London and Middlesex Postscript May 23 Four o Clock
A long London news digest from May entries notes postal arrivals from Holland and Flanders, military moves around Corsica and Roxino, society events in London, and public notices. It includes marriages, entertainments, thefts, and market reports with numerous named places and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Middlesex
Holland
Flanders
Coperhusen
M.de Schack
Holstein
Caraca
Paoli
Roxcino
Brussels
Charles of Lorrain
Berlin
Eugene of Wurtemberg
M. Zulenherst
Barul
Prague
Amsterdam
Nicolas Struyck
Royal Society of London
Scene excerpt from a dialogue with Sir W B P and De G
An archival dialogue fragment shows Sir W B P and De of G discussing a boy and possible consequences if a suspect is captured. The exchange hints at tension, risk, and uncertainty about outcomes.
Letter urging Kent to support rights and Bill of Rights
A Canterbury letter from R. R. Rowling urges Kentish freemen to rise for liberty, pledging to return only if malicious reports about parliamentary instructions are crushed. It cites Sawbridge and the Bill of Rights, urging courage, unity, and resistance to venal influence. The piece references Joseph Boyle, mayor, and a March 6 extract in the Public Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Craven
Albemarle Street
Combe Abby
Warwickshire
Darlington
St. James’s Square
Raby Castle
Durham
Lom Weymouth
Fate
Lake of Richmond
Privy Garden
Ireland
Henry Leftus
Eig
Wexford
Earl of Ely
St. James’s Street
Earl of London
Whitehall
Scotland
Matthew Featherstonehaugh
Sussex
Marquis of Rockingham
Grosvenor Square
County of
Kent
City of
Canterbury
John Wilkes
Middlesex
R. R. Rowling
Joseph Boyle
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John Rivington Esq
Middlesex Journal
Mecklinburgh Strelitz
Earl of Northampton
St. James’s
Edward Hulfe
Eiq
Edward
St. James's
Trinity House
Greenwich
Fivallow
Martin
Henry I
St. Giles’s
Tyburn
Corsica
Moore
Efe
Venus
Bolt-cout
Fleet-street
Vauxhall
Foote
Theatre Royal
Haymarket
Betsey
Portsmouth
Virginia
Lord Bottetourt
Billingsgate
Fleet
Mackarel
France
St. Luke's Church
Old-Street
Middle Isle
Old Round Court
Queen Elizabeth
Lincolnshire
Essex
Norfolk
Ile of Ely
N. B
Dicey and Co’s
Marybone
Sally Finny
Whames Street
Lambeth Church
White
Cuper’s Bridge
Covell
Halfpenny Hatch
Lambeth
St. Paul’s Covent Garden
Thomas Barman
Elizabeth M‘dual
St. George’s Church
Hanover Square
William Anderson
Lower Grosvenor Street
Watts
Lilingtont
Wea
India
South Sea
Prem
Navy and Vitt
Newgate
Tybavntah
My. L—d
England
W. B
Shakespeare
Milord
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