Great Duke Edict and Naples Carnival Notes
Mail from Holland reports an edict by the Great Duke forbidding aiding German deserters. Leghorn news: town gates to be opened by a grand guard with imperial and great duke officers overseeing. Wachtendonck’s powers limited to punishment by Marquess Gappoai. Naples hosts lavish balls with diamond suits and a weekly carnival diversion. butchers parade masked through Toledo Street as the King orders galley patrols against Barbary corsairs. Rome letter states Spinelli obtained papal approval to terms with Madrid Naples, and priests return amid reconciled church rifts. Court notices speak of births, deaths, and noble titles. ship Princess Mary launches for East India Company. petty robberies and local court movements noted.
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Leghorn
Wachtendonck
Gappoai
Naples
de Cattrapignano
Count de St. Estevan
Toledo
Barbary
Navestes
Rome
Spain
Cardinal Spinelli
Holy See
Madrid
Duke of Portland
Privy Garden
Perton
Princess of Wales
Duke of Athol
Strange
House of Lords
Warwick Court
Holbourn
Cook
of Norfolk
Georgestreet
Hanover-Square
John Conduit
Ely
Putney-Heath
Holland
Streights
Portugal
Port News March 7 Show Downs and Arrivals
In the Downs the PegasusRam sey for the Straits the Turtle Dove Naw for Bristol Came down yesterday and failed with a fair wind the Triton Starling and the London Hope Spence both for Virginia the Creighton Anderson for Maryland the Elliott Pain for Venice the Albany Bryant for New York the Prince of Orange Years for Bourdeaux the Lyon Lyon for Liverpool the Shoreham Faulkingham for Lisbon and Barbadoes and the Diamond Clay for Philadelphia A large ship is in sight coming down which we take to be the Jennett Crookendon for Barbadoes Arrivd the Hannah Pearson from Spain and at Dover is arrivd the Priscilla Williams from Virginia Gravesend March 7 Arrivd the Friends Goodwill Curling from Stockholm the Carter Malbor is arrivd at Virginia from London
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Deal
Afarch
Downs
Pegasus
Ramsey
Streights
Turtle Dove
Naw
Bristol
Triton
Starling
London
Shoreham
Faulkingham
Lisbon
Barbadoes
Diamond
Philadelphia
Jennett
Crookendon
Hannah
Pearson
Spain
Dover
Arriv
Priscilla
Williams
Virginia
Gravesend
Friends Goodwill
Curling
Stockholm
Malbor
Memorial Presented to the Most Christian King by the Courtenay Family
A fragmentary London note describes a memorial presented by the Marchioness de Bauffremont declaring a family branch of Courtenay in England and another in Ireland. The readable text suggests reader interest in the Courtenay lineage and its transnational branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchioness de Bauffremont
Fing
Courtenay
England
Ireland
Vintage South Sea Trading Names and Annuities Prices
Readable snippets show South Sea stock and annuities prices, Bank and Exchange rates, and various per cent and exchequer orders. Items include Three Per Cent Annuities, African and English copper, Prem. Inu.a ditto, and Emperox's Loan with scattered fractions and shillings.
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Prem
Knaia
Royal Exchange Africarice
London
Prem. Inu
Ditto
Qditta Mine Adventure
Emperox
Exchequer
Ditra
Se. Botolph Parish Notice for Lease Proposals
The Committee for the Parish of Se. Botolph without Algaie London will meet in the Vestry Room on Thursday the 19th at three o clock in the afternoon to receive proposals in writing for letting four shops under the parish church. Further particulars from Mr Jeremiah Beacham Vestry Clerk.
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Se. Botolph Without
Algaie
London
Faid
Jeremiah Beacham
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Pia
Stre
Helen‘de Courtenay
France
Paris
Revsicor
Mo P
Philip IV
House of Bauffremont
du Roy
Louis VI
Henry III
Peter
Bezancon
Pensylvania
New England
Maryland
Wales
John Trevor
William Beeflon
Carmarthenfaire
Carmarthen
Pembrokesaire
Haverford- West
Cardiganshire
Cardigan
Theatre-Royal
Drury-Lane
Theatre Royal
Covent-Garden
Charles Margas
Ludgate-hill
Chinaman and Chapman
William Abram
City of
Exeter
Devon
London-Bridge
Port News
Matthew Blakiston
Giscer
Strand
Orace
Venus
Mr. Porg
J. Wright
J. Roberts
Warwick-lane
Dr. Cave
Historia Literaria
Warwick Lane
Harley
Hawes
Coure
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