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Marriage at Cripplegate and royal embassy details
An itemized note lists a marriage at Cripplegate between a man and a widow with royal titles attached, including a yearly stipend and a lavish retinue. It reports various courtly movements, including a Spanish ambassador, landings of Flemish horses, and preparations of lodging for dignitaries in St James's. It also covers deaths, promotions, church matters, and military undertakings across Europe, with scattered notes on trade, finance, and church politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripplegate
Jermyatreet
St. James’s
John Railton
Royal Vineyard
St. James’s Park
Church of England
Spaaish Fathers of Redemption
Morocco
Muley Abdallah
Paris
Rome
Duke of Kent
St. Jame’s Square
George
Prince of Wales
Princess Royal
Earl of
Est India Company
Edinburgh
Glascow
Pruffia
House of Lorrain
Spain
Old
New Spain
Oran
Africa
Farmer’s Street
Radcliff Highway
St. Andrew
Marequis de
Corsica
Aquiere
France
Prince of
Tingry
Quesnoy
Temply Bar
Conde de Montejo
Jermyn Street
St. James's