The Most Beautiful Piece of Furniture Auctioned in London
A remarkable musical machine is advertised for viewing at C. Clay’s near the New Church in the Strand. Admission is 3s 6d with a further 2s 6d per share for ten shares in a Guinea raffle, promising rapid property determination by mathematical wheels. Frontispiece and case are ornate with silver brass mouldings. The music is described as profoundly affecting and refined.
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C.clay’s
Strand
Dorh
Auction of a Guilford estate in West Smithfield London
The leasehold estate of Richard Flutter late of Berkhamstead Suffolk, surgeon deceased, to be sold by auction at the Three Tun Tavern West Smithfield London. The property includes a two story house with multiple rooms, garden, ground, stabling for six horses, a well house and watch house. Water carriage to London, legal notices list several attorneys and contacts in Guilford, Gracechurch Street and Chancery Lane.
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Papworth
West Smithfield
London
Richard Flutter
Berkhamstead
John Shorter
Guilford
John Sheibell
Gracechurch Street
Edward Wilson
Academy Court
Chancery-Lane3
William Lloyd
Snow-Hill
M. B
Annuity for Life of James Jenys at Crown Tavern sale
By the assignees of the estate of James Jenys late of Serjeants Inn Fleet Street London a life annuity of about 210 a year free of taxes to be sold at Crown Tavern behind the Royal Exchange on Tuesday 19 June between 3 and 6 pm. Lands in March Wimblington Ely Cambridgeshire provide the yearly value. The annuity issues from those lands and is payable to the life of James Jenys aged 55 in good health. Authorities and contacts: Samuel Allen attorney Hatton Garden Holborn.
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Fames Fenyus
Serjeants Inn
Fleet-Street
London
Crown Tavern
Royal Exchange
James Jenyus
March and
Wimblington
Ile of Ely
Camidge
Samuel Allen
Hatton-Garden
Holbourn
N.B
Law Books for Sale in Temple Cloisters
A list advertises legal titles including Trials per Pass and Law of Evidence by Grites Duncomee and The History of the Common Law by Sir Matthew Hace. Also offered are Baron and Feme and related works in a third edition with additions. Prices range around six shillings. Sold by T. Waller in the Temple Cloysters.
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Nifi Prius
Gites Duncomee
England
Matthew Hace
Kne
Os Court of King’s Bench
Rice
Baron and Feme
T. Waller
Temple Cloysters
Historical and Political Discourse of English Laws Volume
An old advertisement lists multiple historical and political works for sale including Bacon on English laws to Elizabeth I, a Milton collection, and Harrington’s Oceana. Prices and publishing details noted, with editions and folio formats.
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England
Joan Selden
Nathanter Bacon
Gray’s Inn
Middle-Temple
N. B
D. Browne
A. Millar
St. Clement's Church
Strand
John Milton
Oceana
James Harrington
Charles the Second
Spectacle of Nature volumes advertised in 18th century notice
An early advertisement promotes four neatly printed pocket volumes titled Spectacle: de la Nature translated from French. It boasts 123 copper plates and lavish printing. The fourth volume is available separately in quarto or octavo editions. Published by Pemberton, Behehet, and Davis in London.
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John Kelly
Innery Temple
D. Bellamy
St. John’s College, Oxford
F. Sparrow
Princed
J. Hodges
Fondon- Bridge
J. Brindley
New Bond Street
J. Stagg
Westminster Hall
J. Wilcox
Strand
T. Gooper
Paternoster Row
J.james
Royal Exchange
N.B
Edward and Elio LX nora Tragedy Publishes with Prose Title
Thursday next will be published by subscription on superfine royal paper at five shillings. The tragedy Edward and Elio LX nora by Mr Thomson has its stage representation prohibited by authority for reasons the author cannot explain. He defends virtue and liberty, seeks public indulgence, and lists subscribing booksellers and coffee houses for orders across London.
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Edward
Eliolx Nora
Thomson
A. Millar
St. Clemiente’s Church
the Strand
R. Willock
Cornhill
J. Gray
J. Davidson
the Poultry
P. Knapton
St. Paul’s Church-yard
R. Doderly
Pall-Mall
J. Brindley
New Bond-Street
Mr. Chapelle
Gros
History of the Life of Peter the Seis y Tor
In Offavo, White-Fryars, Fleet-Street, J Ree publishes three volumes of Rufii OHN Motley Ef history. The work, titled TH History of the Life of Peter the Seis y TOR, presents a literary compilation likely blending antiquarian biography with contemporary conjecture.
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J. Ree
White-Fryars
Fleet-Street
Offavo
Peter the Seis Y Tor
Rufii
Cure for the scurvy drops offered at Haydon Yard shop
An advertisement touts a chemical remedy claimed to cure scurvy in three days and address related symptoms, promising immediate blood cleansing and body restoration. It warns against imitators and directs readers to purchase at the Gentlewoman's Two Blue Pots in Haydon Yard, Minories, for 3s 6d per bottle with directions.
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Auchor
Haydonyard
Fatally Curious Library Lot Listed for Sale at Osborne’s Shop
A London catalogue advertises a vast parcel of books including Bleau Atlas, Louvre Council Editions, Aldrovandi, Emstarchinos Homer, Tully editions, Demosthenes to Xenophon, and legal volumes. The sale, Thursday the 29th at Thomas Osborne's Grays Inn shop, offers cheap pricing and catalogues for the late sale. Osborne also mentions a collection of manuscript sermons from a respected divine for disposal.
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Teblifa
Kosk
Bleau
Louvre
Aldrovandi
Emstarchinos
Homer
Robert
Charles Stephens
Davila
Dauphin
Variertun
Eilzevir Clatlicks
House of Lords
Commons
Beff
Thomas Osgorwne
Grays-lun
Thomas Osborne
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G Morris
J. Brotherton
Bible
Backler
Alee
Sandwell
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