tempest hits ships as hurricane cripples vessels near Scilly
A storm disables several yachts and ships while two Jersey vessels fall to a Spanish privateer twenty guns and one hundred fifty men. Mary Ahier bound for Virginia and Philip and John Le Crafs bound for Newfoundland are taken and driven to Belle-Isle and St Sebastian's. Sea-Nymph Dodson reaches Liverpool after gale grounds the Mary cargo saved but ship lost. Men aboard all ships survive. Market quotes and bonds follow with varied values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Katherine Yatcht
Dutchess of Buckingham
Fubbs
Jersey
Mary
Ahier
Virginia
Philip
John
le Crafs
Newfoundland
Scilly
Belle-Isle
St. Sebastian’s
Dodson
Riga
Arriv
Liverpool
Harrison
Barbadoes
Barrow
Bristol
Stranford
Ireland
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London
Prem
Ditto
Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders Nominate Serugison for Sussex
Star Inn Lewes May 23 1741 appeal to Gentlemen Clergy and Freeholders of Sussex county. Thomas Sergison requests votes and support to represent Sussex in Parliament in place of the late James Butler. The letter expresses gratitude and reverence to voters for their favours and interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Inn
Lewes
Sussex
Fames Butler
Willtiam Keyr
Norton
Gloucester
Deceas
John Stephens
Broadway
Worcestershire
Committee Meeting for Bethlem Hospital Meat Proposals
The Governors committee will meet at Bethlem Hospital in Moorfields on Wednesday at 3 PM to consider proposals from suppliers willing to provide beef mutton veal and pork at set prices from Michaelmas to Lady Day next. Proposers to attend and present offers at the specified time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlem Hospital
Moorfields
County of
Middlesex
The Power of Love and Other Works in Offavo and More
A catalog-like notice listing multiple eighteenth century titles and editions by Manley and others, including The Power of Love, The Wife's Resentment, The Husband's Resentment, The Perjurr’d Beauty, Lucius the first Christian King, and various linguistic and legal treatises. It notes publishers such as C. Davis and J. Worral along with the Bible and Ball, Ave Mary Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manley
C. Davis
Lucius
Britain
Salamanca
Don Grerud
Mr. de Volar
Virgil
Cambridge
Laughton
de la Rue
Dauphin
Mr. Cooke
James Hodges
Lookwells
St. Magnus Church
London Bridge
Oxford
Edinburgh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lentecthen
Thomas Sergison
Bank
John Waite
Bank of England
Eas-India
David Legros
Aldgate
Valentine Lee
Aylesbury
County of Bucks
Mathew Eeles
Angel Inn
Watkins
White Horse
Uxbridge
Hillingdonne Middlesex
William Ligo
Petty-France
Mathern
Chepstow
Monmouthshire
Moyns-Court
Offavo
Whytician
Belle
Lins Day
Daniel Reading
TAS
Court of King’s Bench
Common Pleas
S. Birt
Ave Marylane
Garrettoni
Garretson
A. Com. Nepotis Excellentium
Drumlegah
Bally Mac-Jordan
Clan-Maurice
Kerry
Kingdom of Ireland
Giround
Navy
Jordan
Conduit-streetr
Thomas Hinchiits
Ludgate-bill
Genoa
Barton’s
Cornhill
Francis Wilson
Haring Cross
Sadler’s
Soo
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