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Fire, royal pageantry, and port town alarms amid 1766 news
Towns in Europe report a harbor fire near corn stores at Cadiz and quarantine for a ship's return with slaves. In Stockholm, a crown tax funds royal nuptials. Madrid promises masses from Toledo and Cathedral bodies to the king. London society notes deaths, marriages, commerce, and public notices while a comet and parhelia are observed in Gloucestershire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Constantinople
Mahomet
Scio
Stockholm
Prince Royal
Sweder
Sophia Magdalena
Denmark
Madrid
Aranjuez
Toledo
Nicholas de Francia
Marquis de St. Nicholas
Cadiz
Galice
Larrache
Versailles
Prince of Wales Excise
Catwater
Zephyr
Niger
Lark
Gravesend
New York
Ion
Perron
New Romney
England
Berkeley S Square
Earl of Abingdon
Earl of Offery
Viscount Hereford
Augustus Hervey
Frederick Vane
Digby
Thomas’ Grosvenor
John Shelley
St. George’s Day
Society of Antiquaries of London
Society
Carlisle
J. Ayloffe
H. Baker
Bishop of
Bangor
T. Brand
O. Salusbury Breretan
L. Browne
Ad. Cardrofs
J. Colebrooke
P, Collinson
Duane
Christsmas
Board of Admiralty
Portsmouth
Aries
Pleiades
Aldebaran
Ron
Stepney Fields
Bufcoh
Trentchin
Hungary
Sieur Lukatschy
Little Gray’s Inn Lane
Fahnon-Barket
Millman-street
Great Ormond Street
London
Israel
Wade
Dean Street
St. Andrew Holborn
Montpelier