Notable London and Cambridge News From The Early 18th Century
The column reports the death of critic John Dennis aged about 80 near Charing Cross, charity boosts for a new Hyde Park infirmary, and repairs near St James's House. It notes ship press warrants, a suns of horse racing at Burford Downs, inquests’ returns, seamen provisioning, and dispatches from Smyrna Cadiz Leghorn. It also mentions a Bailey peace envoy from Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownlow Sherrard
Hyde Park
St. James’s House
Burford
Mr. Cornwall
Michael Newton
Mr. Bray
Tho. Townshend
Viscount Townshend
University of Cambridge
Cleveland Court
St. James’s
Lords Commissioners of
The
Admiralty
Eleanor
Tomlinson
York
Wilhelmina
Claas Worms
Hambourg
Lowestoft
Aldborough
Adristick Sea
Kingdom of
Naples
Trieste
Fiume
Leghorn
Pate
N.S
Gibraltar
Morocco
Whitehall
John Lynch
Church of Canterbury
Death of the Right Reverend Father in God ie 7 Sydall Bishop of Gloucester
A noon market report records South Sea stock movements and annuities with prices for opening trade. Listings include South Sea Annuities, New South Sea Annuity, Three per Cent Annuity, African stocks, Royal Exchange Assurance, India equivalents, and Lottery Receipts, noting premiums and bank figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father In God
Ie 7
Sydall
Gloucester
South Sea
New South Sea
India
York Buildings
Royal Exchange Assurance
Obindon Assurance
Expository Notes on the New Testament Weekly Publication
Last Saturday published No V of Walliam Burkitt’s Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament to encourage private family scripture reading. Tenth edition corrected and issued weekly at five sheets for sixpence, with publisher list across Ludgate Street to Inner Temple Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walliam Burkitt
Jesus
J. J
P. Knapton
Ludgate-street
D. Midwinter
R. Robinson
C.ener
St. Paul’s Church-yard
A. Bertestworth
C. Hitch
J. Osborne
T. Longman
J. Batley
Paternoster Row
J. Downing
Bartholomew -Close
Pemberton
Fleet-street
R. Ford
R. Hert
Levy
F. Clay
Temple-Bar
A. Ward
Little Britain
T. Ward
E. Wicksteed
Inner Temple Lane
1. Clarke
This Day is publish’d Philosophical Transations Abridg’d
This item notes the publication of an abridged Philosophical Transactions covering from 1720 to 1932, edited by Reid and Gray with approval and support from Royal Society members. It lists prominent contributors and printers in the West End of St Paul’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dom. Austin Calmer
Senones
J. J
P. Knapton
Crown
Ludgate
Eet
W. Innys
R. Manly
St Paul's
Mr. Reid
John Gray
Lowthorp
Jones
W.innys
R. Manby
Royal Society
St. Paul’s. N.B
Reid
Gray
John Arbuthnot
M.D. F.R.S
Robert Barker
James Bradley
Astr. Sainl
New Year's Gift for Devotion in Six Parts
An advertisement notes the New Year's Gift complete in six parts, meditations and prayers for daily use including Lent and sacraments. It urges readers to obtain copies printed for S, Birt at the Bible and Bal in Ave-Marys Tana. First part issued in 2gto, price 6d, or 40s. 4 Hundred. Additional devotional books offered by Bishop Pataiix and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B
Also Mentioned on This Page
Royal Exchange
London
Craig's Court
Charing Cross
Great Brita
Tolen
John Morris
Walham-Green
Fulham
Middlesex
High Court of Chancery
William Kinaston
Nunney
Nunney-Castle
Nunney-MawdlJey
Somerset
William Whitchurch
Boswell Court
Lincoln’s Inn
J. Huggenson
Serjeants Inn
Chancery- Jane
Dublin
Lbri Post S.S. Oprimi de Principis Mo Salcis
T. P
Uiam
Juventutis Academica
Juventuti Academice Ad Linguz Sancte Studium
Joan Nourse
Hefaurus Morellianus
Andrea Morellio
Hispanici & Goriziani Dubiae
Commentario Perpetuo Illustravic Sigerbertus Havercampus
Feu
Meffire
Francois de Salignac
Rcheveque
Amsterd
Caroli Gustavi Herzi
Lipfie
S. C. Cornelii Tacici
Amit
Edm
Halley, L.L.D
Reg
Aftron
Geom
Savil
Ilwnan
William Jones
F.R.S
John Machin
Geom. Pref. Sect
R.S
Colin Maclaurin
Abraham de Moivre
James Stirling
F.R. S
Pataiix
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