A Glorious Charity Meeting and Notable Naval News
The article recalls a grand lodge gathering in a tavern where wardens and lodges planned a year of charitable deeds, including the building of a charity bank and relief for orphans. It also notes naval dispatches, East India Company ships, royal mourning for Brandenburg Anspach, and weatherance as well as a robbery at Williams Conyngham’s house with a large reward offered for recovered goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peo Brechren
Nachay Bhlee Rey
Eig
Motter
Chang
Drake
Sir Francis Drake
Cavendish
Persia
Thamas
Prince of Wales
Duks
Amelia
Carolina
Mary
Louisa
James
Brandenburg-Anspach
Acfpach
Knigh
Garter
Thirllt
Vilecuse
Jorsingros
Chery
Birch
Clark
Wichalter
Prince Willata
Market Prices and Goods Listing From An Old Kingdom Trade Record
A fragment listing assorted commodities with prices and units across categories such as grains dairy livestock and staples. Entries include wheat rye oats barley pork bacon beef and various goods like tea tobacco flax brandy and rum with per unit or per measure prices and origin notes. The garbled OCR preserves occasional place names and markets alongside price figures.
Fiji Publish'd a Beautifully Ligtav'd Copper Plate
An early 18th century London style advertisement describing a book titled Fiji Publish'd beautifully illustrated on copper plate with a curious hieroglyphic. It includes monthly days saints days and sun rising, with a table of kings lord mayors sheriffs of Dublin, 1703. Describes binding options in Turkey leather and vellum pocket books, folded for memoranda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
Moo
Dublin
Turky
Tithe Drapier's Goods Offered At Reasonable Rates In Francis Street
An advertisement notes Tithe DRAPIER's selection in Francis Street selling a range of fabrics and goods. It promises encouragement for local manufactures with a choice supply including superfine and course Irish cloths and other textiles at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Street
Clothing goods and fabrics offered for sale by Camptain
A 19th century fragment lists fabrics such as Worsted Crapes Alfo Sigathys Duroys Ruggs Mohair and Warited Shaggs Karacoons Daffils and Doily’s Srge-De-Nims Silk and Worfted Camtlets for Lisings Thick-Aluffs and German Serges. The seller promises made up by the best hands and offers productive attendance for dispatch of Baline’s with favorable terms for chapmen and dealers who buy parcels to see again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calimancoes
Baline
Memoirs of the Smourg and Intrigues of a Irish Dean
A dated promotional notice for a London and Dublin published memoirs volume recounting the life of an Irish dean. It promises original letters, details of his handwriting, and mentions readers who know Pim. Dedicated to the Countess of Pembroke, with printing locations and a price listed.
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Kinsdom
Ireland
Werbshire
Thas
Lavy
Pim
Countes of Pembroke
London
Dublin
Prinsing-Office
Silver Court
Caffleffreey
Remedies Offered at Dickson’s Printing Office
An 18th century advertisement lists medicines for violent colds fevers and lung ailments. No. 1 London Ebrevia cure for coughs consumption and stomach pains. No. 2 Hancock’s Cordial cures fevers and smallpox. No. 3 Grand Specific Pills for rheumatic pains. No. 4 Pile and skin disorders. No. 6 Fagot’s antiferbuic tablets for whitening teeth. No. 7 Fresh plaiter for fevers and skin. No. 8 Beautifying fluid for skin, with a note on colorings. A descriptive tract and full directions are sold with remedies.
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Dickson
Silver-Court
Castle-Street
London
Radcliffe
Anne
Hiarjars
Cata
Hancock
Princely Zosion
Meek R
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Cullum Fames
Price
Ferns
Coughlans
Madam Violente
Theatre-Royal
Lalaufs
Thareas
Williams Conyngham
Willams Conyngham
North Carolina
Dubie
Mr. Smiths
North Strand
Barthen
Robert Fagah
Weil
Essex-Street
P. B
Whitehaven
Workington
sEwes
Ondon
Will. Jones
Wollen- Mercer
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