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London, July 20. On

... London, July 20. On Tuesday a great Match was play'd at Tennis, for 500 Guineas, be- tween the Right Hon. the Lord James Cavendish, and Mr. Bladen, at the Tennis Court near the Haymarket; but, the same being equal, is to be play'd over again in about ...

Published: Thu 27 Jul 1732
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 130 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

From Wye*s LETTER, J

... beginning of February. This Day his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales took the Di- version of playing several Games at Tennis, at the King's Tennis at the Cockpit, with Capt. Bloodworth and other Persons of Dis- tinction. On Friday last died at her Seat at P ...

Published: Wed 11 Jan 1738
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 457 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Extract of a Letter

... String about its Neck, with which it is supposed it was strang- led. Yesterday a Match at Tennis was play 'd for a considerable Sum of Money, at the King's Tennis Court at the Cockpit, Whitehall, it being the first Time of playing since the Court. has ...

Published: Wed 12 Jan 1737
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1132 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

London, Oft. 2s. Ir

... ; being the greatefl Number that ever were enter'd in fo fhort a Time. On Wednefday Night a Gentleman, going through the Tennis- Court from Southampton- Buildings to Middle-Row, Holborn, was fee upon by fome Villains, who fhot him and after- wards made ...

Published: Thu 28 Oct 1742
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 676 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

From the St. James's

... the foor of St. Leonard Fofter-Lane; and feveral other Charities. On. Tuefday laft Charles Fitzroy, % Mafter of the King's Tennis-Courts in England, was unanimoufly chofen Member of Parliament for the Borough of Thetford in Norfolk, in the Rooih of facomby ...

Published: Thu 15 Feb 1733
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 682 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

An Extraß of a Letter from Paris, dated May 14

... oftheir being detain'd. , The Com- niiflanes ofthc Police have like wife made an exaft Enqui. ry at the.lnn., Eat ing- Houfes, Tennis Courts, and other Places under their Infpc&ion, in order to know the Number of Men employ'd in thofc Place., as well as of ...

Published: Thu 27 May 1742
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 383 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

fromWyt's LETTER, LONDON, May2B

... June the 4-i, On the istb paft we bad dreadful Thunder, Lightning and Hail, moft of the Stones whereof wore as large as a Tennis tall, which laft ed a ftdl Horn without Intermijfton ; all Jhe Corn on thi Ground was deftroy ed, its alfo the Trees, Grafs ...

Published: Thu 04 Jun 1730
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 372 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

London, April 14,

... Letters of Marque are gone to Holland, for the Englifli Ships fitting out there. On Thurfday Sir Thomas De Veil went to.the Tennis-Court, near the Duke of Newcaflle'a Houfe, and there enlifted about 200 Swifs Pro- teftant Servants, who have voluntarily ...

Published: Fri 13 Apr 1744
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 642 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

London, Nov. _\em

... Elizabeth Newell and Margaret C^fey; 'Were cdinmitted to the Gatehoule, WemriiSfterj by James Frafier, Efq; for rob- bing t)ennis Carrol) I. the Street of a Silver Sfodk Buckle. As was likewife Katherine Tholrnpfoh, for being concern'd with feveral -tsthei ...

Published: Thu 27 Nov 1740
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1287 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

jfjffixtraß ofa Letter from Malaga, dated A*ug...:» lh *743-

... Recruiting, meet with very great Succefs, Numbers enliflmg with the greateft Chearfulnefs every Day, The Farmer's Adventure, Tenny, from South- Carolina for Portugal, was taken the igth of July laft by ?? Privateer, of 11 Carriage Gum and 8 Swivels, off ...

Published: Thu 08 Sep 1743
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1342 | Page: 3 | Tags: none