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WOKINGHAM, Sept 16
MARK PORTER, CLOCK AND WATCHMAKER, in the Market-Place,
Wokingham, returns his most grateful thanks to the Public in general for all favours
conferred on him, and humbly solicits a continuance of them.
He sells a great variety of plated goods , as buckles, spurs, spoons, &c. pimchbeck
buckles, fine and common steel watch-chains, brass and steel keys, seals, pocket and
penknives, &c. gilt and common stone ditto spur rowels, buckles and knobs; common
buckles of all sorts, paper and japan’d snuff-boxes; metal, silver, or plated shoe clasps
for children, silver, white metal, Bath metal and brass thimbles. Buckles repaired,
articles in the silver way mended in the neatest manner, guns and jacks cleaned and
repaired.
Gentlemen and others may have their clocks cleaned at their own houses, on the
shortest notice.
Silver and gold bought, sold or exchanged.
N.B. Gold rings, ear rings, and mourning rings, on the shortest notice.
Ladies ears bored with the greatest care and safety.

Run away from his Master
WILLIAM MARTIN, Apprentice to Mr. EDWARD PARKER, Cooper, in
Wokingham, Berks. He absconded his said Master’s service about Christmas last, he
is about five feet four inches high, brown complexion, has a long nose, a tooth out
before, and round shouldered. The public are desired to take notice, that if any person
harbours or employs said Apprentice after this date, Mr. Parker is determined to
prosecute them.
N.B. If the young man will return to his duty, and acknowledge his fault, he will be
again admitted into his master’s confidence.
September 23, 1774.

Chobham, Surry, Sept. 26.
RICHARD TRASH, GLAZIER and HOUSE PAINTER, from Wokingham, begs
leave to inform the Public, that he has taken a house at CHOBHAM aforesaid, where
he intends carrying on the above Branches.
Those who please to favour him with their commands, may depend on being served
in the neatest manner, on reasonable terms.
By their humble servant,
RCHARD TRASH

SWAN WITH TWO NECKS INN
Carter-Lane, Doctors Commons, London.
THE WOKINGHAM NEW COACH
Sets out from the above inn every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at ten o’clock in
the forenoon. To carry six inside passengers at 6s, each; 14lb. luggage allowed;
Children in lap, and outside passengers at 3s. each. Calls for passengers and parcels at
the White Bear and Old White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly goes through Hounslow;
Staines; dines at the Red Lion, Egham and goes from thence by Sunninghill Wells, to
the New Rose at Wokingham; from which place it returns every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, at eight o’clock in the morning.
The WOKINGHAM CHARIOT sets out from Mr. Chaplin’s, the New Rose Inn,
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at eight o’clock in the morning; and returns

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