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Despatches From Madrid and Deal News Across Ports
Reports from Madrid dated Aug 23 note the Queen's improving health and a predicted return to Seville after the heat. A new title is granted to Don Ignatius de Deferdent, while Dam ian Garcia de Olloqui dies aged 78. Sept 7 states the Queen bore a dauphin and a comet seen for sixteen days. Fortifications near Thionville see regiments clash with deaths. Lottery tickets total 480000 Livres as church revenues stand at 150000 yearly. Ship arrivals include Ruth, Lusitania, and various Jamaica bound vessels. London reports smallpox deaths, sheriff elections, and Bartholomew Fair entertainments with numerous shows and performances.
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