French Troops Advance as Milan Reports Court Moves
From Paris to Milan reports French troops drawing nearer the Dutchy and poised to form a camp in Dauphiny next spring. Emperor allegedly recognizes Infante Don Carlos as King of the Two Sicilies. Spain appoints Joseph Bianchi royal commissary with 2000 pistoles salary. Prince Charles gears to embassies, and Schemerling returns from private commission. Also notes shipwrecks, storms, wreckers’ petitions, and fluctuating stocks.
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Milan
Dauphing
Don Carlos
the Two Sicilies
Spain
Don Joseph Bianchi
Ferdinand de Trevigno
St. Memia
Chalons
Marne
Alve Choiseul
Charles
Vienna
Baron de Schemerling
Normandy
M. Lecoulle
St. Eustache
Italy
Patent worm powder medical fraud notice from 1735
Mary Smith reports severe stomach pains and headaches in Southwark London and credits John Moore apothecary for worm medicines sold at his Lawrence-Pountney Lane shop, claiming a two yard worm was removed. The notice warns others to buy only from Moore and to beware counterfeit sealings and imposters. It includes an introduction to a treatise on natural history and chemistry.
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Mary
William Smith
John Moore
Lawrence-Pountney's Lane
Port News Port Townsend Feb 15 Arrivals and departures
Port News lists ships departed for India Jamaica Ireland Africa and Virginia and New England along with arrivals from Calais Hamburg and Piscadaway. Vessels include Gran Hales Shafnsbury Brookley John Mary Molly Harrison Molly for Lisbon Barbadoes and more. wind WSW. Gravesend reports arrivals Mary Neptune Partridge from Hambourg Piscadaway.
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Port News
Deal
Gran
Hales
Shafnsbury
Brookley
India
John
Mary
Walker
Mary the Molly
Harrison
Lisbon
Wharmin
Redwood
Barbadoes
America
Godfrey
Richard and Thomas
Angrim
Jamaica
Hopewell
Mackarfon
Ireland
Betty
Boyd
Africa
Albany
White
New England
French King Promotes Nephew to Duke Peer of France
Paris report states the French King elevated the Marquess de Perignan to a Duke and Peer of France and sent a Gentleman of the Bidchamber to inform Cardinal de Fleury of the promotion. The monarch indicated no demurrals would be tolerated from protests or remonstrances.
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Paris
Marquess de Perignan
France
Cardinal de Fleury
Anniversary Meeting of the Tenpentin Society in Cheapside
The Anniversary Meeting of the Society for the Tenpentin of the Gospel in Foreign Parts will be held at the Vestry Room of the Church of St Mary in Cheapside on Friday the 20th instant February at nine o'clock in the forenoon. A sermon will be preached by Dr. Lynch, Dean of Canterbury, and prayers will begin at eleven o'clock.
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Society For the Tenpentin of the Gospel
Church of St. Mary Je Bow
Cheapside
Lynch
Canterbury
Listing of Silk Fabrics and Rich Materials for Timepiece Use
A fragment lists various fabrics and textiles including 14 pieces fine garden silks 12 rich half E damailk 22 bundles diaper seal d Ofnabrigs 40 gulex 4% denny cambricks 3 pieces durch velvets 10 dicro fine gold and silver brocades 2 paduafoys time 12 brocaded luftrings 5 colour d paduafoys.
For Sale by thee Candle at Mundys Covent Garden
For sale by thee candle at Mundys Coffee-House Maiden Lane Covent Garden on Thursday next the 16th instant at four in the afternoon by order of the Assignees. The goods consist of a large parcel of mercery items including broad and narrow stuffs camblets calimancoes Inkle loftrings poplins etc. Viewable from this morning at the Three Black Lions against the Bear Tavern in the Strand.
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Marine
Birchin-Lane
Mundy’s
Maiden-Lane
Covent-Gare Cen
John Knowies
Cheapside
Bear
Tul Che Sime
Sule
Vindication of the Church of England Doctrine and Worship
A defense by the Rev. Dr. Maddox against Mr. Neal's History of the Virgin... and a derection of many false questions and misprints in that work.
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Church of England
Elizabeth
Neal
Maddox
Wells
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London
Magnus the
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Frowe
John Hawkins
William Warwick
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C. Hitch
Red Lion
Pater-nofter-Row
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Rose
St. Paul’s
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Great Carter
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