Georgian Entertainment

12/07/1796

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A Peterborough Playbill give us another glimpse of life in Georgian Peterborough. It tells us that:

This present TUESDAY Evening JULY the 12th, 1796, will be presented a COMEDY called 'The SCHOOL for SCANDAL'. To which will be added a FARCE 'The ENCHANTED ISLAND' Or Free-born ENGLISHWOMAN. The whole concludes with an ELEGANT, GRAND, TRANSPARENT PAINTING of THE TEMPLE OF LOVE, Designed and Painted by an eminent Artist.

It tells interested parties that this week's schedule is for performances on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. I just wonder what was planned to happen on the Thursday. (Tebbs, H.F., Peterborough, Oleander Press, 1979)

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.

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Thomas Dove Delinquent

1646

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Thomas Dove was the son of Sir William Dove of Upton and grandson of Bishop Thomas Dove. He entered the record books during the 17th Century English Civil War after being identified as a delinquent. The Civil War was fought between Royalist and Parliamentarian troops (Cavaliers and Roundheads) and when the Parliamentarians rose to power they decreed that all wealthy men who had supported the Royalists should have their land taken, with any profits helping to fund the war. They were able to buy back the land by paying a hefty fine and promising not to fight for the Royalists again. Thomas Dove was accused of 'Adhering to the forces raised against Parliament' and paid £930 to buy back his land (approximately £110,000 in today's money) and gain a pardon.

The amount that men paid was based on the value of their land and income from it. The fine didn't harm his marriage prospects however, and he married Elizabeth Wingfield in 1648 in Tickencote. Her family had sold Upton Manor to Thomas Dove's grandfather Bishop Dove and it is likely that the marriage would have pleased both families.

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Journals of the House of Commons 4,1644-1646, pub 1803 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=aRRDAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA626&lpg=PA626&dq=thomas+dove+%22delinquency%22&source=bl&ots=NbjBZQ9Pui&sig=ACfU3U12RkMvVDTntUfWU7x_rmkAssvqHA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm1bOt9JXjAhXXQRUIHZFADZQQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=thomas%20dove%20%22delinquency%22&f=false