Index Entry | Bells, in Oxford, rung for King's birthday |
Location | Oxford |
Citation | BNL.717.017 12-19 Aug 1717:21 (696) Oxford, May 30. Last Tuesday being his Majesty's birth-day, all the bells in the university & city began ringing very early in the morning, and so continued all the day. In the evening, Mr. Mayor, the aldermen, assistants, and bailiffs, met at the piazza at Carfax in their scarlet gowns, to drink his Majesty's health, being attended by all the head constables, and the city musick playing to them all the time. . . [3 lines] |
Generic Title | Boston News Letter |
Date | 1717.08.19 |
Publisher | Campbell, John |
City, State | Boston, MA |
Year | 1717 |
Bibliography | B0007527 |