German Social Types In Trade Law And Clergy Examined
The piece surveys German professionals and nobles, noting merchants rigidly focused on one craft, lawyers with health risks from study, and military officers shifting to French service for pay. It praises priests for virtue and learning, contrasts Catholic bishops with lay life, and describes clergy and nobles as approachable yet mercurial in manner and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
Prussia
Bavaria
France
Rome
Gael.o
Europe
German Nobility Character and Customs Explored in Detail
The piece surveys German noble behavior, education, religion, and social life. It notes piety as a foundation, multilingual education from home, and refined arts. highlights women’s propriety, infant washing customs, marriage timing, and lavish funerals. It observes notable princesses and queens, explains cultural entertainments, and hints at the title inheritance system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Frederic V
Bohemia
Caroline
Saxony
Brandenburg
Prussia
Berlin
Germany
Geman
Ghear
Victory and Prizes aboard the Poultney Privateer
A letter from Gibraltar dated November 27 describes the Poultney privateer under Captain Purcell cruising the Portuguese and Spanish coasts, capturing a Dutch ship, repelling a French privateer near Cape St. Vangeur, boarding ships, and sending prizes to Gibraltar where Admiral Haddock’s fleet lies. The crew notes improved living conditions aboard the Panther and potential prize shares of about 200 pounds per man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Poultney
Purcell
Dublin
Pelebeg
Bay
Bikiy
Spain
Leden
Bale
Gibaltar
Portugal
Geskales
Dailin
Cape St. Vangeur
Cape
Spanish Sea
Haddock
Lett
R J
Panther
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Peticoat-lane
Mary’s-fare
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