Prince Frederick of Brunswick in England A Royal Progress
An English notice describes Serene Highness Frederick, youngest son of the Lanegrave, born September 11, 1747. It praises his education, languages, and noble lineage, notes his travel across Europe, and predicts support from Britons and allied royal houses. The narrative then shifts to a travel diary through France and Belgium, recounting towns, inns, meals, and local scenes with emphasis on people met and places visited.
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Frederick
Lanegrave
Mary of England
Hanau
Germany
Holland
Low Countries
France
S Uch
Great Britain
House of Orange
Denmark
Sweden
Prussia
Heffe-Caffel
Prince Frederick
Brigaire
England
Britain
Tupbridge- Wells
William
Charles
Europe
St. Quinny
Laon
Latn
Muss Bath
ABC
Euclid
Hogarth
Petators
Paris
Canson
Diary Journey Calais to Barce Lona continues Aug. 15 16 17 18 entries
The diary recounts travel from Calais through Bethune Arras and Cambray with lodging at the Hotel D Artois and the Swan inn. It notes prices in livres, encounters with locals including a young woman linked to the Comte d Artois, and comments on French manners and education. It ends with a question about a historic prince, Henry IV.
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Bethune
Comte d'Artois
Dunkirk
Souchet
Hervest
Agras
Artois
Oxford
Hotel D’ Artois
Cambray
Grande Place
Lise d'Or
France
Quintin
Arras
England
Peesch
Ballroom Etiquette Stirs Pride Versus Merit Tale
Windsor Sept. 2. A social evening unfolds with partners chosen by chance through hats as ladies and gentlemen draw numbers. A young physician ends up paired with a beloved debutante Clarinda after she mediates a swap. the contrast with a boastful officer highlights character over rank. The tale ends noting the physician’s steady dignity outshines the officer’s gaudy display.
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Clarinda
Bloomieg
West
Dudley
Withal
Taylor
Ligstemaat
Windsor
American Anecdotes on a Rebel Merchant's Return
R. P., a merchant of counterfeit property and veteran council member, left Bolton for Cambridge with six thousand five hundred pounds in specie. On arrival he was greeted with arms by ringleaders who praised his zeal for liberty, as further details fade in the text.
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R. P
Bolton
Pecie
Cambridge
Botton
Rebel plunder over paper money in small town raid
During a tense gathering the two rebel brothers lament that Mr P left behind valuables but hoped to move wealth out of town. P boasts he converted all to cash and gold, but the rebels seize his money, claiming public need. In Falmouth rebels rob General Jedidiah Prebble and shops, laying bare the era’s unequal coercion.
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Osool
Chug
Falmouth
Jedidiah Prebble
Rede
Boston
Great
Bitain
Grenvike
England
Fragmented Patriot Discontent Over British Rule
A fragmentary 18th century polemic argues that American discontent fuels civil conflict and British taxes. It attributes exile to a desire for Parliament’s overthrow, condemns colonial rebellion, and warns that excusing American resistance imperils England and future generations.
Misdirected Measles Cure Promoted by Norton Drops
A letter urges public trust in Norton’s Drops sold by John Norton at Golden-square London and Mearfly at No 44 Ficer-strae. The note touts cures for measles and multiple disorders, warns of counterfeit handwritings, and recommends buying only from Norton as sole proprietor and author.
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Mr. Norton
Gold-n-Square
Land
Robert Ingl
Ter
Norwon
Golden-square
Piccadilly
London
John Norton
Norton
My. Mearfly
Ficer-ftrae
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Royal House
Brunswick
Glatrcous
llesse-Casse
Georce Ll
Baron Au Bacq
Ticardy
Champigne
Rheims
Calais
Baronna
Covent Garden
Torres Rea
Leda
Jupiter
Barcelona
Versailles
Fontainbleau
Cayer
Henry the Fourth
Jean of Albert
Compiegne
Pyrenees
Pan
Berne
Notre Dame du Bout du Pont
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