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Curious 18th Century Listings and Advertisements
A fragmented 1716 market of notices and offers include a reward for returning a black gelding, various booksellers and traders advertising works on court tales and exchange tables, medical remedies, a necklace for teething, and inn accommodations. Names appear with locations in Covent Garden, Warwick Lane, Fleet Street, and Islington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will. Francis
Chelsea-Common
Aintt
Queen's Head
Covent-Garden
Fust
Ics
J. Roberts
Oxford Arms
Warwick-Lane
All Booksellers
Old Round Court
New Exchange
Strand
Paul Chamberlen
King’s Arms Inn
Stowe
Wald
Gloucester
Poffeffor
Mc. Keech
Lincoln’s-Inn
Joseph Beeth
Bartholomew-Lane
Royal Exchange