War preparations and diplomacy in Europe and London
Reports from Lonipee Constantinople describe Ottoman Russian naval build‑ups and impending Black Sea actions. Letters from Coron, Podolia, and The Hague note Russian troop movements, French canal disputes, and Dutch cannon issues. Dublin talks hint at parliamentary maneuvering, appointments, and a royal birth, amid political pressure and public demonstrations. London society reacts to court rituals, ministerial shifts, and notable court cases.
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Constantinople
Black
White Sea
Black Sea
Coron
Morea
Podoliapeak
Niefter
Walachia
Hague
States-General
Elector Palatine
Rhine
Republic
Sieur Verbruggen
England
Holland
Delft
Rain Bow and other ships arrival list at Southampton May 22
ORT NEWS reports arrivals and departures at Deal and Southampton. Ships listed include the Rain bow from London and multiple vessels sailing to Venice Africa Galway and Nova Scotia. Also noted are arrivals from Jamaica and the Mediterranean with several ships entering the Port of London in May.
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Southampton
Rainbow
Davis
London
Deal
Wild
Mary
Hawkes
Fly
Broad
Venice
Diamond
Adamson
Nova Scotia
Venus
Goodwin
Africa
Good Intent
Errington
Galway
Cruizer
India
Wind
Spackman
Halfe
Falsmouth
John
Moller
Norway
Laurel
Johnson
William and
Ano
Jenkins
Hamburgh
Concordia
Carslens
Friesland
Jonge
Unclear Early Ship Names and Passages Parade
Fragmentary OCR passage lists numerous names and places such as Rotterdam, Elizabeth, Camberwell, Stettins, Nor way, Lisbon, and ships like Outward and Maryan Ann. The text resembles scattered ship names, personal names, and locales with no coherent event or narrative to summarize reliably.
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Rotterdam
The
Janson
Ampere
Betley
Letters on the Glorious Revolution Subversion in Grenada
A 18th century reprint catalogue note announces Ti Bis Day letters by the Earl of Hillsborough and others regarding subversion of the Glorious Revolution in Grenada and Grenadines. It cites Catholic appointments to colonial offices and urges Protestant consideration, with imprint information and seller details.
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Etters
Earl of Hillsborough
Rockingham
His Majesty
S Islands
Grenada and
Grenadines
Great Britain
Three Kingdoms
Pliny
Juntor
Poem on Harpocrates and the God of Silence
An auction notice outlines a familiar epistle to a friend titled This Bay is Published with Meads of Harpocrates, printed for multiple publishers in London. The Monthly Review praises its merit, language, harmony and animated sentiments, recommending readers to peruse the complete poem after two quotations about Mrs Powell's Patent and Herculaneum.
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James's
City of London
Harpocrates
Ludgate-treett J
Cook
W. Taubert
Cornhill
G. Woodfall
Charing-Cross
Egypt
Hosiery Sale Promises Big Reductions in Silk Hosiery
An advertisement by H.O Siter y at the Star opposite Beaufort Buildings Strand touts a large hosiery stock sale to curb imports from France. It lists many price cuts from 6s per pair to 4s 6d for China silk hose and breeches fabrics, promising verified prices and high quality, and denounces rivals’ attempts to undermine the venture.
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H.O Sitery
Star
Beaufort ‘Buildings
Strand
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Lon Bon
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Meath
Kilkenny
Ireland
Thomas Power
Gallows Green
Edmund Herbert
Mary Herbert
Dunphin
N. B
Nero
Rome
Westminster
St. James’s
St. James’s Gate
Lord Mountmorris
City of
Queen’s Palace
Cockpit Royal
Gene Trial
Earl Temple
Pallaiall
Stowe
Bucks
Temple
Wilkes
Pail-mall
Paolli
Corsica
Earl of Chatham
Robert Pynsent
Killymore
Kingdom of Ireland
D. of C
Doctors' Commons
Kennedy
King’s Bench
Wetlminter Hall
Yuesday
Smith
Damass
Duthburn
North Shields
Henry Grey
Barc
London-bridge
Globe
Rotherhithe
Ferguson
Thomas Maynard
Norfolk
Sayer
John Sayer
Henry Strachey
Pontefract
Latham
Francis Walwyn
Canterbury
Brooktreet
Whittingham
Bristol
Maples Devon
Devizes
Nicholas
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