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WEDNESDAY'S MAIL

... Charlct Meynell, Efq; the Office and Place of Matter or Keeper of his Majefty's Tennis Court, near the Cockpit in Whitehall, and of his Majelly's Tennis Court and Tennis Plays at Hampton Court and elfewhere, in Great Britain. ...

Published: Thursday 04 August 1791
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 56 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GainJbro^Ship Nenvs

... GainJbro^Ship Nenvs. ARRIVED.— Hope, Rixton, from London. SAILED.— London, ames, for London. Newcaftle, tennis, for Newcaftle. / ...

Published: Thursday 08 January 1795
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 17 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Reports from the Daily Papers

... a French Lady is praftiling every Morning, from five ?? to feven, at the Tennis Court in James- Street, near the Hay-Market; and it is faid fhe is to play iit the Game of Tennis with the beft Player in England, for a confiderable Sum of Money. ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1767
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FOREIGN NEWS

... corpulent that he weighed 540 Pounds weight, and notwithftanding which he was fo very ?? as to be efteemed one of the b' ft Tennis Players in this City ; he was an Officer in the Polilh Service. ...

Published: Thursday 30 September 1784
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 124 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

i R E L A AT 0,

... through the City, apd took down feve- ral Billiard Tables and Shuffle-Boards. In their Walks they alfo took Notice of feveral Tennis- Courts, the Floors of which they caufed to be im- mediately dug up, having Men with them for that Purpofe. ...

Published: Friday 27 June 1755
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

C O.U.N.TR t NEWS

... Some fay it is to be done by an Arrow, others . think by a Mill, either by Wind or Water 5 others fay a Line Rocket; fome a Tennis-Ball ; but the moil pre- WfHng-. Opinion among the Connoifleur. ijs; that it will be done either by a large Wheel, or a Mill ...

Published: Friday 05 October 1759
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NORTHAMPTON, Saturday Evening, Augujl 6. This day the prices of Grain in our market were as follow, viz. Wheat, 6s

... Charles Meynell, Efq. the office and place of Mailer or Keeper of his Majefty's Tennis Court, near the Cockpit in Whitehall, and of his Majefty's Tennis Court and Tennis Plays Hampton Court, and elfewhere, in Great-Britain. On Thurfday laft ended the ...

Published: Saturday 06 August 1791
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: FamilyNotice | Words: 652 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON, April 14

... the Corficans with fome Artillery and warlike Stores. , _, Yeiterday the Great Match at Tennis, between Tom- kyns and Maflbn, was determined at the King's Tennis Court, Whitehall, in favour of the latter, before a great Number of the Nobility, the Odds ...

Published: Friday 17 April 1767
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 489 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DERBY, fANUARY 6\

... fractured, but we are happy to fay no Lives were loft. The Balloon was luckily conveyed away before the Mob had got into the Tennis- Court, otherwife it would certainly have been destroyed. A Letter from Birmingham, dated Wednefday Morning, Nine o'clock ...

Published: Friday 30 December 1785
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1766 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Reports from the Daily Papers

... Seafon was half expired. We hear, that a foreign Count won 500 Guineas of an Englifh Nobleman, on the late great Match at Tennis, between Maccon and Tompkyns. ...

Published: Friday 01 May 1767
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 192 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, March 1. Thr

... and was buried on Saturday laft at Highgate. This Day at Noon, the Match between Maggs and the Nailor was fought at the Tennis Court in James Street, near .the Hay Market, the Odds ar firft were greatly for the Nailor, but it was decided in favour of ...

Published: Friday 27 February 1761
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 439 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FRENCH TIME-PIECE

... have teen you J the Mountain. - i-CuT.o-jTts.~Why, you muff know, Lmcl of the C*f> Libert; the P'Les, received r:r, tio.u the Tennis C'.urt the Soutdi. Accordingly out as fall as poffible on the day Rrf}, got to Cannon-—Fafes, Ccrnfaj!, and Plough, was upon ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1793
Newspaper: Northampton Mercury
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 165 | Page: 2 | Tags: none