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CG-NH.766.028
14 Jun 1766: (520)
London, March 19. INTELLIGENCE EXTRAORDINARY . . . [24
lines reporting "funeral" of Anti Sejanus] The monthly
reviewers with their rods of office. Chief Mourner,
Supporter, Mr Geo. Cider Act, in a long b. cloak studded
with stamp duties. Jemmy Twitcher in a yellow robe, marked
with the Numb. 45, Supporter, Mr Bloomsbury, in French silk.
. . [2 lines describing mourners] Ten of Jemmy Twitcher's
harlots, in yellow. Ten Covent Garden pimps and five bawds,
in pea-green. Jack Ketch. One salt box. Marrow bones and
cleavers. Buckhorse. Beating the Black Joke on his chin. .
. [20 lines describing funeral and procession, 27 lines of
epitaph]
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