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Contagion reports and political notices from 18th century England
A mixed page recounts the Gevaudan contagion news with regional guards and precautions, stock prices, and upcoming parliamentary elections. It notes Sir William Steward becoming Lord Mayor, Woodstock MP election results, and Prince of Wales birthday. Multiple book notices, sale offerings, and medical cures follow, including Buchanan’s History of Scotland and an infallible cure for the stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Gage
William Steward
Wellminger
Thomas Crispe
Woodstock
Thomas Wheate
Deceas
Prince of Wales
Lord Belhaven
Portsmouth
Barbadoes
Hart
Faulklord
Antegoa