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Laws and Disputes Across an English and European Scene
A compact digest notes ongoing debates on ancient Crete law and Lycurgus use in Sparta, plus Excise orders fixing two gallons per sale by type. It records fines paid by Dissenting preacher Rudd and others, a new toll road group ride in Hyde Park, and a range of European dispatches about Spain, Tuscany, Lucca, Lorraine, and potential peace moves. The Paris signaler hints at a bishop’s will jest and court life, while London reports crown ceremonies, a public penance sentence, and gin arrests as distillers face enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Lycurgus
Lacedemonia
Excite
Rudd
Hide Park
Eari
Spain
Tuscany
Lucca
France
Lorrain
Stanislaus
Bar
Paris
Lucan
Madam de Rouvrai
Madam de Roavira
Sadiers
Prince of Wales
St. Paul’s
Kynafton
Gwynnel
Westminster
Southwark
Bridewell
the Excise
Royal Observatory
Teais
Jupiter
Cardinal de Fleury
M. Chauvelin
Count de Maurepas
Count de St. Florestine
M.d’Argenvillier
Gros Bois
Opera
Merdemoiselles Petis
St. Germain