Tag Archives: francis winter

Francis Winter’s Other Farewell

Posted on 12/02/2015 by John

I have previously discussed the ballad Francis Winter’s Last Farewell, an account of the execution of Captain Winter, condemned to hang for his part in the death of a constable during a riot against the bricking up of a gate … Continue reading →

Posted in alsatia | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Luttrell on Winter

Posted on 30/07/2010 by John

Continuing the search for documents about Captain Francis Winter, leader of the Alsatians in the riot against the Templars, here are extracts from Narcissus Luttrell’s A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714. This  is … Continue reading →

Posted in alsatia | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Ordinary of Newgate’s account of Captain Francis Winter

Posted on 24/06/2010 by John

The Ordinary of Newgate was the curious title of that prison’s chaplain. One of the perks of the post was the right to the publication of the biographies and last words of the condemned, and it is the account of … Continue reading →

Posted in alsatia | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Francis Winter’s Last Farewell

Posted on 16/06/2010 by John

In 1691, the lawyers of The Temple, itself a liberty, sought to block up a gate connecting it to Whitefriars. The Alsatians, seeing this as an impediment to their movements in and out of their sanctuary, raised a mob, attacked … Continue reading →

Posted in alsatia | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments