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Tryal at Guildhall Ends in Damages for Lady Layer
A Thursday trial at Guildhall before Lord Chief Justice Pratt heard Mrs Susanna Layer sue John Watson Esq for non performance of a marriage contract. The jury awarded the Lady a thousand pounds damages, though Watson, reputed wealthy, may wed her anyway. Also noted were military and civic notices, ship piracies, and Stock Exchange updates.
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Guildhall
Pratt
Susanna Layer
John Watson
Grays Inn
William Aiflabig
William Aislabie
Cornet
Cobham
Charles Dilkes
Humphry Parsons
John ‘Crowley
Sowell
Canaries
Downs
Aaskey
London
Prince of Wales
Lord Viscoust Townshend
Jos. Bell
Privy
Whitehall
Gilbert Heathcot
Gerrard Conyers
His
Honourable the Artillery Company
Sharp
Freeholders Journal
Payre
Custady