Fragmented editor’s note on plays and public amusements
An editor’s chaotic excerpt critiques a 1620 production description with references to Romeo and Juliet lines, theatre prologue by Rev. Joseph Hayard, and a large crowd scene. The fragment mentions Hampitesd gemstones, gold beaters, and a mob at a fair with cries of no Punch no Baker no Devil, ending with “the Devil to pay.”
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England
Joseph Hayard
A.B
Ani
Romeo P
Colofus
Pheore Mulease
Grande Museum
Chidren
Baker
Lectures on Medicine and Chymistry at Gay's Hospital Theater
An advertisement notes that on Monday the seventy second hour of Onober at nine o clock R. And ers will begin lectures on the theory and practice of medicine and chemistry in Gay's Hospital Theater. A plan of the lectures may be had at My er Square Ate with a list of other details and an emphasis on scent products sold by Walliam Bayley and others at Leadepiaft-tfreizy and Bond-street with prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onober
R. Atnders
Gay's Hospital
Mary Xe
Walliam Bayley
Perfomer
Fot
Prise
St. Paul's
Lefis
Turnttile
Holborn
Bond-street
Coranterets
Sears
Baron Knipat
Cameron
Anthony Barton
Eig
Forry Mone
Tadapen
Smaith
Geld
Geing
Whitechapel
Gray’s Inn
Secretary of State
T Akermai
Newgate
Thomas Gannor
Dublin
Ruiffiin
Iréland
Phillips
Messinger
Esterday
Joe
Bartholomew Fair
Clerkenweth
Lydie Hall
Bon-stréet
James Stanford
Wreteh
St. ‘Martn
Bow-treet
Altice
Camabridgethine
Cambridges
Flelows
Old Bailey
Hoxton
Stergop
Alee Een
Canterbury
Folkstone
Coroner's Inn Quest
Postscript From the Great Bean Fest Reader Letter
A fragmented reader note reflects on a bean festival and poetic lines. It mentions Abe Higall, a weighing scene, and praise for a card and reader voices. The piece showcases playful, antiquated newspaper language and community sentiment.
Royal Visit and Military Dispatches Reported From London
Yesterday the monarchs traveled from Windsor to the Queen’s Palace, with a brief levee at St James’s and a night at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Letters show Howe, Hotham, and General Howe coordinating at Staverton, while Lord Dunmore faced hurricane losses in Virginia. Dispatches from Carleton, Burgoyne, and Admiral Younge arrive. Crown Point actions and American proposals affect Canada and Franco-British talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Pers
Théatré-Royal
Misifer
Econ
Peter Be
Stern
Necessi
Gortin
Roland
Lord Howe
Dmi
Ral Hotham
General Howe
Stavert Iland
Virginia
Lord Dunmore
Peters
Carleton
Burgoyne
Canada
George
Germaine
Stoneland
Sussex
Crown Point
Petréated
Thokderigo
Patrad
Baris
France
Tefpeg
Portsmouth
Levant
Thomas
Eden
Maryland
Renine
Elliot
Col. Maclean
London
Roebuck
Fowey
Otter
Plantation-office
Admiral Younge
Leeward-isand-Gation
Ann
Clark
Antigua
Lifton
Farthing's Long Battle with Rheumatism in Sherborn Dorset
In 1762 Joseph Farthing of Sherborn Dorset reports a decade of violent boils in thighs and knees that left him unable to weave or lift his arm. He sought help from a friend and, unable to move, tried Bateman’s Pectoral Bitters as soon as available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ublcik
Thaci
Joseph Farthing
Sherborn
Dorset
getiPk
Dicey and Co
Bateman
Warren’s Original Milk of Roses cleanser advertised
An 18th century advertisement touts Warren’s True Original Milk of Roses as a premier skin cleanser and purifier for children and adults. It claims to keep skin soft and dry free, prevent roughness, and remove sun spots freckles pimples redness and black worms. Sold by Richard Warren at Golden Square and a Perfume shop at 41 Wood Street Cheapside, with prices and shop details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Warren
Perge Famer
Goldene Fiegcé
Marybone-street
Golden-square
Treet
Qheaphole
Sas
Dixecstions
Tincture claims rapid relief for mouth and dental disorders
An advertisement fragment touts a tincture promising immediate ease for mouth and gum disorders and tooth decay prevention. It notes claimed effects on breath, cheek swelling, and tooth loosening, offered by vendors Mr Southern’s and Mr Gtion’s with handwritten signatures and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern’s
Petitiog St. James's Street
Gtion
Doreless
Ecaelis
Vague Forest Hunter Row Sparks Royal Patronage Debate
A fragmented 19th century letter shows tensions between forest officials and gentry over hunting rights and etiquette. The writer questions leadership, manners, and invitations to breakfast with references to a former official and recurring hunts, seeking clarity on duties and proprieties.
Births and deaths and stock price notes
Births record shows 769 total with 191 male and 377 female christenings. burials and stock price sections list various figures. The fragment mentions bank rates, APPEN ABB references, and percentages such as 75 percent and 82h in a dusty mid period ledger style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Anc
Bank-tong Ai
Agger
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Caitalio
Liege
Pierre Thall
Andro
Santee
Clarineiaes
Postscript
Nantes
Theis Eflavin
Addiyet
Waldo Raft Chon
T. Noxke
Joseph Earthing
Loebe
Gene Kal
Ore
Chacvars
Doncaster Bank
Thasias Gils
Childers Waibanke Childers
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