I don't suppose anyone knows who the 'Prince of Mount Lebanon and his retinue' might be who were in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1730? Is this Haydar al-Shihab of the Mount Lebanon Emirate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lebanon_Emirate …), and if so, what was the context? Just curious :)
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For interest, the full reference is as follows: "1730 - Paid for horses to carry the Prince of Mount Lebanon and his retinue.... £1 10s 0d"
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