Royal Society Adopts New Officers After Medal Award
The Royal Society met to elect officers and council members, with Sir Joseph Banks as President and Joseph Planta as Treasurer. New council members included Lord Bishop of Carlisle Joan Couglas and Francis Millman, among others. After the meeting, members adjourned to the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand for a jovial dinner.
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Royal Society
Tie Ravas
Anacal Cotam
Council of Tre Seuety
de. Puen
Clayden
Joseph Banks
Samuel Wegg
Joseph Planta
Harles Buagden
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OLD Councile
Charles Blagden
Richard Brockley
Henry Cavendish
Lewis Doters
Thomas Emlyn
Nesti Mianae’yne
Constantine Joan Lord Meigrave
William Muserave
Samuel Wepg
Joan Couglas
Bicop
Carlisle
Francis
Maegis
Atmaituen
Charles Coombe
George Fordyce
Dsir Abraham
Luine Hart Thomas Barnare
Lord Banop
Kilaloe
Francis Millman
John Peacuey
Ely
Senta Prime
Rober
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Crown and Anchor
Strand
The Crown and Parliament in Early Modern Debate
A reflective article recounts political disputes over ministers and royal authority, contrasting Fox and Pitt the Elder, praising constitutional restraint and public service. It references foreign opinion, loyalty to the monarch, and the public good as guiding principles.
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His Majesty
Vlais
Careuer
Kony
Vince
Wace
Fox
Pit
Pouical Talvacon
Lord North
Nis Iordine
Himelf
Parcel booking customary charge debated in 18th century case
In a Guildford area dispute, Bray sought payment for warehouse charges on a parcel delivered to his servant. The court examined whether charging two pence for warehouse space, based on trade usage, was valid when the parcel was not stored. Verdict found for plaintiff with forty shillings damages amid broader discussion of prison conditions and Jesuit news in the same issue.
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Bray
Bratiewick
Guildford
London
Toey
Waren
Acoaca
Ail A
Cine
Ble
Aleza
Crtom
Chelsea Hospital and the Fate of the Original College Plan
The fragment outlines Chelsea Hospital history from a proposed Chelsea College founded by James I era patrons to its partial timber grant, royal funding shifts, and eventual conversion into a hospital for sick and maimed soldiers. It mentions key figures like Archbishops, Dr Sutcliffe, and Sir Christopher Wren shaping the project across reigns.
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Custais Grol
Anriquinies
Fonsus
Cuelea College
James J
Pica
Memory
Fo Co
England
Rome
Chelsea
Charles Earl of
Notdhoesam
Yaan Forest
Cante Buy
Cortribie
Sutcliff
Coll Bcs
Charles III
James I
Witham and
Mary
Candopner Wren
Cape Wrath Safe Anchorages Warned By Correspondent
A correspondent warns sailors of uncertain winter conditions around Cape Wrath and Holburnhead. He notes uncharted dangers for vessels lacking local knowledge and urges adoption of safer routes and inexpensive preventive measures to avoid wrecks in the area.
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Hollers
Cape Wrath
Ant Bar
Holburnhead
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