Selecting of this County at Devizes Town Hall
A royal summons orders a county meeting at Devizes Town Hall on Tuesday the ninth, at twelve o'clock, to address His Majesty on the recent recovery from illness.
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 04, 1789
Page
1
A royal summons orders a county meeting at Devizes Town Hall on Tuesday the ninth, at twelve o'clock, to address His Majesty on the recent recovery from illness.
A historical notice announces a public sale of meadows and farm buildings near Darcy Wood and in the parish around Buntingford Ware and Royston. It lists rent terms, with a penant specimen and viewing locations at the Pottehoutes and the White Hart among others in Hertfordshire. The notice directs interested buyers to see a correct plug at specified addresses in London and Royston for details.
Obscure notice lists goods and prices with many garbled terms and foreign spellings. References to leather goods and export items appear among broken phrases, with scattered place names and personal notes, producing a damaged, fragmentary catalog-like item.
Trade notice describes Coalar Pipch Varnish and Varnisel Pains products and a weather related discussion. Mentions a location near Mackenge's Dock Rotherhithe and references to sea moon activities and tides. Concludes with a note about wind effects and a dated public notice.
An 18th century advertisement lists editions of Le Genemon es Guide through France with maps and coast prices, Holland and Italy tours, Johnson and Boswell anecdotes, Garrick works, and heraldic volumes. It promotes volumes, plates, and portraits priced in shillings and pounds, with availability in Fleet Street and seaside towns.
The document notes an appeal to the public on the Gooch case initiated by Mrs Gooch and heard by William Gooch. It references a Mary Colf and a Cook to the Mahe Mon tie Sot of Deeginaa Pries with unspecified details.
A detailed note records royal services and a general Shanke LiiviMy on the recovery of the king's health. It mentions the Rev. Maria of Eveland presiding at grad services, Deputy Fitzherbert in the House, and pending appointments in the navy and diplomatic service, with Major Hobart and other officers named.
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