Princes Ragotski set to lead forces for Grand Vizir
Letters from Italy report Prince Ragotski's son is sailing to Turkey to command troops against the Czarina. The Ragotskis, once allied with France and the Porte, faced misfortune from their ambitions and now endure a precarious fate. Rome notes Cardinal Otto boni resigns Grand Prior of Ireland to the Duke de Fiano's infant son. Francfort reports Bade-Baden's Margrafin bears a prince. the infant's future dominions may shape Europe. Calais reports the Chevalier de Thoms detained by illness until the 12th, then to Paris, with 8000 crowns presented by his former master for services. Mentrz notes French evacuations at Philipsburg nearing start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ragotzki
Turky
Czarina
Prince Ragotzki
Ans
France
Porte
House of Austria
Louis XIV
Grand Alliance
Ragotski
Europe
Christ
Rome
Ottoboni
Ireland
Duke de Fiano
Francfort
Margravine
Bade-Baden
Louis-Mary - Joseph - George - Winceslaus - Neopomucenus-Bernard-Armand-Adam
Calais
Chevalier de Thoms
Saxe-Gotha
Paris
London
Mentrz
Philipsbourg
Diseases and Casualties This Week
A historical weekly record lists diseases with counts for consumption fever smallpox and other ailments, plus a detailed breakdown of casualties including drownings hangings and overlaid deaths. It also notes age distributions and an assortment of financial and commodity figures from 1736.
notices of second hand plate watches and jewels dealer
Joan Hopkins a Fleet Street dealer in second hand plate watches and jewels announces he will pay high prices for plate and offers exchanges for fashionable items. He emphasizes careful service, accepts orders from the country without credit and promises prompt, strict dealings with customers seeking quality and confidence.
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Joan Hopkins
Fleet-street
Bride-lane
FleetBridge
Alf
Plato
Races at Ascott Heath and Windsor Purse Meetings
A historic notice details September races at Ascott Hea th Windsor Forest with purses of Forty and Thirty Guineas and Twenty Pounds. Hunters carry ten to twelve stone in heats for lease stakes of stags. entry at Sunning Hill Wells and Tempro’s House with varying entrance fees and conditions. An ordinary is promised daily at Mr Tempro's.
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Ascott
Ascott-Heath
Windsor-Forest
Plare
Windsor
John Tempre
Sunning-Hill Wells
N. B
Tempro
Mare Stolen from Mr Marchant of Mayfield Sussex
A brown bay mare of about fourteen hands with a black mane and tail and a wart near the navel was stolen on July 16 from Nathaniel Marchant of Mayfield Sussex. A reward of half a guinea and reasonable charges is offered for her return to Mr Nathaniel Marchant at Mayfield or to Mr Richard Woodhouse in Moorfields.
Lost gelding near West Chester offers reward
On Wednesday night the 18th instant from Madam Whirall's ac Broughton about nine miles from West Chester a strong dark gelding eight years old full Afteen Hands high with bald face cut tail and white behind fetlock blemished with a falfh ey. Anyone who can recover the gelding must deliver to Mr William Green at the General Post Office London or Mr Matthew Bail in Chester and will receive Two Guineas reward plus expenses.
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William Green
General Post-Office
London
Matthew Bail
Chester
Freehold estate near Wincanton for sale with timber
To be sold a freehold estate valued yearly at 811 with abundant timber and good tenancy near Wincanton Somerset. Inquiries to Mr William Jay at Sarum or Mr William Moore in Chancery lane. Also to be leased or sold in Fulham a house with coach house stable and conveniences in good repair with a large garden enclosed. Also to be let a convenient house in Chancery lane with or without coach house and stables inquiries to Mr William Moore.
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St. James’s
Sans Jones
Pall-mall
Burnham
Maidenhead
Windsor
London
Michaelmas
Hayes
Kent
Langly-house
Beckenham
Charles Martin
Coneyhall Farm
West Wickham
Wincanton
Somerset
William Jay
Sarum
William Moore
Chancery -Lane
Fulham
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Christer
South Sea
Bank
Prem
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Assurance
St. Clement's Church
Strand
James Hopkins
Lombard-street
Oxenwood
Shalborne
Wilts and
Berks
Newberry
Andover
Hungerford
Robert Gapper
Chancery Lane
Kingston
Dorchester
Dorset
Bath
Evans Thomas and Company
Lisbon
Mountain
Canary
Leicester
Richard
Lincoln
Géorgs Fenwick
Halaton
Leicestershire
Caleb Batten
Harborough
Tho
Longman
Paternofiers Row
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