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PERHAPS Graham Wood watched Corrie instead. Unwell, the Gateshead chairman was not at the International Stadium last night, when his club served further notice of how far they have come in recent times by appearing on live television.
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He's gone from court jester to the toast of London's West End.
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SNL comedienne Leslie Jones appeared Sunday evening on the Emmys stage with three stuffy dudes who look like they have zero sense of humor. Well those dudes would be accountants from Ernst & Young, the company that tallies up and protects the award show's results. Jones got real with them on stage, saying, "I've got something for you to protect: my Twitter account!"
The Ghostbusters star had a tumultuous relationship with her Twitter account this summer after a bunch of racist and sexist assholes flooded her mentions with vile tweets (it took Twitter FOREVER to actually do something about it). Just a month after the shitstorm, her website was hacked, resulting in her driver's license, passport, and nude photos getting leaked.
Jones called out the Ernst & Young dudes for protecting something "nobody is trying to steal" while she was "butt naked on CNN." True as hell, girl. Thankfully, it hasn't deterred her from Twitter altogether because her tweets are too good, like gets-sent-to-Rio-because-she's-so-good-at-live-tweeting good. We don't deserve Leslie Jones and yet.
"I just wanted to feel beautiful. Can't a sister feel beautiful?" she said before she exited the stage with the Ernst & Young accountants on her arms while looking like a goddamn goddess in her blue jumpsuit.
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We thank God for Oklahoma's Rep. Sally Kern, who has proposed a resolution to lead us out of our recession and multitude of earthly woes. Her whereas-strewn Citizens' Proclamation for Morality blasts a nation "that has become a world leader in abortion, pornography, same sex marriage, divorce...and other forms of debauchery" – not to mention a president who "disregards the biblical admonitions to live clean and pure lives by proclaiming an entire month to an immoral behavior" – and calls for "a national awakening of righteousness in our land," presumably followed by fewer layoffs and foreclosures.
"WHEREAS, the people of Oklahoma have a strong tradition of reliance upon the Creator of the Universe...and WHEREAS, we believe our economic woes are consequences of our greater national moral crisis....NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we the undersigned....believers in the One True God and His only Son, call upon all to join with us in recognizing that Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord."


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Tracing the history of Africa's relationship to film festivals and exploring the festivals' impact on the various types of people who attend festivals (the festival experts, the ordinary festival audiences, and the filmmakers), Dovey reveals what turns something called a "festival" into a "festival experience" for these groups.
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Core Lecturers
The Core Lecturer position was created at Columbia in 2006 as a way of retaining Columbia College's best graduate student instructors. The position offers three-year, faculty-rank postdoctoral appointments in which Core Lecturers, sometimes referred to as Core Faculty Fellows, teach almost exclusively in the Core Curriculum.
Core Lecturers represent some of the most skilled and dedicated teachers in the Core faculty. Harkening back to figures like Jacques Barzun and Lionel Trilling who, as young instructors, had a decisive impact on the energy, tenor and ambition of the Core, Core Lecturers bring fresh and cutting-edge perspectives to the classroom and contribute substantially to the weekly pedagogical discussions held by the broader faculty.
Contemporary Civilization
Maria Bo
Maria Bo GSAS '18 received a dual B.A. in English literature and Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University in 2018. While her research focuses on literary propaganda between the U.S. and China during the Cold War, the real love of her intellectual life is translation: what problems it causes, what unplanned effects it has, and how we can use it to better understand communication, politics, and what it means to be human. In addition to teaching Contemporary Civilization, Maria has taught classes in literary criticism and theory, translation theory, and critical race theory at Columbia and Barnard. She is also involved with the Global Language Justice Initiative hosted by the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. Her favorite CC author is Jean-Jacques Rousseau - not for his winning personality, but for his keen insights into human communities and the abiding tensions that keep us together while tearing us apart.
Nicole Callahan
Nicole Callahan CC'05, GSAS'17 received her Ph.D. in English Education from Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2017. Her research focuses on composition pedagogies and the history of the essay. In addition to teaching Contemporary Civilization, she also teaches a Columbia course called "Humanities Texts Critical Skills" to the Justice-in-Education Scholars, a group of formerly-incarcerated men and women. She works on the Justice in Education Initiative, in collaboration with the Heyman Center and the Center for Justice, building a curriculum connecting canonical texts in core classes at Columbia (like Literature Humanities and Contemporary Civilization) to issues of mass incarceration for the "Justice in the Core" program. In 2016, Callahan was awarded the Graduate Student Core Preceptor Award for excellency in teaching Contemporary Civilization. She is also an adjunct instructor in English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University and a fellow of the National Writing Project at UCLA. She first encountered the texts of Contemporary Civilization in 2002-2003 as a student in the course, and although her favorite Contemporary Civilization text changes every year, Thomas Aquinas might be the current winner.
Michelle Chun
Michelle Chun LAW'13, GSAS'17 is a political and legal theorist, whose research focuses on democratic theory, American pragmatism and jurisprudence. She also maintains research interests in American constitutional law and civil liberties, early modern liberalism and epistemology (especially the works of John Locke), and 20th Century continental political theory. She is currently revising her dissertation, "John Dewey and the Democratic Life of the Law," for publication. She received her PhD in Political Science from Columbia, where she also completed an MA, MPhil, and a JD as a dual degree candidate, and holds an undergraduate degree in Social Studies from Harvard University. Her favorite Core authors to teach are Karl Marx, Aristotle and W.E.B. DuBois.
Daniel del Nido
Daniel M. del Nido GSAS'17 received his Ph.D. in Religion from Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He also holds an M.A. and an M.Phil in Religion, both from Columbia. He received his B.A. in Philosophy and Religion, highest honors, from Swarthmore College in 2010. Daniel's research focuses on the intersection between philosophical and religious practices of self-formation, and particularly on how ideas of happiness, the good life and spiritual exercises drawn from ancient Greco-Roman philosophy are received in modern and contemporary religious thought. His dissertation, "Just Like Nature: Habit and the Art of Life", is an investigation and assessment of a conception of the nature of habituation and its role in self-formation through philosophical and liturgical practices developed within a tradition of 19th and 20th Century French philosophy. Daniel is currently working on expanding his dissertation into a scholarly monograph, and has other work forthcoming in the Journal of Religious Ethics. Along with serving as a preceptor in the Core Curriculum, teaching Contemporary Civilization in 2015 and 2016, Daniel has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at Pace University from 2013 to 2014, where he taught "Religions of the Globe and Normative Ethics: Contemporary Problems." He is extremely excited to be returning as a Core Lecturer this fall, and is looking forward in particular to teaching his favorite Contemporary Civilization texts, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality.
Thimo Heisenberg
Thimo Heisenberg received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia in 2019. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Munich (with highest distinction), as well as a masters degree from Yale University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. His research and teaching focus on German Philosophy, Social Philosophy and Political Economy. He currently works on two projects: the first reconstructs a new model of social critique from Hegel's Philosophy of Right, the second explores the often neglected debate about the market economy in German philosophy 1800-1848 – and draws from it lessons for the present.
Thimo's work has appeared or is scheduled to appear in the European Journal of Philosophy, the Philosophisches Jahrbuch, in two anthologies on Schelling and in the Cambridge Kant Lexicon. Beyond the Fulbright scholarship, he has received fellowships from the German National Merit Foundation, the Max Weber Program, as well as from Yale and Columbia. In 2019, he received the Preceptor Award for Teaching Excellence in Contemporary Civilization.
Thimo's favorite book within the CC canon changes with the seasons, alternating dramatically between Nietzsche's Genealogy and Kant's Groundwork.
Gal Katz
Gal Katz received his PhD from Columbia's Department of Philosophy in 2018. Before that, he earned an M.A. in Philosophy (summa cum laude) from Tel Aviv University, where he was a member of the Adi Lautman Program for Outstanding Students. His research revolves around the nature and social conditions of individual freedom. Drawing on Hegel's (tacit and explicit) dialogue with other post-Kantian thinkers—and challenging the liberal tradition—he argues that full-fledged individual freedom includes aspects that will become central within 20th century existentialism and critical theory, such as a skeptical and critical attitudes towards social norms, differentiation from others, creative engagement, and even apprehension of death. He is especially intrigued by Hegel's optimism about the prospects of accommodating such freedoms while maintaining stable and well-functioning social institutions, and believes it offers a sophisticated framework for thinking through social heterogeneity and individual identity in the 21st century. Given this research program, it is hardly a surprise that teaching CC has been Gal's most fulfilling pedagogical experience in over a decade of academic teaching and tutoring—an experience that has also influenced his non-academic, creative pursuits as a writer and editor (for The Pointand Ha'aretz, among other publications). His favorite CC text is Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals(though he has learned some of his most important lessons from those texts he also dislikes).
Charles McNamara
Charles McNamara GSAS'16 is a classicist who studies the rhetorical tradition, intellectual history and ancient philosophy. He holds an A.B. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. His doctoral research explored one widespread notion of certainty in antiquity—where certainty is understood as a matter of consensus, not demonstrative truth—and this notion's afterlife in early modern Italy. After completing his Ph.D., he was a fellow at the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Munich, where he was a lexicographer for the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, a monumental dictionary of all Latin texts up to the seventh century. During his graduate education, Charles taught literary criticism, ancient languages and Contemporary Civilization. In addition to his appointments at Columbia, he regularly teaches with the Paideia Institute, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting the study and appreciation of the classical humanities, both in New York and in Rome. Before beginning his academic career, he taught English in an Arkansas public high school through Teach for America. Although he finds Plato and Aristotle endlessly fascinating, his favorite text to teach in Contemporary Civilization is Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations on account of its provocative, perplexing and enduring contributions to many strands of modern thinking.
Jason Resnikoff
Jason Resnikoff CC'08, holds a Ph.D. in History from Columbia University. He specializes in US labor history, intellectual history, and the history of technology. His current work considers the historical relationship between work and freedom, in particular the ideological origins of automation in the postwar United States of America. In both 2017 and 2018, Resnikoff was awarded the Core Preceptor Award for excellence in teaching Contemporary Civilization, the first time in the distinction's history it was awarded to the same person two years in a row. A member of the Board of Advisors in the American Studies Department at Columbia, he has taught Contemporary Civilization on campus through the Office of the Core Curriculum, as well as to incarcerated students at Taconic Correctional Facility through Columbia's Justice in Education Initiative. His favorite book on the CC syllabus changes all the time, but at the moment he's most looking forward to teaching that taproot of the radical intellectual tradition, Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men.
Literature Humanities
Sarah Arkebauer
Sarah Arkebauer holds a BA from Penn and a PhD in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia (2019). Her dissertation explored contemporary avant-garde poetry and its relationship to material objects. She is at work on two research projects, one on the interplay between contemporary poetry and historical sources, and another on the cultural role of children's historical fiction in the late twentieth century. Beyond Literature Humanities, Sarah has taught in Columbia's University Writing program, the English Department's Literary Texts, Critical Methods, and cross-genre courses in contemporary poetry and rap music. Her favorite texts on the Lit Hum syllabus are Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon and Dante's Inferno.
Gabriel Bloomfield
Gabriel Bloomfield holds a BA in English from Yale (2011) and a PhD in English from Columbia (2019). His research addresses the intersection of literature, religion, and interpretive practice in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. He is currently writing a book based on his dissertation research, Lyric Reading: Interpretive Poetics in the Age of Donne, and his articles have appeared and are forthcoming in a variety of academic journals, including English Literary History and Shakespeare Quarterly.
Gabriel has taught widely in the English department, including courses in Shakespeare, romantic poetry, science fiction, and critical methods. He was the department's first Teaching Fellow in its study abroad program in London, and has also taught University Writing in the Core Curriculum. His favorite Literature Humanities texts are Sappho's lyrics and Milton's Paradise Lost.
Kate Brassel
Nassime Chida
Nassime Chida received her Ph. D in Italian and Comparative Literature from Columbia University in 2019. She also holds a M.St from the University of Oxford, (Brasenose College) and a B.A in French and Italian from University College London. Her doctoral dissertation attended to the political content of Dante's Inferno, focusing on Dante's representation of local political leadership. Her research involves an immersion into the political history of Medieval Italy. Nassime is particularly interested in poetry as a site of political contestation and in the representation of tyranny. Nassime taught Elementary Italian at Columbia for three years (2013-16), and Literature Humanities for two years (2016-17 and 2018-19). She won the Preceptor's award for excellence in teaching in Spring 2019, a distinction awarded by Columbia students. Her favorite Core book after Dante's Inferno is the Iliad of Homer.
Dalia Inbal
Dalia Inbal specializes in German and Austrian modernist literature. She received her Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and literatures from Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2016. Her research focuses on the works of Franz Kafka. Before coming to Columbia, she studied comparative literature and Jewish studies at the Freie Universität in Berlin. She also spent a year as a Fulbright exchange scholar at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. During her graduate studies at Columbia, she taught Literature Humanities for four semesters as a Core preceptor. She also taught for six semesters in the Department of Germanic Languages (Elementary German I and II, and Intermediate Conversation). Her favorite Lit Hum books are Homer's The Iliad and Cervantes' Don Quixote and she is very excited to continue to teach Lit Hum as a Core Lecturer.
Michael Paulson
Michael Paulson holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. His specialization is in British literature of the long eighteenth century, and he is currently working on a book project that considers how time structures social life in the early British novel from Henry Fielding to Jane Austen. His article, "Present, Period, Crisis: Desynchronization and Social Cohesion in Jane Austen" is forthcoming in Modern Philology, November 2018. Beyond Literature Humanities, Michael has taught University Writing and eighteenth-century studies at Columbia. His favorite texts on the Lit Hum syllabus are the Iliad and Pride and Prejudice.
Jennifer Rhodes
Jennifer Rhodes CC'00, GSAS'17 holds a PhD in Italian and Comparative Literature and Society from Columbia's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Her research investigates sites of interchange between literature and the visual and performing arts in Europe and the Americas. Her current book project explores the influence of Richard Wagner on the 20th century novel. Jennifer draws extensively upon the disciplines of film studies, performance studies and gender studies in her work. She spends summers on the staff of The Santa Fe Opera, where she runs and writes subtitles and speaks frequently on opera and drama.
Jennifer is a devoted fan of the Core Curriculum as a whole. She completed her B.A. in Comparative Literature at Columbia College and credits the Core with sparking her enduring fascination with the ways in which narratives move across the permeable membranes of medium, culture and time. While a graduate student, Jennifer received the 2015 Meyerson Award for Excellence in Core Teaching for Lit Hum. She is deeply invested in experimental pedagogy, particularly in strategies that incorporate performing and visual arts practices into the literature classroom.
Her favorite cross-Core transformation is Richard Strauss' Elektra, a 20th century operatic remix of Aeschylus' Libation Bearers and Sophocles' Elektra.
Zachary Roberts
Zachary Roberts holds a B.A. in English from Bowdoin College (2008) and a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University (2018). His dissertation explored connections between the visual arts and American realist fiction of the late nineteenth century. His current research focuses on nineteenth and early twentieth century literary and art history, particularly theories of realist aesthetics and the development of the novel. Besides Literature Humanities, Zachary has taught in Columbia's University Writing Program, and has also taught courses on literary impressionism and nineteenth century painting, as well as the influence of painting, opera, and other arts on the development of the American novel. Zachary is also affiliated with the Center for American Studies, where he advises students and research projects. His favorite texts to teach on the Lit Hum syllabus are Augustine's Confessions, Milton's Paradise Lost, and Woolf's To the Lighthouse. He has always wondered what Lily Briscoe's paintings look like.
Shulamit Shinnar
Shulamit Shinnar holds a PhD in History from Columbia University (2019), a MA with distinction in Rabbinic Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary (2011), and a BA in Philosophy from Columbia University (2009). She studies the cultural, intellectual, and religious history of ancient Jews in the Mediterranean world, specializing in rabbinic literature. Her research engages with theoretical questions from medical anthropology, the history of science and medicine, the study of gender and sexuality, disability studies, and post-colonial theory. She is working on a book that explores Jewish medical culture in late antiquity, focusing on medicine as a site for social encounter and cultural exchange between different ethnic, religious, and gender identities. She is a recipient of the Presidential Teaching Award, the highest teaching honor at Columbia University. In addition to teaching Literature Humanities as a preceptor, she has taught courses at the Jewish Theological Seminary examining theories of justice in ancient Jewish literature. She is thrilled to be returning to teach Lithum as a Core Lecturer this fall. Some of her favorite works to teach on the syllabus include Aeschylus' Oresteia and Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse.
Sahar Ullah
Dr. Sahar Ishtiaque Ullah is a Lecturer in Literature Humanities at Columbia University where she earned her Ph.D. in Arabic and Comparative Literature. Her work has been published in journals and webzines including the Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry, Journal of Arabic Literature, Ummah Wide, Chapati Mystery, Baraza, Arabic Literature and Translation, and The Once and Future Classroom. In addition to teaching college students, Dr.Ullah has also taught storytelling classes for young women incarcerated at Rikers Island through the Rikers Education Initiative. She is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Core Preceptor Award for Teaching Excellence and the Presidential Teaching Award, the highest teaching honor at Columbia University.Committed to bridging her scholarship, critical pedagogy, and art, Dr. Ullah is also the Artistic Director and Playwright for Hijabi Monologues, a play that has toured over the last decade across the United States and internationally including the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Indonesia, and Canada. Ullah's work has been reviewed by media outlets including the BBC, The Stage, Exeunt Magazine, The Asian Writer, and British Council Voices. She holds a BA in English, Religious Studies, and Political Science from the University of Miami and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago.


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Last week, I went shopping with my daughter for the third (and last) time for a high school homecoming dress. Although it was a bittersweet outing, we've certainly come a long way since our first trip to Dillards' prom dress department when she was a sophomore. Then, she accused me of wanting her to dress neck-to-toe in scratchy calico like Laura Ingalls Wilder after I pointed out that a backless, midnight blue gown was a bit too "revealing."
I made a quick save that day in the dressing room and explained that I meant to say the dress was "revelatory" about her personality. Perhaps too revelatory. In the end, it didn't matter because my girl used her common sense and picked out a lacy black-and-cream dress that looked like something Grace Kelly would have worn to New York City's 21 Club.
Since that first excursion, I've learned that the secret to shopping for teen formal wear is to casually sit back, snap pics of each outfit and offer more "wows" and "yowzas" than "hmmmmms." I now trust my daughter to winnow her choices to the top three and keep my preferences for a slinky, golden Gatsby dress or ballerina-style layers of black taffeta and tulle to myself.
This is her fantasy, not mine.
Last week, after she settled on a merlot-colored, sleeveless gown with a midriff panel of sheer lace, my daughter turned to me with shining eyes as we took the escalator down to the jewelry department to pick out some matching earrings.
"Thanks, Mom," she said, beaming. "I love it."
I felt a little pang inside when I realized that there will only be a few more moments like these, with a holiday dance coming up and prom night in April. Perhaps I'll help her to pick out a new dress to celebrate high school graduation. And then she'll be off to college, on her own.
No wedding dresses yet, I want to tell her. No maternity dresses for the next decade, either. Take one milestone at a time. Instead, when we get home and she fans out her new dress on her bed to admire it, I give her a hug and tell her simply, "Nicely done, sweetie. Love you."
She will always have my heart.


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* 136. (L.) EDWARD BROCKET was indicted for that he, with other persons to the number of five hundred, did riotously and tumultuously assemble in Guildhall-yard, on the 9th of November, and did greatly insult, obstruct, and abuse the constables in the execution of their respective offices . ++
* My Lord Mayor went off the bench during this trial.
Q. Was you at Guildhall , or Guildhall-yard, on the 9th of November , Lord Mayor's day?
Judd. I was.
Counsel. Please to give an account of what assembly of people there were gathered together in the yard, and what you saw they did.
Judd. There was a great number of people gathered together in the yard, and they drove away all the constables that were attending there; I do not recollect to have seen more than one or two constables left, and they were exceedingly riotous; they knocked the lamps out, they pulled the portico down, and threw the boards through the gates; they were very riotous but I know nothing of any of the persons that committed the riot.
Q. Then the account you give, is, that there were a great number of riotous people in the yard destroying the portico. Pray did you hear any particular expressions of these people?
Judd. I did not.
Q. What time do you judge this riot first began?
Judd. Upon my word I cannot say exactly, it might be near six, or between five and six; I was in the Hall.
Q. Can you judge how long it continued in this manner?
Judd. Some hours.
Q. Did you see any thing of an Engine?
Judd. I did not. I attempted to go out once but was glad to retreat.
Q. You know nothing then of the fire perhaps?
Judd. I saw a fire burning at a distance, but do not know any thing about it; it seemed to be burning at the further end of Guildhall-yard.
Mr. John Lawrence . I attended at Guildhall on the 9th of November, to take the tickets.
Q. What time was you there?
Lawrence. I came at eleven in the morning.
Q. But in the afternoon?
Lawrence. I was there from that time.
Q. You did not go to Westminster?
Lawrence. No.
Q. What time did the procession come back?
Lawrence. About four o'clock.
Counsel. Please to give the court and the jury a general account of the riot.
Lawrence. At the particular request of Mr. Sheriff Lewes, I attended to take the tickets brought by the company for admitance; in that station I continued many hours; when my Lord Mayor went out of the hall, it was very quiet and orderly, and there was not the least appearance of a riot till my Lord returned; after he returned, it was my duty to stand at the same station as I had all the morning, while he was gone. The people now began to be very uncivil; first of all they began to crowd about the entrance into the hall, so that those gentlemen and ladies that came in carriages were obliged to get out at a vast distance from the door; this put us to the inconvenience to attend them at their carriages, and I saw that while the company were getting out at one door, the mob laid hold of them at the other door; I saw one lady have the greatest part of her sack cut off; I saw several gentlemen held by their legs and swords by the mob, who would not let them come out of the coach till they gave them money; this was at broad daylight. As the company came, their violence increased, so that at last we were obliged to retreat to the iron gate at the hall; when we had done that, they were so extreamly outrageous, that as the company came, and not willing to go back, if they alighted before they came to the door, some had their bags cut off: one gentleman I saw had part of his head of hair cut off; a gentleman of my acquaintance came, with a ticket I gave him, in a chair, which was broke; I held in my arms a lady some time, who had her husband taken from her, as he came in a coach to the door. When it began to grow dusk, the riot was too great for us to stand; we were obliged to go to my Lord Mayor, to inform him, that unless we had some power, more terrible to the mob than constables, I was apprehensive they would break into the hall; my Lord Mayor said, that as the civil power then present could not surpress the mob, he should send for the Artillery Company; he did so; before they came we had shut the doors; they had then forced themselves through the iron gates, and had got to the inner door of the hall, we endeavoured to go out in a body; I was one that went with Sheriff Lewes; and indeed when we first went out they ran away; but what they run for, was to increase their strength, and we were forced to run afterwards, otherwise our lives would have been in extreme danger. After this, when we attempted to go out the second time, they had then pulled down great part of the portico; then Sir, my Lord Mayor's brother went out with a sword in his hand; I went on the left of him, and Deputy Judd on the right; while we
Q. Did you hear any expressions made use of?
Lawrence. I heard one expression when I went out with Sheriff Lewes; they did cry, deliver the prisoners: they apprehended some prisoners were taken; I heard no name of any gentleman whatever; their cry was, deliver the prisoners!
Q. Do you know whether any of them said any thing respecting my Lord Mayor?
Lawrence. No, I did not.
Q. But there was a cry of, deliver the prisoners! deliver the prisoners!
Lawrence. Yes.
Q. From what number?
Lawrence. I believe it was the voice of as many as I could partly reach with my ear; we were out a considerable way in the yard, when we went out to appease them, and spoke as quietly and decently as the nature of a mob would admit of.
Q. What number of people do you think there might be?
Lawrence. I believe upwards of a thousand.
Q. The cry of deliver the prisoners, where was that from?
Lawrence. The people about us.
Q. Did it appear that a great number of persons were concerned in the cry?
Lawrence. No doubt of it.
Q. You know nothing as to the prisoner in particular?
Lawrence. I do not; not to any one of them: it was too dangerous to be too near them.
Q. I suppose it was pretty dark when the lamps were broke?
Lawrence. Yes, very dark.
Q. Do you remember the making the bonfire?
Lawrence. I remember seeing a bonfire.
Q. What time did you see it?
Lawrence. I suppose it to have been about nine.
Q. Then the first you observed was about five?
Lawrence. About a quarter or half an hour after my Lord Mayor returned; I believe between four and five.
Q. Did this scene of riot and confusion you have been giving an account of continue from five till nine?
Lawrence. It partly continued in and out of the hall till two in the morning.
Q. No peace?
Lawrence. No peace, but one continued riot.
Q. I think you mentioned their being at an iron gate; was there any attempt upon the iron gate?
Lawrence. The iron gate was then broke, so that it was only partly against the bars that remained of the gate that we stood; they threw the wood in our way, that if we would have shut the iron gate, the rubbish that lay there prevented it. I myself saw one of the bars broke; it was through where this cavity was made that they threw the boards.
Q. And that board that had the large spike nail at the end?
Lawrence. Yes; which terrified me when I saw it.
Mr. Patrick Cawdron . I was appointed by Sheriff Lewes, to attend to receive tickets at Guildhall door; I attended from about three till near five, when the company were set down to dinner; after they had set down some little time, I heard a great noise; I was told there was a riot at the door; I went there; there I found a number of people, in a very riotous manner, pushing the board that they had taken from the portico through the iron rails into the hall; several were pushing backwards and forwards, and huzzaing in that kind of riotous way.
Q. Did you see any thing thrown?
Cawdron. I had a great many boards pushed at me, and some stones thrown; they were not particularly at me, but thrown in.
Q. Did you observe what kind of stones they were; the size of them?
Cawdron. They were pretty large; they were as big as that book; I apprehend they were stones taken from the pavement.
Cawdron. They were such as these.
Q. Where were they thrown?
Cawdron. In at the iron gate, through the bars, many of them.
Q. Did you hear any particular expressions made use of by the mob?
Cawdron. No, none at all.
Q. Do you remember the Artillery Company being sent for?
Cawdron. Yes; they came between six and seven.
Q. In what manner were they treated?
Cawdron. Very roughly; they were hooted and hollow'd at.
Q. Was any thing thrown at them?
Cawdron. I did not see any thing particularly.
Q. But you say you saw such stones as these thrown?
Cawdron. Yes; they came in at the gate.
Q. Do you remember any constables going out to the mob?
Cawdron. I went out myself several times.
Q. Was it possible for the constables to stop the mob?
Cawdron. Certainly not; they were got too much a head.
Q. Did you see any thing of the engine?
Cawdron. Yes; I did see the fire, and the engine burning.
Q. For what purpose was the engine taken out?
Cawdron. I suppose to quench the fire: an engine to disperse a mob is truly laughable.
Counsel. If people were there out of the common curiosity, a little water might do good; they do not like to be wet, unless they come there on purpose to make a riot, then to be sure they may.
Cawdron. I can speak to one matter of fact; some of them might be wounded in attempting to push in the boards: the iron gate had a bar a-cross; the mob rested the boards upon that bar, and then took an aim, and pushed them violently at the gentlemen on the inside; there was the Rev. Mr. Townsend, my Lord Mayor's brother. When they stood to take an aim, I observed some gentlemen then took the opportunity to give them a wound; and send them about their business; there was one man I remember, I wounded in the leg with a sword. I did observe to my Lord Mayor, when the men were examined before him, that I supposed several of them were wounded.
Q. Is the prisoner wounded?
Cawdron. Yes; but I cannot swear to his being the man that I wounded.
Mr. Deputy Judd. There is one circumstance I forgot: when they were throwing the stones in, I saw a gentleman's servant struck in the face, and cut; he bled very much indeed; I was told it was Sheriff Lewes's coachman; I do not know that it was; and I believe the mob would have been in the hall, had it not have been that half a score gentlemen came out with their swords; boards and stones were thrown at them in a violent manner; he was striving among the rest to keep the mob out when he received that wound.
Q. And he received that hurt in endeavouring to keep the rioters out of the hall?
Judd. Yes, he did.
Q. Was you at Guildhall on the 9th of November?
Tinsdale. Yes; I came back with the procession; my Lord Mayor arrived at Guildhall about three or five minutes after.
Q. You are one of the city marshal's believe?
Tinsdale. Yes.
Counsel. Give an account of what you observed that afternoon.
Tinsdale. When we arrived at Guildhall, about three o'clock, there were a large number of people assembled in the yard; it was almost impossible for my Lord Mayor's coach to be drawn up to the door; so it continued for some time, that we could scarce get within ten yards of the door. There were a large number of people very much crowding, to oppose the company coming into the hall, that we were obliged to go out several times to make way for the company, as they found it very difficult to get in; this continued till about a quarter before five; then the gentlemen that were receiving tickets, thought the company was all come, and that it would be better to have the door shut, that they might go to dinner themselves; accordingly the iron gates were shut, and some constables were placed within side; they had not been I believe above a quarter of an hour in the hall, before the constables called out, they are coming into the hall! we went to see what was the matter, and the people were then pushing boards through the iron gate at the constables; after that a
Q. Did you see any stones thrown?
Tinsdale. Yes; a great many stones, and some glass and oil.
Q. Did you observe the lamps broke?
Tinsdale. Yes; the lamps were all broke, entirely.
Q. By stones?
Tinsdale. At first, by taking a board and sweeping them all down; after they were brought down, then they threw in the broken pieces of the lamps.
Q. The lamps were glass?
Tinsdale. Yes, with tin frames; they threw in the glass and the tin work.
Q. Every thing they could lay hold of?
Tinsdale. A great many things came in; they might lay hold of as great many things.
Q. Did you observe any of the gentlemen and ladies ill treated, coming out of their coaches to the hall?
Tinsdale. Yes; the people there would not let the coaches come up nearer than perhaps twenty yards distance from the hall, so that we were obliged to go from conveying one person back again to convey others, the crowd was so large.
Q. Did you hear them say any thing to the people in the coaches? - Did you hear any money demanded?
Tinsdale. I cannot say I did.
Q. Did you hear any expressions made use of by the mob?
Tinsdale. The only expressions I can recollect being made use of by the mob was, it is Wilkes's turn.
Q. Did you hear that from more than one?
Tinsdale. Yes, from several of them.
Q. Do you remember the engine being brought?
Tinsdale. The commanding officer of the Artillery Company applied to me to know if there was an engine; I told him I believed there was.
Q. What time did the Artillery Company come?
Tinsdale. A little before eight; that was about nine.
Q. In what manner were they treated when they came?
Tinsdale. Very ill by the mob; they threw dirt and stones at them; several gentleman were dirtied very much.
Q. What sort of stones; where these any of the stones that were thrown?
Tinsdale. I cannot say I saw any of the stones thrown; there were several.
Q. Did you see the stones lie upon the ground after they fell?
Tinsdale. Yes, several.
Q. Where these the sort of stones?
Tinsdale. These stones were found in the porch the next day, and were brought before my Lord Mayor.
Q. I take it for granted you had no stones in the porch when you came there at first?
Tinsdale. No, none.
Q. Then all these must be the stones thrown in?
Tinsdale. Yes; they could come no other way than by being thrown into the hall. They applied to me for an engine; I enquired for an engine master; I found him out; I sent the man to have it brought out; the gentleman applied to me to have it brought out, to throw water upon the fire or people; I thought it would be a means of getting them more from the hall; it was accordingly brought out; the mob laid hold of it and put it upon the fire.
Q. What use had been made of the engine?
Tinsdale. It just came out of the engine-house when the mob put it upon the fire; the fire was about ten or fifteen yards from the engine-house.
Q. Was the engine damaged by the mob?
Tinsdale. Yes; very much; an estimate was brought to the mansion house of about 23 l. I was informed it was on the fire; I went with two or three constables, and the Artillery Company, and took it off the fire.
Q. Do you remember the Artillery Company being placed within side Guildhall.
Tinsdale. Yes; they were treated very well on the inside because there was no obstruction at all.
Q. Was any thing thrown at them thro' the iron gate.
Tinsdale. That was only in the the porch.
Q. While in the porch. These things were thrown at them?
Q. How did the constables fare?
Tinsdale. They went out and attempted to keep the peace; but they could not, because the mob was so large; if they found a man with a constable's staff, d - n him, said they, here is one, we will have him; they could not stand, for the mob hussled together where they saw a constable.
Q. Wherever they saw a constable they disabled him?
Tinsdale. Yes; the constables could not do any thing against the mob; it was impossible.
Q. The numbers were very large?
Tinsdale. Yes; there might be 3000.
Q. Did you, or the constables, say any thing, or expostulate with the mob?
Tinsdale. I went out several times, and spoke to the mob; one time they cried out, that they wanted the prisoners discharged; there were two people taken into custody, and were discharged. I told them they were discharged; no prisoners were in custody then.
Q. How did they behave then?
Tinsdale. Very decently then, and said that was all they wanted.
Q. What time of night was that?
Tinsdale. I believe about seven o'clock; after we had retreated into the hall they began again, when we were out of the way.
Q. Do you mean attempting to force into the hall again?
Tinsdale. Yes.
Q. Was it not with much difficulty that they were kept out of the hall?
Tinsdale. Very great difficulty; if the gentlemen had not come with their swords drawn in their hands, I do not doubt but they would have got into the hall.
Q. If they had got into the hall, it would be very difficult to say what would have been the consequence from such an enraged mob?
Tinsdale. Very dreadful consequences; we were obliged to retreat within the inside of the hall, and shut the inner gates; that was the only defence we could have.
Q. I must ask you, for form sake, to make it evidence, were my lord-mayor and the aldermen in the hall?
Tinsdale. Yes.
Q. And a great deal of company as is usual upon that occasion?
Tinsdale. Yes.
Q. And from what you can judge they seemed determined to get into Guildhall?
Tinsdale. Yes; when we shut the gates they insisted upon coming in, and said, if we did not open the gates, they would break them open.
Q. Did you hear any expressions made use of by them when they attempted to break open the gates?
Tinsdale. No.
Q. Had you your made there then?
Tinsdale. Yes.
Q. Was there any injury done to your?
Tinsdale. At the time the boards were pushed through the iron gates, I was pushed in my body, by a board and fell back, and in falling back, the edge of the board catched my shin, and cut it from here to here ( describing it;) I have now the scar to show.
Q. Was there any attempt to lay hold of your mace?
Tinsdale. Yes; and by defending myself with the mace I broke it; when I showed them my mace, and desired them to be peaceable and quiet, they attempted to take hold of it.
Mr. Thomas Gates . I was on duty on the 9th of November, by order of the court of aldermen, to attend the cavalcade back to Guild-hall; I met them at Black-friars bridge; the present lord-mayor got into his coach very easy, but a mob gathered as the late lord-mayor was coming, at the right side of the coach, and endeavoured to interrupt him at getting into the coach; I saw it, and went back to assist at the coach door, and with my horse cleared them from the coach, and he got in very well, but they kept following the coach all the way, till it came to Ludgate-hill; upon Ludgate hill one of the men said, d - n you, marshal, get away from the coach door, you have no business there, and you shall not stay there; and they knocked down a man that I had to assist me; I hit that man upon the head, that hit my man, and broke his head with my mace; they seemed to be exasperated very much at this, and pelted me; they endeavoured to throw at the coach, but I came between them and the coach, and received the mud upon my back and head, which dirted all my cloaths; I then retreated behind the coach, and drew their attention to me, and the coach got on from them, and I believe that same mob never came up to the coach again, till we got to Guildhall, and we passed on quietly till then; there we found
A spectator. He is here.
Gates. He has been ill ever since, and the other day, when he was summoned upon duty, he could not attend on account of that illness; I do not know how he may be now. There is another had almost all his fingers beat off; he has been under surgeon Sharp's hands ever since. After that they grew so extremely riotous, that my Lord Mayor was under the necessity of sending for the Artillery Company.
Q. Did you see them do any thing with the constables staffs?
Gates. I saw them take several away; and the constables were not able to stand against them; they were terribly frightened as well as ill used; many of them did run away without having any real damage done to them. When the Artillery Company came, the mob thought it was the Guards, and they all run away; I believe it was clear for two or three minutes; when they found it was only the Artillery Company they came back, and said,
"It is only the Artillery Company," and they used the Artillery Company very ill; they threw a great number of stones in at the gate into the hall itself, very large stones; there are some of them there; the Sheriff himself went to the window of the Irish chamber to expostulate with them; there is a chamber that is called the Irish chamber, which looks into Guildhall-yard, on the right side of the gate, as you go in; the Sheriff went there, and they threw stones at him in such quantities that he could not stand to speak to them, and was obliged to retreat; the Sheriff went out once or twice to speak to them: while he was out they treated him respectfully, but when he came into the hall they continued the riot.
Q. Do you know of any boards being thrown?
Gates. Yes; some were thrown into the porch of the hall, and others burnt; they threw in a vast quantity of stones; some had stones in their pockets.
Q. Did you see any fire made?
Gates. Yes; I saw some of the boards carried and laid upon the fire. I went out once or twice to get the constables, in order to surround them if we could; I called in at the Crown, a public-house, and found fifteen or twenty constables there; I got them to go with me through Blackwell-hall into the yard; when we came into the yard they all deserted me but two or three; we went to the fire; they were laying the boards they had pulled down upon it; we were not able to take any of them; one time we did take
Q. Did you see the engine?
Gates. It was not there at that time.
Q. Did you hear any thing said among them at first of their having come too late?
Gates. Yes; that was soon after we arrived at Guildhall, one said to three or four more of them, d - n him, we are too late, he has flung us; meaning, I suppose, that my Lord Mayor had got to Guildhall before the time they supposed he would get there.
Q. Did they say what they would do at that time?
Gates. I do not recollect what they said; they did say something more, but I do not recollect the words.
Q. What did you say they said he deserved?
Gates. They said he deserved to be murdered, and they would have him out of the hall; they would have all the scoundrels out.
Q. What time did they disperse?
Gates. They dispersed several times and came back again.
Q. How long did they continue that?
Gates. Till very near two o'clock.
Q. Did you see any thing of the prisoner among this assembly so met together?
Gates. Yes, I did; I first saw him soon after my Lord Mayor came in; he had a sort of a waggoner's frock on; I saw him several times foremost in the mob, but I did not see him do any thing in particular.
Q. Then all that you can speak of him is, that when these violences were committed he was foremost in the mob?
Gates. He was foremost in the mob; I will tell you how they do, they push people on so that though they push you down, you would not suppose the man next to you did it with design, but the hindermost people push them on.
Q. Was he joining with the rest?
Gates. Yes, he stopped the passage up; I admonished him to be gone.
Q. Did he make any answer to it?
Gates. No, he laughed.
Cross Examination.
Q. He said nothing uncivil to you?
Gates. No.
Counsel. You did not see him do any thing in particular?
Q. from the Jury. You do not say he behaved riotously?
Gates. He joined in stopping up the passage to the gate.
Q. You are a constable I believe?
Barton. Yes; I was employed by the city marshal, on the 9th of November, in Guildhall, to attend as a constable.
Q. Did you endeavour to appease the mob and prevent a riot?
Barton. Yes, as much as lay in my power.
Q. Did the other constables?
Barton. Yes.
Q. How many constables might there be?
Barton. About twenty stationed in the hall; I was one of them at the time the mob broke open the iron gate; I had my long staff with which I kept shoving them away; they seized hold of my staff, drew my hand to the gate, and with a bludgeon they smashed these two fingers ( shewing them to the court.)
Q. Did you see any constables assaulted?
Barton. Yes; I saw several hit with stones.
Q. Did they endeavour to surpless this riot?
Barton. Yes, they did as much as they could.
Q. Was it possible for them to do it?
Barton. No.
Q. Did you see any other hurt?
Barton. I saw them hit with stones.
Q. Such stones as them?
Barton. Yes; one of the tin lamps was thrown over the gate, and cut me very much upon the eye; it was very near hitting deputy Judd.
Cross Examination.
Q. Was you perfectly sober at this time?
Barton. Yes, I was sober all day.
Q. You are positive you was sober?
Barton. Yes; I believe several gentlemen of the common council are sensible I was as sober as I am now.
William Clarke . I am a constable of Cripplegate ward; I had a precept to attend at Guildhall, on the 9th of November; I was over-against Blackwell hall from four o'clock till near nine; the mob grew so great that they threw my staff down, and myself, and my hat was knocked off; I got into the porch at the risk of my life, and there I staid till the Artillery Company came; when they came I got into
Cross Examination.
Q. You was knocked down?
Clarke. Yes, and this finger was almost tore off.
Counsel for the prosecution. You was never in a worse riot I believe?
Clarke. No never; there was no such thing as withstanding them.
Q. Do you know the prisoner at the bar?
Stratford. I do very well.
Q. You attended at Guildhall?
Stratford. I did by desire of Mr. Gates, the marshal.
Q. Did you attended as assistant to Mr. Gates?
Stratford. I did.
Q. At what time did you first see the defendant there.
Stratford. About half after five. If you will let me, I will tell you: about half after five, that gentleman (Mr. Lawrence) was with great difficulty trying to get the people into the hall; they put him at a great distance off to get them in; I tried to keep the way open as well as I could, with the help of a good many others; they interrupted him in such a manner, that he could not get the company in; at last it began to grow darkish; then they took the staff out of my hand, that I borrowed for the purpose.
Q. Who took it?
Stratford. I do not pretend to say the prisoner; one of them said, d - n him, knock him down; so I thought it the best way to resign it; they took it and went away with it; then I thought I would do what lay in my power to keep the way open. About half after five, I will not say within a quarter of an hour one way or other, there were a great many people upon the portico, and among them the prisoner at the bar; he had a white frock on, a little round hat, and half boots; he was very remarkable; being in that dress made me take more notice of him than of any other; the people below began pelting with mud and dirt at the people on the top of the portico, and they all intirely left the place; the prisoner came down afterwards; he got up again, and another and he ripped up a board from the covering with their hands; they were only nailed slightly down I imagine; I saw him take that board down, and after that, he ripped up one after another; when one was got up, the rest easily followed; he threw them down; several I did expect would hit the ladies as they came in; they paid no respect to any body below, but throwed them down: after the prisoner had stood there some time with the other man, it began to endanger his standing; he pulled up so many boards, that without being very careful how he walked, he must have tumbled down himself; then he came down, and he and some others got one of the long boards that stand upright, what they call a twelve foot single, and Brocket knocked up what boards he had left with it, one after another. I should first of all have told you, that I saw him breaking the lamps, that were facing the front of this building; he broke them with a stick he had in his hand.
Q. How many lamps did you see him break?
Stratford. I cannot pretend to say, may be half a dozen or a dozen; there were but two or three of them that were so very diligent; then he got one of those boards, held it up an end, and paraded it about the yard, walking in triumph as I thought for what he had done; then he returned with the board in his hand to the windows, by the comptroller's house; he held the board up an end, and threw it against the windows, and so broke them; he drove the board through the windows one after another; after he was tired of that, he and a parcel more drew the boards to the gates that are erected for the day, and they were going to make a fire there to burn the gates as they were standing; but several people and I, as they did not know at that time that I had any business with it, said you may set the house on fire, and so did a great many more; upon that Brocket and the rest drew the boards into the middle of the place; they agreed not to make the fire there; the prisoner took a board and laid it upon a large stone; then he jumped upon it, and broke it into short pieces; at that time the boards were all piled one upon another in the yard; he kept breaking the board into short lenghts; I was as near to him as I am to this gentleman ( within two feet.)
Q. They had no suspicion of you?
Stratford. No; I kept up with him all the while after he had broke the boards into short lengths; he took a knife he had in his pocket and clapped a part of the deal between his legs, that he had broke into short lengths, and ripped
Counsel for the prisoner. Have you it all wrote down? you may as well read it.
Stratford. I have not got it wrote down.
Counsel for the prosecution. You are desired only to tell the truth.
Stratford. Yes; and I would rather be favourable, if any thing; he got a parcel of stones, he and some others, and threw them through the iron rails into the hall; then he proceeded with a board about the place, he and a great many more; but there was one I thought a great deal worse than him, that beat the poor man, that has been mentioned, upon the head; I thought he must have died instantly; I lifted him upon his legs and he bled sadly.
Q. Did Brocket assist in that?
Stratford. No, he did not. There were several boards that were not taken to the fire; he took them, and run them thro' the iron rails at the gentlemen.
Q. Seeing Brocket so active, did you take particular notice to watch him?
Stratford. I did; the last of it was after he had shoved a board through the gate at the gentlemen, he came out again and got another board, and then a great many gentlemen came out with their swords in their hands, and among them Mr. Sheriff Lewes; the prisoner had got the board set upright upon his knee, and as Mr. Lewes came out, he threw it right at him; he leaned on one side, and missed the blow; Mr. Lewes, directly upon that, swore d - n you, you impudent rascal, or something to that purpose, I would give twenty guineas to take you; the prisoner immediately made on one side, and Mr. Lewes with his sword made a cut across his leg, and he bled terribly.
Q. Do you know whether or not he was concerned in stopping the coaches?
Stratford. No.
Q. When was he taken?
Stratford. The next day.
Q. Where was he taken?
Stratford. In Austin-friars, at work; Patten and I took him that night; after I had seen him behave in that manner, I followed him wherever he went. About eight or before eight, the Artillery Company came; as they came up Blackwell-hall, and the drums were beating, Brocket said, the Guards were coming; I said I suppose they were; says he, I believe I had best go home; I believe you had, says I; I first said, where do you live? he said not far off; I said, are not you Herefordshire? I thought so by his tongue; I said, do you not live in Bishopgate-street? I had seen him I thought with a cart that way; he said yes, he lived at one Mr. Hogden's, at Holloway-mount: we agreed to go home together; I asked him if he would drink any thing; I treated him with a pint of beer in Moorfields; he gave me a direction where he lived; I was not satisfied as to that; I went to his master's the same night and asked if such a person lived with him; he said, yes.
Q. How came he to give you a direction?
Stratford. I said I had a garden, and if he had any rubbish, I would give him a shilling or two a load.
Q. He took you then for one of the mob?
Stratford. Yes, he did; and the next morning I went to Patten; I first told Mr. Morgan, or some of my Lord Mayor's people, and Mr. Gates and they said they should be glad to have him taken; I went to Patten, who is a constable, and he and I went first to his master, to enquire where he was at work; his master was not at home; I saw some carts with his name in Shoreditch; I asked a man where Brocket was at work; they all seemed dubious of telling us; one said he did not work in day time, he worked at night; but at last we traced him from one cart to another, to Austin Friars; his master does work about Houndsditch and that way; we staid about an hour at a public house; while we were drinking there, one of the men came over, and asked us if Brocket was come; we said no; said he there was terrible doings last night at Guildhall; was he there? says Patten; yes, says he, and Brocket has got a terrible wound in the leg that the Sheriff gave him; what, says Patten, was he one of the mob? aye, says the man, and he thought himself very happy to get off.
Q. Did you, when you took Brocket, see whether he had such a wound?
Stratford. Yes; a very bad wound upon his leg; worse than I thought it was; for I stood by and some people there persuaded him to put a chaw of tobacco to it, as he had nothing else:
Q. Was the wound in the same place where you saw Mr. Sheriff Lewes wound the man?
Stratford. I saw Mr. Lewes strike him upon the leg, which leg he struck him on I did not see, but I saw it bleed very fast.
Q. This man had such a wound?
Stratford. Yes, he had; it was seen by my Lord Mayor.
Cross Examination.
Q. You was employed by Mr. Gates as his assistant?
Stratford. Yes.
Q. What did you give up your staff for?
Stratford. Because three or four of them laid hold of it.
Q. Where was Gates at this time?
Stratford. In the hall.
Q. How long did this man stay?
Stratford. Till about eight o'clock. I went then with him as far as the Green Dragon in Moorfields; where we drank a pint of beer, and I had a direction wrote at the bar where he lived; then I came back again and staid till two o'clock.
Q. During the time he was there was not Mr. Gates out?
Stratford. Yes, two or three times.
Q. You are certain this was the man?
Stratford. Yes; I should be very sorry to say it if I was not sure of it.
Q. You heard the Sheriff offer twenty guineas for taking one of them?
Stratford. He did say so, but I had no thoughts he meant to give it when he said so.
Q. And that run in your head though you had your doubts about you; you thought of the twenty guineas that were promised?
Stratford. No, I did not.
Q. Did Mr. Gates hire you for that day?
Stratford. Yes.
Q. Upon your oath?
Stratford. Yes, he did.
Q. What was he to give you?
Stratford. I thought he was a man of honour and would give me what was customary; I had heard a crown.
Q. And you was hired on the 9th?
Stratford. Yes.
Q. Not on the day after to give this account here; who was by when you was hired?
Stratford. Three or four people.
Q. Do you know their names?
Stratford. One Jolley, a porter, was there.
Q. Was you hired to keep the peace?
Stratford. Yes; to keep the place open for the gentlemen and ladies to come into the hall.
Q. And you swear that?
Stratford. Yes.
Q. You said you followed the man home?
Stratford. I followed him to this house; I did not say home nor meant so.
Q. You said you went like two friends, arm in arm to the public house.
Stratford. We went like two friends, not arm in arm.
Counsel. That is not dogging a man home.
Stratford. I went with him there.
Q. You told him you had a little garden?
Stratford. Yes.
Q. Did you tell him it was a window garden or what?
Stratford. No; I have had a garden and have got one now.
Q. So this fellow was dressed a little remarkably?
Stratford. Yes; he was so remarkable he gave Mr. Gates a good punch on the head.
Q. Mr. Gates does not remember that, though he has a pretty good memory.
Stratford. I remember it thoroughly.
Michael Wood . I saw Brocket pull down several boards at Guildhall, between five and six o'clock, and heave them through the iron gate at the gentlemen; and I saw him stop several coaches, and some times he hissed, and some times hollow'd; that was all I saw him do.
Q. Did you see any lamps broke?
Wood. No.
Q. How long was you there?
Wood. From five till eight.
Counsel. Tell the court what you saw done in that mob.
Wood. I saw several people pull down the boards, but Brocket in particular.
Q. Did you see him do any thing with the boards when they were pulled down?
Wood. No; I was pushed about I could not see.
Q. Did you observe there was a fire made?
Wood. Yes; but I was at a distance.
Q. Why?
Wood. Because I got several blows over my head.
Q. Where any stones thrown?
Wood. Yes, several.
Wood. I saw them when they were broke; I did not see them broke.
Q. How many do you judge were the head of these people that were active?
Wood. I take it about thirty.
Q. Thirty leaders; do you look upon Brocket to be a leader.
Wood. I saw him one of the head.
Stratford again.
Court. In part of your evidence you said you saw the prisoner throw a board towards Mr. Sheriff Lewes, and you say Mr. Lewes cut him.
Stratford. Yes.
Court. That several people came out, when Mr. Sheriff Lewes came out, with swords.
Straford. Yes.
Q. How many had swords?
Stratford. A great many.
Court. And Mr. Sheriff Lewes swore, and said he would give twenty guineas to find the man?
Stratford. Not to find the man; but to take that villain or blackguard, or whatever the words were.
Court. Was the gentleman that uttered these expressions the person that cut his leg?
Stratford. Yes; I am as sure of it as I can be.
Court. Are you sure it was Mr. Sheriff Lewes that said that?
Stratford. I am pretty sure it was.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. I beg your pardon, I would ask you one question: Do you know Sheriff Lewes?
Stratford. Yes, Sir; I know you.
Q. What dress was I in that night? I must have recollected if I had cut any body upon the leg, I who did the act must know it as well as you.
Stratford. I cannot recollect the dress you had on, I believe white and gold.
Mr. Sheriff Lewis. I do not recollect striking any body.
Stratford. When you first came up, they began to come round you, and hollowed out, Lewis for ever: a good many said, Don't hurt him; I heard you or somebody say, I don't know my friends from my foes, and I desire you all to stand off; at that time this chap came up.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. And that in consequence of that I made use of my sword, and cut him across the leg.
Stratford. Yes; you had the sword in your hand, and did it back handed; you leaned on one side when the board was thrown at you?
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. The board missed me?
Stratford. Yes.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. I do not recollect this; I recollect I was struck by a board; I do not recollect making use of my sword; I fancy he is mistaken.
Counsel for the Prosecution. There were several gentlemen with swords.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Yes, a great number; here is a gentleman that was present at that very time.
Counsel for the Prosecution. Had you your sword?
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Yes, I believe it was drawn; I made no use of it; this is the first time I ever heard of it; if I had done the act it must be known to myself; I remember being struck with a board, but I remember nothing of what he says now.
Counsel for the prosecution. Perhaps in dodging back you might hit him with your sword without perceiving it.
Mr. Alderman Rossiter. I beg pardon, if the Sheriff is examined it must be upon oath.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. I was only cross examining the man, that the truth may come out; if I had done the act that is charged against me, it is probable that I must have recollected it; now this is the first time I have ever heard of it; if I had touched any body with my sword, I must have known it; I was astonished at hearing it. I would only wish, by way of cross examining the man, that he might apprehend his mistake; and I wished he would identify the person of Sheriff Lewis by describing his dress; now he has described my dress that night.
Mr. Alderman Rossiter. If it is to be taken in evidence, I shall desire to ask a question or two?
Counsel for the prosecution. As to the essential part of the story the man is clear, that Mr. Sheriff Lewes was struck at.
Stratford. I will beg leave to mention one thing: the prisoner himself owned to one of his shop-mates that Mr. Sheriff Lewes cut him; he mentioned it next day to Mr. Patten, at the public house door; this we heard when they thought we knew nothing of what passed; that he had told his shop-mates that Mr. Sheriff Lewes cut him.
Q. Do you remember Brocket's being examined next day before my Lord Mayor? was there such a wound?
Stratford. Yes, and I told it just the same as I do now.
Stratford. No, I did not.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. I beg leave to ask a question or two of that man; upon what part was I supposed to have struck him?
Startford. Upon his leg.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. With a sword?
Stratford. Yes.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Was he brought up to me? how came I took him to be the person that threw the board at me?
Stratford. He ran right up to you, as close as that gentleman that stands by you; after the time that he let the board drop with an intention, as I thought, to hit you; it might or might not; I thought it missed you; I thought you rather lean'd on one side, and the board missed you; if it hit you it was more than I saw.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. I remember a stick thrown at me; I do not remember a board.
Stratford. I saw a stick thrown at you.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. And in consequence of his throwing the board at me, you saw me strike him with my sword.
Stratford. Yes; I saw you strike in this manner (describing it) back handed; the sword had a white cockade, or something. I remember, you struck at him back handed; I thought the flat part of the sword hit him; I did not think the edge hit him.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Did you see his leg after that?
Stratford. Yes; I followed him to Guildhall-coffee-house; he said I have got my leg much cut.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Much cut.
Stratford. Yes, very bad.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. What was the length of the cut.
Stratford. I did not pretend to remark the length of it.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Describe it.
Stratford. The cut was a cross his shin; I can describe it best by the cut in the stocking; it was two inches I believe.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Cut deep or how?
Stratford. I cannot tell, it bled.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Have you seen it since?
Stratford. No, I have not; he was going to to pull his stocking down before my Lord Mayor; he said you have no occasion to undo your stocking it will make it worse or something; it was then tied round with a handkerchief.
Counsel for the prosecution. Did Brocket say then how he got that wound?
Stratford. He said he got it at the fire by something thrown at him.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Where was this man standing at the time?
Stratford. Facing Blackwell-hall gate-way, by the watch-house.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Was it at the time I was endeavouring to represent to them the consequence of their behavior?
Stratford. Yes; you was trying to appease them, and there were a good many hollowing out, Lewes for ever; it seemed as if nobody meant to hurt you, and I do still think nobody did mean to hurt you.
Mr. Alderman Rossiter. I want to know from somebody, what dress the Sheriff was in that day, as the Sheriff has not been sworn.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. I was in white and gold.
Mr. Alderman Rossiter. I should be glad to know of the Sheriff, whether the sword he had in his hand at that time, had a white knot to it.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. It had.
Counsel for the defendant. A three edge sword, I believe?
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Yes, the common thrust sort; it is a sword that must cut by way of thrust to do any execution.
John Patten . I am a constable of Cheapward; I was at Guildhall on Lord Mayor's day.
Q. Did you see Brocket there?
Patten. Yes, in Guildhall-yard.
Q. At what hour?
Patten. About half after five, and six, and later then that.
Q. How much latter?
Patten. Till it was turned of eight o'clock.
Q. Did you see him do any thing?
Patten. No, I took him the next day.
Q. Did you hear Brocket say before my Lord Mayor, or at any other time, how he came by the wound?
Patten. Stratford said the Sheriff had cut him.
Q. Did the defendant hear Stratford tell you any thing?
Patten. Yes; the day afterwards we were at the public house door, he, Stratford and I; Stratford said to him, you have got a fine leg; he said, yes, I was cut by the Sheriff.
Q. You heard that?
Patten. Yes, I did; and the cut was upon the right leg across the shin; I did not see it till he
Q. Had he the same stocking on the next day; was his stocking out?
Patten. I did not see, it was candle light, and he pulled the stocklost down before ever I saw it
Mr. Alderman Rossiter. There is a matter insinuated which I desire to have explained; I would ask the keeper of the gaol of Newgate, whether this man has had the gaol distemper or not?
Mr. Alderman. No, he has not.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Has not one that was taken up for the riot had the gaol distemper?
Mr. Alderman. There was one, that has been discharged to day, has been ill a great while; there was no bill found against him.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. Mr. Recorder, I beg leave to say one word upon the cross examination of the witness just now; I own I felt a surprize when it was first communicated to me, but the man upon a cross examination accompained his evidence with such circumstances -
Mr. Alderman Rossiter. I must beg leave to interrupt the worthy sheriff; he does not constitute a part of the bench; he is no justice of the peace; nor in this commission; I must desire he will be silent upon this occasion; if he has any thing to observe of what he saw of this matter, no man has a higher idea of his honour than I have; but this is a court of judicature, a man cannot speak here unless he is upon his oath.
Mr. Recorder. If the court appears to be under a mistake about a fact any gentleman present may suggest a fact as an amicus curia.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. In that point I meant to suggest an observation; as it affects myself particularly, I have a right so to do; when I received the information first of all, what this witness said respecting my having cut this man upon the leg, I felt, I own, some surprize, because I did not recollect the circumstance -
Counsel for the prosecution. If Mr. Sheriff Lewes means to go into a relation of facts within his own knowledge, that certainly should be evidence.
Mr. Recorder. If Mr. Sheriff Lewes is going to give any assistance to the memory of the court, he may do it; every by-stander has a right to do it.
Mr. Sheriff Lewes. I do not mean that any thing which falls from me should go in the least to the disparagment of the evidence: I own at the first communication of it I felt a surprice; I did not recollect the least circumstance of it, of my having cut this man across the leg; and for that very reason, I wished to cross examine the man, respecting the identity of my person, whether he was certain that I was the man that did it; the witness seemed to accompany it with these circumstances, that I own, tho' I did not recollect it at the time, I am inclined to think I did so, and I think likewise, I should justify what I did upon that occasion; and I should hope that if the man did receive a great cut upon his leg, which I should have justified giving, acting as I did officially upon that occasion, insulted as I was, I had a right to do so: I should do so upon any other occasion, and I believe it to be a fact, because it has been accompanied with those circumstances; and upon any future occasion, acting as I did, I should think myself justified in what I did; and I hope the jury will think if the man was cut violently, that, accompanied with his commitment, will be sufficient punnishment.
The prisoner did not call any witnesses.
Acquitted .


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Can Godolphin take the Villiers
Trainer James Cummings says Interlocuter will need to go to "the next level'' to win Saturday's Group 2 $250,000 Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick but is quietly confident he can.
Interlocuter has been arguably the most progressive horse in Sydney in 2017 with five wins and two seconds from his seven starts.
Cummings said the Godolphin team has allowed the import to work his way to a race like the Villiers and if he's good enough he'll earn an exemption into the 2018 Doncaster Mile by making it four wins on the trot.
"He's raced through his grades quite rapidly but we haven't been in any rush to drop him in the deep end before now,'' Cummings said.
"I'd rather have the horse do the talking than anyone else. He gets his opportunity to show whether he gets to that level.''
Interlocuter has been favourite for the Villiers since markets opened with TAB on Monday.
Interlocuter makes it three straight at Rosehill on November 18
The five-year-old, ridden again by Tye Angland on 54.5kg, drew ideally in barrier four with stablemate Federal in six, Festival Stakes winner Testashadow jumps from eight while Mister Sea Wolf has gate 13.
"Interlocuter is going to have to really get to the next level to be looking good against those horses,'' Cummings said.
"I feel he has had a good prep for the Villiers but it's a really hard race to win and he finds himself in there down in the weights.
"The horse couldn't be going better in our eyes but it is a big step up to be competitive in a time-honoured Group 2 handicap.
"He has to go out and do it yet and we've been racing him through his grades for a reason. We have our feet on the ground with him.''
The last couple of Villiers winners have been Happy Clapper (2015) and Sense Of Occasion (2016) and both progressed to Doncaster placings the following season and, later, Group 1 wins.
It's been a month since Interlocuter's last win, over 1900m at Rosehill where according to Punters Intel he ran 34.72 for his last 600m which was close to half a second faster than his opposition.
He was a winner over the Randwick mile at his second run this preparation, back on October 7, and has been back to the trials to keep his fitness up for the grand final.
"He pulled up great from Rosehill and he looks really well within himself,'' Cummings said.
"I'd be surprised if he wasn't one of the standouts in the yard.
"When I think back on his 1600m effort second-up it reads really well but he will need to be at his best.
"We're not pigeonholing him yet. He's rewarding us all the time and from our perspective that's the main thing.''
While all eyes are on Interlocuter, Cummings warned not to overlook stablemate Federal despite his run of outs stretching back to March 2016.
Federal has been well supported in his last two starts and was beaten less than two lengths in the Festival Stakes behind Villiers rivals Testashadow and Mister Sea Wolf.
"I feel like the horse is going well, he wasn't beaten far and wasn't suited by the downpour before the Festival,'' he said.
"He's trained strongly for it and I wouldn't be counting him out.''
Capable sprinter Chetwood makes his return from a spell having had a tie back operation since his shock ninth at Newcastle in March in the Listed $125,000 Razor Sharp Handicap (1200m).
The five-year-old has won both his trials, the first at Canterbury by 12 lengths and the second at Warwick Farm by a head, and Cummings is hopeful the tie back has done the job though the outside barrier will be a hurdle.
"Chetwood has been a great horse for the stable and has achieved a fair bit already,'' he said.
"He's not going to find it easy where he is, carrying 59kg, but he's training solidly and I was impressed by his trials.
"He can be a free flowing horse but I was a lot happier with his Warwick Farm trial than his Canterbury trial.''
Meanwhile, another Godolphin two-year-old will make her debut at Canterbury on Friday night with Membrillo stepping out in the Tab.com.au Plate (1200m) to open the program.
The last couple of Godolphin fillies to grace Canterbury, Gongs and Elessedil, came away with easy wins and while Cummings isn't predicting a similar showing from Membrillo he said she has her share of talent.
It's an interesting juvenile event with Menari's full sister Sweet Ava and Eawase, out of Karuta Queen, also enagaged.
"I think my filly can be solid enough, the two trials are going to help her a long way at 1200m," he said.
"She's not going to do (what Gongs did) but I think she has gone ahead since her last trial."
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Photo Tips for Your Whale Watching Trip
A whale watching tour in Plymouth is an unforgettable experience, and taking pictures is often the best share this with your friends and family. Watch this video clip for a few photo tips for your whale watching trip.
Even if you change the batteries in your camera right before your trip, it is a good idea to bring extras on board with you. You never know how close you will get to the whales, so don't use up all of your digital memory on pictures of far away whales. It helps to use a camera with a decent zoom feature for high quality snaps.
At Captain John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours , we are proud to provide excited whale watchers and deep sea fishermen with high quality excursions. If you would like to learn more about our deep sea fishing trips or whale watching tours, visit our website or call us at (508) 927-5587.
When to Charter a Private Trip
Whale watching in Plymouth is a special event, which makes it a suitable way to celebrate your special occasion. If you are organizing a large group of people to go on a whale watching tour, chartering a private trip with Captain John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours may be your best bet. Read on to find out when to charter a private trip.
Chartering a private trip can be a great choice for many occasions, from school field trips to bachelor parties. Captain John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours has a fleet of 80-foot ships that are perfect for groups of up to 70 people. This can be ideal for dual class field trips, providing the perfect mix of education and entertainment. A private trip can also be a great getaway for adults; we have liquor licenses and can help you arrange for catering.
When you decide to charter a private trip, call Captain John Whale Watching and Fishing Tours at (508) 927-5587. We are dedicated to providing the Plymouth area with high quality deep sea fishing and whale watching excursions. If you live in the area, feel free to stop by and see us or visit our website for more information.
What to Know About Whale Watching
Before you go out on your whale watching excursion near Plymouth , take a few minutes to learn more about these impressive marine mammals. Whale watching tours are popular because of the many different behaviors that whales exhibit, such as diving, jumping, flippering, and lobtailing. Though the whales' movements can resemble a dance, remember that they are untamed creatures. Be respectful and careful when whale watching by following the advice below.
Keep a Respectful Distance
Many whale watchers forget that they are not in a zoo or aquarium when they are out humpback whale watching in the open waters of Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The captain of your whale watching vessel will keep a respectful distance of a hundred yards or so between the boat and any whales he can see. The whales may or may not approach the boat, depending on their disposition that day.
Do Not Attempt to Engage the Whales
The reason that the captain of your whale watching vessel keeps a respectful distance is so that you don't disturb the whales. Depending on the time of year and time of day, the whales you see may be beginning courtship and mating, looking for food, or engaging in other important activities. Do not attempt to attract their attention by yelling, whistling, throwing objects, or by any other means. Your captain will ferry you around to several locations to increase your chances of seeing different groups of whales engage in interesting behaviors.
Observe Whale Behavior Closely
Certain impressive displays, such as jumping, are perfectly normal surfacing behavior for whales. Watch closely for circling and excessive tail slapping, however. If the whales you are observing suddenly change their behavior, they may be distressed and you should alert the captain, because it might be time for you to leave them in peace.
At Captain John Whale Watching & Fishing Tours, our experienced captains know the best places to observe whales near Plymouth . We offer charter services for both locals and visitors. To schedule your trip, call us today at (508) 927-5587.
A Guide to Ethical Whale Watching
When you embark on a whale watching excursion near Plymouth, remember that these marine mammals are living creatures in their natural habitat. You should aim to disturb them as little as possible. Some species, such as the North Atlantic right whale, are actually endangered, and federal regulations limit how close a whale watching tour boat can come to them.
It is very possible to have a wonderful whale watching experience while being ethical. In this video, you will learn how whale boat and fishing charter captains can offer you a good experience without disturbing the whales.
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Unbelievable tales from One Who Knows.
'It is a comfort in wretchedness to have companions in woe'.
We're taking a bit of a breather while the world rearranges its underpants. Meanwhile, the other blog is here.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Bizzarely, the shop on Bannockburn Avenue still stays open. It sells nothing but piano accordions. Piano accordions featured highly in some of the free 'n' easy pubs I frequented in my youth but I've never even seen one in any of the pubs in Helminthdale, let alone one used in anger. Perhaps it's a tax dodge: some people put their money in secret accounts in Liechtenstein or the Cayman Islands, others in a piano accordion shop in Helminthdale.
4 comments:
- The Topiary Cow said...
Piano accordians are a remunerative business. They sell the lessons and the accordian to a proud parent for their children. Get a big sale, weekly income from the lessons, and then the chance to up-sell them later to a bigger and more expensive version as little Johnny still takes his lessons.
The things are fairly easy to make sound decent, not like violin for instance where it will sound terrible for years.
Why do you never see them around? Because as soon as little Johnny is big enough to pitch a fit the lessons will end, the accordian will be relegated to a closet and Johnny will commit hari-kari rather than ever admit he knows how to play something so inherently uncool.
- 11:21 am
- Kevin Musgrove said...
How could it be possibly uncool? I've got all Wierd Al's polka party tracks.
- 1:34 pm
I think there's a connection. The Piano Accordion Shop is being bankrolled by Lidl under the terms of the Schengen agreement.
- 9:12 pm
- Kevin Musgrove said...
Knowing Helminthdale it could be the part of the Marshall Plan that time forgot.
- 12:41 pm


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It's one of the reasons why you go to IKEA, it's the name of a movie, the heaviest one weighed 101 kg or 222,5 pounds and Tony Soprano eats it with spaghetti. Do you know what I'm talking about? I'm talking about meatballs, also called fleischlaibchen, ballekes, frikadeller, polpettine, almôndegas, kofta, bakso, kjøttkaker, klopsy, or kyufte. The different names for meatballs shows us that they are made around the world, from Belgium to Indonesia and from Italy to Norway. It's not a typically dish of Sweden, as we would think if we see the commercials of Ikea. Dozens of countries in the world have their own " a ball of ground meat" speciality.
I really like to make meatballs. It's easy, it's fast and you don't need a lot of ingredients. You can serve them as an appetizer or as a main dish. Add spices like cumin and you have an oriental dish. Serve them with cranberries marmelade and we're back in Scandinavia. If it's hot and sunny, take your barbecue and grill the meatballs. If it's a cold winter, add them to your vegetable soup. You have so many options with meatballs, and that's why I love to make them.
Last week I made some different kinds of meatballs. First, I made porc and veal meatballs satey on a barbecue and then I made meatballs of lamb meat as appetizers. I made a couscous salad with the leftovers of the lamb meatballs. It proves again that you can vary with meatballs. I'll give you the recipe of the couscous salad with lamb meatballs.
Recipe: Feta and cucumber couscous, lamb meatballs and garlic yoghurt dressing
What do you need? (4 serves, 15 balls) For the meatballs: 500 gr of minced lamb, fresh mint, lemon zeste, 1 egg, fresh coriander, a clove of garlic, grounded cumin, one hot red pepper, one shallot, 4 Tsp bread crumbs, pepper and salt. For the couscous salad: half a cucumber, cherry tomatoes, 250 gr couscous, 100 gr feta cheese, 7dl vegetable stock, fresh mint, pepper and salt. For the dressing: a clove of garlic, 2dl yoghurt, 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 2 Tbsp olive oil, pepper, salt, fresh mint, fresh coriander.
What do you do? Start with making the meatballs. Chop the coriander, shallot, garlic, pepper and mint. Mix everything. Make the meatballs. Now make the couscous salad. Chop the cherry tomatoes and the cucumber. Boil the vegetable stock and pour over the couscous. When the couscous cooled down, add the vegetables , the feta cheese and the herbs. Season with pepper and salt. Now make the dressing. Mix the yoghurt, the lemon juice and olive oil. Add chopped herbs and garlic. You can fry the meatballs in a pan or cook them on a barbecue. You can make it as a main dish for 4 people or as just a little starter for more than 4 people.
Enjoy the meatballs! Feel free to share your favorite meatball recipe with me.
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