Quarrel at the Ordnance tavern ends with Mawbey and Wyatt
The deposition from January 1773 recounts a dispute between Sir Joseph Mawbey and Richard Wyatt at the Ordnance tavern Westminster. A confrontation escalated to blows and threats of pistols. Mawbey was wounded and Wyat t continued striking as onlookers intervened. The account notes the involvement of Moses Waite and Timothy Waldo in the events and the aftereffects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Mawbey
Righard
Mr. B
Sir Joseph
Pedh
Ordnance Tavern
Mr. Wyatt
Wyatt
Thomas Thomas
Ordnance
Westminster
Bridge
Thursdey
Joseph Saweey
Brutonet
Adrohin
Spid
Timothy Waldé
Joseph Mawhey
Sir Timothy
Timothy
Richard Wyatt
Moses Waite
Richart Wyatt
Eig
Agift
Waldo
Joseph Mawbey Éapie
Timothy Waldo
Joseph
Onte Saitchief
Jorebh
Mr. Waite
Brewers accused of extortion amid high prices and porters rise
A critical appeal urges brewers to justify price hikes on porter and grain in hard times. The writer questions brewer excesses, calls for justice by magistrates, and urges restraint to spare the poor, noting milk and porter costs rise as grain prices climb. The piece condemns luxury among brewers while demanding explanation and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titor
Biblicais
Gutreming
Tanndt
Observations on Healthful Animal Food Practices
Extracted advice warns that animal foods spoiled by long storage or disease become offensive and unhealthy. It condemns eating diseased or dead animals, stresses the Jews’ dietary injunctions, and argues Christians should observe them. It condemns overdriven, crammed cattle, air-inflated meat, and notes vegetables with meat aid nourishment and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
É&C
The Dangers of Cookery in Health and Disease
The text argues diet impacts health, claiming vegetable and milk heavy regimens weaken females and that cooking poisons the body. It condemns rich sauces, pickles, and complex dishes as luxury harming the stomach, urging plain roasting or boiling as sufficient for the healthy and less needed for the sick.
Pearl Dentifrice Praise by A Cob Hemet in Cork and London
Dentist ACOB HEMET extols ESSENCE of PEARL and PEARL DENTIFRICE as superior tooth care products after four years of public use. He claims they preserve enamel, whiten teeth, cure gum issues, freshen the mouth, and suit children to prevent early decay. Sold wholesale by W Bayley Cork and retail by J Price London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bayley
Cockspur- Street
Haymarket
A. Rothwell
Civet-Cat
New Bond-Street
J Grosvenor
Angel and Crown
Holborn
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s Church Yard
J. Price
Leadenhall- Street
Dolphin Inn
Ham
Kingston-upon-Thames
Norton
Golden-square
Piccadilly
London
John Norton
Marehant
Maredant
Marchant
Kearfly
Ludgatereet
Acob Hemet
Amelia
France
Italy
Fare Perins
Hemet
Cork
Fpur-Street
Price
Leadenhalk Street
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Richardy Carpenter Smith
Rotaction-pi’ze
Southwarks
Polybius
Hampton
T. Davies
Ruffel-street
Avent
Joseph Fownes
Shrewsbury
S. Eddows
J. Buckland
Paternofter-row
Mr. Norton
Gadden-square
S. Bladon
Feathers Tavern
John ‘Gregory
University of
Edinburgh
Grory
Ian
Ceai
GaréRu
J. Nourig
Qom
Harrison
Bird
Mayer
At. Mayer
King's Arms
Piscates Street
Tolu
Cockspur Street
M. Purdie
North Parade
Bath
Felinge
King’s Bench
T. ‘Greenough
VELNO
J. Burrows
M.D
G. Kearsley
Ludgate-street
Newgate-freet
Capel-court
Royal-Exchange
Mr. Shephard
Long-Acre
Bowens
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