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NM.763.027
8 Aug 1763:21 (257)
London, May 14. On Thursday se'nnight, peace was proclaimed
at Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire, int he following
whimsical manner: The stage from whence it was proclaimed,
was constructed by a few loose boards upon four cyder
hogsheads, which were drank empty: The proclamation was
read by a youth in mourning, upon which joyful occasion the
band of musick struck up, which consisted of sow-gelders
horns only, and the populace were regaled with part of a
bottle of wine . . .
In several market towns where the proclamation of peace
was read, the church bells toll'd, as for a burial, and
cyder and perry were given to the populace to prevent the
payment of the late excise.
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