Address of Nineteenth Century Nobles to Lords in London
A London Evening Port letter lauds the British nobility for opposing the American fishery bill and defending liberty. It praises their virtue and prudence, urges action against alleged corruption, and asks Lords to pursue accountability, reform taxes, and guard national credit. It closes with warning against discord and gratitude for noble leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bricth
London Evening Post
Commons
On seeing a Lady nursing her own child
In a brief vignette from the London Evening Pot a observer remarks on encountering a woman nursing her infant. The fragment hints at domestic life and maternal care within a metropolitan setting.
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London
Proprieties urged to curb robberies on Hounslow roads
Six proprietors of post carriages at Hounslow Colebrook Belfont and Bagshot are asked to inform friends by this conveyance whether they will adopt a plan to stop frequent audacious robberies on the great roads through Hounslow and Bagshot Heaths. If so a no cost proposal will be offered and they are asked to confer and indicate who should receive it.
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Hounslow
Colebrook
Belfont
Bagshot
Bagshot Heaths
Capt Srolt
Mecklenburgh Strelitz
George Minden
North America
Emmet
Moles Hill
Wind Direction Report From Scotch Butchers
Portmouth reports wind direction as NNW according to orders from the Scotch Butchers dated March 26. The brief note records a nautical or local weather instruction with a specific compass bearing.
Reign of Henry VIII and Reform Aid by William Thomas
Publication notes describe a 1549 account by William Thomas Clerk of the Privy Council. It includes a detailed view of Henry VIII's reign and the Reform movement, with six essays for Edward VI. Transcribed from the Cotton Library manuscript with notes by Abraham D'Aurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomas
Privy Council
Henry the Eighth
Edward the Sixth
Fat Imported EMOIRE and Memoire Notices in 18th Century Britain
A jumble of old notices describes fat imports, memoires for noble Counts and officials, and legal actions involving Guines Tort Roger and Despech. It notes sales by J Almon near Burlington House and mentions a museum lottery run by Nichol son Co with tickets sold in Cornhill and Ludgate Street. The lottery promises large prizes and prompt payment after drawing begins May 1st.
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Emoire
Roger
Centre le Compte de
Reqnese du Sieur de
Menval
Guines
SSS Museum
Nicholson and Co
Cornhill
Ludgate-street
St. Paul's
Cheapside
Parliamentary Register of American Debates and Proceedings
A historical notice announces the continuation of the Parliamentary Register, detailing examination reports, Jamaica petitions, and debates from the House of Commons and Lords. It lists publishers in Piccadilly and related shops, offers previous numbers, and invites reader correspondence for accuracy, promising future volumes and American charters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peis
Pritt
Gerp
Parliamentary ‘Register
Mr. Lister
Jamaica
Meff
Walker and Ellis
C. Sc
House of Peers
House of Commons
J. Almon
Rebellion fears over taxing America and Parliament aims
The lettered critique denounces British ministry for colonial taxation plans, argues Americans resolve to tax themselves, warns of civil war, and condemns pension spending and corruption. It cites parliamentary deceit and colonial resistance as a united stance against external taxation. A Portsmouth dispatch notes ships sailing and arrivals, plus social news and legal cases from York.
Museum Lottery Office Plans Preparations and Stock Updates
March 28 report from the Museum Lottery Office notes near forty workers at the Exchequer handling numbered tickets and preparing for wheel entry in about ten days. It lists stock prices and annuity figures, with various bonds and naval site values cited, reflecting market activity alongside lottery preparations.
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Museum Lottery Office
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Iycombe
Torrington
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Abraham D’aurant
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Sarah
Shepherd
Tenby
Hayling
Lawford
Levant
Thompson
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Gatton
Camel Court
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Southwark
Tooting Common
James Stanley
Scarlet-Dyer
Mount-Street
Spitalfields
Robert Sinton
William Bean
Michal Flirtt
Nicholas Hirst
Humphry Harrison
William Ivan
John Radcliffe
Richard Craythorne
Thomas Jewett
Richard Guffock
George Walker
Elizabeth Gordon
William Laws
Thomas Myers
Joan Bolton
Elizabeth Rainbow
India
Souch Sea
Tre o'Cack
Dteo
Sitong
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