Friday, 13 June 2008

RURAL SPORTS

John Mockett could be described as Thanet’s first blogger he wrote this about Broadstairs in 1828.

A very ancient custom prevails, of men and boys being dressed up in various ways to amuse people at Christmas.

It unfortunately happened, this year, that a man dressed in a bearskin, met a young woman named Crow, the wife of John Crow, Broadstairs, and alarmed her so much that she was obliged to go to a friend’s house to recover herself; and in returning home, she met the same man again, which so dreadfully alarmed her that she died the next day. A coroner’s inquest was held on the occasion; and hand-bills circulated to prohibit such practices in future.

I publish his book Mockett’s journal and it occurred that an occasional post by him on this blog could amuse.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 13, 2008 1:56 pm

    Thanks for publishing Mockett's Journal, it really is an amusing read and I agree he could certainly be classified as a proto-blogger!

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  2. Michael ChildJune 13, 2008 4:26 pm

    13.56 I am rereading it at the moment with some considerable pleasure, I wonder what Mockett would make of his post appearing for comment after 180 years

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