Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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being excoinunicated and buried in his nwne garden at Caterhouse,
near Durham ; being denyed by the Bishopp to bury him in the
church, it being his desire. Tlie grave was opened in the quire but
shut up again by orders as above : buried the 29th. ^^
1684. i Nov. A foot race wa« runn betwixt Fairebearnes, a
butcher, and a countrey-man called John Upton, and runn upon Elvittmoore,
the hardest run that ever any did see. The countrey-man
wone upon hard tearmes, being runn soo nerely that scarce any could
judge, when they had but one hundred yards to runn, whether should
have it.
1684. 18 Nov. Francis Middleton [married] to a woman out in
Hellgate.
1684. 29 Nov. [Died] Doctor John Sudbury, Dean of Durham,
being Satturday, at night, about 10 a clock at night, and was hurried
upon the Weilnesday after. 2"
1684. 7 Dec. [Died] a boy called Richard Beaverly : Ralph
Hutchinson, joyner and baker, his wife, beeing his whole aunt.
1684. 25 Dec. [Died] John Etherington, shoemaker, and seargeent
for AL-. Mayor concerning the toles.-^
1684/5. 17 Jan. John Boitow departed this life, and 'twas reported,
that he see a coach drawn by six swine, all black, and a black
man satt upon the cotch box. He fell sick upon't and dyed, and of
his death severall apparations appeared after. ^9
1684/5. King Charles the Second departed this life the 6th day
of February, being Friday this yeare, dj-eing in a distemper called an
apoplexey. James, his brother, was proclaimed at Durham upon
Wednesday the 11th of February, 1684/5, king of England, Scotland,
France and Ireland.
1684/5. 28 Feb. Ann Allinson, Thomas Allinson's daughter,
skinner [married] to a country boucher.
1684/5. 12 March. Sir Richard Lloid^o and Mr. Montague was
-* He heads the pedigree of Richardson of Caterhouse, given in SiU'tees,
Durham, vol. iv. pt. 2, p. 145. See entry 18 July, 1690, post.
^ 1684. 3 Dec. John Sudbury, Deane of Durham, buried, Durham Cathedral
Registers.
A blue slab on the north aisle
followiug inscription :—
of the quire of Durham Cathedral has the
(Juicijtiid mortalt hahiiit heic deposuU in spe beatae re.mrrectiouis Johannes
Sudbury S.T.P. pietate, eruditione, antiquis moribus, ijravitate, infeyritate ntae et
sanclae canitie, vir vere venerandn.'