Murder Suspected After Child Found in Pit Near Sunder Rand
In a grim report from Salisbury a bereaved tale emerges of a woman found dead and said to be with child after being thrown into a pit between OFErtoir and Parithaw near Sunder Rand. The piece also notes venison feasts, market prices, and various regional notices in Wiltshire and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofertoir
Parithaw
Sunder- Rand
Salisbury
Earl of
Radnor
Bouverie
Mr. Fox
Henry Dawkins
Earl of Pembroke
Fox
London
Longford
Mary Elizabeth Bouverie
Devizes
Gloucester
Winchester
Allen Bathurst
Lord Bathurst
Samuel Williams
Hasfield
Backsword
Swindon
Wilts
Birmingham
Warwick
James Barrs
Guest
Shrewsbury
Martha Fardee
Frances
Mary Jones
Charles Brookes
Hugh Lewis
Robert Jones
Thomas Williams
Wolverhampton
Stafford
Litchfields
Church of England
Sherborne
Helliar
Sailed ships gather at sea with remnant of fleets
A lengthy shipping list details crews and destinations for multiple vessels sailing from Belfast to Dublin and London bound for Riga, Stockholm, Leith, and other ports. Followed by arrivals and naval movements, levees, court news, and local accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aung. Ts
Belfast
Davidson
Providence
Major
Newcastle
Dantzick
Fairfax
London
Harwick
Linniff
Lynn
Riga
Anfdel
Liverpool
Charming Sally
Blyth
Keoningsberg
Crerar
Grant
Susan
Peggy
Ballard
Yarnmough
Stockholm
Good Intent
Farthing
Fountain
Gray
Wyberg
Henrietta
Marshal
Meme
Alexander
Brown
Petersburgh
Leith
William
Hubbard
Bedford
Henzel
Pickering
Houghton
Terry
Narva
Betty
Wright
Hull
Wardle
Hamburgh
Hutchinson
Isabella
Mary
Hall
Nancy
Weston
Reed
Henry
Scott
Laws
Ann
Dawson
Rufsia
Watson
Valiant
Herbert
Friendship
Harley
Elton
Cowen
Molly
Backhouse
Deal
Samnahy Capleman
Smith
Jamaica
William and
Elizabeth
Bantoft
Plymouth
Calm
Gravesend
Addison
Zant
Apollo
Green
Diana
Hunter
Memel
Ruby
Foster
Koningsberg
Thomas
Samuel
Daverton
Guedes
Darlington
Guernsey
Butchet
Ostend
Murray
Dublin
Mier
Postscript on Wealth Concentration Harms the Nation
Honestus argues against concentrating riches in few hands, warning that in a commercial kingdom trade and prosperity fail when wealth is centralized. He cites Rome and warns luxury and poverty breed corruption, predicting national prostitution if luxury and poverty go unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salus
Cato
Rome
C. Honestus
Antiquary’s Letter on Kiffing and Quaker Customs
A correspondent to the London Evening Post offers materials on the antiquity of Kiffing and its relation to sacred and profane texts. He cites Milton and proffers further clues from both holy and profane authors, noting Quakers for their aversion to ceremonies as part of the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Evening Post
Milton
Transmission of Kissing Through Time in Antiquity
The passage argues that kissing thought to convey the soul, citing Roman and Greek practices and Plato verses. It notes emperors and friends kissing the dying, and discusses antiquity and universality of kissing as a social and philosophical phenomenon. The author, Oscculator, promises to explore its advantages and moral aspects in future writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Pythagoras
Augustus
Livia
Chloe
Commonwealth
The Derbyan Hero Beats Birmingham Champion in Ashby Bout
A July 16 fight at Dick Springthorp's Amphitheatre in Ashby Deissch Leicester shire pitted a Birmingham Champion against a Derbyan Hero in a famed battle for a large sum. The Derbyan Hero endured beans and bacon and led a long, storied contest of skill lasting over two hours, using a battering ram tactic to force the Birmingham foe into a near draw. Spectators from many trades witnessed the spectacle as candles were readied and the venue adapted into an improvised amphitheatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Evening Post
Meires
Albhy
Leicesterfoire
Dick Springthorp
Ashby Deissch
Leicestershire
Birmingham
Wiz
Gunn
Taylor
Turner
Slack
James
Tom Smallwood
Buckhorse
Ashley Town
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Strickland
Fe. Dominica
Lancaster
Woodburn
St. Kitt's
Ditto
Dee
Debby
Richardson
Yarmouth Roads
Mary, Carter
Barbadoes
Dover
Taans
Tenis
Lisbon
Robbins
Newfoundland
Quebec
Harriot
Hatch
Gibraltar
Layton
River St. Laurence
Jane
Fago
Dundalk
Orange
Snow
Jersey
Longfound
Sharp
ZeeMew
Zeerenberg
Amsterdam
Charming Betty
Nice
Rotterdam
France
St. James's
Richmond
Conway
Cleveland Row
Ireland
South Audley-street
Lady Townshend
Town
Charles Townshend
Lord Glenorchy
Earl of Breadalbane
Italy
Cleveland - Row
Dutchess of Portland
Buxton-Wells
Derbyshire
James-street
Peter Beckford
Alderman Beckford
Doublet
Holderness
Spain
Archibald Campbell Fraser
Algiers
Portsmouth
Duke of Cumberland
Marlborough
Deptford
Hawke
New York
Navy Office
His Majesty
Grafton
Chatham
Woolwich
Russia
Devonshire
Holborn
Merchant
Broad-street
Soho
Deschamps
East Peckham
Samuel Baddisey
St. Olavetreet
Southwark
Great Harlock
Weybridge
Surry
William Draper
Long-Acre
King’s Stairs
Rotherhithe
Thames
Margaret Green
Charles Pleasants
Fitzherbert
Derby
Newgate
Mansion House
Whitechapel
Iford
Bow
Stratford
Towerhill
Robert Pell
New Prison
Elizabeth Wall
Charlotte Thompson
Wapping
Looo
Monte Carmelo
St. Joseph
St. Augustine
Lynn Deeps
Piccart’s Green
Bromley
Kent
Matthews
Stern
Mr. Meres
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