The Fionest Capuchin and a Pawnbroker Tale
A tale recounts a frail exchange between a Miser and a Capuchin preacher about pawnbroking, noting many pawnbrokers diluting gains and suggesting moral preachers prey on dupes. The letter then shifts to war news from Flanders and Cologne with reports of French troops at Meppen, corn shipments, naval movements, and intentions around Dunkirk and the Low Countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamy &c. Oo
Flanders
Vienna
Colberg
Stettin
Coesfeldt
Fuly
Meppen
Hague
France
Dunkirk
Lower Rhine
I Oporto
Denmark
Hamburgh
Lubeck
Perma
Order of the Holy Ghost
Ferdinand
Rumors of Louisiana cession and European war outlook
Reports from London and Stockholm discuss possible British gains from France and the cession of Louisiana at peace, with Britain fearing Canada loss could spark a new war. Army sizes in Poland and Pomerania are debated, while Swedish movements and Danish terms influence the broader conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Louisiana
Great Britain
Canada
Peterbourgh
Fune
Poland
Pomerania
Denmark
Stockholm
Carelf Croen
Sweden
Stralsund
Francfort
Wilhelmsthal
Fritzlar
Niederstein
Gundensberg
Fiensberg
Ajacio
Paoli
Corte
Aleja
Holland
Cadiz
Maritime dispatches and trials from the Old Bailey
Reports from Cadiz and Portsmouth note fleets and squadrons' movements amid British anxieties about ships captured or recaptured by English forces. The Old Bailey records include hangings for murder and robbery, with executions set near the crime site or at Finchley Common. Trade totals show exports to Philadelphia, Carolina, and Flanders, alongside imports of tobacco from Virginia and sugar and paper shipments. A mobile mail from Portsmouth lists multiple vessels in convoy to Gibraltar and nearby ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dtotyasi
Omer Gilinge
South America
Ferrol
Cadiz
Eadbred Ich
Newgate
Islington
Finchley Common
Philadelphia
Carolina
Portugal
Flanders
Germany
Holland
Virginia
Portmouth
Spithead
St. Annie
Downs
Sarah
Elizabeth
Holloway
Yarmouth
Tarver
Diligence
Sweetaple
Portsmouth
Hawkins
Rainbow
Lavis
Charming Sally
Briant
Mary
Pridence
William and
Tribe
Charming Molly
Smith
Apollo
Cooper
Edwin
Spencer
Vanon
William
Jane
Mounsher
Land-Cestern
Clarke
Gibraltar
Scasborough Castle
Palmer
Newcastle
Guernsey
Deal
Proserpines
Fortune
Wind W
Prices of Stocks and Bonds in India and Bank Stock
Prices quoted for stocks and bonds including India stock, South Sea stock, Bank Stock, New and Old Annuities, Bank Consols, India Bonds, Navy and Vic Bills, and Exchequer Bills. Entries show percentages, per cent, and varying maturities with terms like long annuities and new annuities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
South Sea
Bank Consol
Prem. Navy & Vic
Long Ann
Course of the Exchange Prices and Amsterdam to Cadiz Rates
A fragment lists exchange rates and prices from Amsterdam to Cadiz with cities including Rotterdam Leghorn Genoa Venice Lisbon Porto Oblin Antwerp Edinburgh Paris and Ditton. It records various fractional quotes and dates, indicating uneven market figures and day’s dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajawairi
Ryo
Bourdeaux
Cadiz
Madrid
Bilboa
I-Gth
Leghorn
Genoa
Venice
Lisbon
Porto
Oblin
Price List and Goods on Sale in Tea and Groceries
The list details current retail prices for tea types including Congou Souchong Pekoe and Single Estate, plus middlings and bloom teas. It catalogues grocery staples such as pimento, pepper jambee, ginger, Barbary white, currants, sago, rice, sugar, and various imported items with prices per weight or quantity. It notes regional goods like St Domingo, Jamaica, Guadaloupe, and Antigua with assorted prices, and lists pigments, dyes, and indigo varieties among the articles.
The Gardener's Kalendar and Hair Care Remedies
A mid eighteenth century advertisement prints The Gardener's Kalendar and a catalog of medicinal preparations. It lists books on botany and horticulture, plus remedies for hair growth, skin whitening, and various cosmetics. The may include a note about a dedicated physician and sales locations in London.
True Cure for Scury by Chemical Drops in Three Days
The advertises a chymical remedy for scurvy claimed to remove humours and purge sickness. It asserts fast action in three days, cleansing the blood, purifying bodily fluids, and curing various symptoms. Available by the Author's Appointment at the Gentlewoman's in Hayde Yard, Minories, London, 33 64 a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Hart
Surgtons Hall
Baily
Ondore
Nathan Hart
St. Leonard
Shoreditch
Peciion
Sarah Lane
Parisi
Cate
Cale
Aine Holmes
Ae W. Lowther
Hatton
Mr. Croft
Shoe-Lane
Fleet-Streets
Mr. Pailler
Sidney’s
Alley
Princes-street
Leicester-Fields
Croft’s
Wilson
York
Robert Walker
Ops
Heaturu
Fleet-Lane
Old Baily
Nottur
Mackinder
King
St. James’s Square
Horton
Portsmouth
Brown
Bristol
Jordan
Plymouth-Bock
Brice and Spencer
Prnters
Score
Jum
Exeter
J. Wessels and Co. Ny
Hayde -Yard
Lonedon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Eiginburgh
Teaé, Coff
Congou Sa
Souchong
Currans
Antigua
Montserrat
St. Domingo
Jamaica
Guadaloupe
Martacabo
Cayenne
Nevis
Barbados
St. Goel
Botanic Academy of
Florence
Gare Dentr
Company of Apothecaries
Botanic Garden
Chelséa
Rivington
J. Paul’s Church- Yard
C. Hitch
L. Hawes
H. Woodall
A. Millar
Whitton
B. White
G. Hawkins
J. Hinton
Baldwin
W. Johnston
J. Richardson
Crowder
T Loneman
T-Carlon
B. Law
C. Rivington
Dodier
Aoos
Lown
de Anchor
Ealington
Radtrd
Deceas
Furlingtfon
Robert Tuslington
Birchin- Lane
Royal Exchange
Robert
Turlington
Bardana
Hill
Pater-aofter-Row
Jackson
St. Jame’s Street
Kdivburzh
Bat
Nowhoever
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