Attacks Near Ballintemple Prompt Irish Port Tension
In November reports describe an attack on a party returning from Ballintemple Church near Dundrum with Miss Potter injured, Mr Lord and family assaulted, and rescue at Burro Foley. Another case from Waterford recalls a youth poisoned by a rival, dying soon after. Arrivals at Dover and Genoa are listed along with ships in port.
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Fhursday
Irelean
Dustin
Corke
Lord
Potter
Wayland
Ballintemple
Mr. Wayland
Dexter
Lord de Montald
Burroffoleigh
Mark Lidwell
Esg
Waterford
Carrick
Shim
Death of Portugal king prompts new tax talk
A London report notes circulating government belief in a forthcoming tax on all places of diversion. It mentions private advices of the Portugal king's death and other naval events including the capture of Lapwing by an English ship near the harbor and a French frigate disaster with heavy loss aboard.
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London
Portugal
Philadelphia
Nath. Carter
New-York
New York
Admiral Brice
Boston
Orifamme
Newfoundland
Brest
Portmouth
His
Glasgow
Hornet
Fly
Beaver
Thames
Worcester
Streights
Jett
The
Royal
Slighthorn
Quebec
Cragg
Limerick
Galway
Majjesty
Mellish
Victualling Office
Guildhall
Humane Society
Justice de Grey
His Majesty
S Court of Common Pleas
Westminster-hall
Thomas Gladwyn
John Faistaff
Broad-street
St. Giles’s
R. Gordby
Great Britain
Carlon
R. Goodby
J. Towers
Fosé-street
Cripplegate
Turlington
Martha Wray
Hilton Wray
Robert Turlington
King’s+Arms
Birchin-lane
Endon
Eolton Wray
Fald Daffy
Staughton
Squire
Radcliff
Bostock
Golden
Hungary
Hooper
Bateman
Godfrey
Turkington
Fox
Turrington
William Wray
Fire destroys Robin-Hood public-house and damages adjacent
A blaze Tuesday night consumed the Robin-Hood in Iray's-inn lane, destroying that and the neighboring house while damaging others behind in Slop-alley. The conflagration alarmed workers who barely saved their belongings amid the rapid, furious outbreak.
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Robin-Hood
Iray’s-inn Lane
St. Margaret’s Bill
New Bridewell
St. George’s Fields
Bow Ftreet
Davis
Player
Pagett
Harrison
Chigwell
Newgate
Essex
Thomas Hollis
Henry Haslam
Prince of Wales
Richard White
Jeremiah Brien
Tipperary
Ireland
Thomas Burrows
James Ottiwell
Bay
Anthony Loome
Nag’s
Drurylane
Burrows
Old Bailey
Ottiwell
Loome
George Fodd
River Thames
Richard Wright
Brent
Benjamin Eyres
Byre
Frederick Commerell
Esgot Hanwell
Thomas Catherall
Thomas Hammond
Ranelagh Walk
Chelsea
Thomas Cabot
Cockett
Thomas Hughes
Sarah Jennings
Ilington
John Kelly
Thomas Latham
Thomas Colcomb
Cecil-court
Westminster
Hartpury
Gloucestershire
Compton
Lower Grosvenor Street
Charlotte Edwin
Leith
Ain Scotland
Robert Ewing
Tremant
Pontypool
Monmouthshire
Miles Harrys
Ayr
Scotland
John Crawford
Chichester
Sayers
John Hawkins
Cheapside
Benton
George-street
Southwark
Deptford
Margaret Preston
Not that wealth nor beauty move me but charity
The speaker rejects wealth health and love as primary joys. He values temperance, renox, and giving to the poor, praising charity as the true blessing. He finds delight in clothing the naked and feeding the hungry, and in living with gratitude to the Power on High, ready to die.
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Renox
Spilsbury's Dispensary Offers Anti Scorbutic Drops
Francis Spilsbury announces fresh parcels of anti scorbutic drops at his Mounts Row Westminster dispensary to fulfill large country orders, with bottles of 73 and 4, folio directions detailing 21 cures. Advice letters after January 31 1777 require one guinea.
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Rancis Spilsbury
Chymitt
Mounts Row
Wetminter
Bridge
Robert James
Westminster
James
Francie Newhary
Medicinz
St. Paul’s
Chespitde
Dr James
Asial
Brutanestreet
Fleming Pinkstan
St. Alban’s-ft
Newbery
Jun
St. Paul’s Church
Dr. James
Notable English Writers and Figures List
A fragment lists Milton Duke of Bucking and Sir Francis Drake alongside Sir Isaac Newton and many literary figures. It names Dryden Swift Tho Moore Luther and others including Pope Addison Laetke Otway Bacon Rochester Prior Centlivre Rowe Duke of Wharton Congreve Steele.
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Milton
Duke of
Bucking
Francis Drake
Isaac Newton
Ham
Dryden
Swift
Tho
Moore
Luther
Rhomson
Way
Pope
Addison
Laetke
Otway
Bacon
Rochester
Prior
Centlivre
Rowe
Duke of Wharton
Congreve
Steele
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Lord Townsend
Boyce
Graveseas
Betfey
Corbyn
Faro
al Ive
Boumels
Hamburgh
Gibrin
Lofn
Soll
Ostend
Frith
Seville
Gall
Farowing Works
Dover
Paisley
Miller
Ferrol
Concord
Emmerton
Lisbon
Tye
King’s Bench
Robert Richardson
Jnnior-Temple
Spilsbury
Sherborne
Aldford
R. Baldwin
Paternofter-row
Cave
Price
Canada
Louisiana
Gulph
Mexico
Charlevoix
France
Florida
North America
John Poulter
Baxer
Sherlock
Italy
Europe
Biographia Britannica
Bayle
Richardson and Urquhart
Royal Exchange
Wallis and Stonehouse
Ludgate Street
G. Kearfly
Fleet-street
J. Ridley
St. James's Street
Farquhar
Shakespeare
Fielding
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