Siartwyr Casnewydd Cyf.4, p.37

Disgrifiad

Tudalen 1:
37 [Top right corner]


John Harford I am a collier working at the
Rock Works, I attended a meeting at the Lodge
once on Sunday ev[enin]g the 3rd of No[vembe]r I was at home
and about 6 Oclock a mob came to my house
and forced me to go with them by threats,
I had a sword belonging to the Odd Fellows
Lodge (I being an inside Tiler) which they
forced me to carry. I came on with them
until we reached the Welch Oak, when we
stopped for 2 or 3 hours, from thence we went to
the Cefn. where I had a pint of beer. a young
man whom I do not know came on horseback
& told the men that Mr Frost was waiting
for them in a lane adjoining. we then went
down I there saw Mr. Frost the man & asked Mr
F[rost] if they had better return, to which he
said no you had better not return but come
on to the Poor House, then they would take

Tudalen 2:
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Received the [blank] day of [blank] of

[blank] a Relieving Officer of the Newport Union,

the sum of [blank] being

[blank] Weeks' Relief and to me the [blank] day

of [blank]


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


I, [blank] the Minister (or Churchwarden)

of the Parish of [blank] In the County of [blank]

do certify that [blank] is now residing in this Parish

and in circumstances to require the continuance of Parochial relief.

Signed,

Minister (or Churchwarden)


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Note. The above to be altered to suit existing circumstances and if any member of the Pauper's family shall
have died or obtained employment between the intervals of furnishing the Certificate, that fact should be stated, together
with the date of the occurrence.

Tudalen 3:
possession of the soldiers & their arms, they sh[oul]d

then go and take possession of a store house where there
was plenty of Powder they should then blow up
the Bridge, Stop the Welch Coach, which would be
a signal to the people in the North, (where
provided the coach did not come in) were
to rise on the Monday night he then should
be able to find some 2 or 3 of his friends or
enemies in Newport (after this conversation
he ordered the men to go forward to the
Welch Oak. I then made my escape before we reached
the Welch Oak. I got into a field into a Cow shed
where I remain for 3 or 4 hours. on the Saturday night
(the 2nd of Nov[embe]r) Then as I was going to the lodge ab[ou]t. 7 oClock heard
in the evening W[illia]m. Davies telling a Gentleman that Mr Frost was
at Francis Tovey's

Tudalen 4:
NEWPORT UNION,

18

I am directed by the Guardians of the Newport Union to inform you
that it is necessary that you should name a person in the Parish to which you
belong, to receive from me your Weekly Relief, (being [blank] )
and you are required to furnish me with a Certificate of your health and circumstances
every Three Months, signed by the Clergyman or Churchwarden of the Parish in which you
reside, according to the Form on the other side. You must also sign the receipt for the past
relief you have received.

[on right hand side of page:-] Receiving Officer

[In margin] Xd Reg[in a] v[ersu]sFrost
& W[illia]m Davies</person>
John Harford

[In the opposie margin] 434