Memoirs of the Townshend Family in Rainham Norfolk
A historical sketch traces Sir Roger Townshend creation as baronet in 1617, Lord Townsend of Lynn, and Viscount Townshend, detailing marriages, public offices, and a critical view of Lord Townshend’s politics and Ireland tenure. It notes Charles and George, lordly titles, and the family motto Hac bene meri incremente fides amid later political critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JR Rocer Townshend
Henry the Vitth
Rainham
Norfolk
Roger Townsuenn
James I
Mary
Horace Lord Vere
Filney
Horatie
Horatio Towstswenp
Lynn
Ralph Hore
Walpole
Charles II
Lord Townsend
King’s Lynn
Viscount Townshend
Charles
Roger
Horatio
Ezabeth
Thomas Lord’ Pelham
Charles Lord Correnallis
Dorothy
Robert Walpole
Earl ‘of
Orford
House of Peers
Lord Lynn
Lynn Regis
Dudry
Edward Harrison
Bels
Hertford
Fort. St. George
East Indies
Thomas Winnington
Hanbury Williams
Lord Townshend
George the 4Th
Charlotte Baroness Ferrers of
Charteley
James East
Northampton
Morfolk
Edward Ailey
Melton
Ireland
George Sackville
Lord ‘Townshend
Lord George
Duke of Grafton
Royal Rabbits and a Noble Lord's Stingy Gift
A MiddleEss Journal printer piece recounts a noble lord who sent the King two rabbits as a gift. The servant was told the usual guinea fee was paid, but the lord was asked and paid the servant after learning the fee had not been settled. The anecdote questions whether the purchase money went to the lord or his servant and hints at broader alleged spoils sharing.
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St. James’s
Lord B
England
House ‘of Lords
Ireland
London Postscript echoes war talk and ministerial shifts
London dispatch reports from Berlin with grim war notes as Lord North pledges two years of vigorous war without new land tax. Rumors place Egmont at admiralty and Bathurst on track for the Chancellor seat. Commo dore Byron arrives from Portsmouth, guardships near the Leewards, and Bermuda garrisons to be reinforced. Com mission bills export funds to America while Jamaica imposes martial law to secure troops. A new sugar tax stirs, prize money reform looms, oak timber bill nears, and No 6616 draws a 10000 pound prize.
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Berlin
Lord North
Minorca
Potter
Lord Chatham
House of Lords
E. H
Lord Egmont
Admiralty
Bathurst
Lord Mansfield
Byron
Newfoundland
Portsmouth
Leeward Islands
French West India Islands
Peter Denis
Bermudas
Americas
Nore
Jamaica
England
Greenwich Hospital
Nere
Chatham River
West Indies
Beckford
House of Commons
Royal Navy
London Broadside News Clippings of Robberies Marriages and Deaths
A wide range of notices recount theatre plans by Franklin and Bickerstaff, Savigny set for Covent Garden, and a Santo Tremello voyage from Carthagena. Crime reports include pocket-book thefts at Change Alley, shopbreaks in Islington and near the Tower, highway robberies near Deptford, and numerous pickpocket decoys in public spaces. Marriages include Captain Nelson to Sophia Topham and Edmund Roberts to Miss Andrews. multiple fortunes noted. Obituaries honor Rev. Doctor John Gardiner of Great Mafingham and Arthur Payne, with details of their careers and virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Bickerstaff
Savigny
Cyrus
Covent-Garden
Covent-Garden, Oe ’Athio, Called: the Santo’ Tremello, Sailed From ‘Carthagena
Hispaniola
Plysa
Ireland
Maryle Bone Fields
Temple
Carr
Piccadilly
Greenwich
Deptford
Field Lane
Hockley
Savage
France
Tabernacle Yard
Richard Bell
Clarehall
Cambridge
Ely
Litlington
Nesterday
Nelson
Navy
Sophia ‘Topham
Edmund Roberts
Bondstrey
Patrick Hoare
Strand
Jenny ‘Simmons
Fleet-street
William Shuter
Hanover-square
Godfrey
Blackheath
Bishopsgate Street
James Barron
Clement’s Inn
William Jackson
Camberwell
Arthur Payne
Charles-Street
St., James’s
Daniel Leautier
Lord Rochford
Ofice
Norwich
John Gardiner
Door of Laws
Great Mafingham
Norfolk
Ships at Genoa to be launched by Christmas
Report from Genoa states three hundred sixty four gun ships are under construction for a French service expedition and will be ready for launch by Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Arrival of regiments to repair the harbour
A letter reports three regiments of foot and several pioneer companies have arrived to repair the harbour. The communication notes recent arrivals and the ongoing effort to restore the harbour facilities.
The Provok'd Wife Brute and Other Plays Tonight
A theatrical listing notes performances at Lane's Theatre with The Provok'd Wife and Brute among others, plus appearances at Covent-Garden and Lowe Village. A correspondent criticizes refined taste and mocks sham bravado amid a discussion of public opinion on Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Brute
Garrick
A Constant
Cautherly
Abington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Townshend
Middleess Journal
Postscript
London
India
Guaravus
Adolphus Gritenaone
John Mills
J. Bell
Exeter
T Strand
C Etherington
York
Berland
Trifitu
Universa
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