Brutal Robbery and Paris Dining Tale in a 18th Century Sketch
Reported violence near Matton inure Road with two footpads leaving a man in a ditch for hours. Edward Phillips of Fafield Wath convicted for exchanging cleaths with a deserter from the Guards. Wheat and meal exports to the distressed coast, a Paris supper recalled by a reckless cook causing 26 diners to nearly die. Swedish succession reports disputed, health of the King noted, and a courtier’s disgrace at Court. Stock and bank prices close with Royal additions and various annuities listed.
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Matton Inure Road
Hackney
Edward Phillips
Fafield Wath
Ge Veil
Gerge Green
Fout Guards
Srvice
Paris
Hague
M. Preys
Sweden
Holland
MM. Preys
Stockholm
M. Rumpt
Marchioness de Mailly
Gentlemen from St Pauls School Meet Masters at Salutation Tavern
Gentlemen educated at St Pauls School are invited to meet the Masters and their Schoolfellows tomorrow evening at six at Mr Plowmans Salutation Tavern in Newgate Street. They have agreed to meet there the first Wednesday in every month at the same hour.
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St. Paul's School
Newgate
Anual Meeting Notice of Society for Encouragement of Learning
Notice of an annual meeting to be held on Thursday February 2 at eleven oclock in the forenoon at St Martins Lane house next door to the Hard and Pen for the election of officers and committee for the year ensuing. Alexander Gordon, secretary.
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St.’ Martin’s Lane
Alexander Gordon
Epsom Races Plates At Downs In May Initiatives
Epsom Downs Surrey announces eight Plates for May racing with varied weights and prizes from thirty to fifteen guineas. Entries must be forwarded to contributor stables fourteen days before the first plate and measured at the gallows. Cocking will occur as usual.
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Epsom
Epsom Downs
Surrey
Meering
Smiths
Partnership Dissolved and New Linen Drapery Shop
Peter Webbe and Edward Eyre Linen Drapers dissolve their partnership. Peter Webbe moves from Wheatsheaf York Street Covent Garden to the Golden Ball Corner opposite the former shop. He offers a large selection of fresh linen drapery goods and asks friends to continue their support.
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Peter Webbe
Edward Eyre
York-street
Covent-Garden
Peter Werbbe
Notice to redeem goods at the Three Blue Balls
Persons who pledged goods at the Three Blue Balls in Charles-street alias Dirty lane Long-Acre are urged to redeem them before Mid fen next or they will be forfeited. The house is to be left, well accustomed for over two years and neatly set up for a pawnbroker business.
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Charles-street
Dirtylane
Long-Acre
Peremptory sale of John Whittington estate at Lincoln's Inn
Under a High Court of Chancery decree James Lightborn will sell the Hereford area estate in the townships of Brierly and Broadwood valued at rooper annuum and upwards. Sale takes place Thursday February 16 at four in the afternoon in Lightborn’s Masters Chambers. Particulars available there.
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High Court of Chancery
James Lightborn
Lincoln’s Inn
Brierly
Broadwood
Hereford
John Whittington
Aid Masters Chambers
Property for Sale by Order of High Court in Oxfordshire
Auction of estates including a freehold near Astol two miles from Burford with a 522. 10s rent and improvable improvements, a Lerchlade farm at 52 per year, a leasehold at Minster Lovell two lives with 14 41 rent and 20. per annum rent, plus Parsonage Tyrhes of Minster Lovell held by lease from Eton College. Details available at Master’s house in Chancery Lane.
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High Court of Chancery
Anthony Allen
Crifstor Street
Chancery-lane
Astol
Oxford
Burford
Lerchlade
Gloucester
Leafe
Minster Lovell
Oxfordshire
Aftol
Eton College
Horace Odes and Virgil Works Third Edition advertisement
Public notice listing new English verse editions of Horace Odes Epodes and Carmen Seculare with Suetonius Life, Virgil Works translated by Lauderdale, Homer Iliad in blank verse with preface notes by Madam Dacier. multiple volumes, prices indicated.
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Horace
Suetonius
Benney
William Oldsworth
John Osborn
T. Cooper
Globe
Paternoster Row
Aldisworth
Broom
Ozel
Homer
Madam Dacier
Edicion
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London Gazette
Whitebal
Gilbert Burnet
Richard Dowderwell
Thomas Cochran
Christopher Wyvill
George Drummond
Richard Somers
Great Britain
Scotland
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
Prem
India
Royal Exchange
London
N. B
Foubert
Ealing
Munday
Round-Court
Fleet-street
Jack
King-street
Guildhall
Grigsby
Eng Seem
Change-Alley
Jamaica
St. Michael’s Alley
Cornhill
Sam’s
Custom-house
Hole In the Wall
Panton-street
Hay-market
Smyrna
Pall- Mall
Somerset-house
Strand
Sus
Westminster-hall
Golden Fan and Glove
Pall-Mal
Hibernia
Daving Wilkins
S.T.P. Archidiacono
AU Thor
P. Knapton
Crown
Luggatee Street
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