Alfred the Great in legend and legacy across eras
Fragmented archaic prose lauds Alfred the Great as king, scholar, poet, and jurist while contrasting a later age’s decline. It portrays Alfred’s era as establishing marine defenses, juries, enlarged commerce, and merit-based promotions, then rails at subsequent rulers for decadence and loss of power. The piece laments the Little Alfred era and its imagined decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred
Alfred the Great
Beneesee
Alfred the Little
Alfred the Lite
House of Commons advances malt and land tax bills
On Wednesday November 22 the House deferred the Committee of Ways and Means and the Supply to Friday. The malt bill and the land tax bill passed, with a rider to require security from collectors when needed. The sheriffs and gaolers indemnity bill passed in committee without amendments. A resolution to form a committee for further corn regulation and exportation was approved for tomorrow.
Un'trawn Tickets and Prize Lottery Catalogue Notice
The notice outlines drawing procedures for tickets and prizes. W HODGES offers a mode of conducting the business with numerical books and preparations for selling tickets, shares, and for taking insurance to retain undrawn tickets and shares and transacting lottery business by four pm. Printed for the author and sold by P Uriel and E Brooke Temple. Two more volumes will finish this work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralf
Margc
W. Hodges
Ted
Ares
Cyun Insurance
P Uriel
Inner Temple-lane
E. Brooke
Bell-yard
Temple-bar
Public Papers Hint at Clinton Support and Cornwallis Succession
A correspondent claims Sir Henry Clinton requested more forces to defend America, but government can spare only a fourth. The writer recalls a cabinet reply urging continuation of the war, noting Clinton’s possible departure and Lord Cornwallis to succeed him to gain time and favor with the Crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clinton
America
Sir Henry Clinton
Lord Cornwallis
London Commentary on Finances and Peace Talks
London opinion notes that new duties fail to ease burdens on trade and life necessities. It projects annual savings from 4 percent Consols falling next January and debates East India Company privileges for public oversight. It mentions possible private peace talks with Spain, the ministry’s likely adjournment, and comments on Lord George Gordon proceedings and emerging parliamentary talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consol
East India Company
East India Stock
Spain
Father Hafey
Court of
Madrid
George Gordon
House of Commons
England
Lord Duncannon
Francis Baffer
Steele
Roberts
Sheridan
Oratory Promises Aid to Fox and Sheridan
The piece praises Mr Sheridan’s oratory as strong and fluent for a young speaker, predicts growing warmth with experience, and notes his potential as a powerful ally to Mr Fox in the cause. It also reports maritime notices, odd agricultural yields, and lottery prize results with several office references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Addison
Mr. Fox
M‘fee
Jamaica
Hull
Roberts
Christie
Ditto
London
Falmouth
Mary
Forster
Petersburgh
Peter Hodgkinson
Dunham
Cheshire
Raffald
the Exchange
Mancheser
Marton
Yorkshire
John Terry
Settrington
James Fox
Wharram
Masquerade Intelligence at The Pantheon Opens
The Pantheon hosted a Masquerade last night with a lively crowd and playful characters. Jockeys displayed a comic pony race while pedlars hawked wares in Hebrew style, a knife-grinder wore out his whetstone, and the Rotunda glowed with lights as diverse figures mingled including Orange-Girls, Haymakers, Beggars, Fryars, Jailors, Turks, and Watchmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantheon
Alderman Port
Navy ships depart for Jamaica and the West Indies
Ships including Squirrel, St Albans, Drome dary, Shark sloop, Race, Horse schooner, Flying Fish, Easy, Nimble, Surprize, Expedition cutters, Louisa, Elms sail outward as before toward Jamaica. Generous Friends, Bruce head for Antigua. Lord Howe and London Frigate Watts bound for the West Indies. Clyde arrivals Elizabeth, Scot, Caledonia. Jamaica bound vessels Nelly, Noble, Kerr, and more. Bristol arrivals include Geler Ac Libos N dos Neves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Wind
Squirrel
St. Albans
Dromedary
Louisa
Elms
Jamaica
Bruce
Antigua
Lord Howe
London
Watts
West Indies
Clyde
Elizabeth
Scot
Caledonia
Thompson
Kerr
Nelly
Noble
Boyd
Geler
Prices of STOCKS This Day at Two o Clock
A reader listing various stock prices and financial instruments with values and dates in old currency terms. Stocks include Bank Annuities Consols and India Stock with numerous percentages and halves noted, along with lottery and bill references. The entry reads like a market price column from a historical financial page.
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Beteieed Alpard
Tommerct
Ahttle Prine
Géer
HOUSE
Cip
Coventry
Gentlenzh
House of Congnous
Hallifax
Rogers
Omar
Chia
Frederic Hervey
J Beyemm Bayernderson
N.B
Gonttadt
Freland
Itch
Furnival’s Ian
Yok Fex
Kilkhampton
Jo Uney
Gi Kearfly
Fleet-figeet
Almonard Debrett
Piccadilly
Monty
Characers
Bank of England
Hodges
Rock
Haymarket
Strand
Adelphi
New Bond Street
Oxfords Firest
Great Queen- Street
Lincoln’s Inn Field
New-street
Covent-Garden
St. Martin’s Lane
Portland-street
Morimer“street
Harley Street
Cavendish
St. James
St. James's Palace
Igate-Street
Varius
Twn
Hope
Tce
Insla
Setreet
Prige
Nly
High Court of Pariament
Ever Suaneeps
Josiah Brown
Ef. Paarriffer
Taw
Lombardy
Tealy
Francey
Portugal
Degmark
Europe
Rome
Constantivo Adrianople
Trebizond
Turkey
Ruffia
Germany
G. Robinson
Paternofter
E. Newbery
St.Paul's Church-yard
Hungary
Poland
Prussia
Scotland
Alderman Kirkman
Guildhall
John Sawbridge
Postscript
The
London Evening Post
Lord North
My Lord
Roel
Meff
Hszird
Royal Exchange
Zoodl
Richardson
State Lottery Office
Cornhill
Charing Cross
Fieldlane
Gogl
Dartfers
Kent
Saunders
Boight
Welston
Otley
Ship News
Bristol
Shorste
India
Keuth
Mary Aidrance
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