Privateers and naval news from the Cork to Jamaica trade
Fragmentary items describe ships and privateers including a sloop of war from St Malo and the Essex, with captures and queries from Philadelphia to Jamaiced. notes on a Lord Barnard becoming Mayor of Durham, marriages and deaths in London society, a suspicious mill fire at Orwell Hill with rewards, and local tradesmen in Hertfordshire and Bristol. The piece mixes maritime action with civic notices and social announcements.
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Themelves
Cork
Mount’s Bay
Cornwall
Thas
Cartiape
St. Malo
Bristol
Philadelphia
Jamaied
Westwich Warren
Rafe
France
Engand
Mann
England
Surrey
House of Commons
Thames
Lord Barnard
Earl of
Darlnngton
Durham
St. Dunstan’s Church
Flee
Edward Ryan
Lapoire
Dover Street
Viscountess Gage
Dillon
Jamaica
Cape
Jamies Everard
Clarendon
London
Lord ‘Hardwicke
Orwell-Hill
Cambridge
Lord Hardwicke
Tempest Lockwood
Sabridgeworth
Hertford
Chapman
Roger Rice
Clifton
Gloucester
Notice of Sale Prohibition Under 18th Century Act
Government announces enforcement of an act extending from July 5 1757 prohibiting almanac hawking and selling unbranded or unmarked items. Offenders face penalties and authorities empowered to convict. rewards offered for apprehension of violators.
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Dhe
Lus
Reidti
Offendey
Shefaid
Peterborough 1757 Stolen Gelding Notice and Suspect
A notice from Peterborough in 1757 describes a brown gelding named by description as a horse of four years, with brown muzzle and white facial markings, suspected stolen. The owner James Olive of Peterborough seeks information leading to recovery, offering a reward or safe return. The description includes dark brown eyes and clothing noted, with request for anyone knowing the horse or owner to come forward.
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Peterborough
CufFarty
James Olive
Peter- le Re
Carhiplexton
Fragmented Early Printed Page of The Fourth Edition
A damaged OCR fragment references a lengthy religious historical work about Mahometans, Medina, tombs, Alexandria, Cairo, and captives in the Turks era. It notes travels and escapes with scattered names and places, indicating a colonial era travelogue or sermon-like compilation. The legible bits hint at a maritime or voyage narrative within 18th or 19th century typography. The piece reads as a bibliographic excerpt and does not present a coherent single event.
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Li Maseras
Ion
Medina
Ad- Azatent Y
Military movements and court reshuffles in Europe
Dispatches from Faurr report Prussia assembling Brandenburg militia and recruiting across Berlin. Bevern’s army moves from Bumzlau to Haynau, with Lignitz fortifications under heavy buildup. Simultaneously, Schweidnitz detaches to Sabischdorff and Lafen to guard bread convoys. Paris notes Maupeau’s resignation and reform of the Parliament presidency with Moles and Jolie de Fleury assuming key posts.
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Flanders
Faurr
Saxony
Prussia
Lettorate
Bevern
Bumzlau
Haynau
Morion
Rudolffsback
Lignitz
Janery
Walfladr
Henry of
Schweidnitz
Sabischdorff and Lafen
Klein-Rose
Jauer
Grenadiers
Nadaiti
Paris
Fontainbleau
Versailles
de Maupeau
Pott
Moles
M. Jolie de Fleury
M. Moles
A Mortiér
M. Sequiér
Perceus Nod Dublin Exhortation on Scarcity and Thanks
A fragment from Dublin reports an exhortation read in Romish chapels urging gratitude to God for relief from scarcity likened to a famine. It praises charitable relief efforts, calls for obedient conduct toward temporal governors, and condemns opponents who spread unfounded opinions about the Church. The text references long penal laws and loyalty to the Royal Family, urging pious resignation and unity under leadership.
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Perceus
Dublin
Harver
Fractured Petition Against Oaths and Penal Laws
An 18th century polemic denounces oath refusal and harsh Penal Laws, condemning perjury and blasphemy while urging Christians to pray for rulers’ moderation. It appeals for mercy and protection from divine retribution, calling on readers to be just and sober in conduct, and to avoid unrest while supporting civil harmony.
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Onymos
Holy Church
Calminy
Luke
Robbery and executions mark Worcestershire notes
Last Monday evening Dr Wall, a physician from Worcester, was robbed near Little Malvern by a single footpad who threatened with a pistol and fled after taking about four guineas, sparing his watch. William Lislimore is held on suspicion. In Oxfordshire Edward Carter, Witney, was found dead by hanging near a field in a suspected accidental death after a coroner ruled the cause.
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Country
Worcester
Wall
Ledbury
Little Malvern
William Lislimore
Reading
Richard Til- Jeared
Oxford
Edward Carter
Witney
Neckeloth
Way of
Thame
Treaties and Power Hypocrisy in Sovereign States
London author discusses how sovereign powers ignore treaties and honor for their own advantage. He cites Austria France and Russia oppressing Prussia, urging that such ungenerous acts reveal princes’ lack of virtue and readiness to sacrifice justice and responsibility for self-interest.
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Austria
France
Russia
Prufian
Sweden
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Wefely
Bridge
Stafford
John Dun
Chceas
Christopher Wadon
Saryauit
George
Port
Big
Fueh Nollenen
Gentlemew
Christopher Watson
Britain
Browne
Real Ata Praca
R. Baldwin
A. Times
Reculver
Kent
Chris
Joan Oliver
Bartholomew-Clofe
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