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Great Duke of Tuscany Dead and Successor Crowned
Morence reports the great Duke of Tuscany is dead and his son John Galton is declared and acknowledged as Great Duke and successor to all his late father’s titles. Townshend and Carteret travel to the Hague to arrange affairs before joining the King at Helvoet-Sluys. Reports from Constantinople note Asaph fortifications near perfection with eight thousand men housed in barracks and day wages for laborers. Across Europe, pleas to restore religious grievances continue, while Sally Salisbury lies ill in Newgate and the Princess of Wales receives the Holy Sacrament at Leicester House. A Danish envoy’s health declines and reports from Petersbourg describe Russian campaigns against Tartars and Mingrelia. The Irish Address to the King is acknowledged with loyalty and a referendum against a recent conspiracy. A Dublin surgeon advertises dental care and artificial teeth with notes on their benefits and maintenance.