Fraudulent public-house promotion ends in tale of trickery
The letter recounts a London con where a man lured a country fellow to a public house, fraudulently securing forty five guineas with a note for remaining forty, and extorting more. A broker banker duo allegedly trap victims with forged intent, promising legal advice and cheap justice, while vows to indict for fraud and seek proper punishment. Honestus signs off urging legal action and public exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Howe
Hackney
Honestus
Indignatio Versus Faced Nature's Refusal
Fragmentary Latin text suggests a legal or rhetorical dispute where indignation acts against nature's negation. The readable segment hints at a classical style argument, possibly quoting philosophical or judicial themes without clear contemporary names or events.
Antiquient Monks and Hidden Secrets Exposed
CLUVIENUS laments modern monks who close their eyes to texts and letters. He praises ancient learning that could discern a hall from a cobbler's stall and vows to reveal the secrets kept by moderns.
Elegy by J Oakman
Dramatic verse fragments depict a narrator tormented by love for Cleora, praising her beauty and inner grace. The speaker appeals to Venus to deliver his plea, vows devotion, and promises blessing if granted. The piece ends with editorial notes about Mary Trippey and PHILO-QUAKER.
Rumors of Dukedoms and Court Intrigues in London
In London rumors claim Earls Halifax and Sandwich may be raised to dukedoms. French nobles and officials visit the Pall Mall hotel as Canada Bills settlement talks proceed. Dover guns salute Marquess de Conflans and other guests arriving from Calais amid broader court chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Halifax
Sandwich
Earl of
Canada
Marquess de Conflans
Dover
Calais
Hamburgh
Russia
Board of Trade and Plantations
Great Britain
Hon. East India Company
Merchant Taylor-hall
John Whitehead
Northgate
Chester
Evan Thomas
John Wuhiiteneap
Queen’s Arms
Newgate-street
St. Paul
Firry
Henew Bath
J. Dodsley
Pall Mall
Fletcher and Hodson
Cambridge
Courtezan
Sir James Steuart
Bart
Inconsistency of Salvation Assurance and Papal Infallibility
The text argues against the doctrine of assured salvation, comparing it to papal infallibility and criticizing enthusiasts who claim personal inspiration. It asserts that such beliefs defy reason, misread Scripture, and distort truth, drawing on a sermonous tone and recent local reports. It also lists diverse notices from Chester and York about appointments, events, legal sentences, and ship movements in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exactus
Evry
Rome
Church of Rome
St. Peter
Chester
Haygarth
St. John’s College
Cambridge
Strand
Will
Knightsbridge
Williamson
Sadler
Pall Mall
Pool
Ponsonby
Harvey
Maryland
Dublin
Crawley
Bolton
Cork
Newgate
London
York
William Hawxwell
Sleights
Agglebarnby
Borwick
Milner
William Milner
Appleton
Bolton-Percy
Newcastle
Greenland
Annabella
Cockburn
Robert
Franks
John
Margaret
Alder
Royal Exchange
Hodgson
Whitby
Archibald Hamilton
Effingham Howard
Knavesmire
Rye
Crown End
Margaret Turner
Adam Young
John Crompton
Lincoln
Deal
Redhead
Smith
Antigua
Sibella
Abbott
Downs
Lent Preachers appoir Chapel Royal and London parish lists
A historical fragment lists church engagements and clerical figures in London at Lent including Chapel Royal and multiple parish churches such as St Pauls Cathedral St Botolph Bishopsgate St Stephen Coleman St Sepulchre St George Bloomsbury St Catherine St James Clerkenwell St Saviour Southwark and notes duties for Dr Shipley Dr Fowler and others. It also records weekly mortality and christening counts, burials, and stock market figures with various bonds and consols amid a dated ledger-like snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appoir
Whitehall
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Botolph
Bishopsgate
St. Stephen
Coleman-St. St. Sepulchre
St. George
Bloomsbury
St. Catherine
Power
St. James’s
Clerkenwell
St. Saviour’s
Southwark
Also Mentioned on This Page
London Evening Posrt
Cd’s Inn
Juvenal
J. Oakman
Cleora
Dian
Venus
Beauty
Mary Trippey
J. Newbery
St. Paul’s Church
World
Byron
C.reen
Magellan
T.o Snorrow
Shipley
Fowler Nir
Gibrani
Bune
Ellison
Arnold King
Willis
Grifith
Clarke
Stonehouse
Notss Bas Fe
Eauna
Ner Mae
India
South Sea
New Ann
Ditto India Ann
Navy
Monecan
Serjeant
Gxrw
Aleco
J. Glyn
Price
King’s Bench
Common Pleas
J. Morgan
Inner Temple
H. Woodfall
W. Strahan
P. Uriel
J. Coote
Ireland
Pacentee
Thomas Greenough
Apothecary
King’s Arms and Pestle
Ludgate
Bible and Sun
Sr. Paws Church
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