Storms and floods retreat through Severn towns report
Letters from Upton upon Severn Thornbury Chepstow and Arlingham describe widespread storm damage on Monday night. Trees blown down houses flooded sea walls broken cattle drowned and boats sunk. London theatre listings and early stock prices noted. High water at London Bridge and varied bond prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ams Master, Esq
Jfe
Upton Upon Severn
Thornbury
Ph. Beafy
Chepstow
Arlingham
Awre
Severn
Mourning Goods Sold Cheap at Great Wheat Sheaf Sale
Mr Thomas Hincouker of Mercer advertises on Ludgate Hill that he has purchased a large quantity of mourning on the present occasion and sells them as cheaply as at any other time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hincouker
Mercer
Ludgate-Hill
Lost gown found near Fleet Street with reward at Golden Fleece
A black Luftring gown with a weed sleeve and shagreen skirt lining is missing since last night between Fleet Street and St Pauls Church. Return to Mr Richard Andrews at the Golden Fleece New Street Covent Garden for a half Guinea reward.
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Fleet-street
St. Paul’s Church
Richard Andrews
New-street
Covent- Garden
Property Listings Offer Rentals and Sales in Middlesex Surrey
A rental ready lease at 60001 secured by a freehold estate of 4301 per year in Middlesex. A 1400 per annum rent charge. A house formerly a tallow chandler and wax bleacher left with utensils. A copyhold meadow near Ryegate in Surrey at an annual rate. Two ready coffee houses near the Royal Exchange with a thriving trade. Advowsons presented from 2001 to 8001 per year now sought. A farmer or gardener with 100 stock urged to apply through John Pilmey at the Excise Office Coffee-house daily.
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Middlesex
Ryegate
Surrey
Excise Office
This Day is published Third Volume of Epinion Defence
The third volume of The Sixth Epinion corrected by HE Independent Whig defends primitive Christianity and the establishment against fanatical clergymen. Printed for J. Peele and sold by J. Osborn at the Golden-Ball in Pater-noster-Row. The third volume may be had separately to suit readers of the first two volumes.
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J. Peele
J. Osborn
Sicily
Naples
Rome
Tuscany
Venice
Lombardy
France
John Breval
H. Lincol
Cross Keys
St. Duhstan’s Church
Fleet-street
J. Meres
Baily
Ludgate
T. Cooper
Globe
Pater-nofter
George I
N. B
Osual
The Lady's Law Or A Treatise of Femé Coverts
A historic 18th century edition outlines laws on women in marriage property and divorce. It details lands, consents, property rights, privacy of wife and husband, alimony, and the wife's stake in her husband’s estate with case reference Manby vs Scot and related conveyance precedents. Published by E. Littleton at Mitre against St Dunistan’s Church in Fleet Street.
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Feme
Tar Ceshin
Sarewell
Hide
Exchequer Chamber
Manby
Scot
Seleé&t
E. Littleton
Mitré
Sc. Dinistan
Fleer-street
Bibliographic notice of pirate tales and adventures
A historic advertisement lists books including Robinson Crusoe in two volumes with piratical rescue, Don Quixote in Spanish and English, posthumous works of William Wicherley, and a General History of the Pirates with two female pirates. It notes editions and prices for Fleet Street sellers.
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Robinson Crusoe
York
Mariner
America
Oroonoque
Pyrates
T. Woodward
Fleetstreet
Don Quixote de
Island of
Providence
Fits Day is publish’d Arithmetical System for All Parts
The Second Edition of Harrow's Arithmetic offers extensive rules and examples in algebraic methods new to solving equations from simple to cubic, with tables of logarithms to 1020 and interest calculations. It promises a thorough, accessible text for quick mastery of numbers, quantities, and measures.
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Seconnd
Polizicall
Epward Harrow
G. Strahan
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
The Bible and Adventures of Ulysses Collected Volume
An aged advertisement notes a large folio edition with thirty three copper plates and two maps detailing the life of Jesus Christ and the Apostles, plus the Adventures of Telemaque in a French edition. It lists printers and booksellers in London and Cornhill, promoting two religious histories with scholarly notes and illustrations.
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Jesus Christ
St. Paul
St. Luke
S. Mark
Barnabas
Herod the Great
Old Persian Revolutions and Memoirs on Persia Wars
A late publication list catalogs two volume histories and memoirs connected to Persian and Roman histories. Works include Father Du Cezgeau’s English translation of per sian chronicles with notes on Ta Vernier and Sir Jo n Cuaroth, and Vertot’s French Revolution of the Roman Republic, translated by Ozel. Also advertised are Memoirs of the Count of Forsin detailing naval voyages, battles such as La Hogue, and the St George expedition, with prices in shillings.
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Persia
Aszraff
Sopha
Father Krusinski
Hbahang
Ispahan
Origital
Paris
Father du Cexgeau
Sophies
Tavernier
Joan Cuaroth
Pemberton
Abbot de Vertor
Beateny
Ozel
London
Earl ‘Stanhope
Forsin
France
Bancock
la Hogue
Chevalier de St. George
Dunkirk
Scotland
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Drury Lane
Julius Oesar
the Milley
Mansfield
Covent Garden
Dragon of
Wantley
London Bridge
South Sea
Bank
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
Ditco
Mine Adventure
Exchequer
Dicco
Ditro
Church of England
Arthur Betterworth
Charles Hitch
Red Lion
Pater-nofter-Row
Telemaque Fils d
Meffire
Francois de Salignac de
J. Brotherton
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