10 Feb 1761
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Newspaper
Public Ledger
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Feb 10, 1761
Page
1
An observer records preparations for a king’s coronation in London, contrasting pomp and frivolity. A country Knight and landlady spectacle incite satire as spectators expect glittering banners, courtly titles, and costly feasts, while a critic laments the loss of solemn majesty.
A fragmented list records numerous ships and privateers near Portsmouth and Guernsey with names such as the Frederick William, Greyhound, and Amity’s Good Intent. References to vessels, sails, and ports like Madeira, Africa, and Bilboa appear amid scattered notes of privateering and convoy movements in a 17th or 18th century maritime scene.
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