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Old World News Notes Decked with Advertisements
A London page recalls a grim execution and fleet movements near the fleet yard. It catalogs ship arrivals and detachments, with updates on merchants accounts and a flood of late 17th century advertisements for medical cures, spelling guides, and pamphlets. The piece blends war news with public notices and commercial pitches.
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London
Foot Guards
Hampton-Coure
Windsor
Sherwood
Calvert
Murray
Dent
Horse Grenadiers
William Godolphin
William Lowndes
Clarks Treasury
Glandville
Prince Frederick
Matthews
Buckingham
Strickland
Winchester
Campbell
Salisbury
Cockburn
Canterbury
Falkner
Defiance
Walton
Hampton
Kempthorne
Piercy
Pomeroy
Atkins
Duke
Dutchess of Bolton
Duke of Wharton
Brodrick
Dublin
England
Holyhead
Char Ston
Duke of Shrewsbury
Ormond-street
William Middleton
Chirk- Castle
Denbighshire
India
Afsigan
Bank
Feinsles
Prix S
Phaedrus
Waldo Gor
Butler
Bernard’s Inn
Halbourn