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Foreign News
September 1, 1738
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Westminster, a dismissed servant girl tricked Mrs. Webb's victualling house into selling her brandy by falsely claiming her pregnant mistress was in labor, then informed justices, resulting in the landlady paying a penalty.
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Last Week a Wench in College-street, Westminster, being for her Misbehaviour discharged her Service by her Mistress, who was then very big with Child, went (before her Discharge was publickly known) to Mrs. Webb's, Victualler in the Neighbourhood, tells them that her Mistress was in Labour, that they were almost out of Brandy, and desired that they would let her have a Pint, which she had, and paid for it; she then went to the Bench of Justices, and swore of whom she had it: and the Landlady, upon this Information, was taken and paid the Penalty.
What sub-type of article is it?
Petty Fraud
Legal Penalty
What keywords are associated?
Servant Trick
Brandy Sale
Justices Penalty
Westminster Incident
What entities or persons were involved?
Wench
Mistress
Mrs. Webb
Landlady
Bench Of Justices
Where did it happen?
College Street, Westminster
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
College Street, Westminster
Event Date
Last Week
Key Persons
Wench
Mistress
Mrs. Webb
Landlady
Bench Of Justices
Outcome
landlady paid the penalty
Event Details
A wench discharged for misbehaviour by her pregnant mistress tricked Mrs. Webb's victualler into selling her a pint of brandy by claiming her mistress was in labour and they were out of brandy. She paid for it, then informed the justices, leading to the landlady's arrest and penalty payment.