Siege plans and royal edicts reshape Mantua crisis
Naples reports King plans to march into Tuscany then Mantua with Dutchy titles added to his realm. Edicts curb Mantuan levies while the Primate urges Polish unity under Augustus III and Empress Russia. Cavalry and galleys build as Mantua suitors brace for a broader European balance of power.
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Notorious Poison Murder of Husband by Fawson
Northampton August 9 18th century report states Mrs Fawson was executed by burning after a death sentence for poisoning her husband. Her prison conduct showed contrition and she declined visitors except clergy. She confessed the sentence's justice and faced death with composure. A second woman, an old offender, was hanged for pocket picking at the same time.
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Disorder at Cardiff trial spurs express reports
London news outlines a London Express from Glamorganshire describing a major disturbance at Cardiff connected to a local election for Knight of the Shire. The item notes William Graham, lately appointed lieutenant governor of Guernsey, receives a commission to command an independent company in that island. The King remains in good health and keeps routine despite public affairs, dining at two, then enjoying theatre in a garden setting with noble company.
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