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Winds delay Baron Borcke's embarkation at Helvoetluys
In a dated London style bulletin the ambassador Baron Borcke awaits a favorable wind at Helvoetluys before sailing to the King of Prussia's court. The item also notes a forthcoming assembly opening in St James's Square hosted by the Earl of Strafford and items from Parliament and court life.
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Baron Borcke
Prussia
Helvoetluus
Earl of Strafford
St. James’s Square
Connight
Dorothy Walpole
Edward Walpole
Drake-treet
Red- Lion Square
Ely
Edmund Pitker
George Parker
Burrington
Devon
Denmark-treet
St. Giles’s Church
Martvn
Garrett
Lambourne
Berkshire
the Gore
Kensington
Mrs. Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Half- Moon Tavern
Strand
Kirk
Gibraltar
James Moffatt
St. Martin’s le Grand
St. Mary le Bow
Applebee
Bolt-Court
Fleet-street
Nath
Brewster
Salisbury
St. James’s
Bristol
David
Snow
Carolina
Saunders
Faulcon
Artillery-lane
Bishopsgate-street
Turner
Nixon
Dembury
Chelmsford
Essex
Maidstone
Jonathan Smith
Greenhith
County of Kent
Edmunds
Northfleet
Petersbourg
Sweden
Russian Empire
Erters
Leghorn
Duke de Montemar
Countess de Silva
Gavoni
Capponi
Spain
Florence
Pontremoli
Andy
Christendon
Versailles
Cologne
M. de Tencin
Embrun
France
Hanover
Bremen
Holland
States-General
M. Rump
Stockholm
Finch
Swedish East India Company
Count de Casteja
Chinas
Paris
Prince de la Torella
House of
Felg
Rabon
Anghers