Maidens Seek Tax on Old Maids to Fund Charity
A fragment from a satirical epistle from S J R E posing as Beings urging royal support for old maids. They lament neglect of their class and propose a tax on betrothal or celibacy, with proceeds to augment legacies for marriages and public benefit. They cite Matrimony as royal policy and reference Gloucester subscriptions and Magdalen Hospital substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laures
Mr. Ledger
Raines
Magdalen Hospital
Isle
Great Britain
Gloucester
Election notices for Bridewell Bethlem surgeons and lottery ads
Public notices seek votes for GEORGE NEWLAND and GEORGE MORRIS to be Surgeon to Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals in place of Charles Wheeler. Lottery schemes describe prizes, tickets, and offices in London with details on payouts and dates in 1764 1768. Also ads for property disposal and notices of ship movements and auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Glyn Bart
Bridewell
Bethlem
George Newland
Charles Wheeler
Bridewell and
George Morris
Berry
Wenham
Poultry
Monnday
Athlen
Henry Wentworth
Goods for sale at Brivannia and Golden Key Chandos Street
Notice of sale of remaining stock in trade of a late partner deceased. Items include lates, tobines, titmies, flowered and plain pabies, ducapes, armezeens, spotted striped and checked lute firings, changeable and plain ditto with half silks and stuts. Debts of the late concern to be paid to Mr. Page at the same place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brivannia
Golden Key
Chandos Street
Half-Moon Street
Winter and Summer Silks at Covent Garden Sale
By order of the late bankrupts assignees at the Queen's Head and Star Covent Garden, a large assortment of winter and summer silks, remnants, and various fashionable silks and mecklin be cad es offered at extremely cheap prices. Great stock of black silks also available. Debtors to the estate are warned to pay promptly or face legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swelen
Aiborme
C. Hitch
L. Harres
A. Millar
John Rivington
S. Crowder
B. Law
T. Longman
C. and
R. Ware
S. Blaton
Paternotter Row
Great Britain
Ireland
Queen’s Head and Star
Coventry Cross
Chandois-street
Covent-Garden
N.B
Campaign movements shift as siege ends near Brunswick
From London Gazettes dated London and Hague late October report French forces by the Lower Rhine making quarters preparations while several German corps move between Osnabruggen and Halle. Prince Ferdinand’s HQ in Ohr and Granby near Hildesheim, with Colberg siege outlook uncertain and Ro Mac’s forces withdrawing to safer positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francfort
Luface
Brunswick
Prince Frederick
Velpher
Woltenbuttle
Gandersheim
Ustar
Eimbeck
M. Coien
Sefen
Marshal Broglio
Hague
Lower Rhine
Prince of
Halle
Hildesheim
Mathas Brogslie
Stadt Oldendorff
Xavier
Woltenbutte
Gandertheim
Stettin
Colberg
Berlin
Romacs’ Avog
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S J R
Britain
Plymouth
Mr. Garrick
Garrick
Citizen, Philopatria
William Kemp
O'd Street
England
P. Kemp
Walton
Girdier’s Hall
Basinghall Street
Principa
Strand
N.Y
Trench
Augusta
Lady’s Magazine
Pelte Companion
Caroline A. Stanhore
M. de Voltaire
Petry
Henry VII
Anna Bullen
J. Wilkie
St. Paul's Church-Yard
Great Britain and Ireland
Hazard
Royal Exchange
Ludgite
Charing-Craig
J. Hazard
Port News
Deal
S.S.E
Pomosa
Britannia
Clement
Belleisle
Brudenell
Brent
Portsmouth
Locstoffe
Gravesend
O.F
Pal
Anna Catharina
Olson
Norway
Milborough
Mackie
Jamaica
London
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