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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 17, 1791
Page
1
Furnished or unfurnished house, two parlours, kitchen, larder, brewhouse, cellar, dining room, four bedrooms on main floor and three attic rooms. Includes pleasant garden, river Dee view, near Holywell market town and sea bathing. Inquire at White Horse Inn Holywell Flintshire.
Proposes an effective laxative for various ages and conditions, claiming gentle action without purgative harm. States Aperent Pills relieve cold, cough, fever, and habitual constipation, avoid alo es, and do not heat the body. Prepared by T Williams and sold at Bacon’s Warehouse 166 Oxford Street with pamphlet offering details.
Epileptic or falling fits are claimed cured by Dr Howre whose medicines are sold at No 73 Hizhidthern Red Lion Street London. The doctor asserts many who were considered incurable gained relief, with references offered to prove the claim. Packets cost xos 6d including duty and directions. Letters post paid receive replies.
Two Fleet Street figures Drypen and Otway clash in pride and social aims. Otway mocks Dryden by chalking a sign on his door, and Dryden counters with a retort. A Duchess of King Son displays dignity and vanity when challenged by a coal cart blocking her carriage, defending her status with humor.
A historical overview traces how the oath of allegiance emerged under common law. It notes Prince Arthur mandating twelve year olds to swear in the Court Act, likening it to fealty under feudal law, and mentions the Sheriff’s tourney and royal enforceability in early governance.
The text traces oath use from Henry I to Elizabeth and James I, noting how oaths pledged loyalty to rulers and crowns varied with times. It cites Henry VIII expanding royal power, enacting oaths for entail and supremacy, and Elizabeth and James I enforcing coercive passages through bishops and justices of the peace.
Dec 2 meeting at the Old Court-House to draft an address to Governor General Cornwallis as he prepares to depart Fort William in Bengal. Signatories include William Burke Hugh Baillie Charles Chapman Charles Cockerell T H Davies Patrick Duff George Deare John Fullarton John Fombelle William Farqtrat Edward Hay and dozens more. The document expresses zeal for the nation and the Companys possessions and hopes for victory and safe return. It notes the address is dated Calcutta Dec 25 1790 and was circulated Dec 4 1790.
The plaintiff Mary Frances Petit sues William ap DineTon in Westminster before Lord Kenyon for assault and false imprisonment seeking damages of 590 The defendant pleads not guilty Mr ExfRine leads for the plaintiff outlining the case record and proceedings as read in court
The plaintiff, an attorney in the Common Pleas, sues linen draper Claridge of Covent Garden for a libel. Bank notes 5565 dated December 17 1788 and 4173 dated December 11 1788 were paid to Claridge but no receipt taken, leading to repayment claims. A reward of ten guineas is offered for info to J Owen.
A historical recipe prescribes a composition of cow dung lime rubbish ashes and sand applied to pruned tree surfaces. The method covers preparation of the tree, smoothing bark, laying plaster about 18th of an inch thick, then dusting with a carbonate ash mix and bone ash to seal against moisture. If stored, exposure to air is minimized with urine added to the storage tub.
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