Proceedings and storms cited in early modern London notices
A dense miscellany reports legal warrants, arrests, and court actions involving John Wilkes and Alexander Dun, plus foreign royal and military matters. It notes ships, trade, and damage from storms across England, with local incidents of theft, a marriage, and public notices on price, stock, and theatre schedules.
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Hillary
John Wilkes
Richard Elitos
Wilkes
Alexander Dun
Cockpit
Whitehall
Aberdeenshire
North America
Dryden Leach
Leach
Florence
Duke of York
Vienna
France
Spain
Louisbourg
Quebec
General Amherst
Florida
St. Augustine
New York
Hague
Sieur Prevost
Cristian
Morea
Count de St. Germain
Sardinia
Turin
Laf
St. Clement’s
Strand
John Bright
Hetty Rogers
Call
Taylors
Court of Exchequer
Parker
Redman
Angelo
Huffey
Barrington
Cooper
Cox
Wedderbourne
Cambridge
Lyne
Kings College
Bradley
Corpus Christi College
Humphreys
St. Johns College
Mr. Benstead
White Horse Inn
Cattle-end
Mr. West
Green-street
Thomas Reynolds
Litcle Wilbraham
Dinai
Markby
Prices of tea and goods from a 19th century list
A lengthy catalog of tea varieties and groceries with prices per pound and per measure, alongside other commodity rates such as dry goods, spices, pigments, and naval stores. The fragment resembles a market ledger or price sheet from a colonial or early nation trade post, listing items like Bohea tea, Souchong, Pekoe, aqua fortis, indigo, pepper, sugar, and shipboard commodities with varied unit prices.
Trial by jury contrasts with foreign torture methods
The Tribune praises the American justice system over France and other nations, arguing that trial by twelve impartial jurors guards against perjury and unjust conclusions. It notes that in France torture and drawn out executions prevail, while in the United States the accused benefits from a fair, speedy process, though delays before execution can occur in some cases.
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Abbott
Laberty
Charles the Second
James the Second
Aanan
France
Hin
Epigra M S YS Harry to Dick my lad be of gookt
A fragmentary verse exchanges playful lines about change and a proposed omission of a letter. The brief note hints at forthcoming alterations and a lighthearted reply from Died, mentioning preference for omitting the C.
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Harry
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