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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 07, 1764
Page
2
A detailed listing of racing events at Stratford and Swaffham in 1764. Includes dates, purse amounts of fifty pounds, age and weight conditions for horses, entry procedures, and penalties. Also notes a cock fight and an advertisement for a medical book.
The notice describes Peterborough races on July 24 with purses of fifty pounds and specific weights for horses aged two to nine, plus conditions for entrance fees, stakes, and certificate requirements. Spalding races follow August 26 at Spalding Course with similar entries and prizes, detailing weight allocations, heats, entrance terms, and penalties, with accompanying clowning and performances by Mr. Hertere’s Company of Comedians.
Race notices for four age groups on Sept 4 5 6 7 with purses, entry rules, weights, and heats. Entries via Mr John Rigby at Kernial Hall. half guinea entry for horse owners. police entry four guineas. age certificates required. Evening assemblies and official notices by Thamas Paten jun and Kob Acaerion adel yin tm Swans.
Fragmentary OCR shows an auction notice with mentions of a George inn and a place of sale. It lists persons such as Henry Hithops and John Dad and a Lady Lainstarnm, with references to Crailwood and Migron and a Mr Run. Proposals and writings due at a specified line.
Auction notice for Blaalou Blagdon manor and extensive Bowes Dartes within Mendap forest at Bigdon Warnes. sale includes 1000 acres of land, timber, orchards, gardens, and cottages with life interests and varied rents. Agents Teho Hardy and Janis Mids available for details. viewing daily at Wells.
Fragmentary mistranslated excerpts describe a June council meeting setting duties on certain goods, exemptions from custom duties, and a poll tax proposal to raise revenue. Mentions Swedish trade, exemptions, and civil measures within Abia Sombioland and surrounding regions. Also notes military movements, ship losses, earthquakes, and company director nominations with salaries.
Reports describe Prince Radzivil and Lithuanian events with Russian attacks on Niefwian castle, plus Terespol seizure and 300 prisoners. News from Heidelberg notes no fatalities at Bre, and a legendary 1764 wine cask of 2.4 tons reportedly intact. France predicts good grain crop prospects easing prices slightly.
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