>From Whitehall Evening Post or London Intelligencer, Saturday, June 27, 1761; Issue 2385. On Sunday Night John BLUNDELL, the Highwayman, who was condemned at last Kingston Assize, and refused to accept of his Majesty's Pardon, on Condition of serving as a Soldier, was detected in endeavouring to make his Escape out of the New Gaol. He is now chained to the Floor in the condemned Room.

I take it this was not the Highwayman immortalized by Alfred Noyes who came Riiding, Riding, Riding? MickG MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com wrote: > >From Whitehall Evening Post or London Intelligencer, Saturday, June 27, > 1761; Issue 2385. > > On Sunday Night John BLUNDELL, the Highwayman, who was condemned at last > Kingston Assize, and refused to accept of his Majesty's Pardon, on Condition > of serving as a Soldier, was detected in endeavouring to make his Escape > out of the New Gaol. He is now chained to the Floor in the condemned Room. > > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >