Political reflections on trade and liberti es in Britain
A correspondent urges frugal reform to shield Britain from French economic and political power. He cites export harm to wool, declares luxury worsens liberties, and cites anti French policy from Antimachavelian views to warn Britons that decadence risks national ruin. He warns nobles and merchants to curb extravagance or face invasion and loss of liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Great Britain
Europe
Gaia
Égard
Machiavel
Prissa
England
Fulius Cafar
Port News Brief From Dover and Other Ports
A compact port news item lists arrivals and ships at various ports including Dover and Yarmouth. Vessels such as the Kouli Kan from Opono Sun derland the Mary Gailey Genoa and Leg horn from Amsterdam the Charming Molly Nantzag Gravesend and several others arrive or pass by. Advivals mentioned at Lifton Jamaica and Yarmouth reflect a busy maritime scene with multiple ships from London Cork Porto Bello and Norway.
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Pool
Fune
Asziv
Chatfield Jolliffe
Brixy
Gregory
Carolina
Deal
Downs
Dover
Kouli-Kan
Miller
Opono
Yarmouth
Speedwell
Laws
Sunderland
Mary Gailey
Hill
Genoa
Leghorn
Errand
Haysham
Amsterdam
New York
Arriv
Charming Molly
Powell
Nantzeg
Gravesend
Unity
Poulson
Norway
Mary
Hammond
Danizick
Burlington
Dalton
Neptune
Eaton
Ostend
Lady Elizabeth
Barefoot
Dunkirk
Lifton
Marmaduke
Bowman
London
Bahia
Benjamin
Ruth
Cork
Jamaica
Collett
Vaughan
Juliaus
Elizabeth
Jefferies
Bolietta
Claréndon
Westminster Commissione r chosen as treasurer for New Bridge aid
Samuel Seddon aniéminent attorney at law was chosen by the Commissioners of the New Bridge at Westminster to be treasurer of the bridge aid, replacing the late Nathaniel Blackerby. A 200 pound annual place. Also news of Miss Cockburn’s death in Edinburgh, Rev Mr Clements named lecturer for St Stephen Walbrook and St Bennet Sherehog, provisioning for Plymouth, HMS Briton reach Woolwich for survey, Severn to be paid off at Portsmouth, Dreadnought launched at Deptford, and a tea seizure by customs at Spur Enni.
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Dion
Samuel Seddon
New Bridge
Westminster
Aid “Bridge
Nathaniek Blackerby
Edinburgh
Charles Cockburn
John Cockburn
Admiralty
Clements
St. Stephen Walbrook
St. Bennet Sherehog
Biscoe
Pymouth
Jamaica
Woolwich
Portsmouth
Mr. Wells
Deptford
Spur-Enni
Shipping and finance notes from London in 1742
A London document lists imports from Oporto Holland Dunkirk Jamaica Montferrat St Kitts and Virginia total tonnage and goods including wine brandy indigo sugar iron copper and gunpowder. It also cites stock prices bank notes and bonds and reports a forthcoming trustees meeting for fire loss claims and insurance services in London June 24 1742.
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Southwark
Oporto
Holland
Dunkirk
Jamaica
Montferrat
St. Kitt
Mary
Virginia
Hambourg
West Indies
New England
Carolina
New York
Royal Exchange
London
Craig’s Court
Charing-Cros
Great Britain
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Alos
Britain
Ske the Daily Post
Taft
London Bridge
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
India
Milton Bank
Royal Exchange Assurance
Middlesex
George
Tunbridge Wells
Cummet
J.D. BarBurr
East-India House
Court of Direttors
United Company of Merchants of
East-Indies
Sadlers-Wells
T . Sadler
Wells
Isington
Mademoiselle Kerman
Badin
Mont. Dominique
Kerman
Bodin
Williams
Heemskirke
Brett
Venus
Paris
Zephirus
Flora
Mr. Ferguson
Colombine
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