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MARY BROWN
(Mary Browne 1794) |
1789 - * 1844 |
Accused Saturday 25th May
1844 of suffering drunkenness in her house on 9th May. About 30 persons
had been discovered in the house, late at night, by P.C. Barrett. The
constable had then been ejected from the house since he refused to pay
the 1s entrance fee that was being made `to keep the meeting select and
to provide the gentlemen with sixpence worth of refreshment and
threepenny worth for each lady'. It was apparent in court that not a
single person involved was so oblivious to good breeding as to render
themselves even `fresh' and the whole affair had passed off in a
genteel, quiet and orderly manner.
Case dismissed. |
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WILLIAM
CLARKE
& carpenter |
*1858 - 1860 |
30th June 1860 - Fine of
£5 for selling beer without the appropriate licence.
See opposite. |
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The POACHERS ARMS in 1700's ?
Registered as the PAPER MILLS
in 1789 & 1794 registers.
The Tithe Commissioners were to meet here 10th July 1844 to ascertain
and award the total sum to be paid by way of Rent-charge instead of the
Tithes for the parish of Taverham.
Believed to have operated until the late 1800's.
William Clarke is given at an unidentified beerhouse in 1858 and 1860.
On 26th April 1860 an excise officer, Henry Mason, called at the house
and ordered two pints of beer, for which he said he paid. At the time
Mr. Clarke pointed out the sign above the door stating that the house
was only licensed to sell beer, not to be drunk on the premises.
However, knowing Mason was an excise man he said "I suppose there is no
objection to you drinking here, and you won't inform against me".
Clarke said Mason had two glasses of beer, one of which was `a treat',
so only 3d was paid for both.
At the hearing on Saturday 30th June 1860, pleading guilty to selling
beer without the appropriate licence, but complaining that he had been
subject to `sharp practice', Clarke was fined £5 and advised it was up
to him to dispute the verdict with the Excise Commissioners. "Even if
the Queen of England comes for beer, he should refuse to serve it on the
premises."
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