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Ancient Europe News Sails and Plague Infections Across Ports
London intelligence reports from July and August describe Ottoman forces, Persian and Turkish intrigues, and naval movements. Letters from Leghorn note plague spreading among Turks while civilians flee, and a Turkish tax disturbance triggers imprisonments. Pope Pius VI maintains daily charitable works as a palace audience regulation debuts. Lisbon and Goa reports mention pirate ships wrecked and a Portuguese warship voyage. Constantinople notes a fever hazard to the Grand Signior, plots against Ragotski, and heightened port armament. Higue notes a Lorraine duke backed trading company to revive markets. Edinburgh chronicles a rock dwelling carved into a hillside, a craftsman finishing a six-room subterranean residence with medicinal water.
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Bender
Galliczin
Astracar
Prisce
Persia
Leghorn
Smyrna
Rowe
Quirinal
Lisbon
Goa
Cape del Gado
Mozambique
Madera
Constantinople
Ragotski
Hungary
Speror
Higue
Nancy