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Shipwreck and crimes flood seventeenth century notices
The column reports shipwrecks near Holy Island and Calais with cargo losses and crew saved. It notes two murders in nearby fields, a house burglary at Cock and Town by St. Bartholomew's, arrests, and a prison escape followed by further detentions. Also covered are a lottery winner, export figures, and European diplomatic dispatches from Paris and The Hague with references to France, Sweden, and Holland.
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Leith
Edward Chalmers
William Gardner
John Strachan
Aberbrothock
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Calais
Blandford
Dorsetshire
John Totfievii
Jacob Banks
Cranborne Chace
St. George's Church
Austin
St. George’s Parish
London
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New Prison
Bridewell
Don Henry Kemp
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Hempstead Bridewell
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Waple
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Streights
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Batavia
India
Daniffy Wesfels
East-India Company
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General End Council
Fydies
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Prince of Sultzbach
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Paris
Baron de Schmerting
Cardinal Fleury
Porte
Wall
Paffarowitz
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Czarina
Bofuiz
Philigg