Ode for the New Year performed at Westminster
Yesterday the Ode for the New Year was rehearsed at the Saw and Bell Tavern Westminster composed by Colley Cibber Esq Poet Laureate and set to music by John Eccles Esq Master of his Majesty's Band of Musick Vocal parts were performed by Mr Hughs Mr Gates and five of the Children belonging to his Majesty's Chapel Royal and this Day it was performed before his Majesty in the old Council Chamber at St James's Viz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saw and Bell
Westminster
Colley Cibber
Lawrent
John Eccles
His Majesty
Hughs
Gates
His Majesty’s Chapel
Royal
St. James’s
ODE for the New Year Recitative and Chorus
Recitative praising the new year and George king, with lines about liberty peace laws and prosperity. It notes Capt. Samuel Bradshaw reporting Moorish cruisers taking ships, British captives at Mequinez, and funds and provisions at Gibraltar. Letters from Bombay to the East India Company add further context.
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Samuel Bradshaw
Judith
Malaga
Gibraltar
Moorith Cruizers
Sophia
Santa‘Cruz
Gibraltars
Mequinez
India
Eafst-India Company
Bombay
Dutch East India Man Surrenders After Pirate Turn
A Dutch East India ship formerly navigated by pirates surrendered by part of its crew at Guilerat to the Dutch Factory at Gamberoon. Reports from Milford Haven describe a Dutch ship wrecked off Leghorn bound for Amsterdam, with wreckage and casualties. Further letters note a vessel sunk near the Long Ships, a Jamaica coast wreck, and financial market quotes and annuity prices from the South Sea.
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Guilerat
Gamberoon
Milford-Haven
Leghorn
Amsterdam
Bristol
Ireland
Wexford
Lyon
Jamaica
Rye
John and
Anne
Richard Burgess
To be LETT in Bolton street Piccadilly
Property in good repair located at Bolton Street Piccadilly with two rooms on a floor a large garden and other conveniences. Enquiries to Mr Moore at Three Arrow Court Chancery Lane.
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Bolton-street
Piccadilly
Moore
Three Arrow Court
Chancery Lane
Seething-Lane
London
Northcott
Martin
Hanbury
Beale
White Horse
London- Bridge
Dandy
Clifford’s Inn
Fleet Treer
Sale of John Wrights goods at the Sign of the Black Boy
To be sold cheap for ready money the goods and stock in trade of John Wright a linen draper at the Sign of the Black Boy upper end of St Johns street near West Smithfield. The sale is by virtue of a commission of bankruptcy and includes Dowlafles Garricks printed linens Cottons Hollands Cambricks and morlins. Sale to be continued until all are sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
St. John’street
West Smithfield
Garricks
Catalogue of 18th century books offered by T. Worrall
A late 18th century catalog lists moral and domestic titles including This Day is published, Advice from a Mother to her Son and Daughter, A True Estimate of Human Life, Friendship in Death, Letters Moral and Entertaining, and The House-Keeper's Pocket-Book. Prices range from 1s 6d to 5s 6d. bound copies available. Published by T. Worrall near St Dunstan's Church Fleet Street, London.
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Richard Brocas
City of
London
Lambert
Youna
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Georeee
Georce
Britain
George
Bofiflow
Cornwall
Elizabeth
Edward Winslow Matter
Boston
New England
St. Just’s Cliff
Norn
Welch
County of
Leicester
Crane Inn
Ambrose Phillips
Big
Edward Smith
Leiceser
Patrick
William Flanders
George Inn
New Brentford
Oseph Johnson
York
John Sparks
Flanders
Burclington
Brett
Charles-street
St. James’s Square
High Court of Chancery
Wiliam Kynaston
Boswell-Court
Alonday
Nunney-Mawdley
Nunney
Somerset
William Whitchurch
Greyhound Inn
Croydon
Surrey
Henry Margetts
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