Paris Campaign Expenditures and Toulouse Will Details
Yesterday's mail reports that next campaign costs will reach 26 million florins with methods for raising most of the sum already settled. Paris news notes tallies of Toulouse era provisions, pensions, and estates for his household, servants, and heirs, plus royal legitimations and subsequent annulling actions. In Scotland, a bellman resigns due to Porteous debates, local MP John Rutherford's marriage, and the Freemasons elect Cromartie as Grand Master for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niffa
Paris
Count de Toulouse
Orleans
Madam de Grave
M. Tarnant
Chevalier de Crenay
France
Toulouse
Bayonne
Scotland
Edinburgh
Chanelkirk
Henry Home
Porteous
John Rutherford
Teviethal
Miss Elliot
Lord Minto
St. Andrew’s Day
Mary’s Chapel
George Earl of Cromartie
Dublin Election Favours Alderman Pearson in Commons
In Dublin on November 29 the House of Commons heard Simon Bradstreet’s petition alleging an undue election. The vote was unanimously declared in favor of Alderman Pearson, the sitting member. Nearby, Matthew Weld wed Betty Kane, daughter of Alderman Kane, described as accomplished and fortunate. A death followed yesterday from dropsy. Abraham Judah, Hebrew teacher at our university, formerly a Jew, was converted by Dr. Brown, Bishop of Cork.
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Ireland
Dublin
Simon Bradstreet
Alderman Pearson
House of Commons
Matthew Weld
Betty Kane
Alderman Kane
Abraham Judah
Hebrew In Our University
Dr. Brown
Cork
Election of Bucks County coroners settles votes
In Aylesbury on November 23 the election for Bucks County coroners to replace the late Beesley and Hitchcock concluded with John Patten Burnham 153 votes Samuel Tripp 36 and Thomas Burnham the other candidate declared elected. News from Thrapston on December 17 reports boats arriving at the bridge and local rejoicing with bells.
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Country News
Aylespury
County of Bucks
Thomas Beesley
Richard Hitchcock
Samuel Tripp
John Patten Burnham
Attorniey
Thomas Burnham
Northampton
Thrapston
Mourning at St James and Westminster for late Queen
London reports detail Surveyor General and Board of Works viewing Henry Seventh's Chapel value, scaffolding for the Old Palace-yard procession, funeral route from Prince's Chamber to Westminster Abbey, nine St James's House apartments in mourning, inscription on the late Queen's coffin, and King George II granting St James's Queen's apartment to Princess Amelia with a suitable court.
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Board of Works
Vaule
Henry the Seventh
Palace
Prince’s Chamber
Westminster Abbey
St. James’s House
Francia
Ducis Brunivici
Lunebergi
Archi Thesaurarii
St. James’s
Amelia
Royal servants and obituaries in early 18th century notes
A column notes royal appointments naming Henry William Lawman Herm.n Hobourgh and John Shaw among pages taken into service. Krahe to the Duke. It records a prorogation, Kerry death, Gloucester alderman, tavern keeper, local deaths, lottery prizes, Old Bailey trials, transportation sentences, and a Hounslow-Heath murder case with servant involvement.
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Henry William Lawman
Herm.n Hobourgh
John Shaw
John Christian Krahe
St. James’s
Dublin
Lixman
Kerry
Earl of Kerry
Countess of
William Petty
Earl of
Draper
Globe Tavern
Fileet-street
John Draper
Lane
Cheapside
Sarah Kean E
New Exchange
Strand
James Dowsglass
Dowglass
West-India
Fen-Court
Fenchurch-street
Samuel Bugden
Francis Brooks
William Cudmiore
Gerrard Bothamly
William Hardisty
Paynter Cade
William Brown
William Haynes
Hlington
Hounslow-Heath
Newgate
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