Berlin Edict Grants Foreign Settlers Broad Protections
A 1747 Berlin edict offers foreigners in easy circumstances full protection from levies and taxes for two years, with three years of import and troop-quarters relief upon settling in Berlin or four designated provinces. It promises protection, tax exemptions, and potential pensions, plus safeguards for families and estates, to attract foreign subjects amid regional conflicts.
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Houthold
Electoral
Marche
Pomesania
Magdeburgh
Halberstadt
Berlin
Landschafft
Aubeine
Eschentage
Hageffoez
Europe
Canterbury Gaol News of Two Housebreakings
Canterbury reports two arrests. Sir Roger Twisden Bare and Lock land Kelly committed at Maidstone Gaol for breaking into a house Tuesday night and stealing various goods and eight shillings. On Saturday Elizabeth Langley was committed for stealing a coarse shirt from John Ballard’s dwelling in East Greenwich.
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Country News
Canterbury
Maidstone
Roger Twisden
Bare
Lockland Kelly
Henry Crofts
Joseph Bell
Elizabeth Langley
John Ballard
Greenwich
Advice on Peace and War for Britain and France
London essay urges abandoning blood feuds and embracing peace while warning France against renewed aggression. It argues prudence over rash action, notes how war steels national resolve, and calls on statesmen to act now rather than wait another eight years to prepare. It stresses naval readiness and timely action in Britain’s favor.
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France
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