Robbery on the North Mail near London in 1738
General-Post-Office announces a bold daytime robbery of the North Mail from London on August 27 1738 near Kingsland. A single middle sized man with a light coat and bob wig seized five bags Hartford Peterborough Horncastle Louth and Boston and plundered letters from Enfield Ware St Ives and Royston. two alleged accomplices stood at a distance. A reward of two hundred pounds is offered on conviction, with royal pardon to any discovering an accomplice.
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London
Kingsland
Joan Jessiz
Hartford
Peterborough
Horncastle
Louth
Bostok
Enfield
Ware
St. Ives
Royston
N.B
Newport Pagnell Races at Bury Field Bucks
Races set for Tuesday 26 with a ten pound purse for horses under twenty guineas won value. Wednesday 29 offers ponies and silver spurs with weight based on inches and a saddle run on August 28. Thursday 28 features a twelve pound purse for horses never above twenty five guineas, all entries at Sarazen's Head Newport. Entry fees due, stalls and booths restricted to contributors, and local houses must subscribe five shillings.
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Newport-Pagnel
Bury Field
Newport- Pagnell
Bucks
Morchampton
Sarazen’s Head
Newport
Bury- Field
Decree of the High Court of Chancery Notice
Creditors of Thomas Penhy late of Bridgewater Somerset deceased are warned to prove debts before Edmund Sawyer one of the Masters at Lincoln's Inn London by Michaelmas Term. Country creditors may prove debts at a commission on October 16 at Edward Perry's House the Sign of the Half Moon Yeovil Somerset.
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Thomas Penhy
Bridgewacer
Somerset
Deceas
Edmund Sawyer
Lincoln’s Inn
London
Edward Perry
Yeovil
Somersedshire
Farm for let near Ware and Hertford estate sale
A farm called the Manor of Lowerers offers 300 acres of arable pasture and meadow with mansion house barns and stables near Ware three miles from Ware and four from Hertford. Late occupant John Lankthon deceased. Enquiries to Mr John Pepys at the Crown and Scepter Fluse Street or Mr Alexander at Theobalds Hertfordshire. Tenant deceased stock may be sold if required.
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Lowerers
Ware
Hertford
John Lankthon
Deceas
John Pepys
Crown
Flse Street
Alexander
Theobalds
Cheshane
Hertfordshire
Raffle for Leasehold Estate in Surrey and Norwich Sites
A notice proposes raffling a 51 year leasehold estate starting Lady-Day 17939 at 661 per year. The property includes a new-built house with livery stables and adjoining houses near St George's Fields, Surrey, with shares sold at 2s 6d each. Shares and details are at multiple offices with bank security and further notes on other estates and sales.
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George’s Fieldsy
Surrey
John Cliffs
Prince of Oraunge
Woodbridge
Suffolk
N. B
Sale of Mercery Goods at the Angel on Ludgate Hill
To be sold off very cheap in a few days at the Angel on Ludgate Hill the third door below the Old Bailey. The remainder of mercery goods including brocaded silks damasks velvets luftrings sarmers and calicoes. By Samuel Thompson. The shop is led to Samuel Tudman who enters at Michaelmas.
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Angel
Ludgate-Hill
Samuel Thompson
N. B
Samuel Tudman
Hofier
Michaelmas
Emery
Earth
Heaven
Cesar Borgia
M. Lovemore
Fleet-street
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Druryy
Artichoake
Old Pens
Shre
Stepney
County of
Middle
Parki
High Court of Chancery
Michaelutas
Swan Tavern
Exchange Alley
Cornhill
Isaac Dé Vic
Southampton
Lisbon
England
Bristol
Guernsey
Kingdom
Bath
Mr. de Vie
Grove
BAT H. Evans Thomas and Company, TT
Orange-Court
Pass
King-street
Canary
Victoria
Madeira
W. Indies
Bartholomewo-lane
Royal Exchange
Batavia
Amos Wenman
Edward VI
Manusériptss
Coure
Damtmarée
Purchase
Willis
Parker
Verdi
Edward Arnold
Wotton
Dunstan’s Church
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