Edward Bright 1721-1750 Maldon's famous fat grocer, 'supposed to be the biggest and weightiest man in the world' dies aged 29 on 10 November 1750 weighing 44 stones (279kg). On 1 December 1750 a wager took place at the Black Bull in High Street when seven Maldon men were buttoned into his enormous waistcoat. On 28 January 1751 a wager was decided at the King's Head for 'a ham and chickens and some gallons of wine' when the following nine men fitted into his waistcoat. Rev. Humphry Smythies'; Mr Bridge, coal merchant; Joseph Pattison, grocer; Jonas Malden, apothecary; Daniel Finch, butcher; James Richardson, farmer; John Crow, parish clerk; John Draper, watchmaker; Thomas Williams, customs officer.