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AWM.728.018
21-28 Nov 1728:22 (465)
Dublin, August 6. There has been of late a very pernicious
custom in this city, of the apprentices, &c. meeting and
raising in great numbers, in a riotous manner, and going to
the shops and houses where several of their own trades
wrought, and taking them up who came out of the country, and
colting them out of town, that is making them ride on a long
pole carried on mens shoulders thro' the city, having often
musick going before them, and all with great clubs in their
hands, and are very outrageous to all that oppose them, and
the persons colted are frequently very much abused, and
particularly the servant of Mr. Madden, the perukemaker in
Skinner-Row, died last Wednesday by the colting he got a few
days before. To prevent such barbarous practices, the Hon.
the Lord Mayor and sheriffs met yesterday, and the sheriffs
took their officers and constables, &c. to suppress several
hundreds of the taylors, who rose in a very tumultuous
manner, and were colting those of their trade; the sheriffs,
&c. not being able to suppress them, had a party of the army
from the main guard, and this was reinforced with another
party from the barracks, consisting of a captain,
lieutenant, ensign, 4 drums, and 100 men, who timely
dispersed them, and took 16 prisoners, who are now confined
in the Black Dog Prison.
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