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(one of them dressed in a smock frock, the other had on a foul weather coat,) who
knocked him off his horse, and dragged him into a ditch, where one of the villains
held a pistol to his head, while the other rifled his pockets of 44s. after which they got
clear off—Mr. Cotterell now lies very ill of the bruises he received.

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Fri 5 May
WOKINGHAM MACHINE
The Proprietors of the Wokingham Machine, from Mr. Wheatley’s, the Rose and
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Bush Inn, beg leave to inform their customers, that it began flying on Monday the 24
instant, setting out from Mr. Wheatley’s every morning (Sundays excepted) at six
o’clock, to the Bolt and Tun in Fleet Street; returns from thence every day at twelve.
Prices as usual. Stops at all the places as usual to take up parcels and passengers
N.B. As there is some alteration in the partnership any person that has a demand on
the above Machine, is desired to send an account to Mr. Thomas Plim, at Egham,
Clerk to the Proprietors, who is empowered to pay the same, and to send them every
week.
J. ALLALY W. WHEATLEY
J. CLODE W. HARRIS

WOKINGHAM COACH
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Began flying on Monday the 17 instant, and continues every morning (Sundays
excepted) at six o’clock, (in five hours) from the New Rose Inn, Wokingham, to the
Swan with two Necks, Doctor’s Commons, and returns from thence at twelve o’clock
at noon to Wokingham. Prices for passengers and luggage as usual. Places taken at the
above inns, and at the White Bear, Piccadilly.
As the Proprietors are resolved to accommodate their customers in the most
agreeable manner pooible, they are determined, should more places be taken for the
Coach than the number it usually carries, to forward them in Post-chaises, at the usual
price of the Coach.
It stops as usual at the White Bear and Old White Horse Cellar for passengers and
parcels; at the Red Lion, Egham; Sunninghill Wells;mand Hind’s Head, and Bull; at
Bracknell
A neat POST-COACH
(By permission of his Royal Highness) every day, by that most delightful situation the
Lodge, and through those agreeable villas of Winkfield, Warfield, and Binfield.
Performed by
CRUTTWELL, GEVAUX, and Co.

A letter from St. Kitts says, that a Spanish ship had taken two vessels belonging to
that island, having seized them within four or five leagues of St. Kitts, under the old
pretence of their carrying on an illicit trade, and bore away with them towards
Hispaniola. As soon as it was known, an armed ship was dispatched after them.

A letter from Hamburg mentions, that the Golden Lion, a ship belonging to that city,
was lost lately at the mouth of the Elbe, and the crew, together with 23 passengers that
were on board perished.

The Fox, William Thomms Commander, bound from Madeira to Waterford, deeply
loaded, and full of passengers, is lost about 30 leagues west of Madeira, in a violent
storm, & every soul on board perished.

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