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Runaway Scots Boy loots master and markets goods
Aged 18 Scot named George Alexander fled Monday afternoon with his mistress’s linen Holland napkins tablecloths damask diaper two tablecloths silk stockings and bills. A reward of five guineas offered for capture or return of goods. Notices at Old Man’s Coffee-House. Also advertised are books and plays for sale at Morphew and Berington near Stationers Hall.
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George Alexander
Holland
Alexander
J. Morphew
Stationers-Hall
B. Berington
Essextreet End
Strand
St. Clement’s Church
Lucius Apuleius
Medaura
Henry Carey
J. Brown
Black Swan
Temple-Bar
London
James Greenwood
Woodford
Essex
R. Halsey
Plough
Harrow
Cornhill