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St John Baptist festival and fleet news from Europe
Yesterday two mails arrived from Flanders and one from Holland. Reports speak of the St John Baptist festival with royal attendance and a grand music concert at the palace. The Pope’s Nuncio may return to Lucerne. the Inquisition condemns a Naples history book. commences to deter reading and seizing copies. Ships prepare for Brazil and trading ventures resume between Barbary and Gibraltar. A fatal assault on M. Ham, a States-General minister, ends in his death. Transport and port notices across Biscay, Navarre, and Dutch ports detail quarantine and duties. London and Weymouth market and ship movements update trade routes from July to August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Baptist
M. Firrano
Lucerne
Noncio
Switzerland
Janeiro
Trieste
Rome
Congregation of the Inquisition
Kingdom of
Naples
Nicholas Nafo
Peter Giannone
Junsconsult
Holy Apostolick
Stephano Conti
Julvre
Stanhope
Spain
Barbary
Gibraltar
Marquess de Lede
Paris
Balain
Balbi
Republick of
Genoa
Woenne
Eat Indies
Biscay
Manilla
Aguapulca
America
Europe
M. Ham
States- General
Marquess de Grimaldo
M. Coliier
Holland
Sig. Bresciani
Guards
Navarre
France
Marseilles
Baron Ulner
Elector of Triers
Count de Tarouca
Portugal
M. du Vivier
Cardinal Dubois
M. Courton
Marshal de Villars
Vaux le Villars
M. de la Jonchiere
Battille
Weymouth
Nelly
Wesltward
Monley
Guernsey
Pool
Fuly
Eagle
Barbadoes
London
Gravesend
Exchange
Nevis
Guinea
Sporswood
Virginia
Catherine
Calais
Martin
Amsterdam