• Reference
    OR2371/1
  • Title
    The Gentleman & Citizen's Almanack (by John Watson, Bookseller) (108 pages)
  • Date free text
    1762
  • Production date
    From: 1762 To: 1762
  • Scope and Content
    (a) Irish Registry eg Chief Governors (1711 on) Lord Lieutenant & Irish Privy Council 1761 House of Peers of Ireland and Commons of Ireland 1761 Court of Exchequer, Kings Council, State Officers, Trustee of Linen Manufacture Office Subscribers for carrying on the Cambrick Manufacture at Dundalk etc (Duke of Bedford included and late Duke of Kent) Governors of Workhouse of City of Dublin 1761 Governors of Counties Officers on Establishment in Ireland Aides de Camp to Lord Lieutenant Captain Sir George Osborne Bart. Collectors of Revenue, Lord Mayor Aldermen, Sheriffs, Bankers of Dublin, Governors of various hospitals and schools, Dublin Society for improving Husbandry Magistrates, Clerks of Crown and Peace Coroners of Ireland Trinity College; College of Physicians Coaches and principal roads of Ireland, principal Fairs of Ireland. (b) English Registry Privy Council, House of Peers 16 Scots Peers MPs in House of Commons, gives Town and Country address His Majesty's Court (The Household Rangers of Parks & Forests, His Majesty's Chapels, Chaplain in Ordinary, His Majesty's Stables, Gentleman Renowners, Yeomen of the Guard. His Majesty's Agent, Secretaries of State, Signet Office, Privy Seal (Lord Privy Seal John Duke of Bedford, salary of £3000). The Treasury, Receipt of Exchequer, Four Tellers, The Tally Court Her Majesty's Household. Courts of the various Privies, Earl Marshal's Office (College of Heralds) Knights of the Garter, Bath and Thistle His Majesty's Ministers abroad (ie Ambassadors), Consuls & Agents Trades & Plantations (9 Commissioners) Colleges of Oxford & Cambridge, Professors of Oxford & Cambridge Universities Deans of England & Wales Archdeacons of England. (including Richard Grey DD) Chancellors of Dioceses of England and Wales. Royal College of Physicians Commissioners & Officers of Customs, Excise Office (including John Orlebar) at £1000 pa each Salt Duties, Stamp Duties HM Board of Works, Surveyor General Thomas Worsley, Secretary Isaac Ware (also Draftsman, Clerk to the Board & Clerk itinerant) Treasurer of the Chambers Governors of Counties (John Duke of Bedford for Bedfordshire, Philip Viscount Royston for Cambridgeshire) Governors of Castles and Garrisons Tower of London Governors of Gibraltar, West India including America. The Law Courts: Chancery, 6 Clerks King's Bench, Crown Office, Plea Side, Common Pleas, The Exchequer, Pipe Office Judges & Officers of various Courts. Lord Mayor etc of London. Civil government of City of Westminster General Post Office Foreign Office Bank of England East India Company The South Sea Company The Free Company for establishing the White Herring Fishery The Royal Society The Society of Antiquaries (Daniel Wray on the Council) British Museum Trustees (including Earl of Hardwicke, Viscount Royston) Societies, foundations eg The Charterhouse, List of Peers of Scotland Officers of State (Scotland) Royal Hospital, Chelsea Office of Ordnance War Office, Paymaster-General The Staff and Field Officers (Army) Marines Navy Officer (including Captains with date of first Commission list of ships + list of FRENCH Navy lists of ships taken since start of present war. Rates of pay in HM's Forces printed by S Powell, Dublin for John Watson, Bookseller, to be sold at his shop at the Bible and Crown on the Merchants Key near the Old Bridge and Bridge Street.
  • Level of description
    item