London Common Council Restricts Sheriff Eligibility 1738
In the Guildhall chamber on June 7 1738 the Common Council orders that any person nominated sheriff of Middlesex who pays four hundred pounds plus twenty marks toward prison maintenance by June 23 six oclock becomes exempt from sheriff candidacy forever unless he later serves as an alderman of London. If later serving as an alderman, he becomes liable for election as sheriff as if the order never existed.
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City of
London
George the Second
Great Britain
Mriddlesex
Chamber of London
Common Council
Middlesex
London Lands Lease Notice by Committee for City Lands
The Committee for Letting the City's Lands gives notice of intent to lease several plots in Lime Street Leadenhall Market Horn ditch Hounsditch and surrounding yards. Various tenants named include Vokins Biggs Montagut Prince Ruf Welch Vale Hampden Smith Orton Levidge Phipps. Proposals sought at Guildhall Council chamber tomorrow at four o clock. details at the Comptroller's Office.
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City of London
Limestreet
Leadenhall
Stephen Vokins
Hornditch
Thomas Biggs
John Montagut
Thomas Prince
Callender
Nathaniel Ruf
John Welch
Hounsditch
Hubbard
Humphry Vale
William Hampden
Robert Smith
Comptroller's
Public Notice on Westminster-Bridge Preservation and Penalty
Public notice from Westminster Bridge Commissioners dated June 9 1738 warns against damaging or destroying the Thames bridge or its works. It details felonious acts to endanger passengers and states such offenders may be hanged as felons without benefit of clergy. By order of the Commissioners Ayrorre CP.
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Westminster-Bridge
Ereas
Thames
Westopposite
Surrey
Ayrorre
Sorie
For Sale by the Candle at the Marine Coffee-House
Auction notice listing bankrupt and deceased estate goods including millinery haberdashery fabrics and accessories. Items shown at Mr Bell's Grand Sale Warehouse Aldermaty Churchyard Cheapside from morning until sale Thursday at five o'clock.
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Marine Coffee
Birchin-Lane
Martha
Cross
Ipswich
Mr. Hogg
Callimanco
Spittlefields
C. Co
Speech at Westminster Hall on royal liquor laws
Nathaniel Blackerby Esq delivers remarks at a Westminster Hall meeting of Justices of the peace and city officers. The address references Royal Proclamation and Privy Council letters urging enforcement against spiritual liquors, aiding magistrates, and suppressing conspiracies. The notices note sale by J. Fox at the Half Moon and Seven Stars and T. Cooper at the Globe in Paternoster Row.
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Nathaniel Blackerby
Majety
Eace
Wesminster
G’s Bench
Westminster Hall
Baberry
Westminster
Most Honourable Privy Council
Duke of Newcastle
Middlesex
Liberty of
J. Fox
Half Moon
Seven Stars
Westminster-Hall
T. Cooper
Globe
Paternofter-Row
S. Ee
Middlesex Journal
G.smith
Ws Lewis
Ruffelstreee
Govent-Garden
J. Jackson
Sec. James’street
The
Paternoster-Row
Dresden
Voland
New Greenland
Old Greenland
Bevers
Schach’ Seti
Schach Abas
Persia
Pinto
Treatise on Law for Wives and Husbands in England
Advertises legal treatises and law books in English for sale. Highlights works on feme cover, marriages, divorces, jointures, pleadings, and property with editions and prices. Mentions Coke reports and chancellor court texts, urging purchase of the full English law volumes at low prices.
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ARON
FEME
Baron and Ferme
Wis and
Baron
Coke
Cominion- Pleas
Exchequer
Chancery
King’s Bench
England
The
Rich Edit
Lowell
Wil Bev's Great Toy-Shop Advertises Wide Goods Range
An old time shop notice promotes a wide array of items including reading glasses telescopes micrometers and other Opick Instruments in perfect condition. It offers toys in gold and silver jewels and jewellers work plus shells for a grotto and maps of Europe England Ireland and America in multiple sheets at low prices. A large selection of globes and ornaments is advertised with a claim of better goods than rival tradesmen who undersell customers.
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Wil _Bev
Ludgate-freet
Europe
England
Wales
Ireland
America
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High Court of Chancery
Lincoln’s Inn
Robert Gosling
Fetter-Lane
Edward Littleton
St. Dunstan’s
Fleet-street
Independent Whig
J.peele
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Pater-rofter-Row
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Clarifsa
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W. Lloyd
Chandeyle Sn
Westrminster
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