Fragmented Memoir on Septennial Act and Sicilian Banished Nobleman
A long narrative laments Britain’s Septennial Act and calls for its repeal to restore constitutional balance. It recounts political corruption fears, lists elites profiting from elections, and urges Patriots to unite for reform. Also included are social anecdotes from Sicily and Portugal, with courtly humor and a banished nobleman facing punishment for a nun affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Great
Gnan
Simmrontius
Honett
Frow Brivex 2s TOUR through SICILY Volume II
The excerpt notes a dining scene with the Bishop of Agrigentum, describing how the host felt the local clergy could not grasp the notion of superior dining. The text reflects travelogue style and dialog about Sicilian etiquette and luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Agrigentum
Diplomatic Visit Earns Civil and Military Honors in Scotland
In his late excursion to Scotland to visit the Duke of Argyle at Inverary, the ambassador of a great monarch was received with every mark of polite division. Civil and military honors were paid at every stop, and the city of Glasgow along with several other municipalities presented him with their freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eabte
Rheir Ituds
Mediterranean
Europe
Pontio
Pontius’ Pilate
Pontin
Signor Pontius
Pontius
Prince of
Penius
Derry
Holding
Lord Bristol
Spain
Marquis of
Palermo
Hashing Plate
Sicily
Portallegre
Portugal
Scotland
Duke of Argyle
Inverary
Glasgow
Destructive Severn River Phenomenon at Buildwas Bridge 1773
A detailed account describes the sudden flood and deflation at Buildwas Bridge on the Severn in Shropshire on May 27, 1773. Sightseers report shocks, the river dammed its bed, carved new channels, uprooted trees, and damaged fields totaling about twenty two acres. Fleeing fish and eels lay marooned on dry ground as the flood subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severn
Birches Etsween
Dalé
Buildwas
Shropshire
Samuel Wilcocks
Hmself
Samuel Cookson
Buildwas Bridge
Shrewsbury
Harpoe
Anthl Crrome
Rooue
British Museum
Madeley
Teeth remedies promise beauty and health fromHemets or Wray
An extended advertisement touts FACOB HEMET's ESSENGE of PEARL and PEARL CENTIFRICE for teeth and gums, claiming enamel protection and fresh breath, with endorsements from nobility. sold by Bayley in Cockspur Street and Price in Leadenhall Street, plus Bath and Paris outlets. It also notes TURLINGTON's Original BALSAM of LIFE now carried by Martha Wray, Mary Sopp and Hilton Wray after John Wray's death, offering medicinal uses and counterfeit prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Facob- Hemet
Amelia
Hem
France
Italy
W. Bayley
Cockspur Street
Haymarket
J. Price
Leadenhall-Street
N. B
London
Miss Purdie
Bath
le Brim
Rue Dauphine
Pais
Turlington
Balsam
Artha Wray
Mary Sopp
AVA
Bilton Wray
John Wray
Martha*Wray
Thole
Fai
Martha Wray
Mary Sopps
Togeth
Hilton Wray
King’s Arms No
Birchin-lane
Robert
Mary
Sopp
Robert Turlington
Tungeon
William. Wray
Sis
Mary Wray
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The
Gewayet
Pest
Edinburgh
Bet
Count de G
Great Britain
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