Two Estate Auctions In Leicester And Essex
Pursuant to a High Court decree the freehold estate of William Whatton late of Thornby Leicester lies in two lots. Lot I includes two farm houses with arable meadow and pasture totaling about s acres in Wkin Stoke or Hinckley. Lot II comprises 82 acres with buildings at Gruate Phurnby, in Leicester. Auction held April 16 at Mr Medwin’s in Fleet Street with Manor of Church Mall and two freehold farms in Essex offered as a single parcel of 593 acres 2 roods 21 perches. viewable via tenants and printed particulars with local solicitors and attorneys listed for details.
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High Court of Chancery
Thomas Culddon
Symond’s Inn
Chancery‘lane
London
William Whatton
Thornby
Leicester
Stoke
Hinckley
Leéczitee
John Ward
Phurnby
Elizabeth Goodrich
Matster
Medwin
Basing
Fleettreet
Church Mall
Great Wakering
Much Wakering
Lidle Wakering
Great Stainbridge
Redford
Essex
Fale
Joseph Lcorard
French Trotter
Bumstead
Chelmsford
Studden
Cancerbury
Edwin
Great Marlow
Bucks
Meir
Warry
Greenwaters
New-Inn
Lease Offers for Kinlside House at Bridewell Hospital
March 11 1775 the General Court of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals invites sealed proposals to lease the dwelling house and premises in Bridewell Precinct now occupied by Mr William Kinleside. Proposals may be for seven fourteen or twenty one years with viewing before Saturday the 18th. Applications to Mr Erie in Wine Street Piccadilly.
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Bethiem Hospital
General Court of
Bridewell
Bethlem Hospitals
Committee of ‘Treasury
Bricewell
William Kinleside
Zie
General Court
John Woodoufe
Erie
ATH and T1'S ENVIRONS Descriptive Poem of Bladud
This day was published price 2s. 6d. A three canto descriptive poem inscribed to the Queen. It extols Bladud and Bath with notes and historical traditions. Printed by R. Crattwell for J. Almon and W. Frederick in Bath and London.
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Bladud
Himerius
Bath
Arangers
R. Crattwell
J. Almon
Barlington-House
Piccadilly
Landen
W. Frederick
Greve
Compleat Paris Officer and Landlord Law Guide
This day was published price 23. LANDLORD or TENANT his own LAWYER outlines a comprehensive law on landlords tenants lodgers with precedents and memoranda for ejectment admiralty replevy and related actions. Also an abstract of 15 Geo. fli repulating buildings and petty walls in London and environs. By JOHN PAUL Barrister at Law printed for Richardson and Urquhart Royal Exchange. Also price 28 for a new edition.
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Londy
John Paul
Conciliatory Address to the People of Great Britain
A preface addressing the crisis, issued with a price of 1s, printed for J. Wilkie at St. Banl’s Church-yard, J. Robson in New Bond Street, and J. Walter at Caaring er, catalogued as item 4511. The text appeals to the colonies and British public in a time of tension and national concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
J. Wilkie
St. Banl's Church-yard
J. Robson
New Bondtreet
J. Walter
Caaringer
Veritas on Insolvent Prisoners and Policy Critique
A letter to the printer argues Veritas exposed luxury rioters looting from traders and urges Parliament to punish insolvent debtors who squandered wealth. It claims many debtors profit from prison conditions, cites fowls in King’s Bench, and calls for stricter bankruptcy and new penalties rather than more insolvencies. It admonishes the House of Commons to dismiss such applications.
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Verita
Bonett
Veritas
Vauxhall
Ec. &c
King’s-Bench
London
Fale
Leffler
Golden-square
House of Comsors
A Scriptural Warning on Civil War and Empire
The piece argues against civil war and tyranny in distant provinces. It warns that internal conflict invites foreign plots, drains resources from the mother country, and harms commerce. It frames the American war as the minister’s war, not the people’s, urging unity to avoid ruin.
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America
Curious Anthedote and Clerical Trials in London
A London Evening Post snippet reports a pamphlet titled A Blow at all Priestly Claims sanctioning a controversial potion. It notes a dissenting wife rebaptism, a Lords bill passage design to restrain tract distribution, and a voter incapacitation measure for Hindon elections. Further items cover diamond losses at the royal play, shipwrecks, executions, burglaries, and various promotions, marriages, and deaths with scattered local notices.
Clergy clash over marriage rite in Scotland March 19
A discussion notes a curate performing a marriage ceremony with his own hands, arguing the act shows a liberal tendency in the clergy. It contrasts with expectations that a Popish priest would not require such restraint, highlighting tensions between established church rules and Catholic practices.
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Scotland
Helland
England
London Gazette item dated March 14e
Wednesday March 15 report from the London Gazette outlines official notices and proclamations issued on March 14e. The item notes government actions, appointments, and legal notices typical of the period.
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London Gazette
Royal appointments and naval movements reported
The King names John Warren to Worcester Archdeaconry and William Cropley to West Ham vicarage, both void by deaths or resignations. A North Shields notice warns coal ships of price pressures. Three companies from Tinmouth arrive amid coal price tensions. Meanwhile, transport orders to send troops to America prompt naval movements toward Spithead and Boston, with ships Cerberus and others dispatched.
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St. James's
Boarch
John Warren
D. L
Worcester
William Cropley
West Ham
Essex
John Warner
Custom Quay
North Shields
Thatscay
Gift Regiment
Oughton
Gosp
Qoop Otter
Spithead
Chas
America
Royal O.k
Chadsis
London
Cerberus
Bofton
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Theatre Royal
Covent-Garden
Edward and
Eleonora
Thompson
William Lygon
Kadresfield
Radnor
Ryaner
Knighton
Knucklass
Kevenlece
Batiting
John Lewis Bidford Rusv
Bell
David Garrick
John Bell
Strana
C. Etherington
Yorn
Henry Dagge
T Longaian
Illurion
Cadel
Strand
Tattersall
Turf
Hyde-Park Turnpike
Everal
Storey
James MacPherson
Pristed
Suahan
Cadell
Vis
Queen’s Bus Tavern
St. Pauls Church Yard
Bedfordshire
Viscount Torrington
Blackfriars
Bolton Hl
Holton
Yorkshire
F. Blyth
Firthlane
Cornhill
T. Evans
Paternofter-row
Loodton Evening Post
London Evening Pott
Dorferiirs
House of Lords
Massachesetes Bay
House of Commos
Hindon
Wilshire
Pariament
Hinden
Isyor
Crickface
Thoulders
Sam
Wilkes
Lierty
Cresile
Allen
Virginia
Bedford Asizes
William Barker
Green Park
Pitt
Air-street
Picc-dilly
Mackenzie
Evans
Middleton
William Chamberlayase
Exchequer
Nuttail
Mattermin
Alexander Pennington
Marrid
Capt Carr
Bur-freet
Mass Leeck
Samuel Leeck
Kig
Wapping
Hart-street
Crate 2d Friars
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