Trade winds and fairs greet a busy London week
The issue notes arrivals of French East India ships at Port Orient and expectations for the Chauvelin. It reports a Southwark Fair program by Mr. Fawkes delighting nobility, a visit by Dr Thomas Secker with many confirmations, hops contracts stalling due to markets and storms, and a weekly mortality and casualty tally. It ends with a 1733 London bread affize order detailing loaf weights and pricing, plus stock market updates including South Sea and bank securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
Arriv
Port Orient
Bretany
Chauvelin
Fawkes
Southwark
Pool
Thomas Secker
Bristol
Farnham
London
Weyhill Fair
Kent
St. Mary
Trington
Rotherhith
East N. B
Buthel
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
New Hank
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London’ Assurance
York Buildings
Englih
Welch Ditto
Endiz
Amesbury Races Purse Events At Amesbury Wiltshire
Amesbury races Friday the 26th and the 297th offer purses of twenty and ten guineas on the Countess-Coure Down course in Wilts. Entries require subscriber status for lower fees with non subscribers paying two guineas on entrance. Horses to be kept at a subscriber’s house until race day and articles shown by the clerk of the course when required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Countess-Coure Down
Wilts
Lambourne Races at Lambourne Downs Berks
An 18th century notice advertises Lambourne Downs races on September 16 7 18 with purses of thirty and about ten pounds. Entries require Guinea entrances and varying fees. weights and second place stakes apply, with a Give and Take Parle on September 7. Balls and diversions for the ladies accompany the event.
Olney Races Purse Details and Entry Conditions
The Olney Meadow races in Bucks run September 24 for ten guineas with limits based on prior winnings and weights four miles per heat in a best of three. September 2 offers twenty guineas for horses never winning more than forty pounds, weight ten stone, bridle and gear included. Enter by September 26 at the Red Lyon Olney with entrance half guinea or more, three reputed runners minimum, refunds if not started, smiths must subscribe five shillings, on-course ordinances, ball and ladies ball planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambourne
Lambourne Downs
Berks
Olney
Olney Meadow
County of Bucks
Red Lyon
Missing Person Notice in Southwark Vicinity
RS Sarah Himay has been missing from her house in Vineyard Southwark since December last. Anyone with information about her fate, dead or alive, should report to Mr John Gaskell Corn-Chandler Broad Way Westminster Mall. Reward of two guineas offered for the fact Mir Gatkell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Himay
Vineyard
Southwark
John Gaskell
Broad- Way
Westminster
Mall
Mir
Gatkell
Missing Apprentice Margret Caffey From Fletcher House
A 14 year old apprentice Margaret Caffey left Mrs Fletcher in Glass-house Street near Golden-Square. She wore a brown damask gown brown silk handkerchief blue and white check apron and hair fair. The notice warns that she will be kindly received if she returns to service, otherwise any host will be prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cafféy
Fleccher
Glass-house-Street
Golden-Square
F. Fletcher
Notice of Sale of Manor and Lands in Devon Parish North Huish
Notice details a sale by auction of the Barton of Butterford and two other messuages Langford and Whelcombe, with 6 9 acres arable land, orchards, and lime rocks. Includes reversionary interests in several tenements and mills, in North Huish near Totnes Modbury Kingsbridge and Brent. Executors named Cholwich Fowell and Fortescue. All indebted notices to be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrerford
Thomas Prestwood
North Huith
Devon
Butterford
Langford
Whelcombe
North Huish
Agborough
Agooashigh Moor
Lowerwill
Ugborough
Ford
Middleford
Coombe
Lower Butterford
Butterford Mills
William Cholwich
Oldstane
Dartmouth
John Fowell
Blackhall
Brent
Lewis
London
John Fortescue
Gandy-lane
Prestwood
Cholwich
Fowell
Mr. Prestwood
Totnes
Modbury
Kingsbridge
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Naverlock
Brentwood
Essex
John Thomlinson
Jeremiah Smith
St. Martin’s-Lane
Cannon-streec
John Clarke
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
Wraysbury
Mr. Gooding
Saddle Royal
Mitre-Court
Fleet-street
John Saunders
Bridgeman
Staines
Mr. Barret
Windsor
Weston
Bath
London Magazine
Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer
J. Wilford
St. Paul’s
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