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I no understand o

I was banned I’ll proceed now

19th century


John Nichols Tom (sometimes spelt Thom; 1799 – 31 May 1838) was a Cornish wine-merchant and maltster who re-invented himself as Sir William Courtenay, stood for parliament in Canterbury, was convicted of perjury in a smuggling case, spent three years in the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, and, following his release, gathered a small band of followers and paraded in the Kent countryside. He, using the title Sir William Percy Honeywood Courtney, King of Jerusalem,
along with several of his followers, was killed in a confrontation with British Army soldiers in Bossenden Wood, in what has sometimes been called the last battle to be fought on English soil.



John Nichols Tom (or Thom) was born the son of innkeepers in 1799 at St Columb Major, Cornwall. He was baptised in the parish church on 10 November 1799. His parents were William and Charity Tom who kept the Joiners' Arms.
Tom went to school in Penryn, attending Bellevue Academy (a "Classical and Commercial Academy". At the age of about fourteen he transferred to the private school in Launceston that was run by Reverend Richard Cope, pastor of the local Congregational Church.

Tom stayed at school until he was eighteen and was then articled to solicitor Mr Paynter of St Columb. He decided, however, against a career in the law and left after three years. After a short spell as an innkeeper in Wadebridge he settled down as a clerk in the firm of Lubbock and Co, wine merchants of Truro, and took over the business when the partners retired, extending it to include malting. In 1821 he married Catherine Fisher Fulpitt, the daughter of a market gardener in Truro.
Tom was a tall, strongly built and handsome man, who became well known in Truro for his considerable sporting skill as a cricketer. During a visit to London he joined the Spencean Society.

When Tom was in his late twenties a series of personal disasters struck. His mother Charity was removed to Cornwall Lunatic Asylum in 1827, and she died there. Then, in 1828, his business premises in Pydar Street burnt down. Tom claimed the insurance and was able to rebuild the premises.
At the Quarter Sessions held at Bodmin on 15 July 1828, Tom applied successfully for the return of £304 paid in excise duty on malt destroyed in the fire at his malthouse on 17 June 1828.
In 1831 Tom received treatment from a surgeon for an "attack of insanity" but recovered sufficiently and the following spring sailed from Truro to Liverpool with a cargo of malt. He wrote to his wife from Liverpool to tell her he had sold the malt, and wrote to her again from Birmingham to tell her he was going to France. Nothing more was heard from him until over a year later, when his family heard that a man who fitted his description and went by the name of Sir William Courtenay was being held in Maidstone prison.

By January 1838, Tom had fallen out with Mr Francis, and he spent the next few months riding through East Kent, relying on the hospitality of supporters. With promises of a better future, fairer distribution of wealth and greater equality, he attracted a following of agricultural labourers, artisans and small-holders. In particular, he addressed their concerns about low wages, lack of work, and the New Poor Law, which ordered all able-bodied men to workhouses if they could not find work.
Until the end of May, the activities of Tom and his small band of followers were entirely peaceful as they marched around the local countryside trying to drum up support amongst the workers. Some wealthier landowners were however becoming alarmed and, on 31 May 1838, a local magistrate, Dr Poore, issued a warrant for Tom's arrest for inciting workmen to leave their work.

Early on the morning of 31 May, the parish constable of Boughton-under-Blean enlisted the help of his assistant and also of his brother, Nicholas Mears, and set off to find Tom. When they arrived at Bossenden Farm, where Tom and his followers were staying, Tom shot and killed Nicholas Mears. The constable and his assistant fled.
News of the murder reached the magistrates and soldiers were called out from the barracks at Canterbury. A detachment of the 45th Infantry under Major Armstrong, with three junior officers and about one hundred men, met up with the magistrates and tracked Tom and his followers down to a clearing in Bossenden Wood. Tom's followers numbered between thirty and forty (a few having managed to escape after the killing of the constable), and, with the exception of Tom and one other who had pistols, were armed only with sticks. As the soldiers advanced, Lieutenant Bennet was shot dead by Tom. In the ensuing confrontation, which lasted only a few minutes, Tom and eight of his followers were killed or mortally wounded by the soldiers, and a young special constable who was helping the soldiers was caught in their fire and killed. One soldier was slightly injured by a stick

Serial48:
In your case your seed I mean the one you planted is or was weak. When selecting the seeds for planting next time, select the dark ones those ones are matured seeds that would sprout and grow. The darker the seed the better.

oh thank you serial

Serial48:
I grew canabis in my garden.. it's the Cana that made me grow other things like you have above.. but goats and snails won't let my garden be

how did you get it to bud beautifully ? Mine just sprouted then died ,

Franzinni:
men I try to stay in the now like Everytime so I can say I am constantly meditating ... I try to live conciously so I can at least be in charge of my life. I use to have the herd mentality but that's a pretty bad way to live becasue one just gets stuck in the rat race.

lol but the herd gives a confined form or bliss, which of course is the blanket cover of ignorance but knowledge , knowing is actually pain, coincousness of this pain is knowledge , so as you said one day at a time , que sera sera , the world is chaotically perfect, and that again is why life is awesome �

Franzinni:
only if they could truly understand...

I appreciate this thread ... It make me feel certain.

When and how did you find enlightenment? You seem to have a deep understanding of existence and I am curious ... Mine happened when I started to listen to Allan Watts and from there I have never known a better peace.

Enlightenment wow did it suddenly happen or it was more of a gradual precise setup, it make me happy this gladdens you heart , I do love Allen watts , but as I said it is a process and life itself is a setup system, when you truly figure out this map , you would finally take reality for a ride , how often do you meditate?

Dtruthspeaker:
I tell you that He is doing a very great job to and for all His Children. And if you are not getting anything from Him, IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT HIS CHILD.

Even sinfilled men take care of their children, is it now He Who loves Righteousness? Impossible! He is Super attentive to His children.

But if He does not do anything for you, IT CLEARLY MEANS THAT YOU ARE NOT HIS CHILD.

ANYONE WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU ARE HIS CHILD HAS BEEN LYING TO YOU.

Alright then well noted, Thank you

Dtruthspeaker:
Sure! A Father Who loves His son and a son who loves his Father are always in contact with each other.

Well Since you have his ear,do tell him he is not doing a good job being a father from my end at least ,i know he owes me nothing as i do him , but been a father is a responsibility not an idle stasis

tarantino1:
Thanks man.

It just reminded me of another video I saw three years ago on YouTube that fits the topic. The trauma of the previous video didn't let me watch it to the end but I used the comments to get the full story.

The video shows an engineer working in a facility and in the split of a second, his body disintegrated. Some comments even said his left arm could be seen in the upper left corner.

Seems familiar with spontaneous human combustion, very very rare but debated too as it’s explanation is almost unscience like. These videos /knowledge changes you .

Dtruthspeaker:
Atheists are simply former church goers who have decided that there is no need to deceive themselves that they are Christ-like, whereas, they are far from Christ and God and that God does not talk to them.

I guess God talks to /with you ?

Dtruthspeaker:
c'mon now, you know I Stand with and for God but I'll definitely speak against any thing that is wrong and evil

Well All good buddy, would have leaned towards Atheist though , all well and good

Dtruthspeaker:
Everyone sees the atrocities and abominations committed in church and outside church by the very same people who are supposed to be ensamples of righteousness and the embodiment of holiness, as commanded.

But, they are as atheists and all unrighteous people.

I am always confused on your religious stance though , are you Theist or Atheist ?

Jeon:


Hi.
Happy new month

The deadly month though

Hope you are good

yes , most definitely thank you

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