Norfolk 1735 - 1799 |
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446 death
sentences led to 114 executions |
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A further
55 death sentences were passed at the City of Norwich Assizes leading to 13
executions |
Executions
took place at Castle Hill for the county and Castle Ditches for the City
Assizes, |
unless
otherwise specified. |
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Assize date |
Name |
Crime |
Execution date |
1735 - 3
executions |
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Th. 13 March |
Joseph Pearce |
Housebreaking |
Unknown |
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Hanged at Thetford |
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Tu. 29 July (city) |
Timothy Wood |
Housebreaking |
S 16 August |
" |
John Mann |
Housebreaking |
S 16 August |
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1736 - 2
executions |
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Th. 18 March |
John Gilbert |
Housebreaking |
Unknown |
" |
Henry Barton |
Burglary |
Unknown |
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Both hanged at Thetford |
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1737 - 4
executions |
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Th. 10 March |
John Painter |
Horse theft |
M 21 March |
" |
John Johnson |
Horse theft |
M 21 March |
" |
William Wright |
Highway robbery |
M 21 March |
M 8 August |
Charles Glimmer |
Horse theft |
S 27 August |
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1738 - 1
execution |
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M 31 July |
William Cutts |
Horse theft |
S 19 August |
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1739 - No executions |
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1740 - 6
executions |
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Th. 20 March |
William Cross |
Horse theft |
S 5 April |
" |
Robert Smith |
Horse theft |
S 5 April |
" |
John Robinson |
Highway robbery |
S 5 April |
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All hanged at Thetford |
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Th. 20 March |
Robert Blake |
Horse theft |
S 12 April |
M 28 July |
Andrew Lister |
Riot |
S 23 August |
" |
Robert Bessey |
Riot |
S 23 August |
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1741 - 6
executions |
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S 14 March |
Jonathan Mattox & |
Housebreaking |
W 8 April |
" |
Benjamin Smith |
" |
W 8 April |
" |
Peter Latten |
Horse theft |
W 8 April |
" |
Robert Smith |
Housebreaking |
W 8 April |
" |
Samuel Prior |
Burglary |
W 8 April |
" |
Bridges Heffer |
Burglary |
W 8 April |
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Last 3 hanged at Thetford |
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1742 - 1
execution |
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Th. 18 March |
Robert Carleton |
Murder of Mary Frost |
M 5 April |
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Hanged at Diss, afterwards in chains
there |
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1743 - 1
execution |
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Th. 10 March |
John Codlin |
Murder of Simon Potts |
Th. 7 April |
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Hanged at Bunwell, afterwards in
chains there |
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1744 - 1
execution |
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M 23 July |
Robert Capps |
Murder of Joseph Laughter |
W 8 August |
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1745 - No executions |
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1746 - 1
execution |
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Th. 13 March |
Jeremiah Pratt |
Horse theft |
S 12 April |
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1747 - 1
execution |
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S 15 August |
Francis Cooper (18) |
Rape of 10 year old girl |
S 5 September |
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1748 - 1
execution |
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Th. 10 March |
William Salter |
Murder of Christopher
King |
Ex Tu. 12 April |
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Hanged at Holt afterwards in chains
there |
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" |
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1749 - 2
executions |
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S 18 March |
John Ambrose |
Robbery in dwelling house |
S 8 April |
" |
John Jarvis |
Burglary |
S 8 April |
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1750 - 1
execution |
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F 10 August (city) |
Thomas Clarke |
Murder of John Banning |
S 1 September |
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1751 - 1
execution |
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Th. 14 March |
William Cann |
Highway robbery |
W 10 April |
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Hanged in chains after execution |
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1752 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 28 July (city) |
Daniel Wilson |
Stole from the "Star
Inn" |
S 15 April |
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1753 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 14 August |
James Palmer |
Sheep theft |
S 8 September |
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1754 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 13 August (city) |
Samuel Agar |
Burglary |
S 31 August |
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1755 - 1
execution |
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F 21 March |
John Hall |
Horse theft |
W 16 April |
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1756 - No executions |
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1757 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 30 August |
Richard Taylor |
Burglary |
F 30 September |
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1758 - 1
execution |
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Th. 16 March |
Ambrose Towler |
Housebreaking |
W 26 April |
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1759 to 1763 - No executions |
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1764 -
3 executions |
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M 13 August |
Samuel Creasby |
Highway robbery |
S 1 September |
" |
John Carman |
At large |
S 1 September |
" |
John Holloway |
At large |
S 20 October |
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1765 - No executions |
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1766 -
2 executions |
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December |
Daniel Long & |
Riot |
S 10 January 1767 |
Special
Commission |
John Hall |
Riot |
S 10 January 1767 |
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1767 -
2 executions |
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Th. 12 March |
John Jermy |
Housebreaking |
S 4 April |
" |
George Woodbine |
Housebreaking |
S 4 April |
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1768 -
2 executions |
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Th. 10 March |
Gibbon Houghton |
Sheep theft |
W 20 April |
M 25 July |
John Sherwood |
Arson & horse theft |
S 13 August |
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1769 - 1
execution |
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M 17 July |
Cornelius Green |
Housebreaking |
S 5 August |
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1770 - No executions |
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1771 - 1
execution |
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F 15 March |
Joseph Barber |
Highway robbery |
Ex S 6 April |
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1772 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 18 August (city) |
Edward Plumb |
Highway robbery |
S 12 September |
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1773 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 3 August (city) |
Jacob Cooper |
Burglary |
S 28 August |
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1774 -
2 executions |
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Th. 17 March |
James Jex (Jaques)
& |
Housebreaking |
S 16 April |
" |
Henry Jex (Jaques) |
Housebreaking |
S 16 April |
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1775 - 1
execution |
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F 17 March |
Thomas Green |
Burglary |
W 12 April |
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1776 - No executions |
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1777 -
2 executions |
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Th. 13 March |
John Rye |
Murder of Joseph Snelling |
W 19 March |
" |
John Manning |
Burglary |
S 12 April |
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1778 - No executions |
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1779 -
5 executions |
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Th. 11 March |
Thomas Bell |
Shot at |
S 3 April |
" |
Thomas Boddy |
Burglary |
S 3 April |
" |
Miles Bridges |
Burglary |
S 3 April |
" |
Thomas Partridge |
Burglary |
S 3 April |
" |
John Griffen |
Burglary |
S 3 April |
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1780 - No executions |
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1781 -
4 executions |
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Th. 15 March |
Michael Moore |
Highway robbery |
S 7 April |
" |
William Smith |
Highway robbery |
S 7 April |
" |
John Love |
Highway robbery |
S 7 April |
M 6 August |
Samuel Creasy |
Robbery & rape of Mary
Gage |
S 8 September |
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1782 - No executions |
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1783 -
3 executions |
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Th. 14 March |
Abraham Carman |
Burglary |
S 5 April |
" |
Henry Cabell, senior |
Burglary |
S 5 April |
M 18 August |
Robert Fox |
Highway robbery |
S 6 September |
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Hanged at Kings Lynn |
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1784 -
3 executions |
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F 19 March |
William Green |
Burglary |
S 10 April |
" |
James Trundle |
Burglary |
S 10 April |
W 4 August |
Simon Tuffs, sr. |
Horse theft |
S 4 September |
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1785 -
9 executions |
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Th. 17 March |
James Cliffen |
Murder of Peter Seaman |
Th. 24 March |
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Hanged in chains at Dereham |
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" |
Robert Randall |
Shot at |
S 2 April |
" |
Robert Cadamy |
Sheep theft |
S 2 April |
" |
John Ferrett |
Burglary |
S 2 April |
" |
William Newland |
Forgery |
S 2 April |
M 18 July |
Peter Bullard |
Horse theft |
S 6 August |
" |
Joseph Loads |
Burglary |
S 6 August |
M 18 July (city) |
Francis Vandergoose |
Murder of his wife |
F 22 July |
" |
William Westropp |
Burglary |
S 13 August |
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1786 -
5 executions |
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F 17 March |
John Shilling |
Murder of John Raven |
S 25 March |
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Hanged in chains at Burnham Thorpe |
" |
Edward Land |
Burglary |
S 8 April |
M 7 August |
Joseph Moore |
Horse theft |
S 26 August |
" |
Robert Sutton |
Horse theft |
S 26 August |
" |
Henry Cross |
Horse theft |
S 26 August |
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1787 -
8 executions |
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Th. 22 March |
William Hawke & |
Murder of Henry Searle |
F 30 March |
" |
Thomas Mayhew |
Murder of Henry Searle |
F 30 March |
" |
Benjamin Pearcey |
Highway robbery |
S 16 April |
" |
Benjamin Tungare |
Highway robbery |
S 16 April |
" |
John Camp |
Highway robbery |
S 16 April |
" |
John Teasdale |
broke into shop |
S 16 April |
M 30 July |
John Clarke |
At large |
S 18 August |
M 30 July (city) |
John Crome |
Highway robbery |
S 25 August |
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1788 -
6 executions |
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F 14 March |
Joseph Wakefield |
Murder of Thomas Thwaites |
Th. 20 March |
" |
Henry Sell |
Murder of Elizabeth Clark |
Th. 20 March |
" |
Richard Young |
Highway robbery |
S 5 April |
" |
John Jacob |
Horse theft |
S 5 April |
" |
Richard Greenwood |
Burglary |
S 5 April |
M 14 July (city) |
Thomas Harder |
Murder of John Aggus |
S 26 July |
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1789 -
5 executions |
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Th. 19 March |
Christopher Galloway |
Burglary |
S 11 April |
" |
Ralph Dawson |
Burglary |
S 11 April |
" |
Daniel Goose |
Burglary |
S 11 April |
" |
James Ayers |
Burglary |
S 11 April |
M 3 August |
James Banks, senior |
Housebreaking |
S 22 August |
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1790 -
3 executions |
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F 12 March |
John Beckett |
Murder of Edward Allen |
F 19 March |
" |
Thomas Jackson |
Mail robbery |
S 3 April |
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Hanged in chains on Methwold Common |
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M 26 July (city) |
Aaron Fakenham |
Murder of his wife |
S 31 July |
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1791 -
4 executions |
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F 18 March |
Robert Mullinger |
Burglary |
S 9 April |
" |
Mary Adams |
Arson |
S 9 April |
M 15 August |
William Bates |
Horse theft |
S 3 September |
" |
John Turner |
Burglary |
S 3 September |
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1792 -
1 execution |
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F 16 March |
William Anthony |
Murder of Sarah Cusher |
S 24 March |
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Hanged in chains on Kettlestone
Common |
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1793 - No executions |
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1794 -
1 execution |
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M 11 August (city) |
Cook March |
Highway robbery |
S 6 September |
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1795 - 2 executions, both at Thetford. |
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F 20 March |
Stephen Watson |
Murder of his wife, Elizabeth |
W 25 March |
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Hanged in chains at West Bradenham |
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" |
Henry Bennington |
Murder |
W 25 March |
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Hanged in chains at West Dereham |
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1796 - 2 executions, both at Thetford |
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F 11 March |
Samuel Hindry & |
Highway robbery |
S 2 April |
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John Hindry |
Highway robbery |
S 2 April |
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1797 -
5 executions |
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F 17 March |
William Suffolk |
Murder of Mary Beck |
F 24 March |
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Hanged at Thetford and afterwards in
chains at North Walsham |
" |
Robert Scot |
Cattle theft |
S 15 April |
S 5 August |
John Witham & |
Burglary |
S 26 August |
" |
Jonathan Green |
Burglary |
S 26 August |
S 5 August (city) |
Rebecca Howard |
Murder of her male bastard |
W 9 August |
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1798 - 1 execution at Thetford |
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F 16 March |
John Nobbs |
Forgery |
S 7 April |
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1799 -
3 executions |
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F 15 March |
James Fleming & |
Rape of Rebecca Brighton |
S 3 August |
" |
Samuel Windham |
Rape of Rebecca Brighton |
S 3 August |
" |
Thomas Dexter |
Highway robbery |
M 1 April |
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Dexter hanged at Thetford |
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