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Extracts from January 18th 1783

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July 2005

Norfolk Chronicle Extracts from January 18th 1783

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.

Note: the Norfolk Chronicle was published in Norwich. When no place is referred to exactly, or the term "this city" is used, Norwich is the place referred to. Similarly, mentions of "the Castle", the City Gaol" etc refer to institutions in Norwich.

Page 3, column 2

The inhabitants of the parish of Old Buckenham have raised a considerable sum of money by voluntary contribution, to purchase wheat to sell to their poor at a moderate price - an example worthy the attention of every charitable benevolent person at this time, when from the high prices of most of the necessaries of life, particularly of bread, the poor are suffering great hardships.

We hear Wm. ADAIR, Esq., of Flixton-hall, has ordered corn to be delivered to the poor of nine parishes, and Philip BEDINGFIELD, Esq., of Ditchingham-hall, has ordered meal to be delivered to the poor of Ditchingham, at low prices; and the wealthy part of the town of Bungay are subscribing liberally for the same laudable purpose. -- These are examples worthy to be followed by the rich and opulent in this time of scarcity.

Thursday last ended the Sessions for the county of Norfolk at the castle, when Thomas WHITEMAN, for stealing four ducks, was sentenced to be imprisoned a fortnight. -- John HOUSEHAM, for stealing corn, etc to remain till the assizes. -- James WRIGHT, for fowl stealing, to be kept four months in Wymondham bridewell, and to be whipped publicly every month. -- Edward REYNOLDS, a notorious poacher, who had been several times in the castle before, was fined 50 pounds, and to be kept to hard labour twelve months in Aylsham bridewell, if not able to pay the fine, or whipped. -- A publican was fined 20 pounds for encouraging horse-racing. -- John GOODERHAM, for fowl stealing, to be publicly whipped in Wymondham market. -- Several others for divers misdemeanours were dealt with according to law.

Page 3, columns 2 & 3

Friday last was committed to the Castle by M. F. RISHTON, Esq., Thomas FRANKLYN, of Lynn, fellmonger, a noted smuggler, charged on the oaths of William SPENCER and Thomas ABBOTT, excise officers, and John BOUTELL, a private of the 11th regiment of dragoons, with having, in the morning of Friday the 31st of last month, aided and assisted by divers other persons unknown, armed with fire-arms and other offensive weapons, rescued at Thornham twelve bags of tea, each containing 26 pounds [weight], after the same had been lawfully seized by Robert BLISS, supervisor, John BANHAM, and the above officers, and also with having violently assaulted the said Mr BLISS, desperately wounding him, and threatening to murder the other officers.

Another account says, last week the following melancholy accident happened at Lynn, in Norfolk: - One FRANKLYN, a noted smuggler, being pressed by the men on that service, was rescued by one of his men who met them; upon this they pressed the man for setting his master at liberty, and thereupon FRANKLYN, for the better enabling him to set his man at liberty, went home for a bludgeon, and meeting them in the market-place, he knocked down one of them with the bludgeon, and set his man at liberty, and both walked home to FRANKLYN's house, defying the gang. And about three hours after this, the gang, together with a file of soldiers, came to FRANKLYN's house to take him,whereupon FRANKLYN fired at them two or three times through the door; upon this, the officers commanded the soldiers to fire, who did, and shot one NICHOLS, a taylor [sic], dead; lodged a ball in the arm of a woman, and grazed the temples of another, and after some resistance took him, and he was on Friday last conveyed to Norwich castle.

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Thursday night was committed to the city gaol by Starling DAY, Esq., Mayor, Sarah ALDEN, an old offender, charged with stealing from Robert HOWLETT, of Ditchingham, five guineas in gold.

Captain ROBERTS, the pirate, who had been sometime confined in Yarmouth gaol, lately attempted to make his escape; having got off his irons, he knocked down the keeper's daughter, took the key from her, and opened the gaol; but she hanging fast to his cloaths [sic], and calling out murder, assistance was immediately given, and the villain secured. He was assisted by a person from Ostend, who went to Yarmouth under pretence of buying his vessel, which lay in the harbour, he made his escape, through the means of horses placed at different stages for that purpose. Applications having been made to Government to remove ROBERTS to London, he set off on Tuesday last for Newgate, escorted by proper officers, who came from town for that purpose.

Last week James HOWES, of Wymondham, worstead weaver, and an old offender, chopping off the bough of a tree in order to add to a bundle of wood which he had stolen, missed his stroke and cut his thigh in so terrible a manner that he immediately died.

On Sunday last died, Mr Robert BULL, throwsterer, in St Michael's Coslany.

It is reported that FALL has again made his appearance in the North Sea, in a big privateer of 18 guns, from Dunkirk, and has already captured six prizes; his cruize [sic] is to continue six weeks, should not our cruizers [sic] be so fortunate as to fall in with his.

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.

These transcriptions have been made from microfilm supplied by the British Library Newspaper Library, which holds the copyright of the images. If you cite from, or download any part of, these transcriptions you must include this paragraph to acknowledge the British Library Newspaper Library as the source of the material.