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BNL.766.005
16 Jan 1766:22 (0)
[London] A petition to his Majesty is signed by Mr.
Garrick, and all the principal actors of Drury-Lane house,
in favour of the unfortunate Turbot, now under sentence of
death in Newgate, for stealing a pint mug. This unhappy
young man was son to the Comedian of that name, who formerly
played at Drury lane Theatre: and was, it seems, led into
this his first act, by the pressing necessities of a most
unutterable distress, his wife being just delivered of a
child, and he not only out of all manner of business, but
without a sixpence in the world, to furnish either of the
miserable wretches with the smallest sustenance in so
affecting a situation.
A Gentleman of the highest theatrical eminence having
made great interest to obtain his Majesty's pardon (which
has been most graciously granted) for Turbott, under
sentence of death for stealing a silver cup; a person asked
one of the players, remarkable for his drollery, what the
delinquent was condemn'd for; which the actor replied, "Only
for taking a cup too much, which as my friend Joe Miller has
observed on a like occasion, has been the case of many an
honest fellow."
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