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Mysterious Probation and Racing Notes Amid 18th Century Notices
The fragment reports Elizabeth Reeves being taken from a Leather Lane lodging by Deputy Warden Pinkney and presented to Sir Francis Vorkes, with ongoing church, court, and stock market mentions. It records executions at Kingston upon Thames, horse races with heats and stakes across Maidenhead and Woodstock Park, royal appointments, and notices of public auctions and insurances. A mix of legal notices, racing events, and stock quotations reflects a busy period with named persons, places, and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizsbeth Reeves
Leather Lane
Pinkney
Mint
Francs Vorkes
Gibbin
Nothfoot
Robert Parry
Stanhope
Samuel Lus
Kirgston Upon Thames
Matney- Heath
Secord Kest
Mulgrave
Prince of Wales
Charles Cornwallis
Maidenhead
Berks
Bacrance
Woodstock Park
Oxfordshire
Duke of
Maridurugn
Cluric
de Gentemen
Fame
Quainrau Meadow
Plateus Absur Ag
Coventry
Fui
Gelaing
Bridie Dou
Harie
G.iways
Kepe
Thas