HISTORY OF SMUGGLING IN THE UK hist

HISTORY OF SMUGGLING IN THE UK history of smuggling dates back to the Middle Ages and reached its peak in the reign of James I. Smuggling was easy because the customs officers were unable to cope wi it adequately as on land they were far too few, and at sea, their ships were slow and less easy to handle. In addition, many of smugglers worked in large armed bands. with the passing time, methods of smuggling were changing. and the smugglers no longer relied on large armed ships fighting their way through, handing over their contraband to armed gangs. Instead they sank their valuable goods near the shore, when the danger threatened, and picked them up later, or stored them in caves. When contraband was landed, it had to be hidden until it could be disposed of . Many of the old inns were very convenient for it. The White Horse Inn at Gorleston, Norfolk, was the headquarters of a smuggling gang. Riding officer Hacon was appointed to that area, and he went straight to the White Horse and announced that he was going to put down smuggling with a firm hand. Captain Legatt waged fifty guineas that he would deliver 100kg of smuggled tobacco at the officer's house without his knowledge within fourteen days. Hacon accepted the challenge and put on extra guards. There was much interest among the town people. Several days passed and nothing happened. Ships came and went, but there was no sign of tobacco. Once a little schooner came in. Three men came ashore in a boat. Only one of them spoke a little English and it seemed that a man on the

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HISTORY OF SMUGGLING IN THE UK history of smuggling dates back to the Middle Ages and reached its peak in the reign of James i. Smuggling was easy because the customs officers were unable to cope wi it adequately as on land they were far too few, and at sea, their ships were slow and less easy to handle. In addition, many of the smugglers worked in large armed bands. with the passing time, methods of smuggling were changing. and the smugglers are no longer relied on large armed ships fighting their way through, handing over their contraband to armed gangs. Instead they sank their valuable goods near the shore, when the danger threatened, and picked them up later, or stored them in caves. When the contraband was landed, it had to be hidden until it could be disposed of. Many of the old inns were very convenient for it. The White Horse Inn at Ijmuiden, Norfolk, was the headquarters of a smuggling gang. The riding officer Hacon was appointed to that area, and he went straight to the White Horse and announced that he was going to put down smuggling with a firm hand. Captain Legatt waged fifty guineas that he would deliver 82 kg of smuggled tobacco at the officer's house without his knowledge within fourteen days. Hacon accepted the challenge and put on extra guards. There was much interest among the town people. Several days passed and nothing happened. Ships came and went, but there was no sign of tobacco. Once a little schooner came in. Three men came ashore in a boat. Only one of them spoke a little English and it seemed that a man on the

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history of SMUGGLING in the uk history of fiction dates back to the middle ages and reached its peak in the by of james i. Smuggling was easy because the customs officers were unable to cope wi it adequately as on land they were far too few, and at sea, the ships were slow and easy to handle. in addition, many of smugglers worked in large armed bands. with the passing time, the methods of smuggling were changing. and the smugglers no longer relied on large armed ships on their way through, handing over their contraband to armed gangs. instead they sank their valuable goods near the shore, when the danger has, and all them up later, and stored them in caves. when contraband was there, it had to be hidden until it could be mushrooms. many of the old inns was very convenient for it. the white horse inn at Gorleston, norfolk, was the headquarters of a smuggling gang. Hacon riding officer was appointed to that area, and he went straight to the white horse and announced that he was going to put down fiction with a firm hand. captain Legatt waged fifty guineas that he would deliver 100kg of smuggled tobacco at the officer"s house without his knowledge and fourteen days. Hacon accepted the challenge and put on extra guards. there was much interest among the town people. the days passed and nothing happened. ships came and went, but there was no sign of tobacco. once a little schooner came in. three men came ashore in a boat. only one of them spoke a little english and it seemed that a man on the