Jenny Mans, Charing Cross, St Martins in Fields WC2
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Hartshorn lane, Charing Cross in 1746 -
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There was another Coffee-house at Charing Cross, known as "Jenny Man's," but whether identical with either of the other " Man's " one cannot say. Addison, however, alluding to the current report of the death of the King of France, says : " Upon my arrival at Jenny Man's, I saw an alert young fellow that cocked his hat upon a friend of his who enter'd just at the same time with myself, and accosted him after the following manner : —
" Well, Jack, the old prig's dead at last Sharp's the word. Now or never, boy. Up to the walls of Paris directly.' With several other deep reflections of the same nature."
In the year preceding the battle of Preston (in Lancashire) the following mysterious announcement appeared in the "Post-Boy" of June 3-5, 1714 : "There are lately arrived here the Dublin Plenipo's. AH persons that have any business concerning the GOOD OLD CAUSE, let 'em repair to Jenny Man's Coffee House at Charing Cross, where they may meet with the said Plenipo's every day of the week except Sundays, and every evening of those days they are to be spoke with at the Kit-Cat Club."