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London April 11. It'

... Commons gave Leave to bring in a Bill to prevent the Mischiefs which frequently happen by throwing at Cocks, and kicking Footballs within the City of London and Westminster, and Bills of Mortality. ...

Published: Thu 18 Apr 1717
Newspaper: Stamford Mercury
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 131 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

From Mift s Weekly J

... yours, which you imposed upon us, is as false as any we meet with in the f Lying Post. Whittle, Yours, in Essex STEPHEN FOOT-BALL ...

Published: Tue 04 Oct 1726
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 674 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, October 11

... extraordinary En- tertainment was set on Foot for the Divertion of our polite Gentry, and what should it be but a Match at Foot-Ball, play'd by six young Women of a Side, at the Bowling Green : Cards, Dice, Concerts, Plays, Ball, &c. are the common Ente ...

Published: Sat 08 Oct 1726
Newspaper: Ipswich Journal
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 833 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ADVERTIStMENTS

... extraordinary Entertainment was fit on Foot for the Divelfion tit our polite Gentry ; and what fhould it be but a Mitch at Foot-ball, play'd by fix young Women of a Side r at a Bowling,Green. Briftol, i. Laft Saturday Evening the Stage-Coaches coming from ...

LONDON, December 6

... tending it, as 12 Men can weave in the Time. Bedford, Nov. 6. On Wednesday the 23d Instant; a moft obstinate and hard Match at Foot-ball was plaved near Great Harwood in this County, between 7 Men of the Village of Ranfe, and the like Number of Great Harwood; ...

Published: Sat 03 Dec 1726
Newspaper: Ipswich Journal
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 841 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SATURDAY'S POST. fro

... Dublin, May 19. On Sunday last, as a Parcel of idle Fellows were assembled, to divert themselves at their usual Games of Foot-ball playing, and throwing of Stones, a Spectator passing cross, was struck with a Stone in the Back of the Head, of which he ...

Published: Thu 04 Jun 1730
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 658 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Prom the London Gazette, Feb

... Newate by Juflice Vincent, being charged with the Murder of Sufannah Jobbins, by pufhing her down in a Crowd, playing at Foot-Ball at kenfington ; by which Accident the received a mortal Wound, Co that in a few Days the died of the fame. It is written ...

allured by People that Land-: ax will be taken off next Seffion of Parliament but the Reafons which fome People

... their Power Letters from Chefter advife that at Six o’CIocf Prayers at the Cathedral on Chriftmas Mornb the Mob kick’d a Football in the broad Ifle at tit Beginning of Divine Service and about the die of went into the Choir put out the abus’d and pull’d ...

Published: Tue 09 Jan 1733
Newspaper: Gloucester Journal
County: Gloucestershire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1714 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

From the St. Jsmes's

... D ON. Letters from Chester advise, that at Six o' Clock Prayers at the Cathedral on Christmas Morning, the Mob kick'd a Foot-Ball in the Broad Isle at the Be- ginning of Divine Service, and about the Middle of it went into the Choir, put out the Candles ...

Published: Thu 11 Jan 1733
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 531 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, Jan. 6. The

... Abilities ! Letters from Chester advise, that at Six o' Clock Prayers at the Cathedral on Christmas Morning, the Mob kick'd a Foot-Ball in the broad Isle at the Beginning of Divine Service, and about the Middle of it went into the Choir, abus'd and pull'd the ...

Published: Sat 13 Jan 1733
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 265 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

From the Grubstreet

... except The Grub-street Journal, I shan't mind any of them but that for the future.--- All the Windows that were broke at Foot-ball the last Winter, I am as well assured, as I can be of any Thing, which I did not see, were broke by No-body.* * But I can't ...

Published: Sat 22 Sep 1733
Newspaper: Newcastle Courant
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1988 | Page: 1 | Tags: none