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Trifling Theft and New Plays Advertised in London
A notice from Whitehall reports a reward for returning various household items including napkins and damask cloths taken from a groomporter’s wash-house. The page also advertises several dramatic works by Theobald and Aristophanes translations, with prices, subscription details, and where to purchase in Westminster and Fleet Street. The listings include trage dies and comedies, poems, and a medical compendium printed in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
White-Hall
Ierholes
Theobald
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields
Jonas Browne
Black Swan
Temple-Bar
R. Barker
C. King
Westminster Hall
J. Gravesnear
St.James’s
B.lintott
J. Pemberton
Fleetfreet
R. Parker
R. Smith
Royal Exchange
J. Roberts
Warwick Lane
Leyden
Cowie
Rose and Crown
W.innys
Prince’s Amsin St. Pauls
de. Boerhdave