Devout Petition Against Calamity and Counterfeit Sharper
A dated plea asks God to protect the king and church from deceitful conspiracies and to empower authorities with justice. The narrative then recounts a sharpers tale in Hook's Mill where a supposed London gentleman offered twenty guineas and forged notes, vanishing after a forged letter revealed his imposture. pursuit continues for his capture.
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Hook’s Mill
Oxfordshire
London
Godfrey Safford
Sloop Live-Oak reports new governor arrival and shipwrecks
From America and England comes news of a new Havana governor arriving a day before Capt. Lawrence sailed, plus a Dutch ship cast away on nearby rocks with loss of vessel and cargo. A brig ashore near Jones's Gut on Long Island threatens all hands, found with three dead and seven hats. Reports include port news from Falmouth Deal London and letters about maritime convoys, pirate actions, and local deaths and trials.
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Long Island
Turk’s Iland
John Hervey
London
St. James’s
House of Lords and Commons
Bellifyre
Alderman Cockayne
Thomas Rawlinson
Matthew Blakiston
William Stephenson
Francis Gosling
Robert Kite
Nathaniel Nath
Henry Banks
Alderman Trecothick
John Smith
Mr. Cook
William Bond
Wyatt
Westminster New Pavement
Poutney
Walker
Perkins
Baillis
Silcock
Chamberlain of
Biflan
New England
Halifax
Newfoundland
St. Peter’s
Philadelphia
Brown
St. Eufratia
Peggy
Baflet
Jennings
Stiles
Bermuda
St. Eustatia
Saltertuda
Ma‘n
Guarda-Costa
Styles
St. Kitt’s
Glasgow
Earl of Bute
Rothsay
Island of
Bute
Samuel Miller
Moorfields
Horflydown
William Parvith
Milbark
Westminster
Stevens
Buckinghamshire
Chelsea
Walling
Elm Court
Temple
Smithfield
Saltpetre Bank
Margaret Haines
New Prison
Alexander Corbet
Lyttleton
Muskito
Offcers
New York
America
West Indies
Biftol
Aramaboe
Joes
Gambia
Senegal
Port Glasgow
Greenock
Firth of Clyde
Edward Isaac Jackson
Bury
Suffolk
Sarah Clarke
Stoke
Assignment and Sale Notices at East Woodhay and Towcester
A sale and lease proposal lists SHBURY FARM near East Woodhay Berkshire and Alloa Farm Kington Warren with rents and stock up for sale. Anna Maria Scutten widow of Towcester assigns assets for creditors and asks them to sign deeds with Mr White Leicester Fields to receive dividends. Creditors urged to file exact sums due. trustees may enforce late payments.
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Michaelmas
Vale of White-Horse
Berkshire
Shbury Farm
Alloa Farm
Kington Warren
Lloyd
East Woodhay
Newbury
Berks
Berks, NJa — \ \ HER#AS Anna Maria Scutten, fate of Towcester
Northampton
Truitt
Mr. White
Leicester Fields
Chen
M. B
White
To the Printer of the London Evening Post on Popery
A letter complains about the spread of Popery in the kingdom arguing it harms liberty and law. The writer asserts Roman Catholic influence endangers rights and the royal family and urges resistance to suppress it. The text cites Rosemary Lane and calls for adherence to existing laws.
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London
Mrears
Popuh Tyiarmutt
Rosemary-lane
Government against engrossing and landholding abuses
A letter from Printer of the London Evening Post urging the government to enforce laws against Engroffers and Foretailers and to curb large-scale farming. The writer argues that current landholding patterns keep provisions expensive, and without a law restricting large farms the price decline cannot be achieved. He calls for enforcement and new measures to address the root causes.
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London Evening Pot
Meres
Printer of the London: A Lively Lugival Scene
A translated lament from a London printer amid corrupt judges and looming death. The narrator describes bold defiance and the injuries of hostile foes, praising steadfast courage amid peril in Paris. The piece embodies a vivid narrative of an oppressive trial and the poet’s referenced courage.
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