Bath merchant dies and pillory scene shocks London
A Bath native Elbridge died, his remains interred in St Peter’s Vault as the Comptroller of the Custom-House’s kin. A boy sentenced for drowning a 20 month old is reprieved, his mother dying of grief. Last Saturday in Wine Street a pair hounded on the pillory for sodomitical acts suffered brutal pelting. Hull was knocked unconscious and dragged toward Newgate. A sale of various goods at Birchill Lane and Cornhill announces a catalogued stock and multiple warehouses with terms, catalogues, and brokers listed.
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Bath
Phomas Elbridge
John Elbridge
St. Peter’s Church
Benjamin Young
Thomas Hull
Robert Rawlins
Wine-Street
Old Hull
Newgate
Market and securities report from London Morning hastily listed
High Water at London Bridge occurred 33 minutes after 7 in the morning yesterday. The South Sea stock showed mixed openings with Half yearly and annuity prices noted for several funds including South Sea Annuities, New South Sea Annuities, and Royal Exchange Assurance. Premiums, bonds, and government loan prices appeared among the entries with scattered figures such as 146 for Opening Bank, 4s. 6d. for New Bank Circulation, and 1141 8th. on Emperor's Loan.
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London Bridge
South Sea Seach
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
Neiw Bank
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance Tog
London Dito
Dirco
London Stocks Market to Move to Fleet Market in September
Notice from London dated August 5 1737 declares the discontinuation of the Stocks Market on the 76th day of September and the opening of the Fleet Market near the Fleet Road. Interested merchants may apply to the Committee of Common Council at Guildhall to secure shops stalls or stands with rent free occupancy until Lady-day next, conditional on notice by March. Higlers gardeners and country carts will be provided with proper stands under the same terms.
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London
Committee of Common Council
Guildhall
N.B
City Lands to Let by London Chamberlain Committee
The Committee for letting the city lands under the Chamberlain of London announces leases on several lots. One includes a sea coal meter site, another a windmill hill ground with a former foundery suitable for a stable or carpentry. Proposals will be received October 16 at four PM in the Guildhall Council Chamber. details at the Comptroller's Office.
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City of London
William Smith
Windmill-hill
Den
Hamonp
Lottery Tickets and Exchange Notice at Union Coffee-House
Richard Shergold, printer, advertises lottery tickets for a 1939 drawing with an office at Union Coffee-House Cornhill. It notes 6d per ticket and a register for entrants. The Bank requires ten tickets for final payment, and Shergold offers exchanges for missing numbers and halves or quarters of stamped tickets.
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Richard Shergold
Union
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
Hift
Great Britain
Proceedings at the Sessions-House Trial Highlights
Tomorrow publishes Part I of the Proceedings at the Sessions-House in the Old Bailey holding the remainder of Col Fuller's trial and many more cases. Included are William Clark for stealing a silver arch, John Hickman forging a counterfeit note, William Jones for robbery, Satan Runflington the butcher for murder, John Wharton inquest death, and others with trials fully recorded. Printed by J. Roberts in Warwick Lane, also offering earlier Mayoralty numbers.
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Holden
Col. Fuller
William Clark
Wilque
John Hickman
William Jones
Shock Jones
Willoughby
Aldgate
Satan Runflington
William Reynolds
Honey-lane
John Wharton
James Strainer
Mr. Harris
Crown
Threadneddle-street
J. Roberts
Warwick Lane
The Breath Epitron and Medical Essays Preview
A publication listing multiple medical treatises on gastro-hepatic waters glandular secretion purgatives and mercurials. It previews fever theory nervous diseases natural philosophy and health life guidance with a case section including the Anchor’s own patient narrative. Princed for George Strahan at the Golden Ball.
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Auchor
George Strahan
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
London Maps and World Atlas Offer From G Wintrey
An 18th century catalog lists Onna 7 maps and two and three sheet world and Europe maps, with London city plans and a large world map. G Wintrey, at the Goldsmiths Toy and Spectacle Shop by St Paul’s, sells these maps, optics, and other curiosities with the stock made in house and payable now.
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Londo
Europe
Asiafrica
North America
South America
Great Britain
England
Ireland
London
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
Muscovy
Sweden
Denmar
Hungary
Pinsent
Swabia
Antient
Greece
Yorkshire
America
Wales
Don
Cambridge
Oxfordy
Great
Briraiht
Westminster
G. Wintrey
Goldsmith’s
Ludgaterfireer
St. Paul’s
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Medcalf
Crown Court
Daniel Valentine
le Aventures de Telemaque Fils d'Ulysse
Meflire
Francois de Salignac de
la Marte
Fene&lon
Precepteur de Meffeigneurs Jes Enfans de France
Depuis Archeveque
Duc de Cambrai
Prince du Saint Empire
Orinal
J. Brotherton
Bible
Ricuarpd Suercorn
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Sapirus
Robinson Crafoe
York
Mariner
Patt
Roonoque
Pyrates
T. Woodward
Fleetstreet
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