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Newspaper

London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Feb 10, 1761

Page

3

War News and Public Notices From a Turbulent Era

Reports from Dresden recount shortages and naval actions as English ships dominate far seas. privateers are mainly foreign crews, commerce suffers, and the Temple and Griffin make prizes off Guadalupe. Local City matters cover court elections, aldermanic seats, and notable deaths, plus a testimonial for a purging elixir with public health claims.

PaMriccan Dresden Minerva Warwick France Lizard Royal Marine Guadalupe Temple O’bryen Griffin Taylor Granadoes Virgin Loo Martinscn Leeward Island James Douglas St. Christopher’s Barbadoes Antigua Hornet Combes South Carolina Jamai Cape Francois Jamaica Port Fouls Sacle Heupster Bull London Boston Maubert Brussels Gazette Pondicherry Cal. Coote Foot Guards Guards Germany Ramsay

Postscript London Letter on Easter Date Conjuration Claim

A correspondent to the London Evening Post questions Easter Day dating, challenging a March 22 placement. He cites prayers and moon rules, laments reliance on astrology, and asks why the calculation yields an earlier holiday than anticipated.

Fragments of 1700s letters mention moon rule and ship drafts

The text discusses Easter dating by the moon, calls for reform of public laws to aid the poor, and mentions a supposed double bodied ship design by Sir William Petry. It also notes an anatomical work by Peter Lyonet and reports naval movements, weather in Paris, and local deaths and charity sermons.

England Guildhall Greenwich Hospital Wooley Benjamin Cleeve Wood-street Christ’s Hospital St. Bartholomew's Bethlem Bridewell Adams Ham Richmond Eaft-sheen Common Hamstead Kentith Town Ravouirre William ‘Fange Aylesbury County of Bucks Dicey Okell Bow Condon Paris Wiruiam Petry Earl of Peter Lyonet Admiral Pocock Admiral Hawke Bay of Quiberon Furnival’s Inn Court Holbourn Gent Ashton St. Ann Alderfeate Allen St. Bridget Fleet-ftreet Wills St. Martin In the Fields Saunders St. Saviour’s Southwark James Glerkenwell Seton St. Katherine Ridley Lisbon Streights Gibraltar Spain North America Deal Trent Pruffit Anstree Carthagena Hopewell Page Plymouth Argo Boyce Virginia Piscatacqua

Trustees Meeting for Turnpike Repair Plans

A notice announces a trustees meeting to discuss repairing the turnpike road from Basingstone Hill Windlesham to Powder Mills on Hounslow Heath Middlesex. The meeting is set for Tuesday next the 17th at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the Bufh Lyn at Stanes.

Basingstone Hill Windlesham Suercy Hounslow- Heath Middleser Ten o'Chek Stanes

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