Imprisoned Man Attempted Suicide After Robbery Confession
Francis Williams was brought to Enfield jail on a commitment for breaking into John Stebbing’s house at Rickley in Essex and stealing shirts breeches and apparel. He confessed before the justice and, while in custody, cut his throat. The same day reports list imports from the Straits, Guernsey, Jamaica, Antigua, Virginia, and Holland, with exports to Lisbon and Barbados. Also noted are a new deputy to the War Secretary and bankruptcy notices, theatre listings, postal stock prices, and a meeting request of merchants at Crown Tavern the 22nd.
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Nesterday
Francis Williams
Bourn
Enfield
John Stebbing
Rickley
Essex
Streights
Gortenbourg
Dunkirk
Holland
Jamaica
Antigua
Virginia
Lisbon
Barbados
West Ireland
Bricot
Jacob Robinson
Golden Lion
Ludgate Street
England
France
Webber
London
Woolf
Francis Brewster
House of Commons
Samuel Webber
Curious copper brown tea kettles and lamps for sale
Advertises sale by William Heath brother of George Heath the original maker from Kingsgate Street Holborn. Parcels of copper brown tea kettles and lamps colored brown china burnt work exceed Dutch quality. Prices listed for three pint kettles and lamps ten shillings, two quart at one shilling fifteen, five pine at twelve, three quart at fat.
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William Heath
George Heath
Kingsgate-Street
Holbourn
Forrest
Mews
Gharing-Cross
India
Holland
Londo
Christmas Gambols and Horatio Walpole Satire Folio
An early 18th century advertisement announces a Christmas Gambols piece featuring a grand embassy style character, Horatio Walpole, translated English satire with Latin maxims and lines from Nestorius or Pacuvius, printed by Eliza Haywood in Covent Garden. It promotes Europe’s Catechism and notes publication and pricing details.
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Horatio Walpole
France
Laurentteer
Pacuvius
Tyele
Jav
Sac
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