Investiture at Madras Durbar Marks Bath Order to Lindsay
An account from the London Gazette describes Sir John Lindsay receiving the insignia of the most Honourable and Military Order of the Bath at the Nabob of the Carnatic's Durbar near Madras on March 14. The ceremony featured royal salutes, pageantry by Sepoys, and the Nabob’s gifts including a gold brocade dress and ring. The event concluded with an elegant reception at St Thomé and a grand illumination display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
Nabob Waulassau
Uethe Carnatik
Foon Lindsay
Order of the Bath
Durbar
Madras
Arly
Stag
Dolphin
John Lindsay
Fort St. George
Nabob
His Majesty
Madur al Malek
Ftairs
Sir John
Khariooden Cawut
India
Mufnud
John
Great Britain
St. Thomé
George the Third
Turin
Savoy
Italy
Sicily
New Spelling Dictionary and Language Texts for Schools
A list of educational books sold by Dilly in London and Edinburgh includes Entick’s New Spelling Dictionary with updated editions and pronunciation guides, a French English dictionary by Nu gent, a Child’s Best Instruct or, Greek and Latin dictionaries, Lowth English grammar, Latin conversations, and history primers priced in shillings and pence. The notice targets schools and private education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Entick
Thomas Nugent
L.L.D
J .Hn Entick
A.M. Rs
Tho. Stackhouse
A. M
Lowth
Pricers
Lange
Mr. Stretch
Edward
Charles Dilly
Poultry
London
Kincaid and Creech
Edinburgh
Remarkable elixir drops sold since 1734 praised for cures
The advertisement extols cleansing and strengthening drops praised to cure miscarriages and bladder issues among others. It cites a noble lord cured after extensive prior treatments and notes sales surpassing 50 000 bottles since April 1734. Sold by West’s heir in Blackman Street Borough and by Taylor in Vere Street Clare Market with preparation directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratcliffe
West
Goldsmith
Mr. Johnson
Partridge
Blackman-street
Clare Marker
Price
England
Phillip Stern
M. D
J. Almon
Piccadilly
Mesfrs
Woodfall
Charin-cross
Curtis
Fleet-street
Bladon
Patern Ter-Row
Cooke
Cornhill
Londos
Stern
Spacious Westwell Manor House for Lease in Oxfordshire
Lease opportunity in Westwell near Burford with a furnished house and extensive outbuildings. Describes hall dining parlour library with 2000 volumes, six bedrooms, eight garrets, brewhouse, dairy, coach house and stabling for twenty horses, gardens, orchard, 20 acres, stock including hay and cattle. Enquiries to Nicholls Staple Inn London or Stephens at Kencott near Burford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
William Leyborne Leborne
Westwell
Burford
Bath
Gloucester
Nicholls
Staple’s-Inn
London
William and
Henry Stephens
Kencott
Two Oct 1771 Colts At Newmarket Auction
At Mr T Stamford’s Newmarket during the October meeting two three year old Colts by Sportsman offer. One bay mare’s line traces to Black Arabian and Helmsley Turk, with roots linking to Lord Tracey’s Whimfly and Sir Chace Sedley’s Regulator. Both colts are broken and ready. they will be at Stamford’s on the 30th instant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barb
Thomas Greafley
Lord Tracey
Jodsworth
Mr. Cook
Vixen
Last Grass
Sportsman
Driver
Curlen Arabian
Rib
Mr. Griswood
Lady Thigh
Sir Chace Sedley
N. B
Thomas Stamford
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Enelith
Walter Griffiths
W. Griffiths
William Bromfield
Conduit-street
Hanover-square
N.B
A. G. Karr
Carolina
Birchin Lane
High Court of Chancery
Stirling
Univerity
Wales
William Radley
Gray’s
Irigate
Tolborn
Man
Lord
Christ
M. Lewie
Paternofter
C. Dilly
T. Becket
Strand
Mr. Huggins
Goldsmith’s Court
Fetter
Church of the Brethren
James Cole
Caldicot
Cambridge
Murhall
Christchurch
Burrows
Dr. Burrows
Prince of Orange
Hay-market
G. Keardy
Naw Vt
Ludgate-street
Capel-court
Royal Exchange
Fletcher and Hodson
Tuting and Fawconer
White Hart Inn
Thrapston
Northampton
Brighton
Kimbolton
Thrafton
Oundle
Maynard
Thomas Butcher
Caple
Bedford
Patz
Twich
A. Fletcher
Philomath
Robinson and Roberts
Lowther
W. Lowther
Docter
Hutton Garden
Matthew Holand
Flexny
Gray’s Inn Gate
Holborn
Messrs
Richardson
Urequhart
Royal -Recheage
Derham
Charing-Cross
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