Vessels Launched and Trials Amid War and Plague News
Medieval London news item reports coastal shipbuilding waves with six vessels launched in Petersbourg and seven more. volleys of fortress cannon mark the occasion. It also covers executions in Lublin, imperial politics, swathes of plague in Constantinople, and a city land lease notice from the City of London with multiple lots and dates for bidding to Fringes dwellers. Stories include public safety, a fire at Shad Thames, and a royal appointment in Cambridge.
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Admiralty Office
Occason
Lublin
Kaliszewsky
Carmelites
Count de Viremond
Imperial Chamber of
Wetzlar
Fort Khel
Swabia
Venice
Levant
Constantinople
Smyrna
Chios
Mattelino
Port News Deal July 4 Arrivals From Leghorn Jamaica and New York
His Majesty's Ships and the Out award bound remain. Arriv'd the Argyle Ellis and the Truro Holman from Leghorn the Parnassus Johnson from Jamaica the Albany Bryan from New York the Anne Holland from Galipoly for Hambourg Wind S W.
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Port News
Deal
His Majesty
Out
Fuill
Arriv
Argyle
Ellis
Truro
Holman
Leghorn
Parnassus
Johnson
Jamaica
Albany
Bryan
New York
Anne
Holland
Galipoly
Hambourg
Wind S.W
Trade and Navigation Project in Gulph of Mexico
From Paris July 3 London reports a Count de la Marck proposal to boost English trade with New Spain. If accepted, the English South Sea Company may resolve its Madrid disputes. Earl of Waldegrave, Britain’s ambassador, returned from Compiegne with Madrid ultimatum and court response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Count de la Marck
Spain
Mexico
New Spain
South-Sea Company
Madrid
Compiegne
Great Britain
Verses on Mr Whitefield’s Moorfields preaching near Bedlam
A reader submits lines on Mr Whitefield preaching in Moorfields near Bedlam, remarking crowds praising him and comparing them to crowds in France. Includes a note of high water at London Bridge at 28 minutes after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Coffee-House
Fife Street-Hill
Whitefield
Gallows
Kennington Common
Moorfields
Coerina
Mr. Whitefield
Bedlam
Ward
Taylor
France
London Bridge
Market values and opening quotes for South Sea and related securities
The list shows opening quotes for South Sea Stock at 941.5, 95, and 943 qrs, plus opening prices for New South Sea Annuities at 109 and 108 3qrs, Bank at 1371.5, Bank Circulation at 21, Prem. India at 1571 qr, Three per Cent Annuities at 100, Million Bank at 119, Royal Exchange Assurances and other bonds and shares with scattered fractions, including African, English Copper, South Sea Bonds at 18s, Prem. India ditto, Mine adventure Shares, Seven per Cent kum Emperor's Loan, Five per Cent ditto, Three per Cent chequer orders, lottery tickets at 51 4s 6d, and related receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurances
London
Kumperor
Schequer
General Quarterly Meeting Notice of Trustees in London
Sun Fire Office announces a quarterly meeting at the Royal Exchange office on July 6 at ten in the forenoon. Claims for fire losses should be presented for satisfaction. Attendants also operate at Craig's Court Charing Cross for insuring houses, goods and merchandise from fire losses throughout Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Exchange
London
Craig’s Court
Charing-Cross
Great Britain
South-Sea Company Announces Dividend Court Meeting
The Court of Directors of the South Sea Company give notice of a General Court at South Sea House Threadneedle Street on Thursday the 12th instant at eleven in the forenoon to declare the dividend on the half year ended Midsummer last.
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South-Sea House
London
South-Sea Company
Threadnreitle-Street
Complete Gentlemen's Sets Offered at King's Printing Office
By John Day and R. Gosling volumes seven eight and six in octavo form are offered to complete gentlemen's sets. The sale is at the King's Printing Office in Black Fryars and at the Crown and Mitre against Fetter Lane in Fleet Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Day
King’s
Black- Fryars
R. Gosling
Crown and Mitre
Fetter-Lane
Fleet-Street
Horace translated in Prose with notes and prefaces
This Day is publish'd Re Odes Epodes and Carmen Seculare of Horace translated into English Prose with Critical Historical and Classical Notes and a Preface to each Ode illustrating its Design Book I Printed for Joseph Davidson at the Angel in the Poultry Price is Ni B The Second Book is in the Press and will speedily be publish'd then be Third etc until the Whole is finish'd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Davidson
This Day is publish’d A Sixth Edition of Nervous Distempers
This edition adds material details on diseases of the head brain and nerves including palsy apoplexy vertigo lethargy epilepsy and convulsions with cures and prevention. A discourse on melanchary in men and vapours in women follows with safe remedies and practical cures. By a physician London 2s bound at the Gentlewoman’s Two Blue Posts Baydon-Xard in the Minories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baydon-Xard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fripar
Petersbourg
Geneva
the Treasury
Robert Walpole
Houghton Hall
Norfolk
Mr. Panton
Blaze
Nottingham
Raf
Newbury
Lower Moorfields
Shad-Thames
Ruffel Plumptree
Henry Plumptree
Regie
University of Camridge
West Indies
Robert Henley
Bart
Tower-Hill
Chatham
City of London
Vine-Street
Fohn Meacham
Francis Withers
Robert Paradine
Fohn Eacles
Daniel Sell
Richard Sharp
Edward Hogsfeld
Richard Oneal
Edward Holloway
Richard Hart
Thomas Godby
Edward Lee
Potter
Aldermanbury Pottern
Fore-Street
Andrew Hollyburton
William Sinpson
Calverly Benc
Guildhall
Den
Hamon
Henry III
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