Public Ledger Patent Restricts Publishing 1759 Licensing Terms
The document, issued from Saint James Court in December 1759, outlines licenses granted to William Faden for fourteenth year terms. It bans printing, abridging, or selling the specified work beyond seas without consent, enforcing obedience to royal will and customs officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londo
Shark
Public- Ledger
Eam
William’ Faden
William Faden
Fritha
James
Historic Shipping Listings and Classified Notices
A sprawling 18th century catalog details ships by candle light from Rebecca to Prince George, with cargoes like Jamaica rum and cotton, plus numerous ads for lectures, auctions, and employment. It lists real estate, furniture, and household items for sale or auction, along with lost items, elopements, and deserter notices, reflecting daily commerce and public notices of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Bureeden
Brilliant
Good Intent
Candle Psy
Leopard
New England
Prince George
Jamaica
Rui
Dale Ingram
Stolen mares and estate notices from early Hampshire pages
From Mercury dated January 2x, notices list a strawberry colored mare stolen from Peters ie Heath Hampshire and a black mare stolen from Arborfield Berkshire. Also advertised are freehold properties in Henley upon Thames Hamp shire near Andover Farnham Surrey and Kingclear Hamp shire. Creditors and debtors of Anthony Woodrouffe of Newbury receive notices and accommodation for any person inclined to follow the meal trade is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andover
Hampire
Farnham
Surry
Petersie Heath
Hampshire
Arborfield
Berkshire
Anthony ‘Woodrouffe
Newbury
Notice and estate listings in Oxon and Wiltshire papers
A fragment from a periodical notes leasehold and freehold estates in Bampton Afton Rowant Wantage plus a notice of a black gelding missing since the previous week. It comments on readers receiving country and Scottish papers on different days and consigns contents to the arrival order with brief notices about advertisements and creditors and debtors listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clare
Regiment of Foot
Wroxham
Norfolk
George m Es
Norwich
Jacob.Astley
William Barswick
Easton
Thomas Hevey
Letton
King’s Lynn
Brigadier Townsend
Bampton
Oxford
Afton Rowant
Wantage
Harnes
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Dhe
Public Ledger
Theatre Royal
Covent Garden
Public Advertiser
Affiotti
Gillingham
Sidecombe
John Denne
Warren Snow
Burden
Candle
Smyrna
Salonica
Acra
Christian
Pretty Nancy
Tyger
Hannah
Snow Vincent
London
Daily Gazetteer
Pri Fe
P. L.C
Daily Advertiser
Thomas Potter
Richard Jack
Berkeley Lucy
Yarmouth
Grosvenor Square
Soho Square
Lincoln's Inn
St. James's Parish
Newgate-street
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Bloomsbury Square
East Indies
Samuel Hutchins
Samuel Wright
William Rowles
Gairland
Hildebrand
James Clark
Kingston
Strood
Lloyd's Evening Post
Curiatius
J. H
Stanzarius
Philopolites
Bristol Chronicle
Germany
Norwich Mercury
Buxton
Thetford
Suffolk
Beccles
Woodnorton
Nor
Ipswich Journal
Metfield
Ipswich
Isle of Ely
Kirby-Caine
Otley
Esfex
Latterly
Royston Ir
Denton
Essex
Ingatestone
Ted
Exeter Journal
City of
Exeter
Henry Northcote
Devonshire
Tipton
Culm
Stack
Lovestone
Saasders
Bath Advertiser
Bath
Liverpool Advertiser
Liverpool
Lancaster Castle
Willimam
Roushfage
John Davenport
Society of Bristol
Charity Schools
Reading
Henley Upon Tames
Henley
Kingclear
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