Letter of Stephen Janssen to the London Livery
The long enclosed 1776 missive from Stephen Theodore Janssen, Bart, addressing the London Livery, requests surrender of the Chamberlain post due to illness. It recalls his eleven years in office, attempts to obtain land tax receivership, and adherence to Hanoverian support, while praising the city and pledging continued service. A collective resolution honors Janssen and a polite note declares intent to serve if elected successor.
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Sam
Robert Walpole
London
Westminster
Middlesex
Lords of the Treasury
Thomas Harrison
Haying Tor
Hanover
Prince of Wales
Furs
Pelham
British Empire
Strpusa Theopgneg Janssen
S Guare
Speech honoring former Chamberlain Sir Stephen Theodore enfien
Mr Apbenman delivers a formal tribute to Sir Stephen Theodore enfien, praising eleven years of competent service as Chamberlain. He pledges to dedicate at least a third of office income to paying debts, and lauds the late official’s notable public service and merit.
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Apbenman
Wilkes
Guivonarn
Brrce
Stephen Theodore Enfien
Chamberlain
KR Lallier
Heave
Lallier
Rathbone-place
Nicoll
St. Pauls Churchyard
Axtell
No. 1
Finchlane
Cornhill
Lalier
N. B
Masquerade at Pantheon Nicat Draws Crown of Fashion
The event drew about fifteen hundred attendees including nobility and well-known society figures. Costumed players ranged from flower girls to nuns and harlequins, with sharp satire and riotous behavior. Toward dawn guests enjoyed abundant claret, burgundy and champagne as Mr Bayes’s new regiment paraded through the halls.
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M* Cornelys
Anc
Pantheon
Alling
Garlisle House
Billingsgate
Masque Knight Plays Knave in Card Virtue Satire
A verse masque parodies masquerade theatrics with the Knave of Clubs boasting charm and mischief. It lampoons husbands and cosmetics, declaring flirtatious prowess while praising loyalty to the beloved, ending with mock caution to guard against capitulations to flattery. The piece blends satire with card game imagery.
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Pam
Cornelys’s
Bedaub
Prince of
Loo
Carnie
Prologue to a New Comedy Runaway at the Theatre
An excerpt describes the audience enjoying a lively prologue to a new comedy Runaway. It praises the parterre and boxes, notes critics and audience reactions, and introduces a female poet whose play blends innocence and wit. The narration hints at characters like a blue-eyed maiden, a romping nursery, and a painter’s gentle touch as the plot develops.
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Aristotle
Fagé Menander
Boddice
Kate Aimis
Mark
Hope
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Longman
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Gulf of St. Laurence
Charles Saunders
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R. Sayer Aus Bernietz
Freegreet
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England
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J. Almon
Piccadilly
Woodson
Charing-cross Curtis
Fleet-street
Bew
Paternofter-row
Newbery
Ludgate-street
Cooke
Royal Exchange
Stern
Evan Mirealo
Cogre&ed
Great Britain
Wales
Scotland
Fleet- Street
Daniel Paterson
T. Camnan
R. Weitén
Bigg
William Bayley
Cockspur-street
Jon Price
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Leadenhall-street
F. Newbery
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Turnstile
Holborn
A. Rothwell
Ness
J. Whitaker
Miteecourt
Tv. T. Waters
South-Audley-street
Grosvenor- Square
Hugh Downman
G. Kearsley
Fletcher
Oxford
Fletcher and Hodson
Cambridge
Thorne and Trueman
Exeter
Bell
Edinburgh
Price
Spencer
Europe
M. Bearde DE
T. Carnan
St. Paul’s Churche Yard
Hogarth
Likewie
Urc
Joshua Kirby
Royal and Antiquarian Societies
TI. Payne
T. Longman
J. Wilkie
T. Davies J. Sewell
J. Taylor
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