Diamant Purchases and Alleged Deception Scrutinized in Bergen
A long declaration from Bergen recounts the attempt to purchase a vast diamond in 1598 to clear one’s name and protect a family estate. The writer details negotiating with Jamchund, a leading diamond merchant, the high risks and prices discussed, and his insistence on proving the true purchase. He asserts fairness, records, and asks for witness to God, with a postscript about inheritance.
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Bergen
Villany
Wiliam Fraser
Thomas Fredrick
Smapa
Addison
Thase
Weoelds
Maderals
Jaimchand
Peculaes
Vera
Grean -Amoy
Pratt Bolt
Ivin Rodin
Mir
Bényor
Pennyworth
Mr. Benyon
Sam
Fergen
Saint Crispin Parade Through Edinburgh City
A late Tuesday pageant in Scotland featured Shoemakers in a grand procession honoring St Crispin. A richly dressed king figure led with jewels, velvet, and silk as ushers, pages, and officers followed. Music and bells accompanied the march down the High Street in a gay display.
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Scotland
Aus
St Hea
St. Crispin’s
St. Ursula
Coiners Apprehended in Newcastle Pressing Case
On Monday at Newcastle James Maben John Dodds and John Lamy were seized at the House of Thomas Lym innholder in the Big Market for coining and committed to Newgate. Maben gave evidence naming James Leashead a schoolmaster and Sym as principals in the operation. Leashead and Sym have fled. The trio are said to have produced Shillings Guineas and Portugal Thirty six Shilling Pieces with Queen Anne’s head dated 1713. Wives of Dodds and Sym were also committed to Newgate as accessories.
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Newcastle
James Maben
Ohn Dodds
Edinburgh ii
John Lamy
Keelman
Thomas Lym
Newgate
Maben
James Léathead
Leashead
Sym
Portugal
Abne
Egin
Dodds
Newgaté
Port News Arrivals and Arrivals at Dublin and London
The sailing notices report the Boston Merf Row from Botton and the Jamaica Frigate chan Laule arriving in port on Nov 1. The Greyhound Wood and the Liverpool Man of War with outbound vessels also appear. Dublin arrivals include the Palm ssi pett from Philadelphia and the Diamond Lawson from London.
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Port News
Arriv
Boston
Botton
Jamiaica
Chan Laule
IOI
Deal
Liverpool
Dublin
Abingdon High Steward Choice and Shipping News
The community in Abingdon Berks unanimously chose the Earl of Abingdon as High Steward in place of a late noble. News from Wallingford confirms the same, while social and economic notices include a Westminster Abbey wedding, deaths in Brentford and Lincoln, a notable lottery broker's passing, and various maritime incidents and stock market updates.
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Abingdon
Berks
William Bertie Earl
Atoll
Oxford
Wallingford
Earl
Hutchins
Brosd- Atrear
Cole
Lincoln
William Meadows
Oglethorp
America
Georgia
Cooper
Mile-End
Acton
Blackwall
Maffy
Dunkirk
South Carolina
Providence
Ketcher
Newfoundland
Oporto
Viana
Friends Goodwill
Doleman
Jamaica
London
Uthant
St. Sebastian’s
Robert Hutchins
Abroyth
Wales
Virginia
Liverpool
Ireland
Dover
Mary
Liveerman
Madeira
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Lepre
the Pitt
Robert Pitt
Atdelphia
Cork
Sheldon
Marshall
Oporio
Sarah
Reeks
Newfound
Dawa. Atl
Anta Cruz
Lawson
London Bridge
South
India
Royal Exchange, Assurance Bo
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