Plague and Politics Across Seas and Courts
Reports from Naples Genoa and Copenhagen detail Cardinal Cofeia’s banishment in Rome’s realm. Disturbances in Calabria and German camps. rebels seek mediation in Vienna. Amsterdam and Stockholm chatter on India Company credit and fleet movements. A London ad touts Dr Moore’s anti-scorbutic cures amid a sea of notices and naval orders.
General Meeting of State Lottery Managers in London
Reports from Whitehall note the meeting approved moving the Wheels and Tickets to Guildhall on October gth, with the drawing to start on October 11. Other items include royal health advisories against hunting, promotions in church livings, parliamentary seats, and the Marlborough launch rebuilt at Blackwall.
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Collier
Prince of Wales
Lord Dudley
Ward
Birmingham
John Ward
Sedgley Park
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Newcastle
Lord Gower
Archbishop of Canterbury
Croydon
Williams
Staines
Salam
Ashford
Middlesex
London
Jast
Harris
Ringwood
Hampshire
Eaton College
Chichester
Shephard
Inner Temple
Taver
Brentford
Timothy Fetherstone
Grace
Deceas
Marlborough
Blackwall
Obituaries and Ship News From London Market Notes
Yesterday morning a Remist Priest Mr Barker died at Devonshire-freet near Queen's Square Bloomsbury. In the afternoon Mr Deacon a eminent Druggist died at the Blue Lyon New gate-Street. Capt Hunter’s corpse was carried to Bunhill Fields for burial this evening. The Hon South Sea Company received word of the Bonetta’s arrival from Buenos Ayres with Capt West. departures and other captains noted. A Glover bound over for attempted sodomy. thirteen convicts arrived from Warwick and were sent to the Forward. Market figures listed for South Sea Annuities Bank India shares and various bonds and tickets.
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Lottery Office and Theatre Listings in London 1731
Notices describe a public lottery office with a numeric book and register for ticket draws, location in Exchange Alley, and broker Joan Haxs handling securities. Theatre ads list comedies at Drury Lane and Goodman's Fields, including So SEEMY The OLD BATCHELOR, Crew, The Jovial Beggars, and The London Merchant with cast details and prices. Also includes London Bridge Water-Works dividend transfer dates and dividend warrants.
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Mr. Corcreve
Fondlewife
Cibber
Latitia
Thurmond
BeHmour
Wilks
Sharper
Mills
Heartwe
Harper
Wainlowe
London-Bridge
Weghce
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