Jan. 8th. Much distress caused through the high price of food, and a subscription was opened and liberally supported by the inhabitants—60,138 quartern loaves, weighing 4 lbs. 14 ozs., at 3d. each, distributed for three months, among the poor till April 25th.
1767.
100 ft. of the Jetty carried away by high tide.
1768.
C. Townshend, Esq., returned to Parliament, with the Hon. Richard Walpole. (Also in 1770, 1774, and 1780.)
1769.
Sept. 16th. Elizabeth Martin executed for the murder of her illegitimate child.
1770.
April 18th. The day of John Wilkes’s releasement from the Tower celebrated at Yarmouth with great rejoicings. He was an eminent English politician.
Nov. 8th. Rev. John Manclarke, minister of the parish, died, aged 38 years.