Proposals for Court Offices and Knightly Orders
A humorous letter to Fum Hoam discusses English mimicry of Chinese court hierarchies and proposes novel roles such as a court vermin killer, a professed flatterer, and a female knights order. The writer ridicules court pomp, imagines officious flattery at every great man’s table, and muses reviving old European orders for womencourtiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I-ami
Russia
Germany
Scotland
France
Romes
The Farmer's Complete Guide advertised for sale at the Golden Lion
An 18th century advertisement promotes The Farmer's Complete Guide detailing all aspects of farming from ground layout and cropping to stock management. It covers wheat barley oats turnips hemp flax hops lucerne and soils and manures with remedies. Printed for G KEARS Ludgate Street priced five shillings bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucerne
Golden Lion
Pectoral Lozenges advertised by eminent physicians
FiSteemed by the most eminent physicians as the best and most effective for coughs and shortness of breath, these lozenges are praised for giving relief in consumptive cases and when taken at the first sign of a cold. Sold in boxes priced 1s to 2s 6d by Hope behind the Royal Exchange Meres in the Old Bailey Allan son at the Golden Dolphin Long-Acre.
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T. Hope
Royal Exchange
J. Meres
Baily
J. Allanson
Golden Dolphin
Long-Acre
World display of voyages and travels collection details
This Day. price 1s. 62. Volume XVIII from Thé WORLD display collection of voyages and travels edited and translated, with concision and clear divisions. Includes Dr Shaw’s Travels, views of The Doge's Palace Venice, Rome temples, St Peter’s, and Florentine palaces, published by Newbery and Hoey. copies selling via Dublin booksellers at 38 36d each.
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di Broaicuriou
Shaw
Mifor’ i
Venice
Temple
Str Peter
J. Newbery
Sc. Paul's Church-yard
Tandon
J -Hoey
Skinner-Row
Dublin
Mission to Belle Isle Described by Hodgson and Keppel
Letters from Major General Hodgson and Commodore Keppel detail the April 1763 Belle Isle attempt. They recount landing attempts, the assault on Sauzon and St Andre, and praise Brigadier Lambert and Captain Patterson for gallant actions. The narrative covers troop movements, losses, and plans for renewed action, noting harmony between the army and navy.
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Whitehall
Barringston
Achilles
Hodgson
Keppel
Ithe
Pitt
Cosimo
England
Elie
Gadier Lambert
Beauclerk
Grenadiers
Patterson
Lambert
S. Hodgson
Sauzon
Point Samaria
Thomas Siddhope
Barrington
C. A. Keppel
Hodgsony
Comatodore
Belleifie
Belleifle
Mays
Witich
Eagh
Beit
Crawford
Carleton
Ibeen
Tiliat
Edsward Hawke
Misiely
Fastubons
C. Shedholm Hodgson
Belleifit
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Aliangi
Fum Hoam
Pekin
China
Europe
Pegu
Great Britain
Henriques
Ministry
Ren. Viator
Imperial Magazine
India
Naper
G. Kears
Ludgate Street
The
London Gazette ‘Retraordinary
Ribeire
Valiant
N. B
Spithead
Belleisle
Cléfe
Enea Byers
Sinal
Somaria
S. E
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