Vast Seaborne Moves and Prizes Reported Across Europe
Reports detail shipments, embargoes, and naval movements with Denmark envoys and French ships at Louisbourg. Notable items include privateering actions near New York, the Earl of London retaken, and prisoner cruelty claims at Dinant. A baptism, a marriage, and a bankruptcy list accompany the sweeping wartime notices.
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Aewi
Raptzau
Denmark
Cefge
London
Hamburgh
Manor of Cotton and Hurst Estate for sale near Shrewsbury
To be sold the manor of Cotton and Hurst with the capital messuage outbuildings and 220 acres of meadow pasture and arable land in the parish of Wellbury Salop six miles from Shrewsbury now in the possession of Mr John Meyrick at rent of 100 pounds per year in extraordinary good condition and well tenanted particulars may be had from Mr Thomas Harris attorney in Ledbury Herefordshire who will attend at the Fox Inn in Salop on Monday the 7th of November next to treat with buyers
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Cotton and Hurst
Wellury
Salop
Shrewsbury
John Meyrick
Thomas Harris
Athorne
Legainster
Herefordshire
Fox Inn
Prince Charles of Lorrain Heads Fawer Headquarters
News from September 23 reports Prince Charles of Lorrain fortifying Fawer as Prussians reinforce Silesia defenses at Neifs and plan to flood the country. Other dispatches note Hessian troop movements, Alsace militia mobilization, and a Gefrees fire destroying fifty dwellings and public buildings.
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Prince Charles of Lorrain
Fawer
Silesia
Neifs
Cofe
Brig
Breslau
Glogau
Glatz
Scheidniz
Hanau
Hesse-Catiel
Count of Hanau
Strasburg
Alsace
Prince Soubize
France
Franconia
Gefrees
Call for unified clear laws to save nation
Letter argues that multiplicity and poor publication of laws burden subjects. Proposes revisions to consolidate all laws on a subject into a single statute and publish penal laws publicly, akin to the Ten Commandments, to bind the subject and deter offenses.
Publick Gaming Prohibition Act Notice from 1757
The passage discusses fixing acts on church doors to enforce public gaming bans and dry up gaming in licensed houses from September 29 1757. It details penalties for licensees and workers who permit gaming and for those who gamble, with fines, warrants, and proceeds for parish poor funds.
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House of Correction
Guy
Iberry
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Waritt
Martinico
Lé Tonnant
M. Beaufremont
le Francoeur
Chief de Escadre
le Superbe
le Heroie
le Dauphin Royal
de Bizarre
le Gelebre
Toulon
le Sape
le Buriacquiere
le Acheille
le Cornete
le Fleur de Lis
L’ Hermoine
Earl of London
New-York
North-America
Jamaica
New- York
Hays
Rye
Southampton
Louisbourg
New-London
Mumford
Dinant
St. Maloes
Admiralty
Rowley
Harwich
Portsmouth
Marquis of Graham
Duke of Montrose
Grosvenor Square
North
Grosvenor Street
George Augustus
Prince of Wales
Princess of Wales
Earl and Countels of
Salisbury-street
Rotheshire
John Hayes
Tyger
Privy Gardens
Whitehall
Commissioners Lotléry
Sadidet Migenis
Lombard Street
City of
York
Linnen-Draper
Chapmare
Meyers
Audiwer
Hans
Ghj. Cooke
Ad’ J Coote
King’s Arms
Fonhair
Whiteington
Be Sant
Juikina Meath
James Taisor
Antin
Lewis
Erasinus
Klour
Falbor
Dean Tireet
Soho
Antigallican
Hoar
Bell-Dock
Old Ratibow
Corn
Bok Bel
Queen Square
Westminster
Pen
Juarley
Firther
Henry Hoare
Ely
Fleet Creer
Harry Earle
Salisbury
Mr Griefdale
Quarly