Fabulous Cocagne Festival and Siege on the Sea Fort
News describes a staged sea fortress on the coast loaded with provisions and animals for a mock siege. The King and Queen attended a grand Cocagne festival at Chiaia with gun salutes and fireworks. 1200 men in bark boats attacked the fortress using tables as ramps, while 60 barks held 1200 soldiers. The fortress was plundered as a mine and fireworks exploded around the mock fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chidia
Gallies
Malta
St. Philip
Chiaia
Chevalier Mocenigo
Republick of
Venice
Chevalier de Vignacourt
Order of Malta
Marquess de Puylzieulx
France
Florence
Council of Regency
Milan
Leghorn
Wachtendonck
Sienna
Pisa
Elboeuf
Palatine
Palace of
St. Mark
Brixelles
Lisle
Austrian Netherlands
French Flanders
d’Aremberg
M. Tempi
Cologne
Papal Con sistory and Corsican hostages report
From London notes from Rome and Leghorn describe a private papal consistory preciding bishops and a Holy Office meeting amid a spat with Cardinal Alberoni. Corsican hostages are pledged for French negotiations with Tuscany and Genoa, with terms on Bastia and Toulon, plus a reported arms suspension. Local society news cover marriages, races, excise reforms, and minor crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Congregation of the Holy Office
Alberoni
Ravenna
Kingdom of
Sicily
Holy See
Croizade
Leghorn
Corsica
France
Corte
M. Buttafuoco
Rustino
Bastia
Toulon
Genoa
Senate of
Brigades de Sale
Paris
Louis Bretagne Alain de Rohan Chabor
Duke of Rohan
N.S
Pagis A-la-Main
Louis XII
Port News Arrivals and Departures at Dartmouth and Deal
Port News reports arrivals at Dartmouth including the Friend's Desire Floyd from Shoreham to Bourdeaux and the Willing Endeavour Magner from Jersey to this place. At Deal, ships Elizabeth Augusta Dunkirk Alexan der Jamison to Port Mahon Preston Hallam to Oporto Penélope Wendbile Ann Blanchard to Carolina. Also arrived Serrop Conway and Hannah Werechild from St Kitts. Wind S S W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Dartmouth
Arriv
Floyd
Shoreham
Bourdeaux
Endeavour
Magner
Jersey
Deal
Elizabeth
Augusta
Dunkirk
Alexander
Jamison
Port Mahon
Preston
Hallam
Oporto
Penélope
Winmbile
Ann
Blanchard
Carolina
Serrop
Conway
Hannah
Werechild
St. Kitt
S. Wind
Affizes Convict Felons Then Reprieved In Several Counties
Durham on Aug 1 reports John Smith convicted of horse stealing and Thomas Stephenson for highway robbery yet reprieved. Newcastle on Aug 4 notes four criminals William Wealarms Luke Rutherford John Herbertson and John Gladstones alias Cleghorn capitally convicted but reprieved. Monmouth on Aug 5 records John Hopkins capitally convicted for shooting at the Under Sheriff and ordered for execution. High water at London Bridge at 8 minutes after 6 in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country News
Durham
John Smith
Thomas Stephenson
D. Newcasle
Northumberland
William Wealarms
Luke Rutherford
John Herbertson
John Gladstones
Cleghorn
Gloucester
Monmouth
John Hopkins
King’s
South Sea Stock and Annuities Market Fragments
Readable snippets show South Sea stock at 100 with dividends omitted, plus annuities and bonds at various prices. Mentions Bank circulation, Royal Exchange Assurance and London ditto prices, India paper values, and Emperor’s and Exchequer loan percents with several prices and premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea
Bank
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
Enghith
Ditta
Mines Adventure
Ditto
Exchequer
Prem
Practical Arithmetice Compendium for Vulgar Decimal Rules
This Day is publish'd a new and compendious system of practical arithmetic by William Pardon. It explains whole numbers and fractions in vulgar and decimal forms and applies them to commercial calculations. The work compares rules to show their natural dependence and demonstrates both reasoning and practice for learners. It is printed for R. Ware at the Bible and Sun, Amen Corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pardon
R. Ware
Bible and
Sun
Amen Corner
Paternoiter Row
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Naples
Holy
M. Archinto
William Arbuthnot
Viscount Arbuthnot
North
Britain
Oxford Chapel
Miss Browné
Duke of Argyle
North Myms
Hertford
Nelson
Henrietta Pitches
Butts
Norwich
Canterbury
Duke of Devonshire
Middlesex
Hick’s Hall
Duke of Newcastle
Liberty of
Westminster
John Burnard
Worcester
Kinwarden
Warwick
St. Nicholls
Walham-Green
Kingston
Holland
London Bridge
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