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Fires Wreck St Bridget Cloisters and City Properties
A late month fire in London destroyed the Cloisters of St Bridget and the adjacent convent and church. The blaze spread rapidly, consuming the church, hospital of the Holy Ghost, the Prince Bishop of Calau’s palace, thirteen noblemen’s houses, and the Camaldales court. Reports from Bastia, Amsterdam, Paris, and Berlin note political tensions, new levies, and European intrigues while local sickness and distress rise with smallpox and harvest thanksgiving planned by Aberdeenshire. A Bristol clergyman’s defense of Jewish naturalization sparks a volley of pro and anti arguments about religion, law, and state policy in London letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Warram
St. Bridget
Calau
Camaldales
Genoa
Bastia
M. Grimaldi
Republick
M. de Curray
Felucca
Baffin
Tortona
Alexandria
Corsica
Porto Specia
Yunich
Onslow Burrish
Great Britain
Dyet
Francfort
House of Heffe-Caffel
Marquis de Bonnac
Chevalier
Modena
Milaneze
Lombardy
Paris
Pontoise
Bristol
Chris
Cefar
Gafar
St. Stephen
Christ