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Copyright © Pat Newby
July 2005
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On Friday last the Rev. Bartholomew EDWARDS, Clk. M.A. was instituted to the rectory of Hetherset, with the Chapel of Cantly, in Norfolk, on the presentation of the Master and Fellows of Gonvile and Caius College, Cambridge.
We hear a French lug-sail cutter appeared off Aldborough last Week, and took a collier and a sloop laden with corn from Lynn, within a few miles of that coast.
Sunday last Mr BARHAM, Marshal of the Admiralty, accompanied with proper assistants, arrived at Yarmouth, and the next day set off for London with EVANS, the pirate, who was confined in Yarmouth gaol, in order that he may take his trial at the Admiralty sessions, which commence next week. -- EVANS is a barber by trade, and belongs to Woodbridge in Suffolk. The Captain, now confined in Yarmouth gaol, and the five in Norwich Castle, are not to be tried till the 30th of March next.
Saturday last was committed to the city gaol, Mary BALDWIN, charged on the oath of Mary STANNARD with stealing from her dwelling-house some wearing apparel, her property.
The post-boy carrying mail from Lynn to Wisbich [sic] was stopt [sic]
near Lynn on Saturday night last by a footpad, who presented a pistol to
him and robbed him of the mail, which contained the letters from Lynn
to Wisbich [sic], March, Chatteris, St. Ives, and Huntingdon; also of the
letters for all places North of Huntingdon, with a few letters from Lynn
to London.
And on Tuesday last, by the care and unremitting activity of
Mr CASE, postmaster of Lynn, the above footpads was apprehended,
and committed to prison. Immediately after being secured
Mr CASE searched him, and took from out of his pocket bills to the
amount of 1,371 pounds. Detection so shortly following the perpetration
of the crime, it is hoped the above were the whole of the bills sent by that
night's post.
Saturday evening, as Mr C. MATTHEWS, of Bircham, was going from thence to Houghton, he was stopped by a footpad, who took from him four guineas and a half, and eight shillings in silver. The man returned the eight shillings to Mr MATTHEWS, to bear his expences [sic], and wished him a good night.
Last week was married, Mr Thomas MARSTON, of this city, to Mrs GRAY, of St Stephen's.
Tuesday the 15th instant, was married at Woodnorton, Mr GARRITT, of that place, to Miss Mary SEPPINGS, of Fakenham.
Sunday last died, in the 80th year of her age, Mrs Martha HARRIS, formerly Mistress of the Globe tavern, in St Andrew's.
Monday died, Mrs LEWIS, wife of Mr LEWIS, dyer, in St Edmund's.
On Tuesday last died, Mrs Hannah CLUES, daughter of Mr Samuel CLUES formerly a dyer in this city.
Monday died at Muntford, in this county, Mr Edmund GLASSCOCK, a considerable farmer and malster.
Monday died, Mrs STOREY, at the Back of the Inns.
Saturday last died at Grimston, Mr John PARKER, shopkeeper.
On Sunday the 13th inst. died, at Longford, aged 84, Mr Thomas WILKINS, steward to Thomas COKE, Esq., in whose family he lived in that capacity upwards of 60 years, and served Sir Edward COKE, Bart., Edward COKE, Robert COKE, Wenman COKE, and the present Thomas William COKE, Esqrs.
To be Lett, and entered upon at Old Lady-day next, all that capital
Mansion House in East Dereham, in Norfolk, a large Market Town,
situate in the Centre of the County, on a Turnpike Road sixteen
Miles from Norwich on the East, twelve Miles from Swaffham and
twenty-five from Lynn Regis on the West, and about twenty miles
from the Sea Coast on the North, now in the Occupation of
Edward PRATT, Esq., whose Lease expires at that Time.
This House is for the greater Part modern built, and delightfully
situated near a pleasant Green, about half a Mile from the Market-place,
in the London Road towards the South, which has of late Years been
so well improved as to be nearly equal to any Turnpike Road.
It contains a large Hall, two Parlours, one whereof is very large, a
Dressing Room, a Back-house, Cellars, Wine Vault, a good Kitchen,
Laundry, six Chambers with good Garrets, a Stable, Granary, Coach-
house, Straw-house, and every other Office suitable to a respectable
Family; Gardens partly inclosed with Brick Walls, and an Orchard which
produces great Plenty of the best Wall and other Fruit; with some rich
Pastures adjoining, containing on the Whole about fourteen Acres.
Note. More Land, with other Emoluments, may be had, if requested.
For further Particulars enquire of Mr RASH, of East Dereham.
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.