Notice of county election hearing at Exeter Castle
Bourchier Wrey gives notice under the royal writ that a special County Court will meet at Exeter Castle on a Wednesday in June at ten o clock for election of two knights to Parliament for the county. Citizens interested must attend. hearing set per statute. Dated May 22, 1796.
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Genel
John William
Andersom Charterhouse
Poe Maerneclole
Aldermandan
Lden
Alderran
Aldermnan Luanne Ron
Wapxin Liwee
London
Aldernderson
Richar
London Tavern
Bishopsgatestreets
Richai
Richard Carr Glyn
Alderman Anderbe
Ware
Buzaxkrasy
Alderman Anderson
CHE
Mombard
Cratched-friars
County of
Huntingdon
Agai
Hinchingbroal
Hinchingbrook
Ionane
Kimbolton Caf
Frederick Montague
Great Britain
Westminster
Exeter
Bourchier
E-Faving
Castle
Remarks on Wickham and Barthelemi in French Correspondence
Historical note from the Official Journal of the Directory discusses England's strategy to exhaust continental powers in pursuit of Indies gains. It outlines French reactions to Wickham's negotiations, the pretension of authority, and the subsequent British expectation of continuing war, with a France seeking peace on terms tied to territorial integrity.
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England
Indies
France
Lord Grenville
Pitt
CANDIDATES IN CONTINUING ELECTION CONTESTS
Reports from towns across the region outline candidates in contests for Sudbury Yarmouth Grinby and more with opposition and ministerial lines noted. Mentions include Sir James Marzuorrt Sir J Hirkssey and Mr W Smith for Sudbury Sir George Vance versus Suaw at Honiton Colonel Lorisa for Grinby General Oliver Devanneer at Maidstone while Thetford and Canterbury races loom as Norwich and Norfolk election dates approach. Centering in Boston Lincolnshire Mr Parmes withdraws amid violent tensions as local politics reshape seat prospects. Devoted coverage also notes Malden poll issues over qualification and court actions shaping Scarborough and Stacxroone cases.
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James Marzuorrt
W. Smith
Sudbury
Srzruen
How
Yarmouth
George Vance
Suaw
Honiton
Boston
Lincolnshire
Parmes
Minsincrox
G. W. Stacxroone
J.E. Reynoes
Stacx
Strurt
Westen
Weston and Stock Frauds Warned by Sage Statute
A public notice urges caution against stock bargains as a dangerous trap. It cites the 7 Geo II statute declaring contracts of sale void if the seller lacks possession, with penalties for brokers and a mandate to keep ledgers. The piece links imprudence to ruin, debt, and even ruinous consequences.
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Ffpsil
Gates
Tike Dopp
Weston
Trial on a Bill of Exchange in Long-Acre Case
The case concerns a bill of exchange for 201 pounds drawn in Exeter by Baring and Co on Gelling. The plaintiff alleges the defendant held the instrument after a pocketbook was seen in Long-Acre. A defendant’s payment offer in exchange for light led to further questions about illicit gambling connections and a verdict for the full value of the note.
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Ion
Traver
Aréfitier
Long-Acre
Valuz
Exeter
Irs. Baring and Co
Gelling
Learm
Garrow
Young
Mari (Welton
Gery
Kenyon
Corre
Court of Common Pleas King s Bench March 23 1731
The case concerns a suit for goods delivered but refused by the defendant. Arguments centered on whether the verdict could reflect the entire contract price or merely the difference between value and price. Lord Kenyon suggested the plaintiff’s claim might be misfounded.
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Erskine
Kenyon
Easarw
Bristol May 21 Royal Bankruptcy Trials in London Bond Case
Richard Pancaster a bankrupt linen draper of Bath and a felon advertise faced a late London trial. Edgar of Dorsetshire Militia, unmarried to Mrs Reed, noted as trial participants. Mabel Levi, Sarah N and Jane Nathan fined as incendiaries for setting fires in city dwellings and attempting arson, with jail terms imposed.
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Richard ‘Pancaster
Bath
London
Edgar
Reed
Gloucestershire
Mabal Levi
Sarah N
Jane
Nathan
Rescue and loss near the Margaret tender incident
A Cork report recounts a frail boat collision near Cove. A colonel, captain and crew were saved as seamen pulled them from danger. The serjeant disappeared in the tide, but two sailors rescued him until a boat crewed by shipmen arrived.
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Cove
Margaret
Martin
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