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Riot and Court Privilege at the Lord Mayor’s Ball
Saturday last the Lord Mayor arrived at Blackfriars Stairs to a hostile reception as crowds jeered calling Excise. The procession included the Lord Chancellor and other officials. night brought counterfeit tickets to the Lord Mayor’s Ball. Several crimes and penalties are noted including prosecutions for selling spirituous liquors and shoplifting. Reports from The Hague discuss European succession and potential wars, with authorities seizing Brandy and tea near Kent and Sheppy.
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Black Friars
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Lee
Fletchers Company
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Norwich
Torhill-fields Bridewell
Sarah Stephens
Col. de Veil
Foster
Clerkenwell
Sarah Lively
Mary Jackson
St. Giles’s
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Woma
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Walwoth Common
Faversham
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Hague
Poland
Proffiz
Elector Palatine
France
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Scaufé
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Berlin
M. Burmania
Manheim
Cardinal de Fleury
Empire
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