Town Records and Court Actions from Guildhall and Local Writs
A crowded London notices column records Aldermen meetings at Guildhall with finances, curbs on city officers, and a fire at Mr Williams linen-draper. It lists promotions and deaths, including Rev George Bayley and several local tradespeople, plus letters from citizens about war with Spain and Suffolk polling news and candidate Holt.
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Yellerdsay
Guildhall
Christ’s Hospital
Colman
Covent Garden Theatre
Esterday
Spencer
Smithfield
Wood-street
George Bayley
Trinity College
Cambridge
Barnsley
Nottingham
Diocese of
Lincoln
Tiverton
George Godfrey
Gth Regiment of Foot
Queen-street
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Ward
Reli
Ef Bernard Ward
Havering Hill
Rumford
Essex
Smith
Bucks
Gilbert
Henrietta-street
Cavendish Square
Sandhill
Foundling Hospital
Grafing
White Hart Tavern
Holborn
Bull and Garter
Fleet-market
Watson
St. James’s-street
Strange
Limehouse Hole
Harley- Street
Cavendish-square
Edward Raymond
Oxford
Blackmoor-street
Clare-market
Portmouth
Rodney
Jamaica
Winter Cold and Snow Hit Cities Across Europe
From the London Gazette: Berlin reports three frosty nights with heavy snow. Copenhagen notes strict Baltic and Mediterranean vessel quarantines. Hague cites potato export ban for one year due to high prices.
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London Gazette
Berlin
Copenhagen
Baltick
Mediterranean
Hague
Revelations From Flanders On Warsaw Conspiracy
Mail from Flanders reports Kosinski's interrogations revealing two Confederate chiefs swore before an image of the Holy Virgin to Pułanski to kill the King. Pułanski, called a monster, fled toward Czestochowa with about 50 men after an attempt failed. Lukaski claimed he killed the King by the Generality’s order as he was captured near Warsaw.
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Flanders
Warsaw
Kosinski
Pulanki
Pulawski
Czentochaw
Lukaski
Notices and public items from London Gazette
The Gazette reports a Lisbon consul notice on a wreck ashore near Peniche with wine and brandy aboard, safe under Peniche customs, and claimants urged to verify marks. It also notes mortality in Moscow plagues, cattle losses in Holland, a Baron’s marriage funded by the Prince Stadtholder, false alarms about a North Sea plague ship, upcoming Indiaman launches at Deptford and London docks, Dudley disclaims Portsmouth fire, and a lodging-house con man in James Street Westminster seeking meals and rent.
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London
Earl of Rochford
Lisbon
Peniche
Portugal
Penithe
Earl
United Provinces
South-Holland
North and
South Holland
Baron de Kell
Prince Stadtholder
Mademoiselle de Starrenbourg
Princess of Orange
States General
North Sea
Dudman’s
Deptford
Hart India Company
Clements
Dean
Wills and Hallett’s Dock
Money
Dudley
Portsmouth
Chancery
James-street
Westminster
Surry
Hagacar
Almos
Inquiry on Temple wharf wall rebuilding costs and architect
A reader in December questions the architect of the new Temple wharf wall and asks who bears the cost of repair. The citizen seeks public clarity on responsibility, funding, and accountability for the rebuilding.
Inn and lodging offered at Ludlow market near the Red Lion
Samuel Sayce announces the Red Lion in Ludlow Shropshire will house tenants with furniture stock liquors horses and post-chaises at a fair appraisal. He thanks friends for past support and plans to keep the house open until a suitable tenant is found with the London machine kept at the house. For details enquire Samuel Saye or Mr Thomas Aingel Corve-street Ludlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lion
London
Samuel Saye
Thomas Aingel
Corve-street
Ludlow
Also Mentioned on This Page
London Evening Post
Spain
Rey
House of Bourbon
Ocean
Ethan
Suffolk
Holt
John Rous
Mr. Holt
Rowland Holt
Redgrave
John
Middlesex
Igland
Stowrharket
Clerby
Stow-market
Tay
Rowland
Henry the
England
Edward the
Henry the Second
George Lord Lyttletom
J. Dodsley
Pall-Mall
Sanai
Haris
Ayaul
J. Gurrey
J. Robinson
Skad-Thames
Southwark
Tomkins
Fenchurch-street
N.B
James
Francis Newbery
John Newbery
St. Paul's Church-yard
T. Gr
King’s Arms
Ludgate
W. Bayley
Cuckspur-street
A. Rottwell
New Bnd-street
Mr. Purdie
King’s Bench
T. Greenough
Chymist
Apothe
Ludgate-street
Tolu
Matthew Hoatadd
Flexny
Gray’s Inn Gate
Messrs
Richardson
Uoquhart
Royal Exchange
Durham
Bookelle
Charing Cross
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