Plague updates and royal notices in early 18th century dispatches
A fragment from Numb 1951 reports plague alarms in Gevaudan easing to fevers as Mende and Gouverain areas recover. Paris notes Russia’s czar title change. Dublin premierial speech praises Parliament, urges law execution and anti Papist vigilance. Ireland proclaims arrests for Pretender loyalists. Lord Lieutenant appointed, and a countess dies after 80 years. A London proclamation warns against foreign service enlistment. A death and a forgery trial are noted.