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TUBSDAY's POST

... Alloa's Kay, and pre veuted the Venders extorting an extravagant Price from the Poor he alfo ordered the Stages to be dug up two Tennis Court! in Dame, llreet, and two Ball Places in Barrack-flreet, public Nuifances his Lordfhip likewife had feveral Riourfc ...

Published: Monday 17 April 1758
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1007 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MONDAY's POST

... terminated. Some fay it is to be done by an Arrow, others think by Mill, either by Wind or Water others fay a Line Rocket i a Tennis .Ball but the moft prevailing Opinion the Connoiflures is, that it will either a large Wheel er Mill, upon this it is there ...

Published: Monday 08 October 1759
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1308 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SATURDAY's POST

... into Play again. Hero Slack is matched lor a conliJerablc Sum agamic Stevtnfon the Nailer, to fight on MOll day next at the Tennis-Court in James-Ifreet, near the Haymarket. the latter (hould fnt -the the Head, that Doubt will occafjon l'econd Trial ol ...

Published: Monday 02 June 1760
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1933 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THURSDAY's POST

... between Wind and Watet, funk, Cre\V perilhed. Yefterday the famous Battle was fought between Slack and Stephens, the Nailer, the Tennis«G>uft in St. James Strefct, Haymaket, at which were pr«- fent feveral Noblemen and perfons of Combatants had only three Bouts ...

Published: Monday 09 June 1760
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1851 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THURSDAY's POST

... and upon which many ;iuras were depending, between a Collar from Briftol. and the N wo fume tune beat Slack, was derided the Tennis- Court, James street ia the day market: Smallwood wasSccond andfaulkner theNailor The ones were very much taken i.- for before ...

Published: Monday 09 March 1761
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 2092 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TUESDAY's POST

... and o! brandy, in the bay of Cidiz, if low Funnies; is not yet known what damage (he has received. week match at tennis was played at tennis ccur , between two gentlemen 100 guineas Ths that one of lliould play the entire mentals the Oxfo d ucj, belted ...

Published: Monday 24 March 1766
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 2817 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDON, January 3

... read- •■»§ ancient and modern books memory and reflection were much more excrcifed. the introdijaion of gaming, men left off tennis, mall, billiards, and all 4 g_ytnnalliofpor ts, and they are become, what we lee them, weaker and more fickly, more ignorant ...

Published: Monday 10 January 1785
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1945 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

COUNTRY NEWS

... every denomination that ever was known, appeared in this town to fee Mr. Harper afcend with his balioon'. The crowd for the Tennis-Court was far too great, and nurfibeis of very refpeftable embraced fituathsns that any other occaiion would have been rejefted ...

Published: Monday 10 January 1785
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 538 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TO BE LETT, Or SOLD PRIVATE CONTRACT, LODGING HO'JSE, -fi:uate upon eminence near the Village of Roitingdeari, ..

... exceeding good new-built Oafthoufe, together with cottage and coath-houfe. LOT 4. new-built McfTiage, with the gardens ,nd appu tenni cs, Striata at gate, in Hawkharf! aft»ref»id, now Ladies' Bonding- School, and now in the occupation Barb r and I iili. 5. ...

Published: Monday 19 May 1800
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 888 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

the PRINTERS of the LEWES JOURNAL N, SOME recent inllauces, in the fafhionable world, Gaming, having ended in ..

... among the infeferior.oitof people, the ftatutc Hen. VIII. c. 5. was made which prohibits to all but gentlemen the games of tennis, tables, cards, dice, bowls, and other unlawful di*e;iidus unlefs in the time of Cmift.nas, under pecuniary pains and impnfonment ...

Published: Monday 11 August 1800
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1060 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LEWES, March 8

... jmuch-to-be lamented death of the above noble uke, flould at fuch diitant periods, be attributable to the games of cricket and tennis. Some of the London prints, on Saturday, afferted, that Lord Cornwallis had received pofitive orders to return to London either ...

Published: Monday 08 March 1802
Newspaper: Sussex Advertiser
County: Sussex, England
Type: Article | Words: 1171 | Page: 3 | Tags: none