Captain Ayscough Faces Accusations Over Court Case
The text reports renewed charges against Captain Ayscough amid conflict with officers and a dispute over accusations of dishonor. It notes a Court of King's Bench information against Mr. Swift and a bill of indictment at the Old Bailey for calling an officer a liar and a coward, while asserting the captain’s good character and royal favor.
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Court of King’s Bench
Mr. Swift
Westminster
Cld Bailey
Pressing faults in Royal Navy manning warn of calamity
The letter from Portsmouth dated Sept 3 critiques Luttrell’s naval manning claims and details 64 gun St. Alban’s crew shortages, fever, and 128 deaths. It cites Monarch’s ill manning, near loss, and lauds Captain Rowley’s decisive actions. A request to Parliament urges Luttrell’s bill or a better plan to end press gangs and distress at sea. A second note presents a 1769 prophecy warning Britain of civil and military decline and looming calamities.
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Almon
Luttrell
House of Commons
Earl of Bristol
House of Peers
Buller
Hugh Palliser
Commors
Lucre
St. Alban’s
H-R
Rowley
Spithead
Portsmouth
Hayes
Asavell
Royal Navy
Mr. Luttrell
King’s Place Stud
Providence
Young
Corke
Industry
Cummings
Dartmouth
Good Intent
Macnenara
Newcastle
Harrington
Chapman
Plymouth
London
Johnson
Blandford
Goff
Prosperous
Biddlecomb
Thomas
Ann
Simms
Lordon
Happy Return
Friendly
Susannah
Sparrow
Sally
Bray
Unity
Loader
Woolwich
Levant
Deal
Downs
Charmin Betsey
Roberts
Seville
Liberty
Gilg Fiths
Dublin
Nancy
Thompson
Partridge
Borrowdale
Bristols
Gibraltar
Greenland
Wind
Wind N. N. W
Old Bailey
John Greaves
Henry Morris
Eig
Hammersmith
John Rice
Aéton Road
Lord Kilmore
Duke Breet
St. James’s
Greenwich
Potts
George-street
Adelphi
Isabella Wingrove
Windham
Samuel Davis
Watling Street
Guisbrough
Cleveland
Yorkshire
Williamson
Joseph Williamson
Leathley
York
Walmpate Ward
Tavo O' Clack
India
Critique of Gardiner portrayal in Shakespearean staging
A reader scolds the actor playing Bishop Gardiner for buffoonery and crutch use. He asserts Gardiner is a serious, politically powerful figure, not a buffoon, and urges the performer to avoid ridiculed mummery while praising Cranmer and Gardiner as central to the era’s high church tension.
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Bishop Gardiner
Henry
Hipperly
Tafwell
Gardiner
Wolsey
First Order
Shakespeare
Cranmer
English Hogs and Rebel Prison Provisions At Ph. Prison
A note reports English hogs in the lower prison fed by a laborer with twelve buckets of broth daily for the prisoners and malt bread to be sold there at a nominal profit. The piece contrasts lenity to the English hogs with the rebels and mentions tobacco sales.
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A.B
N.B
Warnings and War News From London Letters and Port News
Early 18th century dispatches report the Duke of Gloucester's death confirmed by express to the king, with military command changes pending. Parliament debates blame for the American war, urging public extracts of speeches and debates to inform policy, while trade, prizes, and privateering draw comment.
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North America
Burke
Wilkes
Europe
Atlantic
America
Burgoyne
Commonwealth
England
Ireland
Charles the
Nantz
Independent States of America
France
Mary
Johnson
Poole
Newfoundland
William
Greenland
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Lord Sandwich
Portmouth
Norwich
Britannicus
Messares
Thaliake
Mr. Parsons
H. Dug
Miller
London Mercury
Longinus
New Theatrical
J. Miller
Postscript
Lon Don
Duke of Gloucester
Mr. Walpole
Lord Yownshend
Coldstream Regiment
Karl Waldegrave
Prescott
Army
Rartly
Disco
Igsr
Doc India Annuies
Inia
Navy
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