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Eggs in Log with Live Snakes Alarm Peopl in London
A boy reports Strange Occurrence to his Family who find eggs in a log containing live snakes believed to be adders or possibly rattlesnakes. Debates arise on natural reproduction and the fate of John Bell heir to Brigadier Lankston. Obituaries and society notes follow, including deaths in Weybridge and Norfolk Street and civic proceedings for the Lord Mayor’s procession.
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John Bell
Rose and Crown
Brigadier Lankston
William
Martha Roper
Southwark
John Shote
Ned Ward
Bromley
Prince of Wales
St. James’s
London
King Charles Ll
Duke ‘of York
Bristol
Thomas Andrews
Back-street
Geneva
Geneve
Earl of
Orkney
Bath
Blackwell
Abingdon
Berkshire
Wallingford Fair
James Berkeley
Eari of Berkeley
Lord Berkeley of
St. James's
York
Aid
Wilkins