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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 31, 1770
Page
2
Government orders to burn straw or hay to prevent contagion among British cattle led to costly unpacking and repacking of goods. On the 47th instant seven hampers of bottled liquor, landed from Bristol on the ship Bristol for his Excellency, were discharged by special command and sent to the castle without undergoing unpacking or legal examination.
Letters from Venice report a fire at the Constantinople marine arsenal causing immense damage. Cadiz notes the new ninety gun ship St Hermandad launching with a broader beam. Lisbon earthquakes are mentioned with limited damage. British politics cover Lord North, Rochford entertainments, and the Lord Mayor’s showdown over riot handling. Trade figures show Britain in favorable balance for 1768 with 15.1m exports vs 11.9m imports. Details include marryings, divorces, robberies, trials at Old Bailey, and a murder suspect.
An advertisement states Glass, surgeon, and Davis, bookseller, sell magnesia in sealed boxes named Guinea, Half-Guinea, and Six Shilling Boxes. Boxes bear coat of arms and copper plate cover. directions for taking included. Price one shilling, available at London and St Paul locations.
William Heron of Portsmouth writes from March 6 1770 praising Marchants Drops as a cure for scurvy and a long eye weakness. He notes the medicine is sold by John Norton at several London shops for 68 pence per bottle and claims many others cured of leprosy ulcers piles and blood foulness.
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