Kept by order of the Parish · County of Moorshire

The Mournhowe Register

Being a true account of the old neighbours of these islands,
their licences, their trades, and their trespasses.

Printed for the Archive · Sold at the sign of the Black Dog · Price Two Pence
The Register · kept separately

VAM-1

Mr. Ruthven

VAM-1 Mr. Ruthven Vampire — an old gentleman of the parish, in good standing
Woodcut portrait: Mr. Ruthven at the Tuesday market, under his umbrella, considering a tomato
His Tuesday custom, drawn from across the square. The engraver kept the distance professional.
Name
Mr. Ruthven. The first of his kind entered in this Register, which he notes with some satisfaction.
Descent
Old. The clerk asked how old. The gentleman smiled and asked after the clerk's family, and the matter was allowed to rest.
Present Trade
A gentleman of independent means. Attends the market on Tuesdays, under an umbrella, and is particular about his tomatoes. Pays promptly, tips the stallholders, and has never once been late for an appointment. The parish has no complaint on record.
Note by the Clerk
The Mercury lately mistook him, in print, for Death buying apples. The gentleman is understood to have taken the comparison as flattery, and the correction as a courtesy.
Record of Incidents
  1. the remainder of this record is sealed by order of the Registry, the seal dated in advance
Entered in the Register the 2nd day of March, 1754. Examined & found true — Parish Clerk
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