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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Messengers from Hanover report King plans to depart December 4-5 O.S. for Britain; Walpole and Tilson en route to England. Preparations in Gravesend, Margate, Harwich. Prince of Orange to meet King at Appledore en route to Utrecht. Bentinck to attend King. Parliament prorogued to January 21.
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As did the same Night Mr. Carrington, another Messenger from the same Place, with Advice, that his Majesty designed to set out thence the 4th or 5th of December, O. S. for Great Britain. And
That Horatio Walpole, and George Tilson, Eqrs. were on the Road together from Herrenhausen to Helvoetsluys, to embark for England.
The King's Barges are order'd to Gravesend, and the Coaches to Margate and Harwich; likewise several Sets of hir'd Horses are order'd to the said Places.
London, Nov. 25. We hear that the Prince of Orange will meet the King at Appledore, and accompany his Majesty to Utrecht, on his Return home.
The Hon. John Bentinck, Esq; one of the States of Holland, Son of the Right Hon. the Countess of Portland, will attend his Majesty to England.
On Thursday both Houses of Parliament met at Westminster, pursuant to their last Prorogation, and were by Commission from her Majesty, further prorogu'd to Friday the 21st of January next, when 'tis said they will be call'd to sit for the Dispatch of Business.
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Hanover
Event Date
Nov. 25
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parliament prorogued to friday the 21st of january next
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Messengers Mr. Over and Mr. Carrington arrived from Hanover reporting the King designs to set out the 4th or 5th of December O.S. for Great Britain. Horatio Walpole and George Tilson en route from Herrenhausen to Helvoetsluys to embark for England. King's barges ordered to Gravesend, coaches to Margate and Harwich, hired horses to those places. Prince of Orange to meet King at Appledore and accompany to Utrecht. Hon. John Bentinck to attend King to England. Both Houses of Parliament met and prorogued to January 21.