Russian and German War News From Prague to Saxony
From Moscow to Berlin and Amsterdam reports, union and military maneuvers across Bohemia Saxony and Prussia. Troop augmentations, desertions and armament plans surface as armies maneuver near Prague Mulhdorff and Fribourg with siege prep and garrison movements.
Robbery in Canterbury Sees Alice Osman Held for Highway Theft
Canterbury reports Alice Osman, on Mary Farrant's oath, committed to Maidstone Gaol for robbing a woman on the highway on December 22, 1736. The theft included a gold ring, a guinea, two shillings, lace, edgings, silk, linen handkerchiefs, and a nightcap, valued at 30l. Also jailed is a second unnamed man. Nov 3. On Nov 4 a Joyner, Hook, formerly of Canterbury, was caught attempting to break into John Simapson's house and held in gaol. suspected of several robberies in the past years.
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King’s Yard
Chatham
John Simapson
Protesting Bishops and Gunpowder Plot Anniversary Festivities
In London reports praise the bishops for refusing communion to any prince with a mistress, mirroring a French example. The Gunpowder Plot anniversary featured bells, park and tower guns, and bonfires. Nobles and merchants attended ceremonies, marriages were noted, and several deaths and health-related moves were recorded, including Count Nassau seeking Bath health and various local figures passing away.
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Henry Marshall
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Hawkins
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Thomas Missing
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Coleman
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Rotherhithe
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Bermondsey
Major Warrington
Ligonier
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Little Storing
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Honiton
Devonshire
Gill
Robert Rous
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Richard Barnes
Royal Train of Artillery
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Southwark
Salmon
Hackney
William Wightman
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