Show JOHN watsons 5 curious information about lang georges kingdom in 1764 A curious little book ie the gentleman and citizens Al manack lor the lord and the fourth ol 01 the reign ot king geogre III it was by powell la the city of dublin the front fly leaf contains a list of stage coaches to various citi esin ireland together with high bounding names of comfortable inns alon the route the book itself gives tho days of the year and month the bant rising and setting the a and changes old etalo tables of the marriage and deaths of the princes of europe and list of the lords and commons of parliament there is an index to the ho forte and garritone garri eone and fire engines and wa termen an exchange list ot coins and values in the united kingdom is followed by table of values of foreign and mo with the araina and pennyweights contained in each A on the calendar the nights of the moonlight and the table of the tisiah and setting of the moon hakea special exception to some part of the summer when is no night but all tillight tv llight A hand on the calendar indicates the days on which the act cursing and profane may be read in and chapels penalties are one shilling lor one oath two shillings for two oath or to be set in the blocks A child under ag years for swearing is to be whipped by the constable or by the parent in the constables presence the tables for finding the high tides gives many places that are not found on modern chart or that have acquired new names two of them are the south coast of bretagne Bret acne and the banks of flanders there is a table to regulate the ep inere showing how the quantity ot yarn ought to be adjusted to the price of flax to prevent ila being spun beyond its staple then there is a scale interest at six per cent and a calculation of the hire ot a coach or chaise tor more thau seven miles must be hired by agreement and all complaints against drivers must be made to the registers office within fourteen daye from the time ot dispute the beginning of each since abo norman conquest is noted on a page with a margin within this margin is printed in large cabiale capi ale long live the king the names of persons who received pro the encouragement of husbandry and the useful arts cover three pages of the book one peter received a prize for showing two watches of transparent enamel not attempted here before there were brizee also tor growing barley off turnip ground tor painting mezzotint for new designs on copper for making felt bats |