Sweden King’s Bond Obligation Articles Previewed in Stockholm
Extra of a letter from Stockholm outlines the King’s bond or obligation issued February 28. Articles affirm lifelong Lutheran faith, governance, and obedience to the States. Key clauses set limits on royal power, require consent for offices, and protect subjects’ liberties, with future transmission promised. Notables listed: Henry Fitzroy Stanhope, Charles Frederick, Charles Whitworth, Richard Grenville, Arnoldius Jones Skelton, Robert Corfane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diet
Privy Council
Sweden
15Th Reg
Dragoons
Henry Fitzroy Stanhope
Foot Guards
Charles Frederick
Charles Whitworth
Coldsstream
Richard Grenville
Justice * Willis
Sollicitor
3D Reg
Arnoldius Jones Skelton
Coast Battalion
Royal Reg
Foot
Robert Corfane
Promotions in British Cavalry Dragoons and Guards
From the London Gazette War Office April 27 list of promotions includes Thomas Otger to Sub-Brigadier and Cornet in the 1st Troop of Horse Guards John Beckford as Adjutant and Sub-Lieutenant in the 1st Troop of Horse Grenadier Guards William Sinclair as Cornet in the 2d Regiment Dragoons William Waller as Cornet in the 3d Regiment Dragoons Collet Mawhood as Cornet in the 1rth Regiment Dragoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
War Office
Horse Guards
Thomas Otger
Horse Grenadier Guards
John Beckford
2D Reg
William Sinclair
3D Reg
William Waller
Collet Mawhood
Seaford Mary-Ann and other ships at Downs and Cork
April 27 report lists Seaford and Mary-Ann bound for the Baltick remain in the Downs. Glory and Antigua Frigate bound for Lisbon. Hen and Chickens from Dunkirk to Cork. Two Sisters from Portsmouth to Embden. Neptune from London to Dublin. Munster Lass from Bourdeaux to ditto. Grabes from Stockholm. Jonathan and Hannah from Newcastle. Gurney from Liverpool to Waterford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaford
Hoddart
Downs
Glory
Antigua
Butler
Lisbon
Riordan
Dunkirk
Cork
Chibbert
Portsmouth
Ditto
Christian
London
Embden
Neptune
Ferguson
Dublin
Munster Lass
Reed
Bourdeaux
Grabes
Strindman
Stockholm
Jonathan
Hannah
Blair
Newcastle
Gurney
Wilkins
Liverpool
Waterford
London News Bits From The Hague To The Tower
A sprawling London intake notes signals from Copenhagen and the Hague on loans for the Danish royal service. It reports royal headgear and accoutrements for regiments, peerage activations, Irish discontent, Newmarket bets won by Fox, and a mix of court and parliamentary items, including public notices and ship movements.
Bankrupts listed for surrender and dividends in Birmingham and London
James Woolley a Bromsgrove Worcestershire hop merchant to surrender May 19 20 June 9 at the house of John Meredith innholder in Birmingham. Dividends to be made May 19. William Dreffer of Scackleton Yorkshire flax-dreffer at Harrys Coffee house Kingston upon Hull June 26. Thomas Dunn of Bedale Yorkshire shopkeeper at Guildhall London May 26. Samuel Pye of Snowhill London grocer and tea dealer at Guildhall May 22. Francis Greaves of Guildford Surrey brewer and innkeeper at Guildhall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Woolley
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
John Meredith
Birmingham
William Dreffer
Scackleton
Yorkshire
Samuel Pye
Snowhill
London
Guildhall
Francis Greaves
Guildford
Surry
The New Merry Companion and Complete Modern Songster
This day published price three shillings binds well printed collection of celebrated songs lately sung at the Theatre Vauxhall Ranelagh and elsewhere, many never printed before. Also a collection of esteemed catches and glees set to music by J. Wheeble at Paterson Row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vauxhall
Raneligh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nes.da
Foreign Intelligence
Peny
King
Earl of Rochford
Copehagen
The
Hague
Petersburgh
Turin
Che
Helem
Flotland
Duke of Gloucester
Order of the Garter
St. James’s
Lord North
House of Commons
Watkin Williams Wynne, Bart
Salop
John Astley
Bart
Poland
Socrates
Titus
Russia
Gibraltar
Mr. Sampson
England
Paris
Stuart
Down
Company of Foot
Lord Holland
Ireland
America
Britain
C. Fox
Newmarket
Pincher
Duke of Cumberland
Sir C. Bunbury
St. George’s Day
Society of Antiquaries
Milles
Exeter
Jes. Ayloffe
Davies Barrington
Mitre
Fleet-street
Wilkinson
Fowey
Winchelsea
Gosport
Slater
Kew House
Richmond
Kew
New Bridge
Batterseafields
Wandworth
St. Mary
Islington
Jam. Wel
Centaur
Egmont
Britannia
Mitcham
Sarry
High Holborn
Ann Cecil
Earl of Exeter
Hertford
Isol
New Prison
Little
Ashton Ingham
Herefordshire
Maidstone
John Ruffell
John Moneypency
Ears
James Riley
Alexander Buchanan
Deptford
Joan Ruffell
Elga Baker
His Majesty’s ‘Tower of London
Wellclofe S Square
John Mason
Ann Harley
Poultry Compter
Abraham Slade
Newgate
Dering
Sir Edward
Savile, Row
Knowsley
Earl of Derby
Lancashire
Jeffery Hornby, Ian
Preston
Miss Stanley
Lord Strange
Robert Kendall
King Street
Bloomsbury
Amelia Newland
Henrietta Street
Cavendish Square
Mich. Cope Hopton
Bucklersbury
Miss Jones
Croydon
James Bedford
General Post-office
Susanna Nath
Tunbridge
Kent
Thomas Bolag
Fenchurch Buildings
Henrietta Gilbert
Thomas Gilbert
Kingsland
Francis Colman
Hillersdon
Devonshire
Jemima Serle
Greenwich
Cunningham
Limehouse
Salter
Amsterdam
Dirk Cloes Lurkeman
John and
Wolfert van Hemert
Clapham
William Gibbs
Lavington
Linnen-draper
Bond-Street
Shoe-lane
North Nibley
Gloucestershire
George Smith
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