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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 04, 1770
Page
2
Extract from Rome reports describes two murderers hanged in the Aguere del Popolo. Crowds over 40,000 gathered as the Abbe Merli received absolution then was injured fatally. Panic ensued with priests assaulted, troops overwhelmed, and many caused injuries in the ensuing mêlée.
Extra from Dublin Sept 11 describes a farmer killed in a night attack after a dispute over a wife's fortune. The farmer's wife and children perished, a grandson survived, and three attackers were captured and jailed. Also noted is the Neptune wreck near Newfoundland with many drownings and rescue by a French banker and a Whitby ship. Guard ships are to be stationed along the southern coast near Cape Clear, Kenmare Road, and Didgle Bay.
York reports Appleton unanimously elected Mayor of Beverley on September 7. The same page records the death of Rev Thornber, chorister at Belfry Cathedral, and a violent burglary in Leeds where a guard was fatally stabbed defending Mr John Green’s house.
A London fragment reports tavern toast ridiculed ministry and threats to Recorder over conduct at the Court of Aldermen. It recounts a clerkly prison scene in Clerkenwell, a press gang clash at night, a coachman fatality near Bishopsgate, and a diving captain from Ascension Isle. Also noted are obits for Mrs Wriglet and Mrs Clarke and deaths in Maidstone.
Theatres plan for winter feature Mr Woodward's reduced role, Mr Yates stepping in, and Mr Hoole's renewed Metastasia project. A new comedy titled Tis dwell, it's no Worse is readied for rehearsal at Drury Lane with King Reddich Younge and Abingdon in lead roles. A Covent Garden incident during Love in a Village led to a notorious intruder being ejected as the audience cried out. The program lists Jane the School for Rakes and other castings at Drury Lane and Covent Garden.
Readable fragments indicate a location near Cockspur Street close to a Mark Idalfo R. The text is incomplete but suggests an address or landmark note in a local notice.
A dated testimonial from James Marn and church officials lauds Dr. Rysseeg s Balsamic Tincture as a cure for inveterate scurvy with blotches and boils on a family. The notice claims public advantage, lists locations in London, and notes free advice and bottle sales at Royal Exchange shops.
A patient named Henry Trenchard, steward to Magdal PHospital, recounts a two year illness with widespread blotches and weakness. After using Hall's Atte Johnson's Court drops, he notes marked improvement, restored health, and urges others to consult the West-side Go near Piccadilly location, where the drops are sold for six shillings each.
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