The Fleet: Its Rivers, Prison, and MarriagesAshton, John
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The Fleet: Its Rivers, Prison, and Marriages
Ashton, John
Fleet Prison (London, England); Fleet, River (England)
The last Fleet Wedding is recorded in the _Times_ of July 10, 1840:
"Mr. John Mossington, aged 76, and a Prisoner in the Fleet, more than
15 years, was, on Wednesday, married to Miss Anne Weatherhead, aged
62, at St. Bride's Church. The Lady had travelled 36 Miles to meet her
bridegroom, who is, without exception, one of the most extraordinary
men in this County. He takes his morning walks round the Fleet prison
yard, which he repeats three or four times a day, with as much rapidity
as a young man could do of the age of 20. The Road from Farringdon
Street to the Church, was lined with Spectators who knew of the event,
and the Church was equally filled to hear the Ceremony performed. The
Courtship first commenced 41 years ago, and Mr. Mossington has now
fulfilled his promise."
THE END.
[Illustration: MAP OF THE FLEET.]
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INDEX.
Aldgate Pump, 1
Alsatia, 223, 224
Annis (Dame) the Cleare, 10
Antiquarian Discoveries, 18, 19
Apothecaries Hall, 205
Apprentices and City Authorities, 216, 217, 218
Archer, J. W., 81
Archery, 116, 117
Artillery Ground, 116
Ashwell, E., 344, 345, 346
Bagnigge House, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85
Bagnigge Wells, 4, 73, 77, 78,
79, 80, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,
90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97,
120
Bambridge, Thos., 268, 269, 270,
271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 296
Basset, Bartholomew, 337, 338
Battle Bridge, 38, 39
Baynard's Castle, 5-15,
Bear baiting, 139, 140, 141
Begging Grate, 275, 276
Billingsgate, fountain at, 14
Black Mary's Hole, 77, 78, 79, 85
Bleeding Heart Yard, 164
Boughton, 247, 250, 251, 252, 253
"Boy" (Prince Rupert's Dog), 154
Brabazon, Roger le, 6-15
Brent, the, 21
Bridewell, 206, 207, 208,
209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214,
215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221
Brill, the, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43
Brooke Street, Hanover Square, 2
Brothers, 105
Brown's Dairy, 34
Bull baiting, 139, 141, 142,
143, 144, 145, 146, 147
Bunter's Wedding, the, 365, 366, 367, 368
Cantelows, 32, 35, 49
Chad's, St., Well, 45, 46, 47,
48, 49, 50, 51, 52
Cheape Conduit, 14
City Authorities and Apprentices, 216, 217, 218
Clement's Well, 8, 9
Clerken Well, 4, 8, 9, 45, 183, 184, 185
Cobham's Head, 115
Cock, a man eats a live, 70
Coldbath, 4, 111, 112
Coldbath Fields, 111, 118, 119
Coldbath Fields Prison, 99, 100, 101,
102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108,
109, 110
Cöln, stinks at, 16
Conduits, 13, 14
Conduit, White, 54, 55, 56,
57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
64, 65, 66, 120
Coppin, Edward, 255, 256, 257
Cornhill, the Tun in, 14
Court Room at Bridewell, 219, 220, 221
Cresswell, Mother, 219
Cripplegate, fountain at, 14
Cripplegate Pool, 8, 11
Cruikshank, Isaac Robert, 309, 310
Dustman, the Literary, 44, 45
Election, a mock, 308, 309
"Elephant," skeleton of, found, 17
Ely Place, 163, 164, 165,
166, 167, 168, 169, 170
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