Magnificent spoils and uncertain fate of a fleeing raider
The report details a wealthy raider with gold and jewels, his richly caparisoned horses, and arras filled with precious stones. As he fled, he left behind vast plunder and plans to seek protection either with the Catholic king or in Constantinople, while authorities tighten measures and siege conditions worsen in the prison camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ares
Constantinople
Liége
Fune
Givet
France
Breda
Restoration era notices and local incidents reported
A messy item notes a lord's travel to the army in Germany, preparations for a chapel at Upper Tooting, and repairs at Clemant's Inn. It records deaths, court mentions, and a fire in a London neighborhood, plus a horse race and various local incidents with names and places obscured by OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rifon
Horfes
Northumberland House
Upper
Tooting
Surry
Clemant
Afscot-heath
Richard Price
Welchy
Big Ra
Tavis
Tock-Street
Turquand
Kidder
Lafti
Crac Ven
Dé Brooke
French and Allied Forces Amid Wartime Movements
From the London Gazette report arsenal of dispatches notes Prince Ferdinand’s army encamped near Wavern Fritzlar skirmish near Fulda with French forces, detachments under Prince Xavier and Prince Camille advancing toward Fulda. St Germain’s army to cross the Lower Rhine near Daffeldorp. Spanish envoy Fuentes meets Duke of Cumberland. Dormer and Marquis d Abreu on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Gazette
Hague
Fane
Ferdinand
Wavern
Fritzlar
Fulda
Black Hussars
Dauphin
Meyn
Prince Xavier
Saxony
Camille
Lorrain
Lower
Lahne
Lower Rhine
St Germain
Daffeldorp
Iff
Duke of Cumberland
Charles ‘Cottrell Dormer
Kit, Taullet
Marquis d’Abreu
King of
Spain
Paris Report On Naples Levy For Catholic Majesty
London dispatches describe a 6000 man levy for the crown with easy enlistment and even prisoners for debt or minor offences. The expected corps is described as likely fine. It notes a related matter on the Wittemberg troops from Paris and mentions the Duke of Wittemberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Naples
Wittemberg
Paris
Duke of Wittemberg
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Hussars
Huckkenbourg
Scheither
Ham
Dronstemfarth
Mantter
Denmark
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Magnanime
Shrewsbury
Royal William
Corunna
Piggot
Milbank
Vane
Litchfeld
Bahay
India
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Gramont
Melampe
Athant
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Windsor
Clevland
Lisbon
Lisbon -Pacquet
Brown
Goodwill
Mountain
Portabella
Maldén
Christian
Cotterell
Rortsmouth Harbour
Cathcart
Smith
Glasgow
Jamaica
Dorothy
Jenkins
Bristol
Chichester
Nathaniel
Davis
Resolution
Batns
Gibralter
Prince William
Kinlock
Alicant
Raven
Iwar
Downs
Sheerneds
Princess Caroline
Hind
Woolwich
Nore
Princess Royal
Phoenix
Alarm
Portmahon
Centaur
Centurion
Deal Castle
Fly
Alderney
Happy Sroops
Joseph
Taverner
South Carolina
Bayonne
Providence
Randall
Canaries
Hull
North Sea
Solebay
Berwick
Nancy
Jennings
Gibraltar
Swift
Senegal
Athe
New- England ‘Merchiants
New-England Cof- House
Threadneedle Street
Boston
Wee Lee
Nape Wheeler
His Majesty
Botton
Nova
Scotia
Peabo
Peeto
Guines
Batts
Stdin Bates
the Angels
Feues
Portnew
Deal
Iblows
Freth
St. George
Dover
Granada
Thomias
Jane
Barlow
Amity
Longbottom
Elizabeth
Barnes
Ant
Cadiz
N. S. del Carmo
Cortazar
Morlaix
Waterford
Betty
Murphy
St. Andero
William
Mynderts
Drye
Gunit Williams
Amsterdam
Padron
N.S. del Carmen
Ae “A
Veshafian
Titus
Domit Tih
Plati
D. Petes Béitig
Johm
Roblin’s
Rome
Ottayo
Rollin
Sieur d’Angille
Rollio
d?Arnville
Samu Oy
Ender Bey
Sam
Thames Stree
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