Maijesty's Plate Horse Races at Lincoln July 28 1768
The City of Lincoln announces a multiday racing event starting Monday July 28 1768 on the two mile course by horses mares or geldings up to six years old carrying specified weights in heats, with latter days offering Lady's and City Plates and prize management by noblemen and gentlemen, registrations open at Robert Wilson’s house in Waddington.
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City of Lincoln
HS Maijesty
Lincoll
Aries
Duke of Ancaster
Chen
Sol
Charles Dashwood
Houk
Robert Wilson
Waddington
N.B
Exeter Races 1766 Purse Contests at Hall Down
On July 16 and 17 1766 Exeter plans two Purse races at Hall Down for horses mares and geldings. Purse fifty pounds each day the top finisher pays a guinea for scales and weights. Entries due eight days prior at Plymouth Inn. Also notes a performance of Daphnis and Amaryllis on July 7 in Exeter.
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Exeter
Hall Down
Horsis
Devon
Somerset
Cornwall
Plymouth Inn
St. Thomas the Apostle
N. B
Exon
Langdon
Auction Notice for Manor Rents and Lands at Ripley Hartley
To be sold by auction at Garraway's Coffee-House Exchange-Alley on Wednesday the 2sth instant at twelve. Two lots: The Manor of Ripley with chief rents totaling 3 pounds 14 shillings 7 pence per year and the Advowson of Ripley. The Capital Messuage or Manor House of Ridley Court with lands. Also the Manor of Hartley with rents and the Hartley Manor House with enclosed lands. Leases expire Michaelmas 1767 or Michaelmas 1770 with various rents. Timber on premises valued. Details from Wallis Pump Court Temple and Christie Castle Court Oxford Market.
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Garraway
Exchange-Alley
RipLey
Ridley Court
John Winton
Hartley
Thomas Underhill
Leafe
Michaelmas
Haridey
John Collyer
Dartford
Gravesend
Wallis
Pump-Court
Temple
Christie
Castle-Court
Oxford
This Day Was Published by Reverend Jonas Sterling
A note credits the publication to the Reverend Dr. Jonas Sterling as the day’s recommender.
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Jonas Sterling
Fac ue and Cairo Inn Holyhead Inn Opens for Nobility
The new Fac ue and Cairo Inn at Holyhead Anglesea opens to travelers between London and Dublin. Jarad and Elizabeth Jackson, formerly servants to Sir John Thomas Stanley Bart, offer stocked liquors and ample stabling for fifty horses plus other accommodations. Post Chaifes with capable drivers available on short notice.
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Cairo
Holyhead
Anglesea
London
Dublin
Jarad
Blizabeth Jackson
John Thomas Stanley
N. B. Post Chaifes
LETT FARM AT THEOBALDS PARK ENFIELD CHASE SALE
Describes a lett farm at Theobalds Park Enfield Chase with four room house barns cow house stabling brew house granary and all conveniences plus about 120 acres arable and pasture with pasture rights on Enfield Chace two thirds in Hertfordshire one third in Middlesex and a good road from London. Farm to be entered Michaelmas next tenant to buy live stock implements and crop at fair appraisement. Lease possible for twenty one years for a capital of 800 to 1000 pounds by George Prefort Esq Coleman Street London or Mr John Ruffel Theobalds Herts.
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Theobalds Park
Enfield Chaceside
Enfield Chace
Hertfordshire
Middlesex
London
George Prefort
Coleman Street
John Ruffel
Theobalds
Herts
Wanted Lease Housing Near Surry Kent Middlesex Village
Public notice and recruitment style item seeking a lease hold bee commodions house with four rooms at least one floor and coach house with stables for four horses plus a good garden near London. Inquiry via Peele's Coffee-house Fleet Street. Also a parish notice: trustees to sell annuities under acts to maintain regulate and employ the poor with sale at vestry room on July 2 at five PM to the best bidder.
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Surry
Kent
Middlesex
London
C. D
Peele
Fleet-Street
St. Mary Whitechap
Famine Fears and Calls for Ministers Action
A Victorian lament on rising prices for meat and bread hurting workers. The author argues ministers should intervene to prevent famine and social unrest, citing Spain Greece and Egypt as examples of state stockpiling to stabilize markets. He condemns monopolies and urges policy change to protect the industrious poor.
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Spain
England
Greece
Italy
Persia
Egypt
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Sir Cecil Wray, Willoughby Wood
Heber
J. Dodsley
Pall-Mall
R. Francis
Fleury Secree
Princes-Street
Leicester
Pott
Wales
Milton
Pope
Addison
Shakespeare
Tillotson
Locke
John Entick
A.M
Littleton
Schrevelius
Edward
Charles Dilly
Poulry
Manfiopoufe
High Court of Chancery
Edward Montagu
Symond’s Inn
Chancery Lane
Sherborne Woods
John Dighton
Warrington
Henley
Tame
William Graves
Painns
Isrym Monita
Lower Elwell
Radnor
Brecon
Humphry Howerth
Margery MandCo
Katherine Street
Strand
Jamaica
Lisbon
Wenman and Co
Royal Exchange
Arrack
the India Company
Charles Wenman and Co
Gustom-house
Mountain
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