Great rains flood roads and fires blaze in London area
News notes from Westminster to Hoxton report heavy rains flooding many roads and property damage. Capt. Worthington dies at Queen Square, with royal relief promised for Serpentine River damage victims. Fire at James Savage’s house, arrests and trials at Old Bailey, and various exports and stock quotes along with a royal translation from Dresden regarding Saxony succession.
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England
Queen Square
Westminster
Worthington
Northamptonshire
Knightsbridge
James Savage
Charles Row
Hoxton
Collins
Agai
Jeffrey Morarr
Marquess of Lindsey
Mary Shrewsbury
Charles Orchard
Elizabeth Ellis
John Watson
Robert Cooke
Southwark
John Fielder
Wandsworth
Dr. Baker
St. Michael’s
Cornhill
Barnes Common
Newgate
Col. de Veil
Mary Maynard
Elizabeth Hoskyns
Fourscore
Holland
Jamaica
New
Virginia
Maryland
A Bales at King's Theatre Hay Market February 21
At the King's Theatre in Hay Market on Monday next the 21st day of February will be A Bales. Tickets delivered to subscribers today at White's Chocolate House. No admissions before the ball. Spare tickets to be sent to the Hay Market office to recover costs before nine.
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King’s Theatre
Hay-Market
White’s Chocolate House
St. James’s Street
Reward Offered for Lost Gold Watch in London
Last Wednesday between Chiswick and Hyde Park Corner a small gold watch with maker Four, black ribbon, two coral seals, one bearing a conger eel head and motto Raison pour Guide, the other for transparency. It has three rofes on a bend with a conger eel. Anyone bringing it to Mr Meadows, bookseller in Cornhill, will receive five guineas with no questions asked. If pawned or sold, reward or proportionate share applies.
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Chiswick
Hyde Park Corner
Meadows
Cornhill
Reyward
Gloucester Inn Transfer Notices سيا
Benjamin Saunders is removed from the King's Head in Gloucester. Joan Heath and Samuel Heath hold the New Bear Inn, taking over the King’s Head, promising seven years of public entertainment and hospitality. They advertise wholesale and retail wines at usual prices, welcoming all guests.
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Benjamin Saunders
Gloucester
Joan Heath
Upholder
Fae Samuel
Mary Heath
New Bear
Ode on the Death of the Lord High Chancellor TAL80T
A short eighteenth century style poem lamenting the death of the Right Honorable Congles Talbott Baron of Henfel Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. The verse promises impartial tribute free from mercenary praise to any surviving heir. Printed for C Corbet at Addison's Head in Fleet Street by St Danstan's Church.
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Price
Congles
Henfel
Great Britain
C. Corbet
Addison’s Head
St. Danstan’s
Fleet-street
Property sale and Brandy advert in old newspaper
An estate near Warminster and Hindon is offered for sale as a freehold in two parcels or whole, with 1609 acres of arable, meadow, pasture, and woods, a manor house, fishery, and nearby parsonage option, with leasing terms and debt settlement. Also advertised is Raisin Brandy sold by makers at various London and Bath outlets with quarter-round measures and pricing, plus book notices and publications.
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Navestock
Flee Street
Pocklington
Six Clerks
Bermingham
Will’s
Cornhill
N.B
Walbrook
Stocks-Market
Scawen
George
Devereux-corrr
Temple-far
Hill Deverill
Wiles
Warminster
Hindon
England
Edward Buffey
Terrier’s
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United Provinces
Frederick Augustus
Poland
Juliers
Bergues
Elector Palatine
M. de Broffe
House of Saxony
Vienna
Genéral de Brois
Jay
Dresden
South Sea
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Dicto
Prem
Mine Adventure
Exchequer
St. Paul's
James Sutton
E.t Gare
Oxford
John Fowles
Brittol
Wiliam George
Bath
B. Guartni
Idropi
Sig. Rotxt
H. Chapelle
Jaac Newton
Grosvenor-fleec
Wenty
Cathedral of
York
Valenfine Nation
M.A
Ippon
John. Hildyart
Bookselles
J. and
P. Knapeon
Ludgate-street
C. Rivington
Sc. Paul’s
Chureh-Yard
T. Longman
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