Stafford Races at the Swan Staffordshire 1765
Race meetings announced with purses of fifty pounds and weight allowances for horses four years old and up. Programs list heats, entries, and fees at Mr Silverter’s Swan, including conditions on weights, penalties, and prizes up to fifty pounds per day. Also adverts for Jamaica rum and brandy at Wenman and Co Royal Exchange warehouses.
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Stafford
Saffordshire
Stattons
Ty Horfe
Co Be
Andon Rharilay
Silvetter
Ollig&d Co
Statford
Lord Grey
Peter Leicester
Richard Whitworth
Heber
Wenman and Co
The
Royal Exchange
the India Company
Jamaica
Charles Wenman and Co
Cuftrom House Quay
Lisbon
Estate Sale of Stanton Manor and Lands in Glen Acestershire
Propety at Stanton in Glen Acestershire offered for sale with manor house stone built, two burns, stables, orchard, gardens, meadows, arable lands estimated 92 acres and pastures. Includes rights to third of Stanton manor and other feudal rights, leasehold three years, under private agreement. Inquiries to Mr John Evans, Jermyn Street, St James's London, or Mr William Wel fers, Stow. Auction at George Inn Stow upon the mentioned date.
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Stanton
Glen Acestershire
Wineacone
Evesham
Cambden
Lewisbury
Stow
Okie
Wincer
Watts
Adi
Jermyn Stecet
St. Jams’s
Lon
William Welfers
Mikate
George Inn
Uler
Hereford area estates offered for sale and public notices
Old Manor and Bunfalo tenement near Hereford to be sold for 750 pounds for 21 years with rent 140. Lakewake tenements near Kerry's Gate and Court House rent 31 pounds 15s annually. Treverraing Farm in St Weattard's parish eight miles from Hereford five from Ross Monmouth rent 671 pounds. Blackmore duties include poor children apprenticeship payments and rents to Guy's Hospital and Alcape manor. Notices advise contact Tomkinson Mangwich Ashby Shrewsbury Whiscomb Kington. Also a public notice warns against Dr Walker's Patent Medicines branded as genuine and sold at stated prices.
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Blackmore
Bunfalo
Dore
Vowehurch
Hereford
John Davies
Candlemas
Lakewake
Kerry’s Gate
Court House
George Davis
Thomas Davis
St. Weattard’s
Treverraang
Ross
Monmouth
Thomas Watkins
N. B. Blackmore
Minsterworth
Vowchurch
Guy's Hospital
Treverraning Farm
Alcape
Tomkinson
Mangwich
Cheshire
Ashby
Shrewsbury
Whiscomb
Kington
John Davis
Freverraning
Walker
Tincture of Sage Promises Health Longevity and Vitality
An 18th century advertisement for a new cordials medicine by Dr Hill claiming to prevent age decay and lengthen life. It touts benefits for memory, stamina, hearing, tremors, and public speech, with a tea spoonful daily regimen and locations for purchase at Baldwin's in Piccadinary Row and Ridley's in St James Street. It also mentions James's Powder for fevers and measles and lists price two shillings sixpence per paper.
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Hill
Warcreeis
James
Sea Service
J. Newbery
St. Paul’s Church-Yard
Great Briton
Ireland
Discovery of Longitude Sparks Controversy Over Locke’s New Problem
A London Evening-Post reader accuses the Palladium Author of plotting to suppress John Locke’s longitude discovery. The letter argues Locke’s method is tested by seamen, seeks public trial, and condemns alleged motives of opponents and Meres for blocking discussion. It recalls Locke’s 1753 Lords of the Admiralty petition and adds details of voyages and a call for open examination.
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London Evening-Post
Richard ‘Locke
Merges
Rom
Locke
Mr. Meres
Meres
Mr. Locke
Pawer Notterrow
Parcadium
Locke Fisst
Admiralty
Fea
Tor Antigua
England
Virginia
Trinity-Housey
London
Jupiter
News from Europe and Britain on Royal Birth and Officials
Yesterday a mail from Holland arrived. Te Deum and cannon celebrated the Queen of Great Britain’s delivery and the birth of a Prince. Reports from Frankfort and Hague discuss a courier and a jewel theft linked to a Russian minister. Jacob Gilles, ancients Pensionary of Holland and Friesland, died at Ryf wych aged 7? years. An East India ship arrived homeward bound on a Sept. 5.
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Holland
Anover
Great Britain
Frankfort
Europe
Gallitzin
Ryfwych
Amsterdam
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Morocco
Gober
Hookfeller
Red-Lion-Street
Holbourn
Meff
Doddley
All Mall
Robson
Bond-Street
Walter
Charing-Cross
Millar
Strand
Owen
Temple- Bar
Fleccher
Brotherton
Curghill
Kingdom
Westminster Hall
Charles Hales
Savoy
General Carr
Fleet-Street
Court of Common Pleas
County of
Middlesex
Parliament Street
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