Inquisition and Code of Charles III Push Emigration
The passage condemns the Spanish Inquisition era under Charles III as harsh to foreigners and Catholics alike. It notes strict enforcement for foreign artists to profess Catholicism and renounce ties to their homelands, with penalties including confiscation, galley imprisonment, and emigration for many. Merchants face similar dogma and frontier restrictions, and foreigners are screened at borders, with fashion signaling political loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
France
West Indies Notes On Ships Treasures And Crops
Kineston Jamaica July 2 His Excellency our Governor Lord Effingham sails in Majestys Serpent for health. A sloop seized for eschalets and garlick under Free-Port act. Three French frigates landed troops at Cape Francois then withdrew after a wreck near Heneage saved by wreckers. A white vitrifying stone in Port Royal mountains resembles porcelain. Nelsons barley sown in Liguanea mountains by Banks seed yields a superb crop in three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effingham
Caymanas
Cape Francois
Old France
Heneage
Simon, Taylor
Port-Royal
China
East Indies
Nelson
Bligh
Timor
Joseph Banks
Liguanea
Windsor Return and Royal Appointments in Bond Street Times
The Queen and three elder Princesses return to Windsor from Kew Palace at noon. The Prince of Wales departs Carlton House for Brighton. Port proposes redeeming four percent stock of 42 750 000 with option for full repayment or annuities at 3.5 percent, saving interest. Four percent bonds fall 2 1/4 this week while other stocks rise. Lord North’s 1777 proviso allows redemption after ten years. four percents now redeemable. Navy fleet changes include Admiral Roppram successor, Goovatt to the Mediterranean, Kine to Newfoundland. guardships to full crew. supernumeraries discharged. Mr. Brooks dispatched from Petersburg to Sistovia then Constantinople. danger noted in the courier journey. Order of Council may end seamen bounties. Protestant Dissenters of Maidstone report a disturbance, an inflammatory handbill author is identified as a local dissenting minister who has since fled. Warick Assizes open with eleven prisoners tried for rioting at Birmingham. Names listed: Witlcni, Shiker, Cartefi, Clifton, Bartholomew Fisher, Grien, Rose, Wilson Hands alias Bagunones, James Watkins, Robert Litehead, Gaba Stokes, Frames Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Kew Palace
St. James’s
Prince of Wales
Carlton House
Brighton
Port
Lord North
Lord Hoop
Admiral Roppram
Portsmouth
Admiral Goovatt
Mediterranean
Breward Kine
Newfoundland
Brooks
Petersburg
Sistovia
Constantinople
Harris
Wycue
Love
Maidstone
Downing Street
Birmingham
Warwick
Baron Perryy
Baron Hotham
Witlcni
Shiker
Joseph Cartefi
Fon . Clifton
Bartholomew Fisher
F. Grien
Daniel: Rose
Wilson Hands
Alias Bagunones
James
Watkinss Robert
WH Litehead
Gaba ‘Stokes
Frames Field
Alfas Rorkney
Arrival of the Earl of Abergavenny at St Helena and naval movements
Reports from St Helena note the Earl of Abergavenny, Worcester, and Lord Thurlow arriving or sailing, with the Ceres and other ships at St Helena. Despatches describe British operations toward Seringapatam, Darwar’s surrender, and Maratha reinforcements, while the Navy plans to dismantle the Spithead ship and keep guardships including Barfleur, Bellona, and Impregnable in commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Abergavenny
Sts-He-léna
Worcester
Bombay
Carnatic
Curna
St. Helena
Lord Thurlow
Joan Taylor
England
Printer and author linked to late handbill case in county
A printer and a man named Bats are tied to a recent handbill inquiry. A young servant faced long questioning before magistrates and was committed for further examination. Newspapers note moral proof but lack full legal certainty. At Worcester Assizes a dispute over a Dean road ended in favor of parishioners. Worcester fair reports strong cattle sales, variable horses, sheep, and hops prices.
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Worcester
Ditchley
Lunacy Verdict After Inquest in St Martin's Lane
A six o clock inquest at Mr Huccins Barn St Martin's Lane returned a Lunacy verdict on James Sutherland after witnesses including merchant George Warp and student Nicholas Harrison testified to years of insanity. A subsequent storm near Worcester caused damage including a ball of fire unroofing a summer-house and a house on Henwick's Hill. William Wetton, claiming to be a shoe-maker and ex Blues, was held lunatic at Bow Street and ordered to Abbots Branely. A proposal to reform civil law procedures cites abusive qui tam actions and distress practices. An extraordinary tale from Luton reports a farmer's ewe producing sixteen lambs in a year, with a triple-lamb offspring in earlier seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huccins
St. Martin’s.lane
James Sutherland
Grorce Warp
Nicholas Harrison
The
Temple
Sutherland
Worcester
Butts
Henwick’s-hill
St. John’s
William Wetton
Buckingham House
Macmanus
Bow-street
Justice Addington
Blues
London
Abbots Branely
Staffordshire
House of Commons
Court of King’s Bench
Luton
Silfoe Fair
Portsmoth August 16 Arrivals From a Royal Cruize
Portsmth August 16 reports arrival of His Majesty's sloop King Fisher under Captain Jones with a large Portland boat seized for foreign spirits and tea. Green, mate of the Antelope revenue cutter, sent in another boat with casks of prits and tobacco. Narcissus frigate and Flirt and Fortune sloops also arrived from a cruise. Roebuck and Nimble revenue cutters sailed on a cruise.
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King’s Fisher
Jones
Portland
Mr. Green
Antelope
Fent
Narcissus
Flirt
Fortune
Roebuck
Revenue
Seizure at Sea and Murder at Stratton Ground
The Wasp sloop of war seized the Good Intent of Southampton carrying 390 casks of foreign spirits. In Westminster, Groove Dingler murdered his wife after a quarrel, stabbing her in seven places with a butcher knife. A Guards serjeant intervened, and Dingler was imprisoned for trial at St Margaret's Churchyard.
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Lee
Good Intent
Southampton
Groove Dingler
Stratton-wound
Westminster
Deain
Stratton-ground
Anto
Recrrs
Theatrical Report Haymarket Showings
The Theatrical Report notes last night at Haymarket featured Beggar's Opera with The Village Lawyer and tonight presents The Surrender of Calais with The Manager in Duty.
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Haymarket
Beggar’s Opera
Calais
Dutcess
Ship News Arrivals and Marriages at a Glance
The column lists arrivals and sailings at Ramsgate Dublin the Downs and Falmouth with ships from Jamaica Gali say Grenada Stetcin and Davis's Straits plus departures for the River and New York Jamaica Philadelphia and South Seas. It also notes a marriage between Thomas Gibbs and Mrs Grauana Grant and a Kilbrew Ireland ceremony for Edward Cooke and Miss Gorges.
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Angus
Ramsgate
Withhwood
Evans
Jamaica
Dublin
Ferrett
Ewing
Ditto
Downs
Hope
Rogers
Honduras
Falmouth
Jenny
Mary
Galisay
Keeling
Hepburn
Grenada
Friendship
Jordan
Petersburg
Charlotte
Maria
Clubby
Stetcin
Latona
Renton
Palmos
Dingwal
M‘hillage
Davis’s Straits
Oe Dear
Augus
Winde
Tamerlane
Simpton
South Seas
Wesk Indian
Chilhelm
Lynx
Campbell
Jarmaica
Thames
Hutchings
Duchess of Cumberland
Brown
Oporto
J Pliner
Oliphant
Ropers
Housduras
Fraser
America
Mackie
New York
Sparkes
Philadelphia
Countess of Galvez
Deleno
Remins Diligence
London Packet
Bulfincls
Thomas Gibbs
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Madrid
West Indies
Kineston
Jamared
Abergavenny
Gift of March
Henry Bundas Ceres Walsingham
Talbot
Belvivera
Woodéot
Botany Bay
Scarbro
Jusinian
Lady” Juliana Surprizé
Neptune
Ceres
Anjengo
Malabar
Axercrombie
Ghauts
Sringapatam
Harthy
Eary Cornwalllis
Bancaxore
AssrcromBiz
Madras
Seringapatam
Earl Cornwallis
Darwar
Trevain
Bancarore
Cornnwaxuis
Lorp Hawxsnung
Straits
Bencoolen
Navy Board
Lords of the Treasury
Spithead
Roddam
Commodore
Belkaphon
Vanguard
Aldige
Bond
Maxwell
Sheldon
Keniron
Wimh Valentine Cormet Ridaut
Walter Meffrs
Williams Frazer Faulkner - Longdale Grant
Hayes —— Chambers
Browning
White Hart Inn
Cohes
Ship News
Wanstead
Esex
Thurlow
Durh
Valenciennes
John Byron
Admiral Byron
Featherstone
Janes Leake
Upper Lane
Samuel Darby
Shepherd’s-bill
Sussex
Dean’s ' ‘Court
Wilts
William Thomas Henham
Mr. Lane
Bull- Street
Bisaningham
Mae Partridge
Partridge
Hatter and Hofier
Tavistock-street
Enfield
Benjamin Boddington
Lincoln’ S Inn Fields
Jetn Exley, Esq
Maes
Holland
Flanders
Waterford
Conful
Navy
Bank Long Ann
India
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