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Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1398
Title	Report containing foreign news, London; 30 Sep. 1703
Date	30 September 1703
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Provides diplomatic and military news from various places throughout Europe, especially as relates to the war [of Spanish Succession]; provides news from Lisbon regarding claims that certain people from France which to 'hinder a warr'; discusses news from Turkey regarding the civil unrest there; reports that the Czar is advancing towards Narva in order to besiege it; reports on the movements of the King of Sweden and his troops; refers to the reported insurrections in Naples and Sicily, which were unfounded; comments on the movements of the French army; discusses the elections for the position of Lord Mayor of [London?]. Parts of text missing due to damage to document.
Term	intelligence, foreign reports
	elections, Lord Mayor of London 1703
	sieges, Narva 1703
	armies, Swedish, manoeuvres
	armies, French, manoeuvres
	armies, Russian, manoeuvres
	wars, War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714
	civil disorder, rebellions, Ottoman Empire 1703
Related Material	Note in typescript catalogue states that documents Pw2 Hy 1386-1399 are 'part of John Dyer's newsletters, rest in Portland [28] loan 29/359]'. Pw2 Hy 1386-1399

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6169	Peter I (1672-1725); Emperor of Russia; ( succeeded 1682)	1672-1725
NA29447	Charles XII (1682-1718 ); King of Sweden; (acc. 1697)	1682-1718

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