Obscure 17th Century Lisbon and Madrid Gleanings
Reports from Madrid and Rome discuss distribution of effects from captured ships, ambassadorial moves, and a rumored English fleet off Portugal. Protests from San Marino and Protestant Grievances in the Palatinate are noted, alongside fleeting war news, courier dispatches, and several port arrivals from across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Joseph de la Quintana
St. Andero
Count de la Marck
Joan Norris
Portugal
Rome
Cardinal Alercar
San Mariso
Hus
San Marino
Florence
Tuscany
Ratifoon
Evangelick
Palatinate
Electorate of Triers
Manster
Ofnabrug
Fort Khel
Pris
Spain
Great Britain
Magquess de la Mina
Cardinal de Fleury
Madrid
Marquess de Mirepoix
Vience
France
Richlieu
Port News From Falmouth And Dartmouth Dates
Port news listing arrivals from Newfoundland with ships Sarum Sarah George Two Sisters William and Sarah etc plus stock prices and financials for South Sea Annuities Bank Three per Cent Exchequer orders and various interest items. Includes sale tallies and mine advance shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Sarum
Perkins
Sarah
Holman
Newfoundland
Cleve
Rice
London
Lisbon
Dartmouth
George
Teague
Sisters
Thurman
Drummey
Elizabeth
Mathews
Providence
Newcomen
William
Drew
South Sea
New South Sea
Prem
India
Mission Bank
Royal Exchange Assurance
Igs
Ditro
Dito
Naval Armament and Local News From London Timeline
London reflects wartime strain as small vessels ordered for smoke ship service and crew retreats. Victualling Office contracts for 6000 bags of bifker to feed the Navy. ships Armament reported seized by Spaniards near Mayork. Local deaths, marriages, property changes, and theatre listings fill a bustling update of commerce, governance, and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Victualling Office
Argyle
Luck
Elprick
Rachael
Rolze
John Edwards
St. Margaret’s Church- Yard
Westminster
Charles Ireland
Exchequer
William Ireland
Lord Walpole
St. Margaret’s Lane
Thomas Molyneux
House of Peers
Smithirgill
Leadenhall-Market
Colchester
Ingarstone
Holland
Newfoundland
Portugal
Ireland
High Water at London Bridge Early Morning Event
London Bridge recorded high water twenty minutes after eight in the morning with observers noting rising tides and water marks on nearby structures. The incident prompted temporary traffic changes and brief closures along the riverfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
City Lands to Let in Several Leases at Guildhall
The Committee for Letting City Lands gives notice of intended leases on four lots including Black-Fryars Wharf and Toll rights, a ground plot at the Vineyard Minories with warehouses, Bethlem tenements by Five Bells and adjoining, and Whitechapel Mount for a building term of 61 years. Proposals to be received at the Guildhall Chamber on Wednesday November 21 at four in the afternoon, with further details from the Comptroller's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Potter
Old Bethlem
Anne Baker
Fohn Trent
Leafe
Leafes
Whitechapel-Mount
Guildhall
London
Guldhall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francfort
Cronstadt
Paris
Vienna
Marquess de Mirepois
Belgrade
Liverpool
Arsiv
Tryer
Antigua
Nevis
Routedge
Stockholm
Pool
Arriv
Billy
Raffel
Gibraltar
James
Major
Bristol
Deal
His Majesty
Downs
Anne
Hill
Maryland
Jane
Walker
Swanzey
Dublin
Thomas
Sheffield
Harrison
Cape Faro
Widget
Bofon
Wind N.W
Gravesend
Philippa
Warner
Rotterdam
Duncar
Dantzick
Francis
Joad
Petersbourg
Port News
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Fall of
Phaeton
Covent Garden
Den
Hamond
Arnweles-Court
Kineston
Chiflington
Thames- Ditton
Surrey
Prom
Kington
Hampton-Court
W. Lethieullier
Suffolke Lane
Cannon-Street
Michaelmas
Bloomsbury Square
Braddock
Myers
King’s Street
Bloomsbury
Marine Coffee-G
Birckin-Lane
Qunday Mercery
Paduafoys
Ducares
Bow-Lane
Cheapside
John Bell
British Mercury
Hercules VineGar
Flockley
Hele
Virg
T. Cooper
the Globe
Paternofter Row
A Lawrence
Monkwell Street
O. Hughes
D. D
God
Selah
R. Hert
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