Tales From Swisefivick and King Bladud’s Castle
A writer signing as MENTOR in the Middlesex Journal recounts a Bath walk to a village near Swanswick Swisefivick and a former castle. He describes King Bladud’s table and sword, a farm-house where relics and myths meet, plus a digressive reflection on travel dust roads and public works.
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Fathe
Middlesex Journal
Mentor
Bath
Peake Journal
Swanswick
Swisefivick
Bladud
King Bladud
King Bladza
King Bladya
Rhapsody on King Bladud’s Sword in Combat Mirth
Fragment of verse imagining a sword’s crusade from war to peace. It recalls heroic deeds and bloodstained turf, then prays for charity. The speaker envies those who can retire to a peaceful hearth and feed orphans with the sword’s legacy.
Middlesex Journal Hymn Adaptation Fragment
Fragment from the Middlesex Journal promotes a hymn adaptation of the Hundredth Psalm in praise to God. It includes a refrain about the Lord as sole ruler, his mercy, and guidance like a shepherd, with mentions of joyful Hallelujahs and reverent transport.
Remonstrance on Watering the Turnpike Roads
A letter to the Kingdom’s Commissioners of Turnpike Roads argues for watering roads. It claims cost is the barrier and asserts watering would benefit the commissioners, travellers, and the public, citing Brentford road as a model of gained advantage. The plea appeals to universal circulation via the Meddlesex journal.
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Kingdom
Meddlesex Journal
Brentford Road
French Troops in Manitius Suffer Heavy Losses and Depart
News from Manitius confirms the French force there endured severe sickness and famine. Survivors were ordered home, their force once a chosen unit, now redirected from plans against Company acquisitions in Bengal. Reports note broader European intel, court changes, and financial anxieties across nations amid wars and upheaval.
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Manitius
Lithuania
Radziville
Petersburgh
Pontenia
Warsaw
Copenhagen
Rantzau
Paris
France
William de Lemagnon
Furtado
Sarah Ximenes
Joshua Lara
Ximenes
Gabriel Lopez
Lara
Douglas, Heron, and Co. Bank
Spry
Hunt
Madeiras
Doctor’s Commons
Andrew Chadwick
Anecdote Promises Respect for Wiltshire County Member
To our CorrEsPONDENTS the Anecdote honors a late member for the county of Wilts and notes other promised pieces to appear in our next issue.
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Wilts
Stock Prices and Bonds Report from The Ann
A fragment listing various bonds and stocks with percentages and prices. Items include per cent. red and conf figures for Old S. S. Ann and Ind. Ann Bonds, Navy and Victualling Bills, long ann tickets, and related yields.</s>
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S.S. Ann
India
Dentist in Ruffelcourt offers painless tooth surgery and artificial dentures
The Magenis dentist at Batson's Coffee-house near the Royal Exchange advertises pain free removal of stubborn deposits in half an hour, offers real or artificial teeth, and guarantees satisfaction with no fee. He prepares a tincture and Denvirrice said to cure gum curvature and restore natural gums, with weekly Thursday consultations from noon to three.
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FTF
ETH. Co
Magenis
Ruffelcourt
Drury-lane
Batson
Royal Exchange
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