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Disturbances Suppressed and Grain Prices in 18th Century Bristol
An express seeks military aid to quell unrest in the city. Reports from Bristol, Sept 21, note a new mayor and sheriffs, and a council pledge to curb corn exports. Recounted market prices show corn and grain fluctuations with warnings of artificial scarcity. Additional items cover royal court activity, hospital governors, shipping arrivals, and rising bread costs amid unrest in multiple towns.
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Bristol
William Barnes, Esq
William Miles
Henry Cruger
Elgis
Northampton
Falmouth
Avery
London
Becsey
Foster
Amsterdam
Prince of Wales
His
Penzance
Deal
Downs
Wind
N. EL Deal
Sevilana
Jurge
Seville
Wand
Ross
Alexander
Reed
Granades
King of Prussia
Shephsrd
Nevis
Industry
Lead
Quebec
Fanny
Arran
Havre
Dispatch
Farnley
Ostend
Mercury
Harding
Thomas
Jackson
Petersburgh
Dover
Zachariah Bailey
Hodge
Jamaica
Leghorn Gully
Sc. Kite’s
Royal City Hospitals
Francis Cokayne
St. Bartholomew’s
Richard Glyn
Barr
Bridewell
Bethlem
Christchurch
Newgate Street
Sandiford
Christ-church
Peter
Grammar School of Christ Hospital
Matthew Field
Thomas Taylor
Christ-churchy
St. Bartholomew
Biidewell
St. Thomas’s
Antwerp
Threadneedle- Street