Disgraced nobles banished as church letters seek moral discipline
From Paris and Lisbon dispatches in a mixed royal and clerical column. The fifth of a group, once President of the Tribunal and Chancellor of the Crown, is banished to his estate while two others are ordered from the capital within 24 hours. The Archbishop of Evora circulates inquiries to clerks about betrothals, dispensations, and cohabitation practices in his diocese. Reports also note Danish and Prussian movements, Lord Clive’s escort, and local London debates on national character, with various arrests, markets, and theater listings interwoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evora
Lisbon
Themelves
Paris
Count de Lauragnais
Neufchatel
Prussian
Berlin
Lord Clive
India
Butcher-Row
Temple-bar
Hugh Palliser
Newfoundland
Jife
Royal College of Physicians
Peter Swinton
Salisbury-court
Fleecstreet
Thames
Black-friars-bridge
Westminster
Johnston
West Florida
Portsmouth
Gulph
Mexico
Newcastle
Holland
Jenkins
Baily
Excise
Princess
Barhechithe
Tower-hill
Weather notices at London Bridge forecast timings
The report lists high water timings at London Bridge with morning and afternoon measurements for multiple days and a mix of archaic time notations, indicating tidal levels and dates. The entry includes verbal indicators like Tuday and inconsistent abbreviations, reflecting OCR-era style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
Fragmentary 19th Century Shipping Scores
Incomplete OCR shows a list of place names including Madrid Bilboa Leghorn Genoa Venice Porto Dublin and others with odd fractions and symbols. The text likely records race or match results or port values but is too fragmentary to confirm a clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Change, &c
Madrid
Bilboa
Leghorn
Genoa
Venice
Lisbon
Porto
Dublin
The Great Commoner and His Loyal Critics
A fragmented 18th century polemic portrays public figures arguing over patriotism and policy. It contrasts the Great Commoner with Chancellor allies, noting bread protests, taxation, and calls to curb corruption while themes of liberty and governance recur amid a storm of rhetoric. The text hints at a shift toward reform, defense of liberty, and critique of landed interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaik
Hdff
Borly
Rhae
Stock-jobbers and the East Indies monopoly clash in Parliament
A yeoman denounces stock-jobbers who profit from three million annual gains as unjust, arguing parliaments tax burden should fall on all. He clashes with merchants and calls for public funds to aid the state, urging support for the Patriot Minister and a broader national response against monopoly. Reprinted to rally readers against stock jobbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garraway
England
East-Indies
P. S. Thope
Great Britain
Pectoral Essence of Ceptsroor Health Remedy Adverts
A vintage medical advertisement promoting Pectoral Essence for coughs colds and lung disorders by S Ryley MD. It claims rapid relief and lists sale locations Crowder Looking-Glass and J Goote King’s Arm with broad British distribution. Also notes disputes with Dr Hill and cites dental endorsements from See ttill's Heabal. The text emphasizes aromatic balsams and a natural method, urging readers to write for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Ryley
Crowder
J. Goote
King’s Arm
Great Britain
Ireland
Hil Ly
Hoffman
Borenaave
Shaw
Quincy
James
Chen
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Mace
Fleet-market
Queen{quare
Compter
Addle-hill
Thames-street
Drury-Lane
Romeo and Juliet
Romzo
Cautherley
Mercutio
Henry the Fifth
Mr. Smith
Catherine
Mattocks
Courseo
Amsterdam
Rochverche
Antwerp
Hal Paris
Stu
Edward Fowler
Gloucester
Biographia Bretannica
John Rivington
St. Paul’s Church Yard
Stbneholst
E.O
Rapa
B. Varea
M. de
Isaac
NewTow
Dr. Juxrn
Eamets
Stadene
Perea _ Shaw
L. Hawks
R. Coles
Red Lion
William Willymot
L.L
King’s College
Cambridge
S.P
Tho
Longman
Vatesen
Phadrus
Caltalio
Thort
Charles Hoole
M.A. G
Oman
B. W. Turner
Free Grammar School
Colchester
Géo
Thompson
Meowen
Bookfeller
Fleet-Screet
Ceptsroor
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