good flower of brimstone, etc., as cheap or cheaper than any in town does; and I’ll sell any good commodity for any man of repute if desired.
——I find publishing for others does them kindness, therefore note: I sell lozenges for 8d. the ounce which good drinkers commend against heartburn, and are excellent for women with child, to prevent miscarriages; also the true lapis nephriticus which is esteemed excellent for the stone by wearing it on the wrist.
——I would gladly buy for a friend the historical part of Cornelius a Lapide upon the Bible.
Besides the above particular advertisements, the paper frequently contained another kind, which to us may appear singularly vague and unbusinesslike, but which no doubt perfectly answered their purpose among a comparatively minute metropolitan population, the subjects of William III. We allude to general advertisements such as these:—
Last week was imported
- Bacon by Mr Edwards.
- Cheese by Mr Francia.
- Corral Beads by Mr Paggen.
- Crabs Eyes by Mr Harvey.