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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 20, 1766
Page
1
From the London Gazette a Danish royal marriage date is set for October 1. Notices also report royal appointments, bankruptcies, diversions, and social events in London and the provinces, including marriages, deaths, and coinages of nobility and merchants with various local consequences.
In Dublin on September 13 Sir Philip Hoby left 12001 to St Werburghs parish, of which he was curate. 2000 1 funds to build a steeple apire and buy an organ, 2001 to parish School and to the poor. The Goldsmiths presented Dr Charles Lucas with a plate inscribed Vindex Libertatis for his parliamentary service. Cork reports from Limerick of a fatal duel. Cork Chronicle printer jailed briefly for remarks about Spranger Barry's theatre and released on bail.
London society rounds up a busy royal weekend with a Court and drawing room at St James's attended by the Duke of Gloucester Prince Henry Frederick the Princess of Brunswick and other nobles and ministers. The Bishop of London ordained four priests and three deacons at the Chapel Royal and various royal movements are noted including visits by Prince of Wales and princesses and a large levee by the Duke of Grafton. A house is reported taken at Bath for Princess Amelia and a peer who has moved forty five times in fifteen years is mentioned.
Thursday was married at the Quaker meeting house in St John’s, Hertford, Mr Grimes of Hertford to Miss Jones of St John’s street, in a simple ceremony.
A broad notice describes a lottery offering 60,000 tickets at one shilling each with four blanks per prize. Prizes are transferable annuities in Bank of England stocks, India bonds, and other government securities bearing 3 percent. The draw starts Monday November 17. The author notes removal from Holborn office and no further connections. Further lines advertise new music publications and musical lessons with prices and publishers.
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