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Richard Parker, junior, and Sarah Parker, charged with robbing John Yeats in the
parish of Chipping-Wycombe; Hannah Harman and George King, were acquitted; as
was likewise. After a trial of six hours, and without calling up one third of his
witnesses, Robert Markham a substantial farmer, charged with committing a rape on
the body of Ann House.

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Mon 24 March
READING
Mr. MOOR, Surgeon Dentist from Oxford, at Mr. ORSON’s in the Forbury, attends
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for all Operations of the Teeth and Gums as usual, till- Thursday evening the 27
instant, and on the same evening will be at the Rose Inn, WOKINGHAM, till Sunday
morning, and the same day returns to Oxford.

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Mon 9 June
WOKINGHAM
Mrs. Trash, widow of the late Mr. Henry Trash, IRONMONGER, begs their friends
and customers to accept her thanks for their favours and desires to inform them that
the business is relinquished to Mr. WILLIAM CHAPLIN, of the same place.
All persons indebted to the late Henry Trash, are requested to pay it immediately to
Mr. George Trash, Grocer, at Wokingham, who is authorised to receive the same; and
those having any demands are desired to apply to the said George Trash.

WOKINGHAM, Berks
CHAPLIN, IRONMONGER, WORKING BRAZIER, and TIN-PLATE WORKS, at
the Golden Reaphook, in the Market-Place, most respectfully returns his sincere
thanks to his friends, and public in general, for their support since his commencing
business, and humbly solicits a continuance of their favours which he shall always be
anxious to merit by an unremitting attention.
He makes and sells, wholesale and retail, on the most reasonable terms, every article
in the above branches, viz. Register, pantheon, Bath and forest stove-grates, steel fire-
irons, steel pierced and green wire fenders, kitchen ranges, stewing stoves, table and
desert knives and forks, japan and pontipool candlesticks, tea and knifetrays, waiters
&c. copper, iron, and tin water boilers, turbot pans, soup pots, sauce and frying pans,
pea boilers, &c.
Copper, brass, and iron goods tinned, with purified grain tin.
Sells every article of black ironmongery, such as nails, screws, locks, bolts, and
hinges; and all kinds of smiths, carpenters, joiners and cabinet-makers tools, of the
most approved makers.
SCYTHES, REAPING HOOKS, RUBBERS AND BATS
A neat assortment of hardware and cutlery goods.

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Mon 16 June
Bush Inn, Market Place, Wokingham
T. Cole most respectfully begs permission to inform the public he has taken and
engaged upon that, well known and long established house, the Bush Inn, in the
Market-place, Wokingham; which is now considerably enlarged, and neatly fitted up,
with every advantage for general reception and accommodation. He is induced to
hope the careful selection of GENUINE WINES and FOREIGN SPIRITS; complete
range of stabling; London Morning and Evening Papers; with an exertion of every

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