Intriguing European Claims on Milan and Savoy
A Paris paper relays a complex history of the Milan duchy tied to the Savoy line and Spanish politics. It recounts Philip II’s schemes, court intrigues, a poisoning incident involving the two princes, shifting inheritances, and a French alliance seeking to secure Milan for France before the Henry IV calamity altered events. It also notes a Dundee delivery and a 1740 birth sequence in Drumkilbo.
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Sardinia
Milan
Charles-Emanuel
Savoy
Catherine
Philip the Second
Spain
Piedmont
Lombardy
Philip-Emanuel
Italy
Flanders
House of Savoy
Madrid
Philp
Victor Amadeus
Duke de Lermo
Fsavoy
Dutchy
Henry the Fourth of
France
Geneva
Niece
Fouffigny
Alps
Pyrenees
Ravaillac
Henry
Turin
Dundee
Scotland Edinburgh Fan A Gentleman Defects From Post
Reports claim a young North British gentleman and member of an august assembly has abandoned his post at a critical moment and accepted wages of iniquity. Friends deem it their duty to inform the public they detest such act and would renounce all friendship if the report proves true.
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Edinburgh
Britain
Unseasonable Thaw Triggers High Rivers and Flooding
On Wednesday a violent wind from the south west caused a rapid thaw of mountain snows, swelling rivers to levels not seen in about twenty years. Flooding damaged land, torn ground, and swept away timber and hay. Gloucester reports also note a man’s punishment at the Quarter Sessions and shipwrecks near Bristol with cargoes lost or saved.
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Scountry
Mencasile
Fan
Tyne
Gloucester
William Cue
Owen
Hock-Crib
Bristol
Bewdley
Bristol Fair
London
Messiage
Sco
Gardner
Holbourn
Port News Summary of Arrivals and Departures
Whitehaven sees Lark from Virginia in seven weeks. Falmouth reports Mark Anthony from Calais for Rochelle. Pris cilla for Barbados and Madeira ships near Port-Mahon. Nazareth sails to load corn for Madeira. Elizabeth bound for London. Deal hosts Expedition homeward and other packets. Betty, John and Mary, Augusta arrive from London to Amsterdam and Lyme. Philip and Mary sail to Scarborough. Edward and Mary and others bound for Rotterdam. Trimmer from Lisbon and London from New York arrive. Endeavour from Jamaica and Don Carlos from Leghorn arrive at Gravesend. Neptun e and Falmouth cargoes at Leghorn and Lisbon report arrivals.
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Port News
Whitehaven
Fan
Lark
Dean
Virginia
Falmouth
Mark Anthony
Beanfire
Calais
Rochelle
Plymouth
Priscilla
Carter
Barbadoes
Hayden
Madeira
Benjamin
Port-Mahon
Pool
Nazareth
Bennet
Cowes
Elizabeth
Mills
London
Deal
Spencer
Gibraltar
Milldrum
Sharwell
Trinity
Colewell
Portsmouth
Finch
Shoreham
W. Dover
Betty
Smith
Topsham
Amsterdam
John and
Mary
Harding
Lyme
Augusta
Wilkinson
Philip and
Grainger
Scarborough
Edward
Thompson
Prosperous
Beak
Dove
Winstone
Rotterdam
Trimmer
Rediard
Lisbon
Bryant
New York
Gravesend
Endeavour
Gregory
Jamaica
Don Carlos
Diggs
Leghorn
Anniversary of the Prince of Wales Birth Day Observed
London notes mark the Prince of Wales birthday with bells bonfires and civic rejoicings in the city and suburbs. Sadlers Hall hosts celebrations with devices bearing the Prince’s arms and Cheapside candle pyramids illuminate the occasion.
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London
Prince of Wales
Sadlers Hall
Body of Merchants petition Parliament over ship losses in privateer captures
The Body of Merchants of idon attended Westminster to present a petition to Parliament detailing losses from Spanish privateers capturing their ships. Lords Lyell Parks Love Goffe Jacomb Phipps Boscawen and Townshend left the Court of Directors after related discussions. Excise appoints Cathcart to lead in London Brewery. Trials heard on plate duty fraud by working silversmiths. one widow spared with a caution. Gunnell, jailed for sheep theft, died from self-inflicted wounds. Portland Beach cargo from Righter Brush foundering. Amity near Holyhead bound for Dublin. The Miser, The Winter's Tale, and The Lying Valet performances listed.
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Idon
Westminster
Lyell
Parks
Love
Goffe
Jacomb
Phipps
Boscawen
Townshend
Augusta
East-India Company
Commissioners of Excisé
Cathcart
London Brewery
Farrant
Deceas
Commissioners of Excise
James Gunnell
Mitcham
Southwark
Weymouth
Portland
Cherant
Rotterdam
Matthewson
London
Dublin
High Water at London Bridge After Morning Ko
A dramatic morning scene at London Bridge as high water reached a notable level eighteen minutes after the knockout. The event drew observers and prompted responders to monitor flow and safety conditions along the riverfront.
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London Bridge
Financial bond prices and stock listings excerpt
A fragmentary list shows South Sea Stock and Annuities with varied quotes such as 11 1/2, 1111 1/2, and Bank 135 noting half-prices. Other items include India 158 1/2, Three Per Cent Annuities at 100, and Exchequer Orders with no price. Entries mention Royal Exchange Assurance London and Emperor's Loan without current quotes.
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South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
India
Royal Exchange Assurance &G
London
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Atristid
Francs
Paris A La-Main
Scotland
Neptune
Painter
Skinner
Ruth
Cork
Aldgate
Samuel Boughtont
Janeway
Royal Exchange
Marine Coffee-Horse
Birchin-Lane
Robert Ashworth
Hopping Hollands, &c
Mr. Bell
Aldermary Church-Yard
Bow-Lane
Cheapside
John Bell
Brokes
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