Comments on: Mr Barrington’s gelding http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/mr-barringtons-gelding/ A blog (mostly) about early modern culture Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:53:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: fermentumvitae http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/mr-barringtons-gelding/#comment-334 fermentumvitae Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:10:50 +0000 http://mercuriuspoliticus.wordpress.com/?p=786#comment-334 Yes in good times and bad these advertisements for return of stolen horses appear. Walker wasn't the only one dropping thes in the middle of big newes. At the Restoration, even in the midst of the proclamations of Charles II reported in the Mercurius Publicus No. 21 (May 17-24, 1660, the 4th of the Mudddiman/Dury issues) they show up. From p 329 "MAy 18. A bay Mare a Barb, with a star and blaze on her face, hollow ey'd, long eared, and a long thin cressed and week, and a brand on the neer buttock. a litle faln in the same buttock, and one white foot behind, about fifteen hands high. A dapple gray Mare about six years old, with three white feet, with something a white face; a short tail, and upon the flank on the near side, the hair is rubbed off about the breadth of a half crown. She is well grown and square before and behind with a short neck, about 14 or 15 hands high. If any one can give notice of either of these to Mr. Moses Hacket a Shoemaker at the Golden Lion between Salisbury house and the Savoy, or Mr. Braddock in Dukes-yard by the Mews, Farrier, or to Mr Arthur Scott at the Bell in Bristol, he or they shall be well rewarded for their pains." Horseflesh wasn't the only thing for which recovery was advertised. Following the above ad was another for the recovery stolen pewter dishes "Stole out of Sir Richard Everards house in Little Queen Street the 16 day of May 1660, 17 pewter dishes, some markt with the Talbots head, and some with the Sheaf of Arrows tyed together with a Snake; if any person can give notice of these dishes, as abovesaid, shall be well rewarded for their pains." I don't know if this Richard Everard is the first or second Baronet. By the time of the Glorious Revolution it seems 1 guinea was the standard eye catcher. In the Orange Gazette Numb. 18 Tuesday March 5 to Saturday March 9 are two ads, "MArch the 2d. Stolen or Strayed away out of Hullet Grounds near Taucetter in Northhamptonshire, a black bald-fac'd Mare, 5 years old near 15 hands high, with one wall-eye, the other a gray eye, two white feet behind, gray hairs in her Tayl, and a knob on one of her cheeks. Whoever gives notice to Mr. George Bayle at the White Horse in Taucester, or to Mr Edward Smith at the Cabinet in Norfolk Street, near the Strand, London to so that she may be had again, shall have one Guinea reward" and MArch the 4th, Stolen or Stray'd out of the Ground of Richard LAke in Shenvil in Essex, two Horses, the one a brown Horse 14 hands or upward, well Limbed, has a wallEye and weak Sighted, with a Scar in his Fore-head, he Trots and Gallops. The other a dark Horse 13 hands or upwards, with a white Snipe on his Nose; he has all his Paces : If any one can give Notice of the said Horses, so that they may be recovered to the Putter Pot in Leaden-Hall-Street, shall have a Guinea reward or proportionable for either of them." There are even ads in midst of the Revolution for the return of man's best friend. From the Orange Gazette Numb. 11 Friday February 8 to Tuesday February 12 1688/9 "Lost on Sunday Evening last in Wild Street, a little Spaniel Bitch white with Liver-colour Spots, her legs something speckled. Whoever brings her to Mr. William Richards House in Bowe-Street, Covent Garden, shall have a reward." The Orange Gazette ads appear at the end of the newes at the bottom of the last column. Yes in good times and bad these advertisements for return of stolen horses appear. Walker wasn’t the only one dropping thes in the middle of big newes. At the Restoration, even in the midst of the proclamations of Charles II reported in the Mercurius Publicus No. 21 (May 17-24, 1660, the 4th of the Mudddiman/Dury issues) they show up. From p 329 “MAy 18. A bay Mare a Barb, with a star and blaze on her face, hollow ey’d, long eared, and a long thin cressed and week, and a brand on the neer buttock. a litle faln in the same buttock, and one white foot behind, about fifteen hands high. A dapple gray Mare about six years old, with three white feet, with something a white face; a short tail, and upon the flank on the near side, the hair is rubbed off about the breadth of a half crown. She is well grown and square before and behind with a short neck, about 14 or 15 hands high. If any one can give notice of either of these to Mr. Moses Hacket a Shoemaker at the Golden Lion between Salisbury house and the Savoy, or Mr. Braddock in Dukes-yard by the Mews, Farrier, or to Mr Arthur Scott at the Bell in Bristol, he or they shall be well rewarded for their pains.”

Horseflesh wasn’t the only thing for which recovery was advertised. Following the above ad was another for the recovery stolen pewter dishes “Stole out of Sir Richard Everards house in Little Queen Street the 16 day of May 1660, 17 pewter dishes, some markt with the Talbots head, and some with the Sheaf of Arrows tyed together with a Snake; if any person can give notice of these dishes, as abovesaid, shall be well rewarded for their pains.” I don’t know if this Richard Everard is the first or second Baronet.

By the time of the Glorious Revolution it seems 1 guinea was the standard eye catcher. In the Orange Gazette Numb. 18 Tuesday March 5 to Saturday March 9 are two ads, “MArch the 2d. Stolen or Strayed away out of Hullet Grounds near Taucetter in Northhamptonshire, a black bald-fac’d Mare, 5 years old near 15 hands high, with one wall-eye, the other a gray eye, two white feet behind, gray hairs in her Tayl, and a knob on one of her cheeks. Whoever gives notice to Mr. George Bayle at the White Horse in Taucester, or to Mr Edward Smith at the Cabinet in Norfolk Street, near the Strand, London to so that she may be had again, shall have one Guinea reward” and MArch the 4th, Stolen or Stray’d out of the Ground of Richard LAke in Shenvil in Essex, two Horses, the one a brown Horse 14 hands or upward, well Limbed, has a wallEye and weak Sighted, with a Scar in his Fore-head, he Trots and Gallops. The other a dark Horse 13 hands or upwards, with a white Snipe on his Nose; he has all his Paces : If any one can give Notice of the said Horses, so that they may be recovered to the Putter Pot in Leaden-Hall-Street, shall have a Guinea reward or proportionable for either of them.”

There are even ads in midst of the Revolution for the return of man’s best friend. From the Orange Gazette Numb. 11 Friday February 8 to Tuesday February 12 1688/9 “Lost on Sunday Evening last in Wild Street, a little Spaniel Bitch white with Liver-colour Spots, her legs something speckled. Whoever brings her to Mr. William Richards House in Bowe-Street, Covent Garden, shall have a reward.” The Orange Gazette ads appear at the end of the newes at the bottom of the last column.

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