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Sea Monster and Diplomatic Dispatches of 1724
From Lisbon to Petersbourg and Rome reports fill the issue with notices of Persia merchants seeking trade, border talks, and a sea monster seen near Lisbon. The London bishop’s letter to colonial clergy urges piety, discipline, and loyalty to George II, plus warnings on civil entanglements and heathen outreach.
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Holland
Moscow
Persia
Petersbourg
Persis
China
Ottoman Empire
M. Romentoff
Mire-Weys
Leipsick
Warsaw
Kingdom of Poland
Paris
Rome
Comacchio
Holy See
St. Peter
Lisbon
Almeda
Dartmouth
Malaga
George
God
Jesus Christ