Court orders coastal fortifications as stars align with French talks
Madrid reports the Court orders redoubts on exposed coasts and sends engineers to assess defenses as the Duke de Montemar heads to Cadiz for directives. Brussels notes ambassadors and couriers intensify exchanges with France while the Infanta Maria Theresa lies ill and a high treasurer has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke de Mon __ temar
Cadiz
Barcelona
Majorca
France
Don Philip
Count de la Mark
Infanta
Dona Maria Theresia
Count de Moriano
Vienna
Neustadt
Hungary
Niefter
Aleph
Baron de Brackel
Berlin
Russia
Marquess de Mirepolix
Port News Brief from the Downs and Gravesend
In the Downs vessels Raffel Namure Buckingham Orford Princes of Orange Superb Lyon Tyger and Morning Star Barlow and Marquess Merry sailed for Leghorn and Genoa while the Young went to Liverpool. Wind east by south. At Gravesend Henry Todd from Narva New Savannah Talbott from Jamaica and Carolina Packet Somerset from Carolina passed by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Downs
Raffel
Namure
Buckingham
Orford
Princes of Orange
Superb
Lyon
Tyger
Barlow
Morning Star
Boffenworth
Leghorn
Marquess
Merry
Genoa
Young
Liverpool
Gravesend
Henry
Todd
Narva
Savannah
Talbott
Jamaica
Carolina Packet
Somerset
Carolina
Advices From Paris and Temeswar on Recent European Movements
London reports from Paris on the Spanish ambassador receiving a Madrid courier about the Infanta Dona Maria Theresa's death at St Ildefonso. Temeswar notices say Prince Lobkowitz nears Carantebes with a Turkish camp nearby, uncertainties loom over his next move toward Wallis. Leghorn letters note Casilica reports add further details.
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Paris
N.S
Marquess de la Mina
Madrid
Dona’ Maria Theresia
St. Idefonso
Soth
Bannat of
Temeswar
Lobkowitz
Carante
Scrap OCR Finance Terms and South Sea Stock Listing
Fragmentary OCR lists South Sea stock prices and annuities with various percentages and terms. Includes Bank, Royal Exchange Assurance, Lottery Tickets, Exchequer Orders, and per cent rates. Sparse names and places but indicates a market quotation page with multiple securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
Dicot
Nati
Adenthuse
Eaperar
Disc
Ditto
Lost Wardrobe Items From River Thames Boat
An oak-wood boat at Three-Crane-Straits near the Bowling Green and King's Arms Stairs in Rotherhithe contained a large bag of four linen items including shirts shifts table linen and sheets plus a small parcel of shirts and shifts with starch and blue. A Guinea reward is offered to whoever returns the items to Mrs Keywood or Mr Palmer at the King Arms Stairs with no questions asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’s-Arms Stairs
Rotherhith
Mr. Palmer
Observations in Surgery and New Chirurgical Dictionary
A historical medical broadside advertises Observations in Surgery with One Hundred and Fifteen cases and personal remarks for student improvement. It adds A New Chirurgical Dictionary for country practitioners, with terms of art explained. Printed in London by Hodges with Wilcox and Scagg, noting Sydenham’s methods and various diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry- Francis
Oki
London Bridge
Wilcox
Strand
J. Scagg
Westminster Hall
Sydenham
E. Belce
Treatise on Nervous Distempers by a London Physician
A sixth edition announces additions and amendments to a treatise on diseases of the head brain and nerves including palsy apoplexy epilepsy vertigo and related conditions. It promises safe easy remedies and claims self cure for melancholy vapours with guidance by which both sexes may recover quickly. Published in London at the Gentlewoman's and Two Blue Posts Waydon Yard Minories price bound two shillings.
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London
Waydon
Tacitus
Julius Ozsar
Augustus
Thomas Gordon
J. Peele
Amen-Comer
Independent Whig
Cato
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Spain
Don Luke Ornano
Cafforio
Caraffa
Colonna
Nam
Alphonso Ornano
Henry the
John Ornano
Lewis
Corsica
M.ornano
Dunkirk
Colchester
Caswall
Cafwall
Lombard-Street
Watts
Kensington
Hdmas
Srinoue
Piccadilly
Golden Key
Carriaby- Market
Conduit-Street
Newgate
Edward Hill
Godfrey Copley
Whitcomb
Shilbert Primerose
Gottenbourg
Ireland
New England
Garraway
Exchange- Alley
Dyers Hall
Thames Street
Port News
Claupius Amyand
FR. S
Reese
Wee
J. S. Surgeon
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