Two centuries ago

21 Apr 1752

Yesterday morning about nine o’clock, the Liberty Boys being informed that several Pieces of English Cloth were sent out of the City to the Clothiers in Chamber Street and Weavers’ Square, in order to be pressed and otherwise made ready for Sale for the Shopkeepers, associated togcther in great numbers, and forcibly took out of the houses of the Clothiers upwards of 10 pieces of Cloth, 5 or 6 of which they burned or tore to pieces but were soon after dispersed the Poddle Guard.

—Pue’s Occurences, ‘

April 21st, 1752.

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