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Battle of the Authors in Covent Garden theater war
A long notice catalogs a theatre feud between Sir John Edgar and Heracles True-Wit with officer lists and a prisoner account of Sir Jobn Ed 1. It describes related poems, proclamations, and various advertised wares from publishers in Covent Garden and Temple Bar. It includes notices of debts, thefts, and advertisements for remedies and goods with details of watches, jewelry, and household items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covene-Garden
John Edgar
Heracles
Jobn Ed
Drury-Lane
Great-Britain
J.roberrs
Lase
Dodd
Peacock Without Temple-bar
John Norris
W. Chetwood
Cato’s
Covent-Garden
J.roberts
Warwick-Lane
Priad
Chandois
Wellted
Bangor