North-Country Lore and Legend

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Th e Bi Market and th e’Groat Market Record of E ven ts 45 94 1 41 1 89, 237 284 332 381
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ORTH-COUNTRY GARLAN D or S NG By Joh n Coth erstone and Sti lton , , 57
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Aw Wxsh Yor Muther Wad Cum” Th e Battle of Homi ldon. .Hillm 65
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Hewson Clark e Au th or of “ Th e Saunterer 1 49 Thom s E yre Ma klin o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
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T he Entry of Bishop Van Mildert in to D urham 289 Th K lm .’ Hospital , o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
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ath ering The lad stone asket
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St Aid ’ C, hu rc h Bam.burgh 1 71 Mitford North u,mberland 345 B .erber Tower N l 544
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211 11 3 11311 11511 (15 111 t h e fi nr t h c fl uu u t i efi
.
HE prac tice of i mpressing seam n to m an th e to seamen only to t he ex tent of some m l lions sterling
i
e
, .
Royal Na com menced i n th e year For the three years of th e war voya e gi ven
vy 1 355 fi rst £9 a g w as
, .
i mmediately after England h d bee n d e o to common seamen w h o before sailed for 36 “ which ”
a s s
, , ,
lated from one end to the oth er by says i n h i s h uge folio ni versal Dic
a Post le t hw eyt " U
.
, ,
noisom e pestilen ce wh ic h h a d scarcely left a single t ionary o f Trade and Com m erce ” “ computi ng the
, ,
count y of Europe or Asi a free from ra vages n umber of ship and m en u sed i n th e tra de of
i t d d
r s en s a n
, ,
which h ad swep t away n ear th ird of the i n habi ta nts voyages m ad e at eigh t h an to a v essel d oes
d
a s
. , , ,
wherever i t ca m about thousand souls being com mo erat ly ac ounting m ak e difference i n on e
fi ft d
e y e c
,
,
pu t d to h ave perished by i t in London a1one I t year ”
a
. .
w
was th e year befor e Ed ard th e Bl ac Prince Particulars of few of th e more excitin g in iden ts
k i
h a c
, , .
v aded Fran ce on th e expiration of a short truce and connected with th e operation of th e im pressmen t system
, ,
won th e battle of i n wh ich th e French King N
P i i in th e orther n Counties m ay n ow be record ed
o ct ers
, .
John w as taken prisoner Th e re8 11urces of England O February 6t h 1 755 a smar t press for seamen brok e
. u
, ,
be ng a mos t wh olly d rain e and every ef ort bei ng
i l d f at Sh ields w hen six ty or seven ty able h and s were
t
ou
,
,
w
requi red to man t he army and n a y the system of the taken by th e Pe gy loop o f ar w h ich lay in deep
v
g s 11
,
,
press gang was ntrod uced by royal proclama tion
i part of th e h arbour near th e Lo w Ligh ts ev er afterwar ds
'
.
,
In every emergency su bseq uently to Ed ward ’
III known as Peggy’s Hole ” A fe w days later there not
s
, .
. ,
time impressmen t was adopted with more or less
being a n umber of pressed men secured th e
ffi i
, su c ent
,
M
i gour aitland tells that on th e mor ing of “ volun teer dru m was eat t hrou h th e s treets of er ing
r us n h f
. E g
,
,
Eas ter Mond ay 1 596 d uring the reign of Queen li z bo unty of to each “ gentleman seam n w ho should
£3
a a e
, ,
beth th e Lord Mayor and alderm n of Lo ndon recei ved en t r hi s Maj esty’s s r vice Nex t year war m been
h
, a e e a v g
. ,
the royal command to raise a thou sand men with th e
proclaim ed against France another v ery h ot press wa s
,
utmost expedi tion whereupon th ey repaired with th eir N
mad e both at S hields and ewcas tle and several h undred
,
,
d eputies constables and oth er to the ch urch s
ffi men were taken
o ce rs e
, ,
, , .
and h aving caus d th e doors to be sh ut took th e people t he March an u nfor tunate hap
e O 3o h 1 759 fi' i
, n t e a r
,
, ,
d u ring d i vi n e ser vi ce from th eir wors hip till th e n umber pened at Swal ell press gang wen t th ithe r in q uest
A
w
-
, .
w as completed Th e men so rai sed ere marc hed
of men but th e inhabi t nts Crowley’s Crew gav e th em
w th e ( )
a
.
,
_
same nigh t for ov er B ut Eli zabeth h aving got ad vice N
D se vere drubbing ext nigh t the gang returned and
. S a
. . ,
of th e r duction of al a s by the aniard s th e press d
C i nother took place William Mo f
e p e a scuffle One f et a
, . , .
men retu n ed to ondon in about a w ek after their
L bar ber was seized M Bell one of th e ch ief
r e d i
an r h
, , . ,
d epa tu e In King Will a m’s t me wh en th e press
r r . i i ha hi tan ts recei ved fi ve s tabs with a sword in differen t
,
,
were very ac ti ve during th e war ith France the co l
parts of h is ody consequence of wh ic h d ied
w a b i n h e
, , .
trad e i re ko ed to have fl' d i n i ncre sed wag Some o th ers on both sides were d ange ously wounded
s c n su ere a es r
,
, , ,
M H H
2 ONT L Y C R ONICLE 183311"
.
i ncluding th e mid shipm en wh o h eaded th e gan g populace comin g aft r hi m again when h e crawl d in to
e e I
. 1
,
M
ma e his escape bu t a rewar of having narrow space between rr as’s and Lane wh e e
ofl'at d d £20 A Bai nes's r
, ,
been offered for h is appre hension h e was arrested at h e died Th e popular fury ran so high that his re ati ves
l
, .
Wh ite haven by a m named s orn s Captai n d urst not at t mpt to bury h im i n dayligh and bo y
O l hi d
an b a i a e t s
, ,
Death so n ick named for h is performance in sin ging a lay in his house unt l late i n th e evenin g of th e
20t h
i
-
, ,
celebrated di tty relatin g to th e captain of the Terrible wh en some militiamen carried i t to Sunderland Ch ur ch
priv ateer wh ose serv an t h e had formerly been M yar wh ere it was in te rred with ou t any funeral ceremony
fi t d
o a
, . , .
w as lod ged i n Carl sle and afterward s brough t to The register of burials h us record s th e nter men t
i t
i :
Durham wh ere he w tri ed at th e assizes i n August Jonathan Coate s February 20t h
as
, , , ,
N
In February th e seamen at Shi eld s ewcas tle
acqui tted 1 793
1 759 b
ut
, . , , , ,
I n th e same year M abou t th irty impre ss d Sunderland Blyth and all along th e easter n coas t
(
a y e
, , ,
entered i n to resolutions to resist any attempt to pre ss
m en on board a tender at Sunderland forcibly mad e
, ,
th em Tuesd ay th e they got h old of th e press
their escape Th e bravery of their lead er was remark O 1 9t h
u
. , ,
.
N
gang a t orth h ield s and rev ersing their j ackets as a
able Being h ois ted on deck by h is followers h e w res ted S
. , , , ,
the halbert from th e sentinel on du ty with one h and mark f con temp t cond uc ted th em accompanied by a
d
an o
, , ,
d efend ed h imself wh ile with the other h e let down a numerou s crowd to Chirton toll-bar w hem d ismi ssing
, , , ,
ad d er into th e hold for the rest to come wh ic h th ey them they gave th em th ree ch eers and told them never
l
up
, , ,
did and th en ov erpowered th e crew again to enter Shield s or they sh ould be torn lim b fro m
, . ,
The followin g year a tender sailed from S hields limb O th e 1 8th of th e ensuin month th e sailo s to
n g r
. ,
wi th sixty i mpressed men on board As soon she h ad the number of 500 b l d in a riotous manner armed
as a ssern e
. ,
out to th e men found m eans to release them w ith swords pistols and other weapon s an d m ade an
got see
, , , ,
sel ves and getting pos session of the v essel took her att mpt to sei e th e Eleanor tender i ord er to rescue th e
e z n
, , , ,
nto Scarborough and made their escape leaving the impressed men board th eir d esign was rendered
B
i on ut
.
,
ieutenan t and h is men battened d own u nder h atches aborti ve by th e ac tiv i ty of the of i mpressment
l office rs t he
.
A few years later the impressed men on board the ser vi c T seamen next day contem pl ted going to
e he a
. , ,
N
Bos cawen cutter lying at S h ield s found an opportu ni ty ewcastle to break up t he head q uar ers of th e gang
- t ;
, ,
to overpower th e watc h on deck an d of them but h earing that a strong ci v il m ilitary force includ
fi ft d (
een a n
, ,
N
escaped Th e sentinel in opposing them lost th ree of ing th e ragoons and or th ork Militia were read y to
D Y
)
. , ,
h uger s th e stroke of a cutl ass an was receiv e t hem they d is ersed after h a vin g treated one
hi b ' d ffi
s y e n o cer p
. , ,
desperately wound ed in the head George Forster a m em be r of th e ga g with th e utmost
n
. , ,
February about eigh t o’clock i n th e cruelty at Howdon Pan s the 6 pril m os t
On 1 2t h 1 777 On 2 t h A
, , . ,
evening th e impressed men on board th e U nion tender extrao dinary preparations for impressi ng w ere mad e by
r
,
at Sh ields rose u pon th e crew took possession of th e crews of the armed vessels lying i n S h ield s h ar bour
t h
e
,
sh ip an d notw th stand ing th e from th e other That night the regiment lying at Tynemou th bar rack
i fi
re s
, , ,
tenders and from Clifford ’s Fort carried h er ou t to was drawn and formed in to a cordon rou nd North
up
, ,
Sh ields to pre vent any person from escaping Th e
see
. , .
F
A memorable fi‘ i occurred at Sunderland on b 1 3 d ifferent press gangs th en began th eir round s w hen
a a r e -
. ,
,
1 783 Th e sailors at th at port h aving got liber ty to s i lors mechanics labourers and m en of e very d i
go a escr p
. , , , ,
on shore through th e temporary cessation of impressment t on the number of about two h und red and wer
i to fifty e
, , ,
at th e close of th e fi t American war resol v ed to take forced on board the armed shi ps
rs
, .
summary an d condign v engeance on th e persons who h ad I t would be ted ious to d escribe or e ven enum erate th e
, ,
i nform ed a ainst th em their mates while th e press v ar ious press gang riots si milar th e abov e wh ich took
d
g a n - to
, ,
ang was i n active operation Th e informers wh o were pl c on th e Tyne and Wear almost every s ason down to
g a e e
.
caugh t were mounted u pon s tou t poles or s tangs and t h peace of Amiens Af ter the resumption of h osti lities
e
, .
carried t hrough the pri ncipal streets ex posed to the in th e like scenes began ag ai n to be acted The co l
1 803
‘
a
, , .
i nsults of the populace The women in particular t a e was consta n ly being th rown out of gear so to
d t
r
. , , ,
bedaubed them plenti fully w th rott n eggs soap sud s speak through th e best men on board th e colliers bein
i
e
g
, , ,
N
m The drummers of th e orth York regimen t of d ragge away and th e keel men likewise forcibly poun ced
d & d
u c
, . ,
Mi litia (the Black C fi' ) q uar tered i n th e town got upon I n th e month of April 1 804 a young seam n
u s e
, , . , , ,
ord ers to beat to arms and th e soldiers p ra ed the named S t d dar t bein g pursued by th e press gang down
d
a o
-
, ,
N
s tre ts w hi c h had th e effect of clearing them Amo gst the Bro d Char ewcastle j um ped i n to the Tyne to
e n a s
, J . , ,
th e informers stan ed at this ti me was th Coat s escape and was d o wned i attemp tin g to swim across
g ona an e r n
, ,
“
of Arr s’s L ne Sunderland commonly k nown J tty
a a as e to Ga teshead
, , .
Coate ” w ho after under g ing sev ere punish m en t on t h Wh ere bru te force wo ld h ave failed or been ou t of
e o e u
, ,
st ng re ch ed h is home nearly dead D ring th e nigh t pl ce all so rts of d iscred itable ar ts were tried by th e
u a u a
, . , ,
h e h eard noi e wh ich b supposed t be th e in furi ated pre s gang Jon than Martin th e man wh o set fi to
a. s e o s - a re
, . ,
Y
N N
a ar
J NOR T1 1 C0 U TR L URE A D LE GEND
n u y
m
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Yo k Mins ter rela t s i n h is autobiography h ow h e was to carry 3 th e sweepings of th e gang on e of whom by
r e 0
, , , ,
i nve1gled by one of t he gan g He says the b ye wu a one legged m an named Har ry Swallow
. , ,
N
my twen ty second year I remov ed to London to th e Le mi o th e gua d sh ip a t th e ore
I
r
n - -
, , .
m y mind being intent on trav ell ing to forei n m
t
g ooun es We are i ndebted to a well nfor med wri ter whose
. i
day ‘e e in t he Monum en accost d
One w hi Vi w g t a rnan e ,
, , r ti cle appe re th e N c s W o c v eral
me perc iving that was a stra er - t wn an d d i w tl kl Ch i l
e ng i n o a a n e a e ee y r n e se
,
,
inq ui re i f I wan ted a situation I inform ed h im of my
d ye rs the fol owing partic lar s wh ich see m
f l
. a ago or u neces
desi re to ab oa H said h e could suit me ex tly , ,
d
go r e ac as
. , sary to c mplet our presen t sketc h
a gentleman of his acquain tan ce a son on board a
h d o e
a
frigate on the Indi n s ation w ho wan ted a of my
a t rson Besid es t h e r gular gan g th ere a small knot of
w
, e as
descr iption and th at h e would gi ve m e a w e k
2 ,
s e m t ur spie and i nfor mers w ho trav elled th e c u nt y
, . , a a e s o r
besid es my chan ce of prize money wh ich h e assured me
,
miles round tracking the sailors to Morpeth and oth er
f
, or
would great I agre d to as a substitu te for th is
.
b
e e go nl n d pa t i f they sough t sh el ter with th eir friend s
. i a r s
man unconscious that I was t he h and s of th e rees ,
i n from forci ble abd uction Th ese v a abond auxi li a i es of
, g r
but I was soon undec i ved by m pre tend ed i d .
3 ; e r en th e gang ski lful to recogn i e th e sailor’s roll th rough th e
s
m e i n th e r nd ezvou s where remain ed un t l I
d i i ,
o g ng e d' of long tailed coats leath er apron s drab a iters
, - g
was removed on boar d th e En terpri se w t h a n umber of
i , , ,
oth er v ain subterfuges represen ted themse ves be
“ l t
, an o
oth er im pr ssed men (h I came to be sworn i I ,
e en n i n h id ing lur d th e s i lors to their own d wellings an d
. , e a
foun d myself on a footing with the rest of my unfor tuna te , ,
th en gav e secret i nformation to th e gang I t f re
d ill
a
companions .
ometimes with th ese gentry w hen th ey wer found
t
. s e ou
.
one of th ese occasion s in th e year a spy who
Strange inciden ts occasionally took place i n connection O 1 81 2
u
, , ,
rep ed to th e lat g room at S hields recei ve th e
i i t
a r n o
w th th e press sys te m In Febr ar y a s i or
i 1 81 3 ( 1 8) l
u a h ead money for t men h e h ad b trayed was sm u gle
. d
0 e g
N ,
n am ed Bell belongin g to th e Close ewcastle was down a trap d oor lea ing on to the shore bu t was
d
-
, , , ,
and followed H soon for h is l ife wi th m
i d fl d
impressed and safe y lo ged i n th e h ou se rendezv ou s n se e e s o
l d f . , .
o
of sai ors and k eelmen at h is he l up th e Low Street and
, . l
e s
, ,
In th e e venin g h is sister a young woman under twen ty took sh el ter i n house in m ’ Bank Th e d o r
B l
a a rt e a n s o
, , , .
was broken open and h e was thrown down like a fox
for med th e r esolution of attemp tin g h is resc ue and for
, ,
to a pack of hun ry hounds but doubled o n pursuers
, , h
g 1s
tha t pur pose wen t to take a “ long farewell ” of h er , ,
who follow ed h i m full cry till h e was ru n to ear h in th e
t
,
hoth u se q uire ollingwood ’s gard en s at Ch ir ton
i S C
broth er w ho was to be sen t th e tender in th e morn ing
o n
t
o .
, , S on d wi th w h in bushe h e was m ad e t run the
o e s o
Sh e was re ily ad mitted to an in t rview but in order to
d gan te ope th e Lo w Ligh ts Trad esmen pu t up their
a e
to
, ,
.
sh u tter s and th e peaceable inh abi tan ts shru nk wit i n
pre ven t th e possibi ty of escape brothe and si ster were h
li
r ,
, door for th e d stur bance had ass um ed the d imensions of
i
s
bol t d and ba red a few min u tes in a room by them
f ,
e r or a riot Opposi te th e tender th e mob gav e thre h ear ty
, , e
.
selv es Du ri n th is shor t sp ce th ey mana ed ch eers t let t he im pri soned sea men know what was bein
g a g to o
. ,
enacted Th e men batten ed under h atc h es by way
exchange clothes and on th e d oor being opene th e 0
d . , ,
res nse “ sallie th e t nder till sh e rolled almost gun
, , , d
e
,
young man “ sni velling and piping his eye ” walk ed ff w u nd er d th e ffi on board ord ered th e arm ed
o a 9 an o ce r
, , ,
crew ir int the hold upon the unarmed men if they
t t
unmolested i n female at tire wh le his sist r rema ned to o e o
i i
e
did not de s nder these t hrea ts somethin like ord e
, i U
s t g r
“ .
th e si tuation of a Br ti sh tar wou d be
fill i It l di ffi w m te red Th e spy was resc ued from th e h and s f hi
as e o s
.
.
tormentors by a ru sh of th e fr end s of peace w ho came to
cult ” s ys a wr ter i n th e E m m M z wh o t l s i
i i l
a u p n aga ne e
, th e assistance of th e two constables then the w hole c v l
, i i
th e story “ to d escribe th e rage and disappointmen t of N ,
fo ce orth Shields and h e was d ra panting
f d
. r o go
, , ,
bleed ing mud be ra gled wound e and alf d ead in t
the gang on discovering h ow they bee n d uped and d d
had ; N , - g , , 1 - , o
th e or th u m erland rm s to l im p h om e under th e c oud
A l
b
c rowds of perso ns wen t to see the h e i e who recei ved
,
ro n of nigh t and r s me his honest labours for th e public
, e u
,
several pounds fro m th e specta tors as a reward for her good In 1 81 5 h e h d anoth er narrow escape for h is life
a
. .
A Low H e ton Haugh then called “ unny’s reen ”
D G
t s
n trepidity and She was soon res tor ed her
i a fi ect i on to h e was t rre and feathe, red beaten by th e women wh, o
. d
a — -
,
liber ty by order of th e m agi strate s ” put stones i n their stockin gs for th e purpos an d h e
e
.
,
owed h is li e to th e forbe arance of th e men h e h ad
f
N
The h ea uarters of th e gang in ewc stle were at the
d
-q a betrayed wh o r scued h im from hi more merciles tor
e s s ~
,
Plough Inn in Spicer Lane w here a room down the yard men to s of th e oth er
r se x
, , .
“
was the press room ” Th e gang was at one time m
Th e pre ss gan g d r ve many thousa d s of active able
oo
. - o n
,
m by Lieu t Frazer two mid shipmen a man n am ed
d d
an e b d ied British s amen into the American merchan t navy
. , , o e
Corby and anoth er na med' Ri chardson Both t he latter well as se t them pri vateering gainst their fellow
, . as n a - a
h d b j th e m trad e before th e war and subs ded
a een n coast g i count ymen i n th e last Ameri can War Indeed that war
, r
. ,
into river pilots ft r i ts clos of th em yea s
O
a e e ne w as r was par tly cau s d by th e wan ton ex erc ise of th e righ t of
. e
af terward s tyler of a Fr eemasons’ Lod ge and falling
s rc h cl im ed by the British Governmen t wh ose
ffi
, , ea a o cers
,
in to red uced circumstan ces found no small
di ffi culty in we e accu ed of t ki ng naturalised American citizens out
, r s a
obt ining th e usual benevolence of the breth ren con
a i of Am eric n v e s on th e ground th at t hey were his
n l
a s e s
.
seq uence of his p st misd eed s
a Maj esty’s born subj ects and pressin g them in to King
.
“ ,
Th e r egul tin g room ” was i n t hat part of th e
a L Geo ge’s s rvi c th e oth er h and it was no uncommon
w O
o
r e e n
N . ,
Stree t of orth Shield s called Bell Street near th e
th ing for Briti h seam en captured by th e enemy
s to
,
“ , ,
Wood en D olly " on th e Custom Hou se Quay The
re ognis old sh ipmates i n the mas te rs and sa i ors
l
, c e
.
re ulating cap tai n on e Charlton who h ad under
g w as by whom th ey we e m ad e pri so ers U nd er th i s homin
r n s
,
.
him a lieutenant named lyn and two midsh ip n
F m able syst m i t was estimated that there were at least
n
, e e
,
, ,
named Fidle and B ll Two tenders the Eli za an d th e
r e forty thousand Bri tish seamen i n th e year nav i
1 81 2
.
,
, ,
Lyra took their turns on the station i n Peggy s Hole
’ ” gating mer han t sh ips i n neutral v essels und er cover of
, c
,