Britain Must Protect Wool Trade From French Run
A correspondent urges urgent action to shield woollen manufacturers from French export strategies. He argues war with France will not stop wool shipments and warns that without new measures Britain risks losing its independence and trading power. Ships reporting mixed winds and routes to Jamaica, Oporto, Leghorn, South Carolina, Gibraltar, and Guinea accompany the letter.
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France
Great Britain
Britain
Woolf
Ireland
Mediterranean
Levant
House of Bourbon
Spain
Two Sicilies
Harman
Jamaica
Chamberlain
Oporto
Dispatch
Exton
Leghorn
Neptune
Maice
South Carolina
N. W. Deal
Downs
London
Pipon
Gibraltar
Shields
Lynn
Guinea
Ships arrival from France report three Spanish vessels
Faris December 24 reports from St Sebastian that three Spanish ships arrived from the Carracas richly laden. They encountered three English ships during the voyage, one of which was carrying brandy.
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St. Sebastian
Caraccas
London News Roundup of Appointments and Deaths
Board of Admiralty promotions name Capt. Robinson to Tyger and Lieut Gould to Deptford Store-Ship, plus William Rawlinson Earle appointed Clerk of the Ordnance. St Peters Westminster High-Bailiff Lever named. Parliament of Ireland prorogued to April. Deaths include Viscount Shannon and other notable figures. Grocers Company charity distributions noted. Lottery results and stock listings appear. parliamentary candidates for London named Humphry Pargans and peers.
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Board of Admiralty
Robinson
Deptford
Abraham Gould
Wiliam Rawlinson Earle
Elq
Malmsbury
Ordnance
Leonard Smelt
Deceas
St. Peter’s
Westminster
Lever
Piccadilly
City and Liberty of Westminster
David Patten
Choftry
South-Sea Company
Grimstead
St. Paul’s Church-yard
Grocers Company
Lady Middleton
Bow
Colchester
John Sheriff
Newgate
Sir Edward Hill
Edward Cooke
Justice de Veil
John Freshwater
Thomas Harwood
King Gould
Edward Head
David Descharmer
Boats to go safely off and names unrecorded
On Monday imports were recorded from Dunkirk 973 Cam bricks from Holland 18C Whale-Fins and 5 Tuns Brandy from Jamaica 6 Tims Rum from New England 22 Tuns Oil and from Maryland 35 Tons Tron Bankrupts listed Joseph Southeran merchant and mariner John Preston Chapman woollen draper. Theatre listings note Aston Like It at Drury Lane Covent Garden Love's Last Sorry at Goodman's Fields Harlequin program at Covent Garden.
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Dunkirk
Holland
Jamaica
New England
Maryland
Joseph Southeran
St. John Wapping
Middlesex
John Preston Chapman
West Smithfield
St. Sepulchre
London
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Aston
Covent Garden
Love
Goodman’s Fields
Hamcer
Seratageus
London Nov 25 17 ac servants letter ends
Fragmentary archival note shows a dated London plea dated November 25 in the seventeenth century. The text names Humphry Carsons Robert Godschall and George Heathcote as obedient and devoted servants in a salutation style. The fragment provides no further context or outcome.
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Humphry Carsons
Robert Godschall
George Heathcote
Election Nomination in Farringdon Ward for Common Councilmen
Inhabitants of Farringdon Without meet to nominate for Common Councilmen for Sir Dunfian in the West. Citizens Henry Holloway barber-surgeon John Innocent vintner and William Hart goldsmith deemed qualified and sworn to defend liberties. Election to be held this morning at St Dunlap's Church.
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London
John Barnard
Farringdon
Dunfian
Henry Holloway
John Innocent
William Hart
St. Dunlap’s Church
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