Ledger Snippet: Bread Weights and Market Rates 1733
A fragment from an old ledger notes bread weights in pounds and ounces, loaf types, and future ban on certain half loaves. It lists market prices for Lord Mayor measures, South Sea stock, annuities, bank issues, and insurance rates with dated references to March 1733 and a variety of monetary figures. Names and exact figures are incomplete due to OCR quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suisan
Eris
Aldershen
Bushel
Buthel
Tolen the four-year-old mare at Red Lyon Farm
Notice offers a two guinea reward for the recovery of a light brown bay mare near Whitechapel Mount. She stands about 34 hands high, four years old, with black mane and tail. She is prone to hop in trot. Notify Mr John Raby at the Bell Alehouse near Whitechapel Church or Mr Morris at the Gun in West Smithfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolen
Lyon-Farm
White-Chapel Mount
John Raby
White-Chapel Church
Morris
West-Smithfield
Royston Horse Races advertised at Red Lyon and Bull
A notice invites entries for races in Royston at the Red Lyon on September 25 with a 50 Guinea prize for 2 mile heats for horses mares or geldings under two stones. On September 26 a ten Guinea purse for a 14 stone weight race, and on September 27 a Ten Guinea purse for Galloways weight for age. Subscriptions required. purses to be sold to Subscribers if requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royston
Races at Litchfield Purse and Garroways Entries
Notices for horse races at Whittington Heath near Litchfield on September 16 17 and 18 detailing purses of twenty ten and forty guineas. Horses mares and geldings enter by September 15 with entrance fees and weight rules. entries to be shown at Mr Hales George Inn pitch and payment to Mr Holmes between two and nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury Ham
Gloucester
Pei
Gallaways
Pasfield+Common
High-Ongar
Brentwood
Essex
Gilbert
de Thur
Litchfield
Whittington
Heath
N. B
Hales
George
Holmes
Notice of Sale of Butterford Estate and Eckingham Tenements
Notice sets a sale on October 1 at ten in the forenoon at the Barton-house Butterford in North Huish Devon. It covers the fee simple of the Baron of Butterford with Langford and Whelcombe tenements and multiple other holdings including Lowernwill Ford Middleford Coombe Lower Butterford and Butterford Mills. Also offered is the reversion after certain lives on several properties. Executors invite inquiries to Cholwich Fowell and Fortescue. debtors to Prestwood to pay promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butterford
Thomas Prestwood
Deceas
Noth Haith
Devon
Burrerford
Langford
Whelcombe
Huish
Ugborough
Ugborough Moor
North Huish
William Cholwich
Olidstone
Dartmouth
John Fowell
Blackhall
Brent
Lewis
New-Inn
London
John Fortescue
Gandy-lane
Exen
Prettiwood
Cholwich
Fowell
Prestwood
Odbury
Ridge
Orent
Theatrical Booth at Smithfield Rounds Opens for Three Days
Notice invites quality and gentry to Fawkers's Theatrical Booth at Smithfield Rounds during Bartholomew Fair. Entertainments include new tricks, a moving clock with music by Handel and Corelli, the Temple of Arts, an artificial world view, and simulated oceans with ships and cannons. Prologues promise Desiré and foreign prospects, opening from ten in the morning to ten at night with tumblers entertaining while crowds fill the booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawkers
Smithfield
Lee and Harper
Haid
Europe
Pinchbeck
Signior
Corelli
Bononcini
Handel
Temple of Arts
Tripoly
Barbary
Sweden
Algiers
Africa
N. B
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bank
Qise- Bank
India
Royal Exchange
York _Buildings
Welch
Ditta
South Sea
Prem
Great George
Ludgate-street
Langley
Mary Hughes
Tower-street
William Newland
Nags-Head Court
Gracechurc‘s
Loidon
Down’s Court
St. Paul’s
Naverlock
Esex
John Thomlinson
Jeremiah Smith
St Martin’s-Lane
Cannon-street
John Clarke
Cornill
Kefenc
Aikars
Scotland
Lord Mar
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