Plague Precautions Tightened Across Austrian Frontiers
Vienna reports a confirmation that the plague ceases in Transylvania and parts of Hungary while persisting in Sclavonia. New quarantines restrict travel via Leytha Pest-Houses and March river passages. Officials order passport checks, confinement of unverified travelers, and vigilant monitoring at city gates and frontier lines to prevent spread into Austria and hereditary lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transilvania
Bannat
Temeswar
Hungary
Sclavonia
Austria
Buda
Strigonia
Pest
Neutra
Leytha
River March
Chamber of Health
Moravia
Silesia
Lower Austria
Local London items and notices of July 1739
The issue records appointments and social news from Saturday July 7 1739 including Mr Hern named lieutenant of the Anne Galley, Col Lee’s marriage, General Honeywood’s Dragoons quartering in the Borough, and upcoming mayoral election plans. It also reports a fatal illness death at Cole-Arbour, a Kingston Richmond cricket match result, Deptford fire losses, summer circuit dates for Wales, Jamaica port notes on sugar and enslaved peoples, and stock prices at the London Exchange with a city land sale notice inviting bids for multiple properties in Vine Street and surrounding sites with a Guildhall meeting set for August 18 to hear proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hern
Hughes
Col. Lee
Foot-Guards
Miss Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Honeywood
Essex
Kentish
Deptford
Grand Sessions
Wales
Mathew Skinitie
Richard Pottinger
Montgomeryshire
Pool
Denhichire
Wrexham
Flintshire
Flint
Cheshire
Chester
Jamaica
Guernsey
Ireland
City of London
Vine-Street
John Meacham
Francis Withers
Robert Paradine
Fohn Eacles
Daniel Sell
Richard Sharp
Edward Hogsfich
Richard Oneal
Edward Holloway
Richard Hart
Thomas Godby
Edward Lee
Potter
Aldermanbury Pottern
Fore-Street
Andrew Hollyburton
Cripplegate
William Simpson
Leadenhall Market
Calverly Bewick
Guildhall
London
Comptroller
PORT NEWS UPDATE FROM JUNE VOYAGES
The Jenny of Callais bound for Ireland and Jamaica fails. Outward-bound ships remain. Arrived Carter Malbon from Virginia and Expedition Kerk from Jamaica. Gravesend and Samuel Prince from Carolina pass by. Anne Scott from Norway, Argyle Ellis from Leghorn, Anne Galley Clayton from Antigua also noted.
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Deal
Fuly
Jenny
Callais
Ireland
Jamaica
Carter
Malbon
Virginia
W. Dover
Kerk
Gravesend
Samuel, Prince
Carolina
Anne
Scott
Norway
Argyle
Ellis
Leghorn
Anne Galley
Clayton
Antigua
Royal couple depart Clifden for St James's Square
Last Thursday night the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Clifden in Bucks and their house in St James's Square. On Monday they will set out for Tunbridge Wells. Admiralty appoints Mr Gordon lieutenant of the Mercury Fire-Ship under Lord Grahame Alfo. Mr Upton lieutenant of the gies Fire-Ship under Robert Henley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince and Princess of Wales
Clifden
Bucks
St. James’s Square
Tunbridge-Wells
Admiralty
Gordon
Mercury
George Grahame Alfo
Upton
Gies
Robert Henley, Bart
Dissertation upon Parties Letters to Caleb D Anvers
Advertised edition of a political treatise titled a Dissertation upon Parties in several letters to Caleb D Anvers Esq dedicated to Sir Robert Walpole. Frontispiece offered and printed for R Franklin Covent Garden. Frencispiece may be had separately price sixpence bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb D’anvers
Robert Walpole
R. Francklin
Covent Garden
N. B
Peremptory Sale of Clarke Leasehold Estate
Pursuant to a decree of the High Court of Chancery before Henry Mountague Master on Monday 6 August between five and six in the afternoon the leasehold estate of Edward Clarke late of Ardington Berks lies in Stevencon Batt Hundred and Sutton Courtney Berks of about a yearly value of 4081. Particulars may be had at the Master’s Chambers in Lincoln's Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Court of Chancery
Heniy Mountague
Edward Clarke
Ardington
Berks
Stevencon Batt Hundred
Sutton Courtney
Lincoln’s Inn
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Vienna
Port Royal
London Bridge
New South Sea
Bank
Prem
India
Million Bank
Royal Exchange Assurance
Ratibon
Empire
Francfort
Count Colloredo
Russia
Porte
Arius
Ortova
Metz
Fricé
Henry iii
John Day
King’s
Black- Fryars
R. Gosling
Crown and Mitre
Fetter-Lane
Fleet-Street
Ottawa
Richard Hayes
Princes-street
Bank of England
Amsterdam
W. Meadows
Angel
Cornhill
Kegret
East-Indies
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