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Devon Quarter Sessions - Session 1717 [DRO - QS 32/4]
Transcribed by Brian Brassett
Devonshire a Kalendar of the Prisoners in His Majesties High Gaol, for the year 1717.
| Edward Poynes | Committed by Sr Arthur Chichester Bart the 4th Aprill and charged for the fellonious stealing of severall yards of Bays out of the Tainer hooks, belonging to a Rack. |
| John Cutmore | Committed by Samuel Wotton esq, ye 5th Aprill and charged upon Oath of stricking William Baker such a Violent blow some few hours after he dyed. |
| John Hingston | Committed by Samuel Wotton esq ye 18th Aprill and charged upon Oath To have beaten and wounded Margaret his wife in such a manner that some few hours after she dyed. |
| William Richards | Committed by Thomas Bury esq 26th Aprill and charged upon suspition of ffelony. |
| Peter ffabine | Committed by Thomas Hiern Mayor of Okehampton 1st May, ffelonious taking and stealing One Silver Watch. |
| John Michell | Committed by Abraham Joy Mayor of Plymouth 2nd may and charged on Oath for breaking and entering of a ffulling Millhouse, and careing away a serge to the value of Thirty eight shillings. |
| Johanna Weeks | Committed by Samuel Wotton esq 4th May, on suspition of having ffeloniously murdering her bastard Child lately born of her body. |
| John Lendon | Committed by John Philips Justice of Barnstaple, and charged for breaking the house in the night time and careing away several goods, out of the house, of one Humphrey Bowden. |
| Samuel Gardiner Isaac Barrett Henry Grigg | Committed by Andrew Quick esq 3rd June, and Charged upon Oath for breaking down a wall of a dwelling house of the said John Circuit and farther Charged with wonding [wandering] up and down with false passes. |
| John Tinkcombe | Committed by Sir John Lear Bart 19th June, upon suspition of stealing of Thirty or forty pounds in money. |
| Henry Chipmen | Committed by Samuel Cooke esq 24th June, and charged upon Oath with the fellonious stealing out of a Chamber the sume of ffour pounds in Gold and Silver. |
| Isaac Soper | Committed by R:Hallett esq 2nd July upon suspition of being Concerned in the [above] said Burglary. |
| John Coombe | Turned over to me last Sessions and taking away Three pounds of one Mr Lee. |
| William Frank David Jarman Robert Spiller Richard Lampen | Layes till farther orders |