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Pistol Box Found in Lord Treasurer's Chamber
A London newspaper item reports a curious incident where a band-box sent to the Lord Treasurer was opened to reveal a pocket pistol and auxiliary gunpowder devices. The contents were inspected by a gentleman present, who then handed the box to the window for examination, exposing dangerous concealed arms and mechanical parts. The event leads into other notices and advertisements of the period.
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Betuke
Lord
Ludgate
Chicheners
Chancery Lane
Canfor
Chambery
Henry Killegrew
Esg
S. Albans
Tadia
Wean Annal Peat
BpeEeeres
Rex
le-Gates
Bre
Old Man's Coffee-Hbalé
Chateng
For's Coffee
Royal Exchanges
Stoc
S.barhléte
Molbouge
Lemdor
Widhdlas de
Regius Profett
Royal College of Hy Litians
Bochelley
Booktellers of
London
Morpiew
the Hague
Fleet-street
Lit
Harris
Price
Mr. . Collier
Britain
Charleo
Nee
Elf
Southampton-street
High Holbourn
Samuel Keble
Fiser- Greet
Richard Sare
Gray’s-Inn-Gate
Holbourn
John “Nicholson
King’s-Arms
Creete
Benjamin Kise
Daniel Midwinter
Pauls
Ennai
Royal Exchange
Maurick Atkins
Sr. Pap’s-Church
J. Woodward
J. Morphew
Deel
Prince Lewis of
Batleys
Ofeventhire
Lord Cutts
Shérrock
Duke Brown
Mr. White
Monsieur du Hanel
French Academy of Sciences