Haslemere Ship Launch and London Market Notices
A fine new ship named Haslemere, built for West India trade, launched at Mr. Carters Yard Limehouse. Names of local merchants brokers and shipmen listed. Theatre fare includes Lady Jane Grey and The Recruiting Officer. High water London Bridge 15 minutes after four in the afternoon. South Sea and Bank securities quoted with several price figures and premiums. A dense listing of finance notices follows including Indian, African, and Exchequer securities, with various per cent rates and premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haslemere
Limehouse
Theatre Royal
Drury-Lane
Lady Jane Grey
Fall of
Phaeton
Covent Garden
Wantley
London Bridge
New South Sea
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
Mine Adventure
Exchequer
Bank of England changes Bills for mail security 1738
A December 14 1738 notice from His Majesty's Post Master General reports apprehension that finding Bank Bills in letters encourages mail robbery. The Bank of England will issue seven day bills after light from January 1 to deter loss, with blank indorsements printed on the back and reusable as needed to ensure owners recover funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
Judas
Transfer Books Closed for Royal African Company Election
African House December 14 1738 notices the Transfer-Books of the Royal African Company will close from Thursday February 23 until Thursday January 25 for the election of Governor Sub Governor Deputy Governor and twenty four assistants for the ensuing year by order of the Court of Assistants R Spence
TRE Legal Brokers Meeting at Ship Tavern Gracechurch Street
The TRE Legal Brokers of the City of London are requested to meet on Wednesday the 20th instant at five in the afternoon at the Ship Tavern Gracechurch Street on special affairs, in line with their last resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRE
Letting of an House in the Minories by Mrs Mapleftten
A notice states a house in the Minories will be LET at Lady-day next, not before. The occupant is Mrs Mapleftten, deceased. A Haber dasher of hardware and former comb-maker for over 50 years seeks inquiries via Mr. John Tilly, Attorney at Law, in the Poultry, London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapleftten
John Tilly
London
Lands in Nodorum Township near Liverpool Offered for Sale
The freehold estates of two adjoining farms in Nodorum Township Worralla Chester near Liverpool are offered as a single sale. The North Farm contains 143 statute acres and housing, the South Farm 131 acres with buildings and lake access, plus 20 acres of commoning. Interested buyers may contact John Tilly in London or Richard Ecclestone in Liverpool for particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nodorum
Worralla
Chester
Liverpool
John Tilly
Liew
Poultry
London
Richard Ecclestone
Lavy
The History of the Works of the Learned Number
This Day is published a November 1738 issue of The History of the Works of the Learned. It lists items on Europe remarks by John Breval including a speech engraving in Lyons, a methodical abstract of Lewis's Bible translations, Pemberton's answer, updates on Mrs Stephens medicines, the Pope's Bull against Free-Masons, an English translation, a list of books printed abroad, and notices of availability from Jacob Robinson and T Cooper in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
John Breval
Claud Ns Carfar
Lyons
Mr Lewis
Dr. Pemberton
Harding
Rome
Jacob Robinson
Inner-Temple Gate
Chancery-lane
Fleet-treet
One Tun
Hungerford-Market
Seana
T. Cooper
Globe
Pacernotter Ow
Expensive library sale of classical and modern books
Advertises a vast stock of foreign and Latin Greek French and English works in various formats from folio to octavo. Items include Hippocratis Opera Diogenes Laertius Ciceronis and Plinii Epistolae with prices marked five percent cheaper. Multiple shops across Covent Garden St James's Street New Bond Street Westminster Hall and more offer viewings until sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowper
Thesaur
Hippocratis
Hernandez
Agric
Bocharti Opera
Regeri Thef
Branden
Cellari Geograph
Diogenes Laertius
Ciceronis Gronovis
Isaac Vandenhoeck
Tis
Great Buffel Freet
Covent-Garden
White’s Chocolate-House
St. James’s-treet
Mr. Brindley
New Bond-street
Mr. Stagg
Westminster-Hall
Mr. Strahan
Cornhill
Early Medical Works Advertised in Paternoster Row
An 18th century advertisement promotes Brown Langrish and FR. S works on diseases and urine analysis. It lists The Modern Theory and Practice of Physick with additions, a chemical urine analysis, and a blood examination guide. Also advertised are a new essay on Muscular Motion and a Treatise on a Miliary Fever translated from Latin by Sir David Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogave
Brown Langrish
Colege of Physicians
FR. S
Bedersworth and Hitch
Red Lions
Paternoster Row
Auckor
Price
Sir David Hamilton
The Most Wonderful Cleansine Drops for Weaknesses
A late 18th century medical patent remedy touts cleansing and strengthening effects for greeks seminal and genitals. It claims cure of urinary and back ailments, infertility, and rash weaknesses, with 9000 bottles sold since 1734. Sold by Mr Johnson at Seven Stars Vere Street near Clare Market, 35 6d a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratcliffe
Dugor
Wett
Baily
Johnson
Seven Stars
Vere-street
Clare-market
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John Taylor
Exeter
Strand
Middlesex
Taylor
Ephraim Haden
St. John’s Wapping
William Vaughn
Harp-Lane
Tower-Street
Broker
Chapman
John Thorne
Farnham
Marine
Birchin-Lane
John Bell
Hich Are
Lucretius Havercampi
Petronius Burmanni
Horarius Sannadoni
Fabricii Bibl. Gr
Latina
Calaxt Diétion
de la Bible
Dionis
Halicarnaffeus
Lucanus Variorum
Macrobius
Ciceronis Orar
Plinii Epistole
Elz
Taciti
Glaudianus
R. D’anvers
Fria
T. Waller
Middle-Temple
Cloyster
Serjeant Hawkin
N.B
Serjeant Hawkins
Telemaque
Francois de Salignac
Fens
Jon
Precepteur de Meffeigneurs Les Enfans de France
Depuis Archevéque Duc de
J. Brotherton
Bible
Royal Exchange
Carnhill
Richard Hayes
Princes-street
Amsterdam
Meadows
Angel
East-Indies
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