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Lord Manfel's Lady and secretaries amid 1717 public notices
A garbled 1717 page reports Lord Manfel's Lady as indisposed, Charles Congreve made Secretary to Jamaica and later Secretary for Life, with plans for royal officers under Princess Anne. Also notes Hangman execution at Burnhill Fields, stock quotes, a Canterbury brewhouse for sale, and a long catalog of 18th century books, notices, and rewards for Bilby’s capture, plus promotional literature and publications in London.
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Manfel
William Congreve Fig
Jamaica
Ann
Een Price
Burshill Fields
South Sea
India
Canterbury
Rebecca Wacdex
Francis Griew
Jamey Haofon
Benjamin Kilby
John Hobart
John Miller
Benjamin Bilby
Breter-Exchange
Strand
Ireland
Elgevir
Bangor
Henry Scebbing
Rickinghall
Suffolk
St. Catherine’s Hall
Cambridge
Chichester
Henry Clements
St. Ray's Church Yard
James Bettenham
Pacer-Noster-Row
William Wycherly
Charles Gilden
Mr. Wycherley
Lord Lansdown
Cyril
St. Dunan’s Church
Fleer-street