Madrid News of War Preparations and Royal Marriages
Madrid reports include the provisional armistice with the Emperor’s forces, Montemar’s courier with dispatches, and Acquaviva’s Rome success. Konigsberg details a united stance among rulers, while Austria plans the Archduchess marriage to the Duke of Lorraine and payments to cover debts. Berlin notes the funeral of Veldt-Marshal Count de Finck and a pension for his widow.
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Marquess de Vaugrenan
France
Cardinal de Fleury
Joseph Patinho
Paris
Duke de Montemir
Armis
Italy
Expres
Duke de Montemar
Acquaviva
Rome
Toledd
Louis
Dantzick
Konigsberg
Stanislaus
Tarlo
Prusia
P.S
Konigberg
Vienna
Lorrain
Presbourg
Kingdom of Hungary
Charles of
Lorrditz
Madrid
Traly
Europe
Philip Kinski
London
Sardinia
Prussia
Notable London Deaths and Society News Highlighting Nobility
A long list of obituaries and society notices from London recount prominent figures. Sir Richard Hopkins Alderman of Lime Street and South Sea Company director dies after a fever. Other mourners include Cornelius Dutch, a famous weaver, and Mr. Dixon Master of the Dion Coffee-house. The piece also notes noble attendance at New Year celebrations, church appointments, a potential royal marriage treaty, and a fatal coach accident near Islington. It mentions Dr. Harris becoming Bishop of Landaff and Isaac Maddox nominated to the same see, with various court and civic intrigues and charitable school children presented to the King. The text reflects 18th-century London society, titles, and municipal roles.
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Kirby
Covent-Garden
Matthew Brix
Gilbert Campbell
Devonhirere
London
Tim
Michaelmas
Linnen-draper
Richard
Lethieullier
Hambourg
Spittlefields
Cornelius
Modwix
John. Le.Clerc
Yeats
Wais Sara
Whitehalk
Minjenkins
Sis
Jane Day
Dixon
Dion
Poumill Rand
Springwelly
St. James’s
Knights Companions
Osler of the Garter
Royal Mathematical School
Christ Hospital
Charles II
James. Hodgson
Prince of Wales
John Harris
Landaff
Sir Asaph
Tanner Deceas
Isaac Maddox
Wells
St. Vedaft
Foster-lane
St.Vedaft
Henry
Brackton
Horfeback
Lawrence Pountney
Clapham
Pusta
Saxe-Gotha
N.S
Berelin
Gar
Fragmented History Text Reflects Lost World
A garbled historical fragment references a dictator figure and a place, mentioning Aug as a time cue and terms like Goody Seee In Fi teen Days. It alludes to failures, virtue, poverty, and a patterned home, with scattered names and places obscured by damaged text.
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Wien