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Mon 4 September
To be LETT, near the town of Wokingham, in the county of Berks on a repairing
lease, for twenty-one years from next St. Thomas’s Day, The HOLT HOUSE and
Gardens, with thirty-five acres of land contiguous, with double coach house, plenty of
good stabling, and every other convenience fit for a gentleman’s family with a good
dog kennel in one of the fields. The situation on an eminence commanding a most
attractive and pleasing prospect, on a dry and healthy soil, near to a very good
turnpike road (called the Windsor Forest Turnpike) leading from London to Reading
through Wokingham, distance only 31 miles from London, 12 from Windsor, and
seven from Reading.
Wokingham is a very good market with every convenience, such as stage coach and
good wagon, with the London post every day to and from London.
For further particulars, enquire of Mr. Thomas Wilmot, surgeon, at Wokingham
aforesaid.
To be shewn only every Tuesday morning from eleven o’clock to three in the
afternoon.

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Mon 9 Oct
READING, Saturday, Oct. 7.
Richard Aldworth, Esq. of Stanlake, in this county, is chosen High Steward of the
Corporation of Wokingham, in the room of his Grace the late Duke of St. Alban’s.
On Monday last, Mr. Hanson, the Mayor elect of this borough, was sworn into
office; an elegant entertainment was presented at the Town-hall, on the occasion, at
which were presented many of the neighbouring gentlemen, the gentlemen of the
corporation, and a numerous company of the principal inhabitants of the town.
On Tuesday morning about ten o’clock, his Majesty arrived at the New Lodge in
Windsor Forest, to partake of the diversion of stag-hunting, where he met a numerous
field assembled for that purpose; the stag was immediately turned out, and directed
his course through Binfield and Ashridge Wood to Wokingham, from whence, he
took a circle to Easthampstead; but being headed, he returned, and ran close by the
town of Wokingham, to Finchampstead and New Mill, and then went away for
Arborfield and Swallowfield, to Shinfield, where he took water, when his Majesty left
the hunt. After being a considerable time hid in cover by the water side, he was at
length routed, when he ran as far as Farmer Goddard’s at Maiden Early, where he was
taken about seven o’clock, after a chase which continued upwards of nine hours, and
afforded a great deal of sport.. Three horses were killed. His Majesty returned through
Wokingham and took post chaise at the Old Rose.

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Mon 27 Nov
READING
A correspondent says, the inhabitants of the Town of Wokingham must have been
well trained in the trammels of tyranny, or school of pusillanimity, to submit to the
exorbitant and additional demand of a halfpenny for the delivery of each letter though
three or four are delivered at the same time.; and this is the more extraordinary, their
rates by postage being (by disproportion of the act) equally heavy with any in the
kingdom; as they pay fourpence for every letter from London, being only 32 miles,
when letters conveyed, fourscore, pay no more, and 150 miles pay only five pence! To
this he adds the permission of the inhabitants to the most unparalleled brutality of
Baiting two Bulls, in the centre of the Market-place, in compliance with the last will

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