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Elect Earl of Finayter at Holyrood in royal proclamation
From Edinburgh Aug 16 the Peerage met at Holyrood House by proclamation and elected the Earl of Finayter alias Seafield to sit in the Room of Earl Marshal deceased. Plymouth Aug 16 Sir Thomas Hardy brings ships Kent Berwick Breda Windsor and 3 French prizes chasing the St Esprit. various ships bound for Newfoundland Martinico Cadiz captured or escaped. London Aug 2 regiments reassigned on Irish Establishment. Death of Henry Priestman Efg. Duke of Hamilton to France. orders to suspend arms and protect commerce. Lord Lansdown sworn in Privy Council. Lord Viscount Bollingbroke to England. Richard Farl Rivers dies at Bath. extensive notes on offices and promotions.
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Edinburgh
Holyrood- House
Earl Marshal
Earl of Finayter
Seafield
Plymouth
Sir Thomas Hardy
Kent
Berwick
Breda
Windsor
de Griffin
Ruby
St. Esprit
London
Regiment of Horse
Harvey
Dragoons
Pepper
Foot
Harrison
Wade
Dormer
Bowles
Molesworth
Rook
Price
Slane
Tyrrell
Feilding
Jones
Henry Priestman
The
Admiralty
Henrietta+ Stert
Covent Gardens
A&s
France
Brigadier Whiteman
Scotland
Duke of Argyle
Whetham
Lord Lansdown
Dunkirk
Viscount Bollingbroke
Paris
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