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194 THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. Mr. Thompson we learn that on this occasion a young sailor was impressed whohad onlyjust come ashore after a voyage up the Baltic. He contrived to release himself from them, and sought refuge by flight, the press-men following him. This occurred about six o'clock in the evening, at the time a large body of excavators were employed in repairing the basin of one of the docks. Through this body the sailor passed, presently followed by the gang. The navvies,however,intercepted the progress of the harpies,and a regular fight ensued, during which one of the gang had his head laid open by a blow from a spade, fiercely levelled at him by one of the navvies. This was a signal for a generalriot, and being the hour when the workmen were leaving off toil for the day, the gatheringsoon became numerous, and arming themselves with bludgeons, or any other weapons that offered themselves, the whole body bent their wayto the rendezvous, determined to liberate the poor souls that were confined within until they couldbe drafted on board the tender then lying in the Humber, and with which to convey them to the respectivewar ships. The impressed men wereliberated from the house,and it was wreckedby the mob. One manclimbed the flagstaff and tore down the ensign, which he waved triumphantlyas he clung to the top of the staff from which it had been flying. The Mayor was sent for, and came and made an attempt to read the Riot Act. But when he mounted the chair to perform his task he was pulled down by the gold chain that hung round his neck. The mob continued their work of destruction. A naval officer next menaced the crowd, and took a position on a heap of ruined furniture to read the Act. He drew a brace of pistols from his pocket, andintimated that if anyone threw a stone at him he would fire at the individual. He had no sooner said the words than a well-aimed stone laid him senseless on the floor. Until a late hour the mobremained mastersof the ground,but eventuallythey weredispersed. The head-quarters of the press-gang was the public-
THE PRESS-GANG IN YORKSHIRE. 195 house called the Ship of Glory, situate inChurch Lane. On several occasions this house was stormed by the justly-infuriated townspeople, and in the year 1803 the building was nearly destroyed. Women were often prominent figures at these riots. In 1811, a man named Jem White, of Hull, had to defend himself at his lodgings in West Street with his cutlass. He stationedhimself at the top of the stairs and kept at bay all comers until a number of soldiers came and took him away to the war-ship. White was attacked chiefly by women on account of giving information that led to sailorsbeing impressed. We learn thatonanother occasion a coach was stopped and a sailor draggedfrom it by the press-gang near the Bull's Head, on the BeverleyRoad, and that a numberof womenmaking hay in a field, hearingthe fellow'scries, rushed to the rescue, and by the aid of their forks made the gangbeata hasty retreat withouttheir victim. In I7g8 the man-of-war ships Nonsuch and Redoubt, which were stationed in the Humber, suffered a defeat when attackinga Greenlandwhaler called the Blenheim. The men belonging to the war-ships, noticing the whaler comingup the river, sent two or three well-armedboats' crews to impress the sailors, but the Blenheim's crew provedmore than a match for the men of the navy, and with large knives and spears prevented them from reachingthe deck. A sloopof war namedthe Nautilus was in the roads at the same time, and the officer in charge seeing the King's men were suffering a defeat, sent a number of his men to their assistance, and shots were fired at the Blenheim to bring her to, but withoutavail. The crew of the whaler moved their ship to the harbour entrance, and unfortunately went aground,to the advantage of the men-of-war. A severe struggle ensued, but the men from the warships suffered the most. We learn that two of their crew were wounded so severely that they died. One of the men calledBelllost three of his fingers in trying to board the whaler. He settled down to live
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Historic Yorkshire.
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PRINTEDBY TRED. R. SPARK, "EX,RF.SS
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CONTENTS. Chapter. I. Alfred, King
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2 ALFRED, KING OF NORTHUMBRIA. nort
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4 ALFRED, KING OF NORTHUMBRIA. his
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6 ALFRED,KING OF NORTHUMBRIA. fosse
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CHAPTER II. THE STORY OF ST. JOHN O
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10 ST. JOHN OF BEVERLEY. up the exc
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12 ST. JOHN OF BEVERLEY. milefrom t
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14 ST. JOHN OF BEVERLEY. discrete m
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16 ST. JOHN OF BEVERLEY. beneath th
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18 LEEDS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. There
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20 LEEDS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. North
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22 LEEDS BEFORE THE CONQUEST. Steph
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24 LEEDS UNDER THE NORMANS. This ch
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26 LEEDS UNDER THE NORMANS. compani
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28 LEEDS UNDER THE NORMANS. accompa
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Chapter V, THE JEWISH MASSACRE AT Y
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32 JEWISH MASSACRE AT YORK can enab
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34 JEWISH MASSACRE AT YORK. the lik
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Chapter VI. MYSTERY PLAYS IN YORKSH
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38 MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. was t
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40 MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. Ah, g
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42 MYSTERY PLAYSIN YORKSHIRE. To wh
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44 MYSTERY PLAYS IN YORKSHIRE. of w
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46 BOLTON ABBEY. The original situa
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48 BOLTON ABBEY. Alice gave the Can
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50 BOLTON ABBEY. Nor did she fear i
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Chapter VIII. BLACK-EACED CLIFFORD.
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54 BLACK-FACED CLIFFORD. Duke of Yo
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56 BLACK-FACED CLIFFORD. His career
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Chapter IX. THE SHEPHERD LORD. But
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60 THE SHEPHERD LORD. the safety of
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62 THE SHEPHERD LORD. The Shepherd
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64 HENRY THE III.'s CHRISTMAS AT YO
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66 HENRY THE IIL's CHRISTMAS AT YOR
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68 HENRY THE III.'s CHRISTMAS AT YO
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70 THE TRAGIC STORY OF THE ELLANDS.
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Chapter xii. THE FALL AND DEATH OF
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78 THE FALL AND DEATH OF RICHARDII.
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80 THE FALL AND DEATH OF RICHARD II
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82 THE FALL AND DEATH OF RICHARDII.
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84 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. took t
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86 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. and ye
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88 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. threat
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90 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. distur
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92 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. suffer
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94 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. " had
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96 THE STORY OF YORK CASTLE. upon w
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98 THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARD. We f
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100 THE BATTLE OF THE STANDARD. who
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Chapter XV. THE BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD
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106 THE BATTLE OF WAKEFIELD. the Ca
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Chapter XVI. THE BATTLE OF TOWTON,
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110 THE BATTLE OF TOWTON. their qui
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112 THE BATTLE OF TOWTON. death-blo
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114 THE BATTLE OF MARSTON MOOR. The
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CHAPTER XVIII. THE STORY OF A TAX O
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120 THE STORY OF A TAX. surprising
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122 THE STORY OF A TAX. those who s
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CHAPTER XIX. CATHOLIC PERSECUTION.
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126 CATHOLIC PERSECUTION. At a late
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128 CATHOLIC PERSECUTION. on his wa
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CHAPTER XX. THE STORY OF PONTEFRACT
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132 THE STORY OF PONTEFRACT CASTLE.
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140 BEVERLEY SANCTUARY. to a church
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142 BEVERLEY SANCTUARY. another tow
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