In the footsteps of Borrow & Fitzgerald . oom of Wortham Hall, these twotalked over the history of that extraordinarygirl, who was for so long in the service ofthe Cobbolds of Ipswich. Margaret Catchpole was destined to cramabout as much romance and incident intolife as any woman that ever lived. At anearly age she met and fell in love withWill Laud, one of the most notorioussmugglers that ever infested that hotbedof smuggling, the Suffolk coast. When Margaret was in service at thisselfsame Priory Farm, Will Laud and hisrascally and bloodthirsty lieutenant, JohnLuff, laid a plan to carry her o
In the footsteps of Borrow & Fitzgerald . oom of Wortham Hall, these twotalked over the history of that extraordinarygirl, who was for so long in the service ofthe Cobbolds of Ipswich. Margaret Catchpole was destined to cramabout as much romance and incident intolife as any woman that ever lived. At anearly age she met and fell in love withWill Laud, one of the most notorioussmugglers that ever infested that hotbedof smuggling, the Suffolk coast. When Margaret was in service at thisselfsame Priory Farm, Will Laud and hisrascally and bloodthirsty lieutenant, JohnLuff, laid a plan to carry her off to Laudsship, which was anchored at Harwich. Itwas not difficult to tempt Margaret downto the bank of the Orwell to see her lover. So when the moon is up and whilstlabourers and servants are gathered in thehuge kitchen of the Priory Farm at theannual harvest supper, Margaret steals awayto the shore of Downham Reach to awaither lovers arrival. On her way she en-counters a weird character known asRobinson Crusoe, a half-witted fisherman. WOLSEVS GATKWAY, IPSWICH, ll\,gc ,)6 OF BORROW AND FITZGERALD 97 who sailed in a crazy and leaky boat aboutthe Orwell, where it was his custom to toilfor fish. His arms, legs, and almost hiswhole body were encircled with bones ofhorses, amulets, rings, etc., to ward off hisever-present and mischievous tormentors, forhe was possessed with the idea that he wasever pursued by a legion of devils. Margaret stands on the shore oppositeFreston Tower, or, rather, between this towerand the Cat-House, which, if report be true,played an important part in the contrabandtrade of the river. Margaret is joined, in due course, by hersmuggler lover Will Laud, and John long tries to persuade her to join hisship and elope with him, but she is terrified,for in his conversation Laud has confessedthat he is Hudson, one of the most notorioussmugglers and desperate characters of theday. Finding that he cannot prevail uponMargaret to accompany him, Laud dete
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