Adulterous Chevalier Bribery Foreseen in Vestry Plot
Naples reports a Chevalier Silas de Betonto prisoner for adultery sought release by bribing a vestry with 100 pistoles. the king ordered prosecution. Corsica news recounts Corsicans detaining French prisoners after clashes at Bastia and St Fiorenzo, with later release and negotiation. Hanover regency restricts doctors until Gottingen examinations. Amsterdam letter notes substantial provincial war supplies and large debts being managed by lotteries and reforms.
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Silas de Betonto
Leghorn
Corsica
St. Fiorenzo
Bastia
M. de Courci
Distrié
Bastino
Biguglia
Corficans
Iland
Hanover
Gottingen
Amsterdam
Council of State
Excommunications and obituaries in Irish church and county notices
March reports from Ireland record excommunication and deprivation of Rev. Jacob Schooles for clandestine marriage to John Crosby’s daughter, with deaths of Rev. Edward Thomas and George Warburton. Pope grants Lent meat toleration. A tombstone at Lusk parish church bears an ancient inscription and heraldic imagery, dating to late antique times and noting Walterus Delormont.
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Lusk
Jacet
Walterus Delormont
Monica
Ireland
I. N.R.I
Britain Firm on Seaborne Trade and Fisheries Rights
Britannicus argues Britain must defend sea sovereignty as nations push to expand trade. He urges controlling fishing near shores, choosing stations, and keeping foreigners at distance to boost employment, trading, and naval strength, while criticizing bad coin and moral decline. The piece references parliamentary bills, wool trade, fisheries, and current events including marriages and Royal Society news.
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Great Britain
Globe
England
Irich
France
D .Ge
Eufe
Berlin
Charles Halford
Richard Halford
Bartlate
Wifton
Leicestershire
Lillingstone
Ratcliffe
Bucks
Rebecca Sandwell
Royal Society
Lord Harcourt
Harding
Charles Smeaton
de Gevres
Wilmer
Chelsea
Hans Sloane
Worcester
Hopewell
Dover
Rouen
Seyne
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