Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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meant iiue to keei> tlie peace towards all persons and especially
towards Sir Robert Eden.
In the recognisance he was stiled alderman. Johnathan Wharton
objected to it as a title his brother would not choos to be distinguished,
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and therupon it was struck out and the word draper put ' in. The
court had sent for Sir Robert in the forenoon after Richard Wharton
was gone home, and on Sir Robert coming and being acquainted with
the atfair. at the desire of the court he gave his word of honour not
to take any notice of the matter.
175:^ Oct. 5. This morning Richard Wharton sent a resignation
in form to the Coiix>ration, upon stampt i)aper, of his office of alderman,
which they accei)ted but he was mean enough to demand the
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corporation should pay for the stamps, but they refused.
1753. Oct. 8. This day was a sale of the goods and effects of
Roger Henry Gale, esq., of Scruton, in Yorkshire, who, having a
plentiful fortune (1,000/. for a year) had yet involved himselfe in debt
to ye amount of 9,000/. or upwards, upon bonds, and was under a
necessity to fly into France out of the reach of his creditors, his
estate being all settled.
1753. Oct. 12. An account came from London of tlie death of
old Mr. Lascells, who Avas reported to have cut his throat and arms
and across his belly.
1753. Nov. 10. George Bowes, esq., mayor of Durham, gave a
hogsliead of Avine, which was put in the conduit in the Market Place,
Durham, and run from thence : to be drunk by the poi>ulace on
occasion of the king's birthday. He also gave twelve guineas and
the dean six guinea,s to the solgiers of Sir John Cope's regiment of
Dragoons then in Durham, on their march to Scotland.
Miss Bowes, only daughter of G. Bowes, esq., was inoculated at
Giliside for the small-pox, by Dr. Richardson of Ripon, but the
distemper did not shew itself.
The latter end of this month died at Newcastle, Frances, the wife
of Francis Forster, esq., of Low Buston, in Northumberland. She
was the youngest of the three sisters of the late Charles Bathurst,
esq.'i^
1753. Dec. 3. Died Mr. Juliii Wilcocks,!^^ a chearfull, agreeable,
old gentleman, first cou.sin to the bishop of Rochester.
"^ Mr. Charles Bathurst of Clints and Skutterskelf by his marriage with
Frances, daughter and heir of Thomas Potter of Leeds, had issue a son, Charles
Batliurst, sometime M.I', for Richmond, who died >•.;)., and three daughters;
Mary, wife of William Sleigh of Stockton, Jane, wife of William Turner of
Kirkleatham, and Frances, wife of Francis Forster of Low Buston. The
latter was married at St. Edmund's Chapel, Gateshead, on the 17th August,
1731. and was hurled at Warkworth on the 29th November, 1753. Cf. Arch.
Ail. '2nd series, vol. v. p. 7.">, and new I/itfori/ o/ Xorlhumherlavd, vol. v. p. 227.
""* 1753. Dec. 5. Mr. John Welcocks buried. liegixtem of St. Mai-finref'-'^,
Dtirliam. He was 76 years of age and, with his two wives, was buried within
the communion rails of St Margaret's, where there is a mural tablet to his
memory. '
La-ft week died at Durham of a lingering illness, Mr. Wilcox, an
eminent raff merchant, greatly lamented by everybody that knew him.' Newcaslff
fofiraii', 15th December, 1753.