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Extracts from June 22nd 1782

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Sales of houses at Aylsham; Debtors of John Peterson.
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Diss Association for apprehending horse stealers.
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Sale of estate at Deopham and Hingham.
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Starling Day as new Mayor of Norwich.
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Rev William Yonge; West Norfolk Regiment; Theft from Hardwick carrier.
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Influenza; Marriage; Deaths.
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Advert by Mr Peterson; Bankruptcy of Walter Phinn.
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Reward for information about theft from Hardwick carrier; Licences for hawkers and pedlars.
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Sale of ship at Yarmouth.

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Norfolk Chronicle
Extracts from June 22nd 1782

Transcription and notes copyright © Janelle Penney.
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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.

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Aylsham, June 13, 1782.
To be Sold,

A New-built capital Messuage, agreeably situated in Aylsham, in the County of Norfolk, late in the Occupation of Mr John PETERSON, deceased; consisting of a Hall, two Parlours, (one 15 Feet 8 Inches by 15 Feet 8, the 15 Feet 8 by 14 Feet 6), Kitchen, Store-room, five Chambers, small Tea-room, tow Carpets, Pantry, and two Cellars, with a Brewhouse, Coach-house, five-stalled Stable, Hay-house, Hay-Chamber, Yard and belonging to the same.

Also a neat Messuage adjoining, in the Occupation of Mr John LING, Baker, (who quits the same at Michaelmas next); consisting of a Kitchen, Parlour, three Chambers, one Garret, Pantry, Cellar, with an old established Baking-office and all Conveniences, a Granary sufficient to contain 7 or 8 Lasts of Wheat, Brewhouse, large Barn which will hold 50 or 60 Loads of Wood, Stable for three Horses, Hay-house and large Yard. Land sufficient to keep three or four Horses may be included in the Purchase, if required.

For further Particulars enquire of Mr John ADEY, Attorney, at Aylsham, aforesaid.

Note. All Persons to whom the said Mr John PETERSON, deceased, was indebted, are desired to send an Account of their demands to Mr John PETERSON, of Aylsham, his Executor, on or before the fifth of July next; -- And all those who were indebted to the said Mr PETERSON, deceased, are desired to pay their respective Debts to the said Mr John PETERSON, his Executor, on or before the fifth Day of July.

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Norfolk.
Diss Association for apprehending and prosecuting Horse-Stealers, June 11, 1782.

At the Annual Meeting of the Gentlemen residing in or near the said Hundred, associated for prosecuting Horse-stealers, held the fifth Day of this Instant June, at the King's Head in Diss, the Treasurer's Accounts for the last Year were settled, and it was agreed that Mr Benjamin FINCHAM, of Diss, aforesaid, should be continued Treasurer for the Year ensuing, and that the Articles of this Association should remain in full Force, and the Reward of Ten Guineas, together will all reasonable Charges, be continued to be paid by the Treasurer to any Person or Persons who shall apprehend, and prosecute to Conviction, the Stealers of any Horse, Mare, or Gelding, from any of the undermentioned Subscribers.

Thomas HAVERS, Esq., Thelveton
Chares HARRISON, Esq., Palgrave
Philip MEADOWS, Esq., Diss
Frammingham THRUSTON, Esq., Weston
Rev. William MANNING, Diss
Rev. Leonard CHAPPELOW, Diss
Rev. Nathaniel SCOTT, Diss
Rev. Henry ROBINSON, Diss
Rev. John COTMAN, Broome
Rev. Robert MALYN, Broome
Rev. James PAWSEY [might be PAWFEY], Stuston
Rev. George BETTS, Wortham
Rev. Henry PATTESON, Weston
John Rix BIRCH, Gent., Redgrave
Robert LAYMAN, Gent., Diss
Henry BROWNE, Gent., Diss
Daniel NEGUS, Gent., Eye
Thomas SLAPP, Gent., Botesdale
Philip MEADOWS, Gent., Botesdale
Charles HARRISON, jun. Gent., Wortham
John GOODRICH, Gent., Hopton

Broome.
Mr John ANDREWS
William FRENCH
John HUTCHINSON
Thomas LINGWOOD
James STEELE
John WATERMAN

Bressingham.
Mrs E. COOPER
Mr Richard DIGGENS
Richard FULCHER
William HOUGHTON
Robert MARM [might be MAIM]
Richard ELLIS

Brockdish.
Mr Charles COLEMAN
James GIRLING
William JOLLY

Botesdale.
Mr Edward BRIDGMAN
Robert CAY
John ELLIOTT

Diss.
Mr Edward DYSON
Zac. DEATH
Thomas FULCHER
Zac. FINCHAM
Benjamin FINCHAM
Robert GUDGEON
George GILBERT
James KENT
Thomas LEECH
Mrs Sarah MOORE, Widow
Mr Samuel SEAMAN
Mrs Abigail SHERIFFE
Mr James SIMPSON
John SANDS
George SIMPSON
Robert STANTON
Benjamin WISEMAN
Edward WISEMAN
Robert WALPOLE
Benj. WISEMAN, jun.

Dickleburgh.
Mr Samuel WALTON

Eastmore.
Mr Stephen BRANCH

Gissing.
Mr John GILBERT
John PALMER

Hinderclay.
Mr John BROWNE
Edward LOCK
Thomas WATSON

Norwich.
Mr Robert SEAMAN

Needham.
Mr William RANT

Oakley.
Mr John GUDGEON

Palgrave.
Mr Barnabas BOND
William COBB
John PIKE

Rickinghall.
Mr James DEBENHAM
Thomas JOLLY

Roydon.
Mr Thomas HEWES
Robert NEWSON
Charles PUNCHARD

Scole.
Mr John LEATHERDALE
Mrs MASON, Widow
Mr Edward MINES
Edmund STEDMAN

Stuston.
Mr Robert DADE
Nathaniel HART
Jonathan TIPPLE

Shimpling.
Mr John CARTER
John MUSKETT

Stradbrooke.
Mr Joshua COOKE
Robert MAYHEW

Syleham.
Mr William MANN

Shelfanger.
Mr Charles DODD

Thorpe Abbotts.
Mr John BRANCH
Thomas PITTS

Thelveton.
Mr John MUSKETT
William MINTER

Thrandeston.
Mr William GOATE
Mrs RIX, Widow

Thelnetham.
Mr John BACON

Wortham.
Mr John DAWSON
Thomas RUST
Samuel SALMON
Wm. Woolley SIMPSON
John SMITH

Weston.
Mr John CAY

Wortwell.
Mr Robert HARVEY

Wattisford.
Mr Zac. CRABB

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To be Sold by Auction by Jonathan GLEED,

At the King's Head, in the Market-place, Norwich, on Saturday the 13th Day of July next, between Eleven in the Forenoon and One in the Afternoon, An Estate, consisting of a very convenient Farm-house, with a Barn, Stable, Waggon [sic] Lodge, and Granary over it, with Yards, Garden, and an Orchard well planted with choice Fruit-trees, in Deopham, and about forty-two Acres of very rich Land, lying in the Parishes of Deopham aforesaid, and Hingham, in Norfolk, now in the Possession of Mr Richard JOLLY, the Owner, with a Right of Commonage upon the Commons and waste Lands in Deopham, and an Allotment of the Commons and waste Lands of Hingham, under the Hingham inclosing Act.

Part of the Premisses [sic] are Copyhold of the Manor of Deopham- hall. -- The Buildings are all in good Repair, and the Land is in good Condition. -- The Whole moderately assessed to the Land Tax. -- The Owner will shew [sic] the Premisses [sic].

For Particulars enquire of Messrs MORPHEW and Son, in Norwich, or of Messrs BRINGLOE and Son, in Hingham.

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At an assembly of this corporation, held on Monday, the thanks of the Common Council were given by their Speaker to John MORSE, Esq., late Mayor of this city.

On Tuesday, being Guild-day, the Aldermen and Sheriffs waited upon the Mayor elect between 10 and 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and went from his house in procession to the Mayor's, and attended him to Guild-hall, preceded by the city officers and band of music; where being joined by the Common Council, the Corporation went in a numerous train of carriages to the Cathedral, and heard Divine service, and a sermon preached suitable to the occasion by the Rev. Mr DAY, of Horsford, from Acts 26 v.2 and 3. After which the Mayor elect was addressed in a Latin oration at the Free-school, according to ancient usage, which was delivered with becoming grace and propriety by Mr MONRO, nephew to Dr. MONRO, of London. The Corporation then returned to the Hall, where the Right Worshipful Starling DAY, Esq., was sworn Mayor of this city for the year ensuing, the sword, sceptre, and maces being delivered to him with the accustomed formality...

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On Saturday last the Rev. William YONGE, Clerk, M. A. was collated by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Norwich to the Archdeaconry, or Archidiaconal Dignity of Norwich, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. BERNEY.

This morning Lord ORFORD passed through this city, in his way for Yarmouth. Early next week, it is expected his Lordship's regiment, the West Norfolk, will go into camp at Castor [sic].
Coxheath camp will be formed on Monday next.
Henry GOOCH, Esq., of Yarmouth, has got the contract for the supplying the encampments in Norfolk and Suffolk this summer with forage.

Saturday last some thief, or thieves, stole from out of the Hardwick carrier's cart a bag of yarn, containing seven gross, with which they got off undiscovered. -- This, and several other robberies of the like kind lately committed in this city, should serve as a caution to carriers to be strictly on their guard, to prevent the depredations of those miscreants.

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The present alarming influenza being now so universally afflictive, the following remedy has been given by an eminent physician with repeated success. Take a slice of bread, and toast it well on both sides till it is very brown, then spread on it some the best virgin honey, and take it night and morning regularly. This has been known to cure four or five in a family in three days.

On Monday last was married Mr Samuel WATSON, merchant, at Blakeney, to Miss Belinda GRIFFIN, of Tofts, near Swaffham, a young Lady in every respect qualified to render the marriage state compleatly [sic] happy.

On Thursday morning died, in the seventeenth year of her age, after a long and painful illness, which she bore with great patience and resignation, Frances Maria, only daughter of Mr Robert PRIEST, of this city, druggist. -- Her truly amiable disposition gained her the esteem and affection of all her friends and acquaintance.

Last week died at Wymondham, Mr ROBINSON, master of the White Hart Inn there.

Last week died, the 73d year of her age, Mrs Ann LINDOE, widow, of the late Mr William LINDOE, of this city, corn merchant. -- Her benevolence, strict integrity, and exemplary piety, rendered her an ornament to the Christian profession.

Last week died, aged 82, the Rev. John BERNEY, D.D. Rector of Hethersett and Saxlingham, in Norfolk, and formerly of St Clement's, in this city, Archdeacon of Norwich, and one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to the King. He was a younger son of Sir Richard BERNEY, of Kirby-Bedon, Bart., and great-uncle to Sir John BERNEY, to whom he has bequeathed the principal part of his fortune, which is considerable.

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Mr PETERSON's Connections in Norwich obliging him to discontinue his School in Yarmouth, he takes this Method of returning his sincere Thanks to his Friends for their kind Encouragement, and he flatters himself, that the general Satisfaction he has given will recommend him to the Gentlemen and Ladies of this City, and its Environs; as he intends opening a School at the Room of Mr SUTTON's, Linen draper, London-Lane, for the Instruction of thirty young Gentlemen in the English Language, Writing, and Arithmetic in all its Parts, Integral, Fractional, Lineal, Instrumental, and Logarithmical, after the most improved Methods.
     The Italian Method of Book-Keeping.
     Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Mensuration, Navigation, Geography with the Use of the Globes, and several other Mathematical Sciences.
     Note. Maps neatly and accurately drawn.
** The French Language taught if required.

Whereas a Commission of Bankrupt is awarded and issued forth against Walter PHINN, of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, Mariner, Dealer and Chapman, and he being declared a Bankrupt, is hereby required to surrender himself to the Commissioners in the said Commission named, or the major Part of them, on the second and ninth Days of July next, and on the third Day of August then next following, at four o'Clock in the Afternoon on each of the said Days, at the House of Absalom DARK, known by the Name or Sign of the Angel, in Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and make a full Discovery and Disclosure of his Estate and Effects, when and where the Creditors are to come prepared to prove their Debts; and the Second Sitting to choose Assignees; and at the last Sitting the said Bankrupt is required to finish his Examination, and the Creditors are to assent to, or dissent from, the Allowance of his Certificate.
All Persons indebted to the said Bankrupt, or that have any of his Effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to whom the Commissioners shall appoint, but give Notice to Mr John WATSON, Attorney, in Yarmouth.

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A Robbery.

Whereas on Saturday last, the 15th of June, Inst. some Person, or Persons, stole from out of the Hardwick Carrier's Cart, standing near the Nag's Head, in St Stephen's Norwich, a Bag of Yarn, marked Wool or Yarn I.H. which contained seven gross. Notice is hereby given, that if any Person can and will give Information of the Offender or Offenders, so that he, she, or they be brought to Justice, shall receive Two Guineas Reward, by applying to Mr J. HERRING, in St George's Colgate, Norwich.

To Hawkers and Pedlars

Licences are now ready to be delivered out at Mr Samuel ATKINSON's, Ironmonger, Ipswich; Mr John JAMES, Ironmonger, Downham; Mr Richard RUSH, at the Duke's Head, Lynn; Mrs Elizabeth BLUNDELL, at the Greyhound, Bury; Mr SIMPSON, at the King's Head, Diss; and at Thomas MOORE's Riding Surveyor, upon Hog-hill, Norwich.

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To be Sold by Auction,

At Mr DRYDEN's, the Sign of the Angel, on the Quay, Great Yarmouth, on Friday the 28th Day of June, Inst. at Twelve o'Clock.
     All that Brigantine, or Vessel, call'd the William's Adventure, of the Burthen of one hundred Tons, or thereabouts, whereof Charles CORP was lately Master, now lying at the Quay, opposite the New-broad-row, with the Masts, Yards, Sails, Rigging, etc thereto belonging.
     Inventories of which may be seen at the Place of Sale, and for further Particulars apply to Mr Robert CORY, Attorney, in Yarmouth.
     All Persons having any Claims or Demands on the said Ship, are desired immediately to send an Account thereof to the said Robert CORY; and all Persons who are any ways indebted to the said Charles CORP, as late Master of the said Ship, are forthwith requested to pay the same to the said Mr CORY.