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... lalt Capt. (who is lately come to a good fortune by the death of uncle) loft 30J-0 guineas Tenn is with French marker, at the Tennis Court, V/hitehali. hear from Shobdon in Herefordlhire, that on Thurfday morning laft as four men were digging trench in Lord ...

Published: Monday 18 June 1770
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1793 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Wednesday's Post

... youngell fon of a Nobleman, known by the name of the Grand Defaulter, won 2000!. two days, playing at Tennis With the celebrated Tomkins, at a Tennis- Court not mar.)' miles from Whitehall. On Saturday 12 prifoners were tried at the Old Baily, one whom ...

Published: Monday 23 July 1770
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1674 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Friday's Post

... aT>ove 30,000!. at hazard within years, grown tired that fedentary and has been prevailed the black legged gentry to vifit the Tennis Court, order compleat his ruin ; where is become a cor ftant attendant, and has within few days loft upwards of 50001. Such ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1771
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1770 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

This Day is publifoid, Price only 25. 6d. Neatly d one up in Marble Paper, Embellithed with a curious Engraving

... NNALS of GAMING ; ory tie Fair Player’s A Sure Guide. Containing Original Treatifes on the following Games. -‘Whift, Hazard, Tennis, Lanfquenet, Piquet, Billiards, Loo, Quadrille, Lottery, Back Gammen, Ail Fours, Comet, or Pope Joan. To which are fubjoined ...

Published: Monday 26 December 1774
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1076 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SUNDAY's POST

... chat Vado and Petron Cleaving out the ’ { w vd Yon} ry mere) theult be pre ented couched in { ae hi HE ai ‘ mi aa { 1 crate tennis 3 beng drawn i i “4, VV avreed fa, the Sheniks were odered to ) ) $0 St. next Wedneiday to know hes MM when he will the Lord ...

Published: Monday 10 July 1775
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2972 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The GOVERNOR'S anfaver to the addrefs of the Hon. the COUNCIL and the HOUSE of BUR- GESSES, 1 confequence of

... being ’ pragtical Treatifes on the following fathionable Games, viz. Whift, Chefs, Cricket, Hazard, Quadrille, Back Gammon, Tennis AND Billiards, uinze, Lafquenet. In which are alfoc ontainedthe Methodof betting at thofe Games upon equal or advantageous ...

Published: Monday 24 July 1775
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1142 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

cannot be prefumed, that thefe confiderations will have no weight with you, or that you are fa loft to all

... being practical Treatifes on the following fafhionable Games, Viz. Whill, Chefs, Cricket, Hazard, Quaidrille, Back Gammon, Tennis AN D Piquet, Billiards, Quinze, Lafguenet. In which are alfo contained the Method of betting at thofe Games upon cqual or ...

Published: Monday 31 July 1775
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 978 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

READING, Fit. to, 1779. TO private contrail, All the Stack in MelT. Niw«**y andYovxcj confiftlnj 14 or ( food ablo

... Garden, Or- | chardandthree Canals,and about a. o •f exceeding inr. Land (the chief part of which meadow) lately occupied M»s. Tennis*, anj-it.fvr ?v.*.tu,ivir. JohnChilds, fromMicha- I' elmas, 77, for years, (clear ofland tax) J A FARM and LANDS, (adjoining ...

Published: Monday 01 March 1779
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 4520 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MARLBOROUGH, Wiito. . be SOLD by Andion, S. HILLIKER, Tuefday the 9th of March, end the following day*, The neat

... Garden, Or- | chardandthree Canals,and about a. o •f exceeding inr. Land (the chief part of which meadow) lately occupied M»s. Tennis*, anj-it.fvr ?v.*.tu,ivir. JohnChilds, fromMicha- I' elmas, 77, for years, (clear ofland tax) J A FARM and LANDS, (adjoining ...

Published: Monday 01 March 1779
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1002 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WEDNESDAY'S POST

... were defended by a covering made cot4age and wet hides, which was fo elaltick, that the (hells fell upon them like fo many tennis-balls. The veffels themfelves were very large fize, that each battery carried from 500 10700 men fo \ that the 106 in killed ...

Published: Monday 14 October 1782
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1965 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SUNDAY's POST

... levied of ten per cent.’ on the profits of all places of public entertainment, including $ 4 - gaming-houtes, billiard ¢ roams, tennis.courts, & ...

Published: Monday 24 November 1783
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2752 | Page: 3 | Tags: none