price one guinea, the Seventh Edition with large additions. The work includes five hundred receipts for cookery, confectionery, preserves, jellies, creams, wines, cordials, and bills of fare for the year. It adds two hundred family medicines, syrups, salves, ointments, and cures, including mad dog bites. Printed for J and J Pemberton and Mr Martin Bryson, in Fleet Street and Newcastle. Elements of Chemistry appears in two volumes with copper plates and translation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
J. Pemberton
St. Dunstan’s
Fleet-street
Martin Bryson Bookfeller
Newcastle
Herman Boeruaave
University of Leyden
Timothy. Dattone
Angelick Snuff: A Universal Cure Sold at Jacob's Coffee-House
An 18th century advertisement touts Angelick Snuff as a universal remedy for head pains, deafness, toothache, apoplexy, falling sickness, and various ailments. It claims quick relief from dizziness, catarrh, and eye soreness, strengthens the brain, nerves, and spirits, and is priced at one shilling per paper, available at Jacob's Coffee-house near the Crown Tavern in Broad Street behind the Royal Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelick Snoff
Chey
Jacob’s
Ag and
Crown
Broad-street
Royal Exchange
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London Bridge
Ottavio Sammarco
Baron Della Rocca Vivandro
Carino
Stephen de la Boetie
Bourdeaux
Adam
Europe
Father Paul
Mont. Callieres
Rywick
Geo. Strahan
BP. Lens
J. Clarke
Archd
Gurdon
Dr. Burnet
Berriman
Jea
Ae Reat
Angelick
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