Benevolent Warwickshire Gentleman Feeds the Poor
A portrait of BENEVOLUS, lord of a Warwickshire manor, famed for old English hospitality. He kept a large staff and tenants well fed, while leaving substantial bequests to younger grandchildren. The piece praises his frugal, modest lifestyle, warns against current aristocratic excess, and questions if other gentry could match his charity and prudent management.
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Benevolus
Warwickshire
Chitmas
Lanfwer
Biddulph
Bitbury
Rhco
Drédd
Naples
Ndnor
Ib Vale
Smithfield
N. B
Satire and virtue in foreign vices and judgment
A clipped archaic rhetoric laments satire and moral frailty. It questions whether satire should spare vices imported from abroad and warns justice to wield its rod as wickedness grows, urging men to reform lest plagues and earthquakes strike.
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Ferone
Churchill
Death of a Patriot Minister Proclaimed in Mourning
The piece laments the death of a patriotic minister with solemn praise for his public service. It honors Legge as a defender of freedom and religion, notes grief in the Senate, and invokes Brunswic knightly virtue and enduring legacy. It praises his learned, good, brave life and urges future generations to honor his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Legge
Godgess
Belov
Brunfawick
Britannus
Lester signs Candor not for publication. Dayus lines omitted
The report notes that the Lester signed Candor will not be published and that the Dayus lines are to be omitted for the same reason. This brief item records the publication decision and a related editorial omission without additional detail.
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Lester
Dayus
Farewell to Po land King Elect. naval arrivals and riots
The latest dispatches report Count Poniatowski elected King of Poland with unity and tranquility. Other news note a buildout of ships for North American service, fortified Atlantic defenses, and preparations for Goa. Reports describe riots among Irish bakers in Spitalfields, ship arrivals at the Thames, and varied imports and exports including indigo and sugar.
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London
Flanders
Duke of
Devonshire
Breslau
Ftant
Poniatowski
Poland
St. Jean de Luz
Fran
Newfoundland
Rochefort
Orient
Crown
Aix
Brest
Paris
Order of the Capuchins
Berlin
Knights Jor St. John
Knights of Malta
Middlesex Militia
Old-strear
Finchley-common
West-Indies
Mennion
Sr. Domingo
Hispaniola
France
Count d’Estaing
Turks Island
Lisbon
Goa
East Indies
Hamburgh
Rath
Elfineur
N. W
Tbe Albes
Ievis
Isle of Man
Tifth
Rock’s Hill
Eat Lavant
Sussex
Chichester
Downs
Lavanr
Wentworth-street
Spitle-fields
Irifamen
Baltic
Tower-nill
South Sea
Uxbridge
Acton
West Indies
Senegal
Spain
Portugal
Ostend
Ireland
Michell
Antigua
His
Hussar
Diana
Forbes
Bermudas
Watts
Nevis
Covent Garden
Drury-Lane
High Water at London Bridge Reported
London Bridge water levels forecast with fluctuating readings across morning and afternoon hours. Officials note morning heights around 38 feet, rising to mid afternoon readings near 29 feet, with tides and weather conditions influencing the sequence.
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London Bridge
Fragmented Indian Stock Summary From OCR Shambles
OCR reading lists scattered stock terms and odd notations such as fhut India Stock Soni Sea ai-Ditcyg Old An 32 1-3th Dicto New Alin gpa Cre fe Reda R3 Ditto Consol and Navy Bills with references to bonds and exchanges. The fragmentary lines obscure full items and dates, yielding a partial snapshot of market terms rather than a coherent quote.
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India
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Jabs Parker
Parker
Goldon
Honeft
Fing
Ross
Fia
London Evening Post
Meres
Humanus
London Evening-Post
Patnapium
Ormon
Palladium
England
Cimon
Solomon
Stoges
Gees Pa Fer
Cogiol
Navy Ogg
Ditro - Ag
Kidan
Navy & Viet
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