27 May 1730: John Hobson writes off two thirds of a £48 debt because the debtor has fled to Crayke (Easingwold) in the Liberty of Durham
John Hobson. 1877. The Journal of Mr. John Hobson, Late of Dodworth Green. Yorkshire Diaries and Autobiographies in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Ed. Charles Jackson. Durham: Surtees Society. A (morbid) compendium of everyday England. It is sometimes unclear whether the date given is that of an occurrence or that on which news reached his capacious ears. Get it:
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Compounded a debt of James Nesse’s of 47l. 14s. 2d. for 15l. 18s., so I lost 31l. 16s. 2d. He lived at Molton, and lately removed to Creack, near Easingwold, which is within the liberties of the county of Durham, which made it a matter of difficulty to arrest him.
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Abbreviations:
- ER: East Riding
- GM: Greater Manchester
- NR: North Riding
- NY: North Yorkshire
- SY: South Yorkshire
- WR: West Riding
- WY: West Yorkshire
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“Rise Grumio, rise; we will compound this quarrel” (Shakespeare 1768). The original debt was worth around £7K in 2021.
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Compounded a debt of James Nesse’s of 47l. 14s. 2d. for 15l. 18s., so I lost 31l. 16s. 2d. He lived at Molton, and lately removed to Creack, near Easingwold, which is within the liberties of the county of Durham, which made it a matter of difficulty to arrest him.
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