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Newport Chartists Vol.11, p.43
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| Title | Newport Chartists Vol.11, p.43 |
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| Description | [top right hand margin:-]43 in company with about 20 others whom I heard him address as follows - "You must all be prepared with your arms by 2 O'clock and force all the people you can together to the race course and prick them along with your pikes" - He also said he was going round the Hills to collect the Chartists together - He spoke of one Williams of the Blaina as having a number of arms coming home that night - he mentioned 1500 pikes and a number of Guns - He told us that Frost would arrive at Newport from Blackwood with a great number of men armed - He also said that we should see Placards posted about Newport on the Monday morning whatever might be deemed requisite - It should begin with " We the Executive Government of England" and be signed "John Frost President" Some of the people present complained that they had no arms - He told them not to mind it as there would be plenty on the Race course in the Evening for all - He also said "Ill ] bet any money that before Wednesday night we shall either have the Charter and all will be pardoned or the Government will be in our own hands - Prisoner also showed a Pistol and said he was expecting Jordan the Constable there every minute but that if he came he would only get a Ball through his head - He also said that when they were collected together they were to take Mr Roberts (Superintendant of Police) and Jordan (Policeman) - then go to the Ironmongers shops and take arms from them and go to Mr Leigh's - take him and the arms they found there and also take Mr Blewitt at Llantarnam in left margin against the following sentence:- John Dyer went with him / L1 and the arms there also - He ordered me and some others to go to Chapman's the confectioner and to tell him that the Old Lady would be down about 7 Oclock that Evening on the Race Course - I gave the message and then returned to Pontypool - (Witness says he does not understand the meaning of it) - About 8 O'clock in the Evening I went to the Prisoner (Jones's) house and then saw a number of men armed - I staid there a short time and returned home - In about an hour I again went to Prisoner's house and saw the men coming out of his house into the street most of them armed - I heard William Shellard tell them to go on to the Race Course and that Prisoner was gone on - I proceeded with the others to the [centre bottom margin:-]3 |
| Item URL | https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1702131 |
| Community archive | People's Collection Wales |
| Subject |
'Civil and Political Rights' |
| Level | Item |
| Author | Unlocking the Chartist Trials/ Datgloi Achosion y Siartwyr |
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