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 Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 1:44 pm Post subject: Postprandial glitch |
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| Quote: | On 18th October 1784 Lieut. Cunningham Crooke was invited to dinner at "The George" following a meeting of the Court Leet (viz. twelve "elete"
citizens elected as town arbiters for the day).
After dinner, thinking that the Town Chest contained wine for his further consumption, he took it back to his ship (the cutter Expedition) in Yarmouth Roads.
The Town records were never recovered, though two years later a fair copy of the Minute Book for the years 1710-1785 was returned.
Action was taken against Crooke and damages of £10,000 claimed but the Court awarded only £500 to the Corporation. |
A Timeline History of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight compiled by Ian
Dallison. |
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