European News Briefs From July 24 And Later 1700s
Fragmentary notes report Dutch provinces considering a three year militia delay for marriage, while Flanders and Holland ready a subsidy. The Antwerp attorney general pursues informers. Kept letters from Stockholm and Barcelona discuss royal travels an embargo transports to Italy. Genoa cites rights to Final Marquisate, Treaty Worms disputes, and Sardinia’s alleged rights, amid European tensions.
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Juliers
Ifsue-An
Brufels
Fania Sioees
Ae Reet
Therlands
Flanders
Hanault
Antwerp
Stockholm
Genov
Barcelona
Paris
Italy
Circcit Gazette
Londoh
N.S. M. Guastaldi
Republick of
Genoa
Final
Republick
Europe
Worms
Sardinia
Hungary
É&C
Royal Letters Patents for Trial of Lord Netterville
Irleand. Dutlin Fan. 17. His Majesty's Royal Letters passing the great Seal for appointing Robert Lord Newport to see Steward of this Kingdom for the Trial of Lord Netterville. Saturday last died Mrs Reynell wife of the Lord Bishop of Dery at his lordship's house in William-street. Letters from Cork report two large Spanish privateers had taken ships off Cape and released hands near Clonakilty after stripping them.
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Dutlin
Robert Lord
Newport
Lord Netterville
Reynell
Gape
Clonakilty
Arrival of ships at Gravesend on January 24 1744
On Tuesday January 24 1744 the Young Tobias under West and the Mary captained by Saunders both from Straten arrived at Gravesend. The Calais Packet captained by Gilby from Calais also reached Gravesend.
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Gravesend
Fan
Arriv
Tobias
West
Mary
Saunders
Straten
Calais
Gilby
London News and Stock Market Report from 1743
London dispatches report troop reinforcements for Flanders and a Spithead rendezvous of a fleet with hundreds of guns. Admiralty appoints Capt Lawson to command the Terror Bomb and Neale to the Sandwich. Marriages in Kent and Lincolnshire noted with fortunes. Obituary of Lady Elizabeth Harris of Shaftsbury lineage. Letters from Ghent mention Rev James Finch’s death. Payable stock quotes for South Sea stock and bonds listed with premiums and discounts. South Sea House announces a dividend meeting for the half year ending Christmas.
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London
Flanders
Spithead
Lords of the Admiralty
Lawson
Neale
Sandwich
Maidstone
Josiah Kent
County of
Kent
Miss Rooke
Rooke
Canterbury
Carrington
Lincolnshire
Litchfield
Fidelia Simpson
Simpson
Royal Navy
Bath
Elizabeth Harris
James Harris
Saisbury
Esg
Anthony
Earl of
Shaftsbury
Earl
Jurin
St. Michael’s
Winchester
Peter Maurice
Chirke
St. Asaph
Robbery on the North Mail at Stangate Hole
An 18th century Post-Boy robbery report from January 12 1743 notes a highwayman attacked the North Mail near Stangate Hole, stole bags containing Durham Hull Lincolnshire Peterborough, and offered a two hundred pound reward for apprehension or discovery, with a pardon for the offender upon conviction.
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London
North Mail
Huntington
Stilton
Stangate-Hole
Durham
Hull
Lincoln
Horncastle
Louth
Spalding
Stamford
Bourn
Peterborough
Geo. Shelvocke
Sale by Candle at Birchin Lane for Arch Ambrose Marshal stock
An advertised sale by candle at the Marine Coffee-House Birchin Lane on Thursday the 26th at four o clock by the Royal Exchange Clock of the entire stock in trade of Mr. Ambrose Marshal weaver and haberdasher Cornhill Bankm including silk and ribbons lace handkerchiefs and various haberdashery items plus goods of a deceased linen-draper at Robert Kirke's warehouse St. Martin's Le Grand Cheap Side from this morning to sale time. Also the reversion of two houses for two lives in King's Court Whitecross Street Cripplegate by order of the administrators of Mr John Wilmott late of the Poultry.
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Marine
Birchin-Lane
Royal Exchange
Ambrose Marshal
Paris
Dowlas&s
C. Théodove Sree
Robert Kirke
St. Martin’s le Grand
Cheapside
Ropert Kirbe
Archer
N. B
John‘ Wilmott
Hofier
Firudré
King’s Court
Whitecross Street
Cripplegate
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Port.news
Dover
Diamond
Efdale
Maryland
Deki
Blackman
Barbadoes
Winchelsea
Gérrala
Londong Bridge
South Sea
India
Royal. Exchange Assurance
South-Sea-House
FE Court of Directors
South-Sea Company
Gicé
Threadneedle-Street
Browne
A. Howard
Attorhey
Fleet Street
Abraham Mickel
Scangare Creek
Leghorn
Itis Majesty’s
Max Beyh
Tom Thumb
le Ga
W. Bickerton
Fleet
Lindsey House
Lincolns-Tannelds
Axl
Houfhéld
Grice Peregrine
Ancaster
Deceas
Brussels
Neediewark
Hani Gings
Sears
Bresby
Grimithbro
County of Lincoln
China
Japan
Thorhas
George-Sereet
Hanover
Deinicke
J. Nour
Femple-Bar
R. Dodsley
iIemall
H. Chapelle
Groffenor Square
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