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Customs Commission Formed in Britain and Parliaments Prorogued
The Great Seal passed for a new Commission to govern customs with listed commissioners including Sir Walter Yorge, Sir John Stanley, and others. A secretary was appointed for Scotland, and Parliament was prorogued from July 2 to August 13. Reports include a Battersea celebration for Viscount Bolingbroke, a Midlands robbery case with a suspect’s confession, and notes on pardons and shipping losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Fim
Walter Yorge
John Stanley
Thomas Walker
Charles Peers
Robert Baylis
John Evelyn
Thomas Maynach
James Campbell
Bart
Humphry
Breot
John Campbell
Brian Fairfax
Henry Hale
George Drummond
John Hill
Scotland
Thomas Brian
Battersea
Vifcourt Bolingbroke
Viscount St. John
Gazalatnvoy
Duke of Parma
Bentley
Farnham
Winchester
Kerg
Hendry
Barugh
Nottinghamshire
Cours
Mirg’s Bench
John-and-Thomas
Gapain
Burlington
Bergin
Fry
Jamaica
Bermuda
Artegon
Laurence Anderton
Lofttock Hal
Lancashire
Sir John Williams
Richard Lockwood