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Parisian military lessons and royal marriage rumors in 18th century notices
In late December 1934 Paris and European courts report Lt General Marquiss de Puisseguer begins military instruction for the king, rumors place the Card du Bois’s brother as a secretary of state to Bayonne with a fixed exchange date for princesses. Plague reports from Avignon cite thousands dead, hospitals overwhelmed, and worm-infested infirmaries. Medals are to honor a royal marriage, with elaborate inscriptions. Czar actions are noted, with titles and imperial ambitions discussed by Vienna and The Hague. Ireland’s Commons abstracts cover addresses to the king and lord lieutenant, and a parliamentary inquiry into a printed paper about the Bank of Ireland. Arrivals from Jamaica, Virginia, Lisbon, and the Canaries mark a busy week. Oxford university appointments and a noble death are reported, alongside a highwayman’s capture in Oxford.