Europe War Views Amid Tuscany and Lombardy Moves
News from Venice and Dresden reports Spanish troops near Tuscany and Neapolitan forces marching toward the Ecclesiastical State. Fragments describe Sardinia, France, and Vienna fearing balance disruption as Prague assaults unfold and Prague siege details emerge with casualties and prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscany
Madrid
Naples
Ancona
Eccle- Giaftick
Lombardy
Sardinia
Vienna
Italy
Petersbourg
Romanzow
Constantinople
Emipi-Mehemet-Bashan
Porte
Grand Durchets
Assur
Dresden
Prague
College of the Jesuitts
Charles’s
Bavaria
Kleine Seite
Count Saxe
Charles’s Gate
Grenadiers
Sehdens
Schlegel
Gersdorff
Carjowitz
Count Cofell
Weisbach
Narmer
Franckenberg
Crousatz
Warfdorff
Jast
Renard
Port News Update From Deal Harbor
Deal reports remain of His Majesty's Ships Dover Bridgwater and Drake Sloop weather and wind conditions noted as south south west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port News
Deal
His Majesty
Dover
Bridgwater
Drake
Wind S
S. W
Proclamations and Obituaries in London Society News
London society notices record noble appointments and deaths including Earl Fitzwilliams becoming Lord Lieutenant of Peterborough and other peers. Also listed are bankruptcies, theatre bills, and a dense market summary with South Sea and Bank securities, Indias and Exchequer notes, plus commodities and insurance tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl Fitzwilliams
Kingdom of Ireland
City of
Peterborough
Liberty of
Earl
Treasury
Charles Castleton
Richard Strong
Forster
Newgate-street
Mr. Thompson
Smithfield
Henley
Oxfordshire
John Marke
Halley
Dragoons
Petersham
Surrey
William Lee
St. Olave’s
Southwark
Oliver Slocock
Alderman Parsons
Bank
Royal Exchange Assurance
Ditta
India
Prem
Ioan
Notes on ship condition thefts and Old Bailey trials
The piece reports a ship broken and leaking en route to the Leeward Islands, with pumps constantly working and fear of condemnation. It lists drawn prizes on Saturday, local frauds including a grocer concealing tea weight, and a batch of prison sentences from Old Bailey including two capital convicts for highway robbery. It also notes recent commitments for hawking unstamped papers and imports from Dunkirk, Jamaica, and Maryland alongside exports to Hamburg and Barbadoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeward
Hilands
Soo
Blackman-street
Southwark
Samuel Shuffle
Joseph Laycock
James Gray
King’s Highway
Frances Boulfreeman
Hannah Judd
Bridewell
Justice Frater
Susannah Harris
Elizabeth Rowell
Col. de Veil
John Gasking
Justice Jones
Dunkirk
Jamaica
Maryland
Hambourg
Barbadoes
Cape Fear
Dublin
Ceremony Petition to Governors of Bridewell and Bethlem
A fragmentary plea addressed to the Governors of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals. The writer requests influence and votes from the authorities, signaling a stipulation of support or patronage in a colonial or civic governance context. The language reflects a formal, respectful appeal common to early modern governance papery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridewell
Bethlem
Henry Wentworth
Bethiem
Aly
Joan Wheeler
Deceas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Visterday Arriv
France
Venice
Jasmund
Rockau
Saxe
Rutowski
Horst
Jordan
Weidenfels
Ratisbon
Paris
Corsica
Fiume-Orbo
Iolacci
Republick
Maquess de Spinola
Jackson
Peter-street
Westminster
City and Liberty of
Lime-street
Legale
John Rolt
Duke of Kingston
Yatesbury
County of
Great Britain and Ireland
Lords Commissioners of
T. Cowper
Phis
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Covent Garden
Goodman’s Fields
Thomas Chandler
Amesbury
Wilts
Tallow-chandler
John Lynes
Fakenham
Norfolk
Malster
Charles Morgan
Abbey-Tinton
Monmouth
London Bridge
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