Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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chosen burgesses for the citty of Durham, being elected without
opposition
1684/5. 16 March. Lampton and Byrely was chosen for knights
of the shire. ^^
1685. 28 March. [Diedj Gregory Welsh, porter to the bishopp
of Durham, Nathaniel Crew.^-
1685. 23Ai3ril. [Died] Mr. John Whitti, a popish taylor, being
very vexatious to the taylors in Durham.
1685. 28 April. Judith Sherewood [married] to a taylor of Hexham,
being the king's coronation day.^^
1685. 7 May. An old man fell of horse-back and kild himself©
the day before in Kenton longing, called by the name of John Bell.
1685. 8 May. Mr. Price, shooemaker and brandy-seller, was
drowned near Pelley Leases, being Friday this year, by accident.^*
1685. The first parliament that ever satt in King James the
second's raigne, was upon the 19th day of May.
A man called John Omsby stood in the pillory, the space of one
hour for taking a wrong oath.
1685. 20 June. [Died] James Fairelesse, second sliper.^^
1685. 15 July. The duke of Monmouth was beheaded. ^6
1685. 9 Oct. [Died] Mr. Thomas Jefferson, late post master.^^
1685. 24 Nov. Doctor Dick Smith was married to Pegge
Wappe.'^*^
1685. 2 Dec. John Markarty was slaine at Stranton the 2nd
day of December, being a baliffe.
made Spiritual Chancellor of Durham, 16th Dec, 1676, and, in the following
month, was knighted. He represented the City of Durham in the parliaments of
1679, 1680, 1685, and after holding many preferments died 28th .June, 1686,
aged 52, and was buried at St. Bennet's, near Paul's Wharf. Gf. Foster,
Ahimni Oxonieiises, etc.
Mr. Charles Montague represented Dui'ham City in the parliaments of 1685,
1695, 1698, 1700, 1701, and 1710.
^'
Mr. William Lambton was chosen knight of the shire in 1685, 1688, 1695,
1698, 1700, 1701 and 1710. Air. Robert Byerley was chosen knight of the shire
in 1685 and 1688.
^- 1685. 29 March. Gregory Welsh, iemplo, buried. Begisters of St.
Nicholas's,
Durham.
^^ 1685. 23 [sic) April. Edward Kell and Jude Sherwood, married. Bfrji.
sters of St. Marfjaret's, Durham.
^* 1685. 9 May. Thomas Price, spent by water, buried. Registers of St.
Nicholas , Durhajn.
^^ 1685. 21 June. James Faireless, cutler, templo, buried. Registers of St.
Nicholas', Durham.
^* Of. Macaulay, History of England, vol. i. p. 621.
^' 1685. 10 Nov. {sic). ^ Mr. Thomas JeflFerson, mercer and postmaster,
buried in the chancell. 'Registers of St. Nicholas', Durham. (f. Siirtees,
Durham, vol. iv. p. 156.
•'**
1709. 13 Aug. Margaret, wife of Mr. Richard Smith, surgeon, buried.
Registers of St. Oswald's, Durham.
1732. 3 May. Mr. Pilchard Smith, surgeon, buried. Ibid.