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Newspaper
Daily Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 10, 1737
Page
2
The London bridge area recorded high water level just 39 minutes after 9 in the morning. Local authorities issued warnings and monitored a potential rise in flood risk along the river as crews prepared barriers and staffed monitoring posts.
Yesterday's market report lists South Sea Stock at fractional pence values and various securities including Annuities, Bank issues, India securities, Royal Exchange Assurance, London ditto, African notes, English Copper, and Exchequer Orders. It records premiums, per cent rates, and miscellaneous tickets and lots with numerous fractions and qrs headings.
London in 1737 notices that the Stocks Market will be closed on September 30 and the Fleet Market near the Fleet will open the same day. People may apply to the Common Council Committee at Guildhall to obtain shops stalls or standings. Rent-free occupation until Lady day with notice by March first on continued tenancy and agreed rent.
The Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich announces markets to be held on Saturday September 3 and thereafter every Wednesday and Saturday. Prospective traders may apply to Joseph Crofthwaite for stalls with rent incentives for one year, ending after nine months of agreement with the Bretheraid Hospital.
A notice from assignees of the estate of Traac Levy of Ingram Court Fen Church Street London offers fifty pounds for every hundred recovered if a finder discloses hidden assets. It notes eight months before bankruptcy he bought goods in London from creditors worth over ten thousand pounds and shipped many to Holland, with delivery to unknown recipients.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Covent-Garden bathhouse scene with references to improved fixtures and larger rooms. Mentions clean linen, attendance, and favorable rates, with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
An 18th century ad lists multiple theological books and sermons for sale. Titles include a country parishaitr, education of children, and sacred discourses by Abraham Markland, Samuel Clarke, Basil Kennet, and John Long. Prices range from 6d to several shillings, with notes on editions and vendors in Fleet Street and Newcastle.
This Day and seven more volumes of He Craftsman issued printed on same size and type. Contents cover domestic matters, excises, standing armies, parliamentary dependence, parties, constitution in church and state, prerogative, civil lift, and modern power of the crown. Includes humour papers and a dedication to the people of England. Printed for R. Francklin in Ruffel-street Covent-Garden.
A scarce notice announces multi volume works on conveyancing wills and registry practices, the Attorney's Practice in King’s Bench, and Chancery proceedings. It details editions on forms of deeds, writs, and precedents, with prices and printing details in Fleet Street.
Fragmentary scattered phrases reference witnesses evidence and a religious lecture or book. Names like Bentley and Burns appear among garbled lines. It resembles an 18th or 19th century printing with editorial notes and misread words.
Fragmented historical ad copy touts a supposed remedy for scurvy and related humours. It promises rapid cures in three days, blood purification, removal of eruptions and fatigue, and claims to target root causes without purge or confinement. The account presents sensational health claims with archaic terms and dubious efficacy.
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