Privateer seizure and port arrivals in 18th century records
The Diamond captained by Horn of Bristol is captured by a Spanish privateer and brought to St Sebastian. The entry lists imports from Oporto and Madeira including wine and cambricks, plus imports from New England and Virginia, and exports to Cork and Dublin. Financial market notes and city land lease notices follow, with a call for proposals by the City of London committee on October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horn
Bristol
St. Sebastian’s
Oporto
France
Madeira
New England
Virginia
Dublin
Ireland
Notice of Leases for Bridge-House Lands in London
The Committee for Letting the Bridge-House Lands announces proposed building leases in St. Olave Street and Bermondsey Street, including front houses and back tenements, plus grounds at Horsley Down. A fourth lease covers Foseph Fifiy property near Bermondsey. The committee will meet at Guildhall on Wednesday next, July 7, 1741, at four o’clock. Also notice that John Waite, a Bank of England cashier, has absented himself. warrants issued for his apprehension, offering a reward of up to five hundred pounds for information leading to his capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of London
Robert Pycroft
Guildhall
London
Comptroller
Bridge-House
St. Olave-Street
Southwark
Robert Woodward
Davis
Bermondsey Street
Leaverly
Fud
Council
O.faber
Comptroller's
Bridge-yard
Bank
John Waite
Bank of England
John Witt
Lazu
Sun
Tve Abele
Auction of Mahogany Cisterns and Curiosities in Fleet Street
An advertisement lists THOMAS DRIVER selling new invented mahogany cisterns tables tea chests and curios in Fleet Street near Salisbury Court with a wide range of goods including hats turnery wares and painted floor cloths. It notes publications and translations from James Browne and A Millar booksellers offering Satires of Horace Juvenal and classical notes, music scholars guides and hymn collections with prices and print details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Driver
Tuomas Sheripan
D. D
Romas
Horace
S. Duniter
Sth
Bantex
Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres
Ashore Introduction of Grammar and Tullys Offices in English
A fragmentary excerpt notes Ashore introduction of grammar commonly called the Oxford Grammar for Latin knowledge and added observations, with Tullys three Books of Offices in English and Notes on meaning. Sixth edition edited by Thomas Cockman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashore
Tully
Thomas Cockman
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London Bridge
South Sea
New South Sea
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
David Legros
HE Divine
Joan Sreeve
St. John’s College
Oxford
Henry Wellford
Warwick
James Hodges
Gloria Park
C. Price
Munck
Church of England
Jesus
Hell
William Tans
Alexander Malcolm
Fust
Astava
Joan Allen
M.D
F.rs
William Meadows
Ange
Cornhill
Archibald Tatom
Royal Society
Hayes
Amsterdam
Avas
Lordon
Tho. Stackhouse
Beenham
Berks
S. Austen
Angels and Bible
St. Paul's Churchyard
Stackhouse
Oliver Cromwell
England
Scotland
J. Brocherton
Cornwall
N. B
Tney
J. Brotherton
T. Cox
Marcus Tullius Cicero
R- Francklin
Ruffel-streets
Covent-Garden
Fuft Publisi
S. Brrv
Ridge
Kall
Marylane
I. Vuecer
Decimmel
Iococeca
Epwaxp Hatton
G. Scrahan
Royal Exchange
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