Famine in Paris and Church Proclamations Reported
Letters from Paris describe famine devastations and a general counter nation in the city and countryside. The Bishop of Orleans bans ecclesiastics from cards, with a gate proclamation and an edict urging restraint on dice and games of chance. A service for the late Bishop of Montpellier honored his soul, noting his estate plan to aid the poor.
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Trial at Bar verdict for plaintiffs in King s Bench
London news reports a One o Clock verdict in a Chancery directed issue between the assigns of Sir Stephen Evans and Sir Bibye Lake with the plaintiffs winning. The bulletin also notes nobility gifts, estate sales, marriages, officer appointments, and various deaths and notices from the week.
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Robberies and assault reported in Stroud and Warwick fairs
From Gloucester and Coventry dated May 1 and May 2 details a stone mason Daniel Essex breaking into Thomas Kilminster's house in Stroud, stealing gold rings and other items, beating Kilminster's daughter, and injuring her arm. At Warwick Fair three people were robbed and a man murdered nearby. another victim was plundered by a highwayman for six pence, and another for seven pence.
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