Postscript London War Time Reflections and Portmouth News
A Portmouth letter fragment discusses wartime intrigues and cautions against corrupt land grants to courtiers. It notes Admiral Rodney sailing for France and ships in harbor, plus a sea report on Swedish recruits and a Bristol slave ship incident near Cape Fear. London notices describe Aldgate history, trials, and a fatal stabbing in Cros Street, with detailed city defense and gate lore.
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Medieval Gate at London Wall Rebuilt Under Mayor Weld
Fragment from a historical record describes a gate and wall segment near the Priory of the Holy Trinity in London, detailing a passage three feet wide, past a ruinous King’s Highway, and a 1607 foundation stone laid by Mt Bond. It notes coins found during excavation, architectural ornaments moved or altered, and inscriptions including Senatus populusque Londinenses Fecit 1629 HUMFREY WELD Mayor.
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