Justice and danger on London streets in 1761 notes
Letters warn of harsh punishments for murder of an illegitimate child while condemning the man who seduced the girl. A citizen laments scaffold safety at St Pauls Church Yard and Tower Hill beheading viewings. City militia orders for Lord Mayor's Day, card tax penalties, and a lottery scheme are announced along with various book notices and port news.
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Holborn
Humanus
St. Paul’s
Tower Hill
Lord Lovat
His Majesty
City of London
Lord Mayor
GLC Ouet
Ico
Hazard
Royal Exchange
Ludgate- Street
Charing-Cross
J. Hazard
London
George II
Queen Caroline
Guildhall
W. Bristow
St. Paul’s.Church Yard
Hetran Report From Brussels on French King’s Troops Return
London dispatch notes that the King of France’s household troops are returning home and the matter seems decided, with a named individual possibly involved in the move. The item reflects a mid-17th century diplomatic update from Brussels.
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London
Hetran
Brussels
French and German Fronts Stir With Troop Reforms
A historic letter details French plans to reform two armies under Souhize and Broghie, arguing against oversized forces in Germany. It reports couriers seized near Francfort, covert French schemes to seize Embden, and Dutch protestant resistance as Comberfort’s eight hundred men siege unfolds with Boer opposition and French reinforcements.
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Souhize
Broghie
Germany
France
Venice
Italy
London
Groningen
East Frizeland
Embden
United Provinces
Ferdinand
Prissin
North Seas
Cabal
M. Comberfort
Horeft
Comberfort
M. Conflans
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England
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Paris
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Cockspur-street
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