LINCOLN, RUTLAND & STAMFORD MERCURY
21st August 1795
MARSTON FEAST - We the inhabitants of
MARSTON, near Grantham, having duly considered the bad consequences
attending Country Wakes and Feasts, which, tho originally intended for
Religious Meetings, are now quite perverted, serving chiefly to
encourage Drunkenness the Inlet of Vice and Prophaneness; and further
considering that the present alarming high Prices of Provisions, must
nearly involve every poor Family in insurmountable Debts and
difficulties; which to prevent and keep our Parishioners from such
Embarrassments, as well as to check the rapid Growth of Vice and
Immorality, we have unanimously agreed to discontinue our ANNUAL FEAST
and to give this Public NOTICE, of our Resolution to abolish it. Given
under our hands this 16th day of August 1795. (signed) Thomas EDINBOROUGH Alexander WRIGHT William GEESON Thomas WORTH Richard HARMSTONE Samuel HUCKERBY Noah ROPER William WING D METHERINGHAM
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