Court of Aldermen considers crackdown on fore stalls
London news reports a Guildhall session where Aldermen agreed that the Lord Mayor can urge the Solicitor to prosecute fore stallers and engrossers at city expense. The page also notes wartime scarcity, an odd fortune tale, encampment orders for Windsor Park, and various court and racing items.
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Guildhall
Alderman Wilkes
Hague
Count de Algiers
Paris
Germany
Wurtemberg
Bavaria
Swabia
B—d
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Windsor Park
Ipswich
Ld. Farnham
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Daniel
Charles Simkins
John Coxe Hippisley
John Oakley
John Gelham
Hon
Inner Temple
Hackney
Chamber of London
Mr. Evans
Phelps
Sparracks Row
Stockholm King enters Stockholm amid public joy and court access
The London Gazette reports the King of Sweden entered Stockholm with a festive reception, a triumphal arch funded by the city, and broad public joy. He attended the Senate to pledge to govern by law and to improve access, offering a weekly hour for all ranks. Military promotions and social engagements fill the notice, with numerous arrivals and deaths listed from ships, towns, and estates.
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London
Stockholm
Sweden
War-Office
Funett
al Reg
Dragoon Guards
Andrew Wauchop
L. Jacob
Regiment of Foot
Christopher Aldridge
R. Campbell
18Th Reg. Foot
Benjamin Chapman
John Evans
Dido
Thomas Batt
George Stainforth
Foot
John York
Richardson Bynd
Reg
Benjamin Stuart
John Hubert Valentine du Bois
John Weir
Dominica
Old Fashioned Farmers and Rigmarole Band Coming
Wm. Sharp junior and An Incens’d Citizen present the next act. The Old Fashion’d Farmers and Rigmarole join the program as a lively, period street-page item with local names and theatrical flair.
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Wm. Sharp
Letters on Wilkes debts and Society at the London Tavern
Continuation of Mr Horne's letter to Mr Wilkes discusses the Society of the Bill of Rights at the London Tavern. It questions Wilkes debts, calls for proofs of alleged imposition, and describes meetings on May 9 1764 to Nov 27 1770 and the dispute over settling John Wilkes's accounts.
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Prince’s Court
Join Mikes
Wwilkas
Mir
Ike
Meath
London
Buckinghamshire
Wilkés
Reynolds
Heaton Wilkes
Lawbrice
Alderman Townsend
Sunnah
Ahfwrer
Averretz
Heaton Wiles
Gil
Townend
Mir. Townsend
Femb Wi Weerdt
Tle Seclety
Mivds
Great George Street
Downins Street
King’s Bench Prison
Sir Edward
Paris
Guixeas
Fulham
King's ‘ Bench
Hovsegon Akae
Dover
France
Nory
Soleur
Wilkes
Curry
Eigen
Heaton Wikes
George Bellas
London Tavern Sets Declaration for Parliament Reforms
London Tavern minutes from June 11 1770 show supporters of the Bill of Rights proposing a declaration for all electors to pledge to vote for measures shortening Parliament terms and reducing pensions, plus a plan for an inquiry into disturbances. A committee of twelve named figures including John Wilkes and Frederick Bull was formed to draft the declaration and report at the next General Meeting.
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Brass Crosby
Ely
City of
London
House of Commons
Brad Crofey
Frederics Ball
Joseph Manoey
Frederick Bull, Esq
Frederick Bull
Wilkes
William Bullock
Hankey and Co
Lowry and Co
Halliday and Co
Derick Ball
Leadenhall-street
Londo
Brass Crusby
Morrist Morris seeks Monmouthshire parliamentary candidate
Piercefield Monmouthshire May 21 1771. Val Morris writes to the Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders urging attendance at a meeting at Uk on June 6 to choose a proper person to represent them in Parliament after a late member’s death. He asks for sentiments to be declared by personal appearance or by authorized proxy.
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Piercefield
Monmouthshire
County of Monmouth
Val. Morris
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