Dissension over Barber Surgeons Livery case sparks legal scrutiny
In a lengthy discussion the court considers whether surg eons can retain livery privileges after the 1745 act dissolving their corporate status. The Sheriff and officials debate voting rights for Merlrs. Pott Young and Sanxay amid references to Henry VIII acts and past precedents. The piece notes threats and political maneuvering around the London aldermanic election and mentions related royal appointments and sermons.
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Burke
Barbers
Henry the Eighth
Voring
Henry Wdhé Lighth
Surgeonshall
Merlrs
Pott
Young
Sanxay
Percival
Barbers Company
Sherif
Port
Bar‘bere Company
Qebshat
Venenciat Credit and
Chrke
Wien
Jones
Goldsmith’s Hall
Hey
James Hodges
Sheriff Oliver
Meff
Hallifax
Shakespear
Lewes
Townsend
Huttings
Wilkes
Henry
Ieis
London
Mystery OCR fragment sparks idle week-end reading
A partial, garbled OCR note mentions Saturday events, names, and a safety letter, with unclear references to Guildhall and individuals such as Meff allifax Shakespeat. The fragment lacks coherent detail but hints at a local notice or gossip item from a historic page.
East India Company court debate on Armenian agent intrigues
The House of Commons select committee reports on Armenians Gregory Cojamayl and Go mafrahs under Shujah Dowla. The letter notes suspicions of Armenian agents seeking copies of official correspondence with the Vizier and their known intrigues during earlier governance. The court references 1768 1767 actions and restrictions on Go mafrahs in Shujah Dowla territories.
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Boles
Bolts
Verelft
Johannes Padre Rafael
Bufabid
Harper
Munthy
Munshy
Cape ‘Harper
Calcutta
Ilahabad
Goth
Gravely
Patna
Shitabroy
Murshedabad
Mahomed Reza Ekhawii
Soubahdar
Seapoys
Sykes
House of Commons
United East“ India Company
Gregore Coramaul
Court of Directors
Gregore Cojamayl
Shujah Dowla
Dawn
Bylwantfing
Late surgeon offers cure for French Disease at Black Eagle
An advertisement by Dofor Kulick on the Antigallican, Theodorick, and Resolution at the Black Eagle in Lower East Smithfield hawks a private method to cure all degrees of the French Disease with no diet change or business disruption. It lists medicines, tonics, and patent remedies for sale, promises universal cure, with a long claims tally and hours.
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Morning Chronicle
MT Ene Britoy
James Thie
Dyflentersigh
James
Maudich
Chris
Belinds
Fack Wilkes
General Conway
Jersey
Amherst
Liemrengat
George Marth
William Gordon
Victualling-office
Kaye
Chapel Royal
St. James’s
St. Paul’s
Kettleby
Prussia
Dantzick
Olivia
Brandebourg
Peterburgh
Grand Duke
Russia
Paris
France
Countess of Huntingdon
Piercy
America
Coleman-street
Chortel Johnson
Minorca
Lord Romney
Society of Arts
Europe
Dofor Kulick
Theodorick
Resolution
Black Eagle
Lower East-Smithfield
King’sand
Squire Dickinson
Maudico
Lord Anson
Turlington
Dr. Anderson
Agnes
Anthony
Hooper
Bateman
Benjamin
Godfrey
Stoughton’s
Spirit of
Harthhorn
Dr. James
Court
Court Plaifter Gd
the Paper
John Brion
Milé-End
Ul Town
Almos
King Henry's Head Alehouse
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Mr. Wilkes
Paul’s Head
Tom R
Battersea
Robert Peacock
Strand
Middlesex
Guildhall
Rich
Field-court
Gray’s Inn
Holborn
Thomas Richardson
Sherborne-lane
Gregg and Potts
Skinmers-hall
Dowgatehill
Wiliam Smith
Leather-lane
Hoblin
Liquorpond-street
Gray’s-Inn-lane
Francis Mason
James Fowler
St. Andrew’s
Haberdashers and Partners
Totton
Spitalquare
William Norris
John Bell
George Gardiner
Heffen
Benjamin Davenport
Southwark
Surry
Constable
Archurch Lane
James Williamson
Gamlingay
Joseph Adams
Birminshem
Warwickshire
Red Lion
Lancelot Myers
Farnley
Yorkshire
Money Dcrivency
Mary Cooke
Richard Lee
James Kinnison
Southampton
Linnen-Drapers
John Vaughan
Richard Baker
City of
Rochester
Kent
Deal
Sabina
Park
Senegal
Downs
Boyce
Windat
S.E
Bourdeax
Jenkins
Bourdeaux
Britannia
Clarke
Barbadoes
Henrietta
Randall
South-Carolina
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