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Devon Quarter Sessions - Epiphany 1655 [DRO - QS 32/1]
Transcribed by Brian Brassett
A Calendar of Prisoners in the gaol at the Castle of Exon in the County of Devon
the Eighth day of January in the year of our Lord 1655.
| Patience Wonnacott | Committed by William [Murrin] esq for suspicious murder [...] of her base child |
| Baradon Halberton | Committed by the Mayor of Totnes charged following robbing of one George White on the highwaie and takinge from him 17£ 11s in money. Committed by Thomas Baynell esq for stealing and takeing awaie of about 15£ in money from George White on the highwaie. |
| Nathaniel Burd | Committed by John Elford esq charged with the cutting and Ripping of a [pack] of wares of one George Larkyn and takeing out thereof 5£.12s.2d ½d or thereabouts in money of the said George Larkyn. |
| John Howe | Committed by John Wollocombe esq for felenious takeing and stealing of [seven] severall bullocks. |
| John Clark | Committed by Robert Duke esq accused apprehended for the felonious takinge and stealing of severall Serges belonging to to the [Buchers] of Exon. |
| William Jenkyn | Committed by 20 [....] for the felinious takeing of two Cadge Ankers one Juynck and sparse of a Cable out of the 'Edward Calber' Hulk lyeinge in Cadwater in the harbour of Plymouth being goods of the state. |
| Henry Mortymer | Committed by Rowland Whiddon esq charged for felonious takeinge and stealing of one sheepe the goods of Andrew Battishill gent and one goose the goods of Daniel Jakeman. |
| Katherine Bally | Comitted by the same as an Accessary to the [above] said felonies. |
| Henry Tooes Richard Tooes | Committed by Thomas Saunders esq for the braking open of the house of Henry Palmer and takeing and carrying awaie of a pewter pott and two [p..rs] of porke out of the said house. |
| George Gill | Committed by John Wollocombe esq for strikinge one Arthur Luggar on the head of such he summarily languished and died. |
| Thomas Hardimeade | Committed by Edmond Arscott esq upon suspicion of felonye for takeing and carryinge awaie of one Short Coat two Shirts and one hatt the goods of Roger Ashton and William Warren. |
| William Giles | Committed by John Drake esq for takeing stealing and carryinge awaie of three boards the goods of Honourable Lord Peter. |
| Peter Pollman | Committed by Thomas Sanders esq for the felonious stealing and carrying awaie of a pair of breeches the goods of Wm Bennitt. |
| Phillipp Morgan | Committed by Thomas Reynell esq for suspicious stealing and takeinge awaie of one perk of wheate one Canvis bag one Canvas smock one Dowlishe Apron two Dowlish work clothes one Ffustian [..pp] and one Crosse cloth the goods of Robert Cranmer. |
| Clement Pope | Committed by the same for the felonious takeinge and stealinge awaie of one graie paire of breeches one band one Sheath and Knife one paire of gloves and one handkerchiefe the goods of Wm Manley. |
| Ffrances Youlden | Committed by Edmund Arscott esq for fornication. |
| Christopher Pond | Committed by John Quirk esq for beinge the reputed father of two base children begotten on the bodies of Margarett Hubbard and Sara Hubbard. |
| Richard Godfrey | Committed by Thomas Reynell esq for baile for the good behaviour. |
| Robert Ffox | Committed by John Fulford esq by order last Sessions. |
| George Codd Marke [Labruice] John Williams Martyn Welshe Robert Ensome William Wilmote | Committed Remayninge for devious Piracies by them committed. |
| Path[ea]ick Plunkett Henry Plunkett | Remayninge being [popish] and Glat[..] of [Jeeland]. |
| Thomas Aynor Melony Ffarey | Remayninge untill they paie the ffynes imposed on them. |
| Sara Batt | Remayning for fornication last Sessions. |
| John Bartlett | Remayninge for three monethes and after till he finde sureties for the good behaviour. |
| Margarett Killmer | Committed by the Mayor of Plymouth for goeng under the [.orongla] quarter and for want of surities for the good behaviour. |