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BEP(F.737.022
4 Jul 1737:22 (99)
One day last week an uncommon adventure happened on board a
ship in our harbour. The captain being informed that a
woman had been concealed on board for some days, ordered her
to be brought forth, and being seized to the main yard arm,
she was three times deliberately duck'd over head and ears
in the water, and during the solemnity, the guns fired, the
drums beat, and several loud huzza's were given, which
attracted the eyes and ears of a great number of spectators.
After this, her hands were seized to the stern of the boat,
and she was tow'd thro' the water and landed at the end of
the Long Wharf, where she was welcomed by the gazing
multitude with several huzza's; and to finish the frolick,
'tis said she was afterwards committed to Bridewel. This
rude treatment from the tars, methinks is sufficient to make
our kind ladies very cautious how they take up their
quarters on board of ships for the future; for, if we are
rightly informed, 'tis a pretty common practice with some of
them of late.
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