Record Number: 1073
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for for theft/ receiving stolen goods: John Wyn: "On the 17th of December I had been looking over the papers there I read about Mr Parker's being robbed: I charged all my people, if any handkerchiefs were brought in to stop them; in about half an hour after came Alice Raney and Rose Fay; they offered me these three handkerchiefs...then I sent my boy for the Daily Advertiser, and read over the advertisement to them, and said they must certainly know the rest; they would not own any further..."
Century:1700-1799
Date:17 Dec 1764
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: London
specific address: Rosemary Lane
other location: in his shop
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:keeps a sale-shop
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
customers, Alice Roney and Rose Fay, attempting to sell stolen goods
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Daily Advertiser
Genre:Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
must be borrowed, but unsure
Source Information:
Record ID:1073
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 28 February 1759, Trial of Christopher McDonald, Francis Farrel, John Roney and Jonathan Parker (t17590228-13)
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 1 August 2006), 28 February 1759, Trial of Christopher McDonald, Francis Farrel, John Roney and Jonathan Parker (t17590228-13), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1073, accessed: 21 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None
