Notable London Justice and Harbor Seizure Incident
On Friday left disdar New Ross in the County of Oxford an information on his lungs about William Wellman Ely a justice of the peace and former attorney of the King's Bench. On Sunday night the Draper Tender arrived unexpectedly and surprised and impressed a great number of seamen out of ships in this harbour.
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Disdar
New Ross
Oxford
William Wellman
Ely
His Majesty’s Court of King’s Bench
Earl of Sotherland Named High Commissioner to Assembly
Edinburgh reports that the Right Honorable Earl of Sotherland will be appointed High Commissioner to the upcoming General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Also noted is a barbarous murder in Aberdeen of a young man named Smith, last seen at his father’s house at twilight and found the next morning butchered. search continues for the culprits.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Earl of Sotherland
General Assembly
Church of Scotland
Averdeen
Smith
Marlborough Street
Compton
Tower of London
Charles Compton
Spencer
Earl of Northampton
Charles I
Hopton Heath
Charg
Batle
Fage-hill
James
Charles
William
Nicholas
Taft
St. Martin’s Lane
Riggs
Drury-Lane
Arundel
Richard Arundel
Knasefborough
His
Sherlock
Sarum
Edmund Auberry
Norwich
Brinshill
Wilts
Fountaine
Windsor
Waterland
Francis Dickens
Fairclough
Little Bradley
Pembroke Prize
West Indies
Portsmouth
Hee Taim
Unprecedented Struggles and Notorious Crimes Reported
News from Chippenham Norwich Worcester Coventry and Bristol details include a council election clash with a notorious neighbouring city’s Aldermen, a fatal chimneysweep fire near Hetherfert, a mob assault on Farmer Drake, and a bloodier murder aboard the Ruby Man of War involving Sir John Vinely Goodyer and his brother executed with a plotted cover up, with Newgate detaining suspects and coroner’s inquiry underway. Dr French, a noted physician, dies in the city.
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Country News
Chippenham
Fan
Thas
Bristol
Marlborough
Norwich
Queen’s Head
Hetherfert
Wymondham
Worcester
Coventry
Drake
Prinkld
Z.m.re
Samuel Goodyer
King Road
Sir John Vinely Goodyer
Charleton
Evesham
Worcestershire
St Ann
Edw. Goodyer
Janet
Sir John
Gullege Green
Srohn
College Green
Ruby
Vernon
Sir John Fill
Matt. Mahony
Charles White
Newgate
Fie
Mahony
Adrien
French
London News and Naval Appointments Record
In London Capt Jenkins prepares for St Helena service with the East India Company sending Mr Godfrey to settle important affairs. The Harrington to sail next year under a mate. A Croydon impostor fueling a charity scare is pursued. The newborn princess Elizabeth is baptized at Norfolk House and congratulatory crowds gather. Several captains are promoted to majors in eleven new regiments including Morris Seven Severn and others.
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London
Jenkins
St. Helena
East India Company
Godfrey
Harrington
Croydon
Scarborough
Norfolk-House
St. James’s Square
Elizabeth
Oxford
Norfolk House
Princess of Wales
Morris
Seven
Severn
Lord Glencairn
Colonels To Scotland And Fortifications Be Repaired
The article notes Colonels Fowke Long and Mordaunt travel to Scotland to raise regiments. Dartmouth fortifications are ordered repaired with abundant military stores from the Ordnance Office. Naval stores ordered for the West Indies. Deptford Yard workers face extra tides and a week’s pay as incentive.
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Fowke
Long
Mordaunt
Scotland
Dartmouth
Ordnance Office
Tower
West Indies
Deptford Yard
Exchequer Chamber
Westminster
Home
Lee
Justice Chappell
Northern
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Midland
Juttice Fortescue
Juttice Parker
Justice Fortescue
Justice Wright
Western Circuit
Baron Reynolds
Baron Abney
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