Bravery and Generosity Above All Commendation
Two Queens show concern for ill conditions amid efforts deemed obstructed by pretence. The passage notes a shift from pursuing the real object to addressing urgent needs and questions whether oversight caused poor outcomes.
Duelling and Diplomacy Amid London Gossips and Trials
London reports detail John Bird’s resignation as Warwick Receiver General and Hunt’s appointment, plus a late-night assault on two women by Richard Robinson who was captured and committed to Newgate. The page also notes Te Deums for Italian successes, royal visits to the fleet, letters from Paris and Dantzick, troop movements, and sheriff fines in the city. The Royal Court and Parliament are cited with plans to elect Scottish peers and dispatch envoys to Florence and the Hague. Local horse racing results and a broad sweep of military and civic notices fill the column.
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London
John Bird
Coventry
Warwick
Hunt
Richard Robinson
Queen’s Walk
St. James’s Park
Constitution Hill
Justice de Veil
Newgate
Italy
Duke of Anjou
Philipsbourg
Dutchess of Cleveland
Grace
House of Lords
Scotland
Charles Fane
Ely
Florence
Col. Armstrong
Kensington
Horatio Walpole
Hague
William and Mary
Earl of Scarborough
Carey
John Brown
Brown
Tooke's Court
Chancery Lane
Elton
John Suffeild
Portsmouth
Paris
N.S
Fay
Martha
Marshal de Coigny
Vane
Rhine
Wittgenau
Affeldt
Prince Royal
Prussia
Prince of Orange
Prince Eugene
Bruchsal
Dantzick
Czarina
France
Revel
Riga
Lard
White Woolley
Mercer
Humphrey Parsons
Abraham Atkins
Sir Francis Child
Chamber of London
Kensington Gore
Edward Mansell
Law
Inner- Temple
Riu
Hounslow
Mr. St. John
Achilles
Mr. Greswood
Quiet Cuddy
Mr. Simmonds
Hounslow-Heath
Mr. Clarke
Fair Rosamond
Mr. Ryley
Waite Stockings
Mr. Howe
Stradler
Mr. Clavering
Harmless
Mr. Pattison
Milk-Maid
Mr. Major
Remarks on a London surgeon and a Lady Knight
A reader challenges a surgeon's public advertisement and its claims about a Lady Knight's medical case. The letter questions timing, prior prescriptions, and the doctor’s methods, accusing the surgeon of inconsistency and quack practice while urging scrutiny of the advertised cures.
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Lansdell
E.becher
Iumphrey Thayer
Skinner John Award
Uphalder
Robert Baylis
Travel
David Petty
Tonson
The
London Evening-Post
B. J. Knight
Merries
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