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Jovial Crime and Court News From England and Abroad
The issue reports a judge punishing a prisoner for gilding coins and a local thief’s capture, alongside notes on theatre licensing, parasitic taxes, and parish misdeeds. Other items cover royal gifts in Madrid, wheat and barley prices, and international affairs including Spain’s plans, Antigua dispatches, and Dutch theatre regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common
Fleet Prison
Gir Ferguson
Dr. Wright
Turpin
Hol-loways
Clington
Madrid
St. Philip
Cardinal Dafant
Portugal
Spain
Bears Key
Court of King’s Bench
Stephen Sutton
Charing Cross
Chambrlain
Anne
Westminster
Surry Soar
Hace