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London News Chronicle May Day 1727 Summary
A broad mix of royal announcements and local notices from London on May 1727 includes the death of Sir Olin Trepor and succession plans for Sir Jekyll Sir Walter Blount, with ceremonies at the Chapel Royal. Lord Lovat bears the Sword of State to St James’s. preparations to demolish Mardyke Works follow a French treaty. Multiple executions and a packet from Sweden are noted, alongside commercial notices for medicines, jewellery, and books. Also advertised are gardening and arithmetic treatises, wills, donations, and a broad range of serialized pamphlets and publications in Warwick Lane and Fleet Street.
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London
Olin’ Trepor
Chinthcery-Lane
Jekyll
Walter Blount
Hagely
Brussels
Hampton -Coast
Lord ‘Lovat
Chappel Royal
St. James's
Col. Armstrong
Akworth
Laffels
Mardyke
France
Turner
Canterbury
Lilly Butler
Deceas
William
Cheffey
Bristol Mail
Newgate
Williams
Turnham-Green
Will
Morten
Endfeld
Holland
Sweden
Mynor
India
Br. Chamberlen
Job, Hodkinson, Gardiner
Flower-porteas
Royal Oak
Towereltreet
Arlington
Golden Key
King-street
Weslauafter
BP Fall
John Bice
John Everett
Cheapside
J. Roberts
Oxford
Warwiey Dare
Fobn
Will My Hastoey
Philomath
TK Browne
A. Bell
J. Darby
A. Ketserwoh
J. Pemberton
J.hooke
C. Riyingtom
R. Crutterden
T. Cox
J. Bately
E. Symon
Salk
Charles Evelyn
Ejgf
Mr. Laurence
Wil- Asraglkes
Warwick Lane
W. Taylor
Pater-nalter-row
B.curll
St. Duntan’s Church
Fleetitteer
J. Harding
St. Marcin’s Lane
Lawrence
Fuft
Province of
Banour
Add
J. Morphew
John Rhinholde Coutt Barlda
Livooia
Poland
Henborg
L. M
Queen's Head