Letters From Madrid and Paris Describe Trade Aims And Clockwork Art
Letters from Madrid report Envoy Extraordinary Keene delivering Britain's reply to a memorial and seeking a positive declaration on safety of English commerce and navigation in Europe and the West Indies. Paris notes Baudart showing a moving Perseus and Andromeda clock and plans to exhibit an animated arm device. Local news from Exon notes horse races at Haldown and soldiers deployed to port towns to curb smuggling revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Keene
Great Britain
London
Marquess de la Quadra
Britainick
Marquess Cave
Keene
Europe
West-Indies
Paris
Baudart
Stanislaus
Perseus
Andromeda
Country News
Exon
Haldown
Justice Oxenham
Sweeters
Mr. Brown
True Blue
Reading
Tucker
Goby
Ken
Robin Hood
Rt. A
London News Roundup From the Admiralty to Market Trades
London report details a quiet Board of Admiralty with no warships commissioned and protections granted for collier and coastal vessels. It notes promotions within the royal household, diplomatic visits, temple art, coin strikes, marriages, excise appointments, horse racing results, press gang actions, religious appointments, liquor licensing prosecutions, and export data including wheat meal to Spain and silver plate shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Admiralty
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of St.Albans
Viscount Fautconberg
Maesty
Kensington
Col. Cornwallis
Eye
Suffolk
Lord Cornwallis
Regiment of Foot
Montagu’s
Deceas
Earl of
Orkney
Thistle
Earl of Berkeley
France
Marquess de Cambis
Thomas Geraldine
Spain
Baron Waffen
Don Averedo
Portugal
Baron de Loos
Saxony
Duke of Richmond
Pontack’s
John Barnard
Prince Cantemir
Czarina
Golden-square
William Stanhope
John Jefferies
Henry Furness
Colley
Cibber
Bai
Dover
Oliver Cromwell
Cromwell
Tower of London
Lisle
Flanders
Londons
Charington
Aldenham
Hertfordshire
Burwark
Sussex
Elizabeth’ Walker
Commissioners of Excise
Roberts
Excise
Brows
Death of MP Thomas Medlicot and estate bequest in Ireland
Dublin reports the death of Thomas Medlicot MP for Newtown-lemavaddy and former Revenue Commissioner. His bulk estate of 3000 per year is left to a 14 year old at Mr Thomson's School, with the personal estate and real income to the Hon. Mr Riggs and his wife until the heir reaches 23, then Riggs inherits. Also notes strong seaman impressment and voluntary enlistment this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parslow-Wood
Essex
Merry-‘Andrew
Merry-Batchelor
Merry- Andrew
Jett
Mr. Hutton
Chance
Lewes
Sussex
Guilford
Salisbury
Winchester
Sir John Lade
Worcester
Mason
Grimley
Hallow
Thomas
de Veil
Elizabeth King
St. Luke’s
Joseph Griffith
St. Martin’s
Margaret Dimley
Sc. Giles’s
Anne Ford
Elizabeth Huddlestone
Parith
Elizabeth Wilkins
Trooper
Mawbin
Bote Yard
Southwark
Oxford Road
Winghester
China
Royal Guardian
Hoadley
Batavia
Bombay
Goa
Spain
Guernsey
Ireland
Dublin
England
Thomas Medli‘cot
Newtown-lemavaddy
Thomson
Leixthip
Riggs
Miajesty
Medlicot
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