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Turbulent Ottoman Penitence Procession Rumor Spreads
A long surviving extract reports a proposed Mecca processional ritual ordered by the Great Sultan requiring weekly fasting and public mourning. It describes a spectacle with coffins, bones, and a vast march of Turks including priests and princes, plus warnings against curiosity around the shrine. Paris and Edinburgh items note political strife, colonization plans in America, royal injuries, and the Pretender's movements.
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Otomn
Mecca
Mhomt
Sint
Thail
Mahomer
Gilver Alprs
Paris
Miilipi
America
Brest
Duke of Orleans
Marquis d’ Armentiers
Thoulon
Ais
Avignon
St. Germains
Rome
Swizerland
Edinburgh
Aber
Marquis of
Duke of Argyle
Earl of Sutherland
Castle-Gordon
Col. Grant
Secotland