News from the Hague and London in a London paper
Extracts report reactions to the war talk and alliances in Europe, with dated notes from Hamburg Zell and Vienna. The piece mentions royal visits to Covent Garden, the Townshend family in Whitehall, a distemper in Cadiz, aldermanic speeches nominating Glynn as Recorder, and various local notices, deaths, and ship movements. It preserves contemporaneous social and political chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Poland
Hamburgh
Zell
Vienna
Robert Keith
Matilda
London
Queen’s Palace
St. James’s
Covent Garden Theatre
Henry the Eighth
Duke of Gloucester
Privy Council
Viscount Townshend
Dowager Townshend
Whitehall
Ireland
Cadiz
Serjeant Glynn
Essence of Pearl and Pearl Dentifrice Promoted by Dentist
A cob Hemet, dentist to the Queen and Princess Amelia, declares Essence of Pearl and Pearl Dentifrice fully verified after four years of use. They preserve enamel, whiten teeth, prevent decay, cure gum disease, sweeten breath, and aid teething in children. Sold wholesale by W Bayley and retail by Perce Potunius and others in London and Lorenz Pisae co. Gd. exch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acob Hemet
Amelia
France
Ialy
Hemet
W.bayley
Cockspur-street
Perce
Pottunius
1 Leadenhals Treer
Elf
Loréen Pisce Co. Gd. Exch
By His Majestys Letters Patent Pill for Venereal Disease
An advertisement touts LEAKEs Pill as a cure for the venereal disease with a 6s 6d price per box. It claims speed, convenience, and efficacy, promising cures where other methods fail and noting widespread availability through listed sellers in Bride Lane, St Albans Street, Oxford Street, and numerous towns from Wapping to Bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leake
Bride Lane
Freet Street
Vache
St. Alban's Street
Pall-Mall
Musicthop
Robertin
Halt-dreffer
Oxford-street
Denham
Newman
Ware
Fro
Chelmsford
Cruttwell
Bath
Robert Winch
Haymarket
PF. Newbery
St. Paul’ S Church Yard
Ludgatetreet
Late surgeon on board the Antigallican with cures advertised
An 18th century advertisement from Black Eagle in Lower East Smithfield offering a complete cure for the French disease and related ailments. It lists medicines, tonics, and devices for sale, doctoring hours, and a promise of cure regardless of prior treatment, with “no cure no pay.” It invites a young man to apprentice and mentions other products and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U Lick
Theadurick
Resolution
C &c
Black Eagle
Lower East Smithfield
King’s and
Squip Dickinson
Maudlins
Lord Anson
Turlington
Dr. Anderson
Agnes
Dor. Hooper
Bateman
Benjamin Godfrey
Stoughton
Harthhorn
Genteman
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Alderman Harley
Bearcroft
Counses
Old Bailey
Harley
Robert Ladbroke
Alderman Wilkes
Glynn
Batley
Parliament
Westminster Hall
Crosby
House of Commons
Serjeant
Teave
Wilkes
Turner
Hide
Newgate
Urmlost
India
Weybridge
Surrey
Glover and Champaigne
Ihabi
Charlotte Blayes
Hague
Himsel
Pall Mall
Cruger
Smith
North Carolina
Bristol
Dover
Tve
Charles Earle
Henry Duffield
Thomas Murphy
Benjamin Murphy
John Savage
William Wiggins
Tyburn
James Devett
James Kennedy
Bromley
James Elletion Bowen
Poultry Compter
William Parker
Bow-street
Sir Thomas Parker
His Majesty’s Privy Council
Mr. Dana
Lord Kinnard
Wroxeter
Salop
William Poulteney
Thomas Ponton
Daniel Ponton
Lambeth
King’s Bench
Matthew Spry
Bitton
Salisbury
Ralph Freeman
Dr. Cooke
King’s College
Cambridge
Brown
Dunehidcock
Exeter
Pitman
Elizabeth Salisbury Deane
Robert Deane
Robert
West Grinstead
Sussex
Ferdinando Poole, Bart
White
Hortham
Edward Paynton
Marybonestreet
Miss Deane
Great Marlborough Street
Groves
Hat
Broomfield-house
Southgate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
John Hinde
Cheapside
Sukey Cowley
William Young
Tottenham-court-road
Susannah Batemin
Camberwell
Humphry Williams
Monmouth
Rebecca Smith
Hanover-square
Thomas Dodd
Hackney
Mills Colebrook
Clapton
Ross
Herefordshire
Richard Fisher
Lion’s Inn
Deal
David Lance
Chelsea
John
Fulham
Canterbury
Dorrell
Philip Dorrell
John. Hopkins
Brittens
Sir Water Battifent
Queen Caroline
Broad-street
Carnaby-market
Arthur Crew
Elq
Cornhill
Joseph Bowen
Mr. Ravenscroft
Chancery-lane
David Edie
Walnut-tree Walk
Country News
Belmond
Yorkshire
Irmingham
Yardley
Dei
Dawkins
Saphart
Jamaica
Sampson
Cowper
New York
Downs
Swift
Lante
N. E. Deal
Westmoreland
Welchman
Boston
Charlotte
Weley
Hearne
Waterford
N. E
Guildhall
Jocro
Dr. Burrows
Burows
Hay Market
G. Kear Fly
Ludgate Street
Capel Courts
Royal Exchange
Fletcher and
Flodfon
Henares Burrows
J. Fletcher
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