A Concise History and Directory of the City of Norwich for 1811 Part 5

1679 Hon. Wm. Lord Paston, Augustin Briggs.

1681 The same.

1685 Hon. Robert Paston, Sir Neville Catline, Knt.

1688 Sir Nevil Catline, Knt. Thomas Blofeild.

1692 Thomas Blofeild, Hugh Borkenham, who dying in 1694, was succeeded by John Ward.

1695 Francis Gardiner, Thomas Blofeild.

1698 Robert Davy, Thomas Blofeild.

1700 The same.

1701 Edward Clarke, Esq. R. Davy, Esq.

1702 Robert Davy, Esq. Thomas Blofeild.

1703 Thomas Palgrave, in place of R. Davy, dec.

1705 Waller Bacon, Esq. John Chambers, Esq.

1707 The same.

1710 Robert Berney, Esq. R. Bene, Esq.

1714 The same.

1715 Waller Bacon, Esq. Robert Britiffe, Esq.

1722 The same.

1727 The same.

1734 Horatio Walpole, Esq. Waller Bacon, Esq.

1735 Thomas Vere, Esq. Miles Branthwayt, Esq.

1741 Horatio Walpole, Esq. Thomas Vere, Esq.

1747 Rt. Hon. Horatio Walpole. Right Hon. John Lord Hobart.

1754 The same.

1756 Edward Bacon, Esq. Harbord Harbord, Esq.

1761 The same.

1768 The same.

1774 The same.

1780 The same.

1784 Sir Harbord Harbord, Bart. William Windham, Esq.

1786 Hon. Henry Hobart, Sir Thomas Beevor, Bart.

1790 Hon. Henry Hobart. William Windham, Esq.

1796 The same.

1799 John Frere, Esq. Robert Fellows, Esq.

1802 Robert Fellows, Esq. William Smith, Esq.

1806 John Patteson, Esq. Robert Fellows, Esq. May the 4th

_Brief Particulars worthy Notice_.

PRINTING first introduced in Norwich, in 1570, and again, after it had been discontinued many years, in 1701.

In 1701, An Act pa.s.sed for lighting the Streets.

Crosgrove's Newspaper, called, _The Norwich Gazette_, first printed in 1707.

_Remarkably great Floods in Norwich_.

1373-1519-1570-1614-1646-1673-1691-1697-1706-1737-1739-1762-1770-1794- 1705.

The Court of Guardians incorporated 1711.

Bethel built in 1713, by Mrs. Mary Chapman, see page 23.

In 1738 the Castle Ditches were levelled, since such time the Cattle Market has been kept here.

The first Bank established here in 1756, by Charles Weston, Esq.

1783 The Pagent of the Golden Fleece, or what is called Bishop Blaize, was exhibited by the Woolcoombers, in a stile far surpa.s.sing all former processions of the kind in this city.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE _STREETS_, _LANES_, &c.