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Paragraph of a Letter from Miss Clerk (London, January 23. 1749) about taking the Duke of Cumberland's Sword from him, etc.

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Paragraph of a Letter from Miss Clerk (Lon- don, Janry 23. 1749) about taking ye D— of Cum- berland's Sword from him, &c.
Forbes
Paragraph of a Letter from Miss Clerk (London January 23. 1749) about taking the Duke of Cumberland's Sword from him et cetera
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Paragraph of a letter from Mrs. Magdalen Clerk to Mrs. Rachel Houston
Paton
Verses on the Haymarket conjuror
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Forbes
Vol. 6, 1164—1165
Paton
Vol. 2, 226
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Person Magdalen Clerk
Date23 Jan 1749
PlaceLondon
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Person Rachel Houston
PlaceCitadel of Leith
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Transcription
1164 (1164)
┍

Copy of a paragraph of a
Letter from Mrs Magdalen
Clerk
(London, JanryJanuary 23d, 1748/9)
to Mrs Rachel Houston at
the Citadel of Leith

I don’t know if you have heard of
a Squabble, that happened here.
Last Week a Man put out an Ad-
vertisement
, that he was to go
into a ✝ Quart Bottle, &and to do se-
veral
odd Things else. The People
were all very fond to go. The Day
came, &and there was a crowded
House. He had 7 shill:shillings a Head,
&and from some a Crown. When
all the Folks were gathered
together, XCumberland among the
rest, the Man disappeared, af-
ter
he had got about 200 Pounds.
Cumberland was the first, that
flew in a Rage, &and called to
pull down the House, which in
ten Minutes was done. He drew
his Sword, &and was in such a Passi-
on
, that Some BodySomebody or other got
sliptslipped in behind him, &and pulled the

✝X
In this Vol: 1175: See Scots Magazine for
JanryJanuary, 1749, pag: 19, 49, 50.
1165 (1165)
the Sword out of his Hand, which
was as much as to say, “Fools should
“not have Chapping-Sticks.”1 This
Sword of his has never been
heard tell of, nor the Person
who took it
. Thirty Guineas of
Reward are offered for it. I
am sure, I wish he may never
get it. They say, it is a valua-
ble
One. — Monster of Na-
ture
! he was well roasted at
the Masquerade last Week, &and
a good Squeeze he got from
me. I could not get the fat
Sides of him to go out of the
Way. He stared at me, &and
spoke. I bid him go out of
the Way, &and let People pass.
┙
Here ends the paragraph.

Upon the Above from the London
Evening Post
, Jan. 24.

The Haymarket Conjurer.

This Bottle Scheme was deep; Who sees it not?
On less Occasions some have smeltsmelled a Plot.
However, 'tis happy Peace was well restor'drestored,
Before yethe General lost his cutting Sword.

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Forbes, Robert. “Paragraph of a Letter from Miss Clerk (London January 23. 1749) about taking the Duke of Cumberland's Sword from him et cetera.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 6, Adv.MS.32.6.21, fol. 29v–30r. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v06.1164.01.html.
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I.e., "'Any instrument which one uses for striking with.'"
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