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Devon Quarter Sessions - Martyr 1726 [DRO - QS32/22]
Transcribed by Brian Brassett
Kalendar of Traverses at Midsummer Sessions 1726.
| John Page Joan Page his wife | For unlawfully breaking open the door belonging to the stable of John Aynell at Chagford and for takeing rescueing and leading away two Piggs which the said John Aynell had taken distrained and Impounded for John Brimblecome damage feazant. |
| John Page | Being a man disposed to trespass and Injure his neighbours and haveing no Lands in Chagford for the depasturing and keeping of piggs and other beasts and cattle on the 20th October in the 12th year of the King and at divers days and turns as well before as after at Chagford aforesaid did suffer two piggs unyoked and unringed unlawfully to go and stray about the Highways for want of meat and provision and so from the Highways did get into the ground of John Aynell and other of the Kings Subjects. |
| John Colchard | For making an assault upon James Fortescue and with threats menaces and approbrious words putting him in so great fear of his life, that his life was despaired of and for threatening to stabb him with a Pike. |
| John Colchard | For breaking and entering the Closes of James Fortescue called the lower four acres, the Higher four acres and the Lane close and for takeing nine Cows of the said James Fortescue despasturing in the lower four acres and unlawfully leading them from thence and for chaseing and driving them into the Higher four acres and for breaking the Hedge and fence between the Higher four acres and the Lane Close and for takeing and driveing the said cows out of the Higher four acres into the Lane Close and for breaking the Hedge and fence between the Higher four acres and the Lane Close and for takeing and driveing the said cows out of the Higher four acres into the Lane Close and impounding them by the space of Eight hours. |
| John Colchard | For unlawfully breaking and entering the Close of James Fortescue called the four acres and for takeing and Carrying away forty faggotts of fewell from the said Close. [comment: Jane Blackmore not traversed]. |
| Nathaniel Radmore | For suffering his Hedges and Fences of Lands in the parish of St Giles called Deers hill and the Bootown to be ruinous and in decay by reason whereof the sheep oxen horses and other Beasts and Cattle of the said Nathaniel Radmore there depasturing out of the same Lands by the broaches and irrepairations of the same did Estray from thence into the Close of John Sargent called Honey Park and Port Bridge Marsh there adjoining where they did him damage and averd that the said Nathaniel Radmore ought to repair the same. |
| Nathaniel Radmore | For makeing an assault and affray upon Eulalia the wife of John Sargent. |
| Peter Harris [clerk] | For makeing an assault in the highway upon John Harris then Constable of Abbotts Bickington in the Execucion of his office and with approbride and scandalous words and threatenings put him such great fears so that his life was greatly dispaired of. |
| John Tromoor | For breaking and entering the dwelling house of John Littlejohn in the night time and for makeing an assault and affray upon the said John Littlejohn and for breaking and tearing in pieces his shirt and Hankerchief. |
| Mary Page wife of William Page | For unlawfully breaking ye dwelling house of Timothy Noscitor and for makeing an assault upon Rebecca his wife and with false, scandalous, approbrious words and threatenings putting her in great fear and threatening to knock out her brains. |
| William Northmore Walter Ratcliffe Carew Pennick | Supravisors of the Highway of St Thomas ye Apostle. For suffering the ware in the Highway leading from the seven stars towards Whitstone to be ruinous and in decay, by reason whereof ye River Ex did overflow the Highway and for permitting ye Comon Highway between the seven stars and the Tenements called the Barton of Hayes containing about 30 peirches to be so ruinous and in decay for want of repairacon that ye Kings Subjects cannot go pass and repass that way without danger of their lives - ad commune Nocument. |
| Robert Hooper | For makeing an assault upon Edward Turner and for takeing violently and unlawfully five shillings of his money and for beating wounding and eviley entreating him. |
| William White | For makeing an assault and affray in the night season upon Thomas Harper Bailiff of the East Town and Cannon ffee of Crediton in ye Execucon of his office. |
| John Ford | For unlawfully Imprisoning Mary the wife of Joseph Wakeman and her in Prison for ye space of two hours and more without any lawfull Cause did detaine and also that ye said John Ford afterwards in and upon the said Mary Wakeman did make an assault and affray and her did beat wound and evilly entreat so that her life was greatly despaired of---Et ad Euormia. |
| Nicholas Knight | Blasphemy. |
| Mary Timewell wife of Thomas Timewell | For stealing one womans Apron Val 6d Three womans caps val 10d and one womans Girdle with a Silver buckle val 4s of ye goods of John White.[comment: cul ad val - whipped and cont for 6months]. |
| Humphrey Kent | For stealing one Iron chain belonging to a plough val 1s and three horse Shoes val 1s. [comment: pleaded cul - Transported for 7years]. |
| Nathaniel Guzwill | For stealing one white lamb val 10s of ye goods of Edward Southcott. [comment: whipped and labour]. |
| John Pouckingham | For stealing one pair of Wells Mettall Buckells val 6d of ye goods of a man unknown. |
| Humphrey Kent | For stealing one saddle val 1s:6d one pair of stirrups val 6d ye goods of John Carpenter. [comment: pleaded cul Transported]. |
| Thomazine Head | For stealing of two geese val 10d ye goods of Philip Oxenham. [comment: whipped as above]. |
| Hazzell Northcott | For stealing a half pint of Cream val 2d and two earthen cups val 1d of ye goods of Tristram Burnard. |
| Elizabeth Spriddle | For stealing a Gold ring val 20s of ye Goods of Christopher Drew. [comment: cul val ad valeur whipped as above]. |
| James Turner Samuel Edwards | For takeing and stealing one Lamb the val of 4s ye goods of Charles Heywood. [comment: guilty each burnt in ye hand and committed to Bridwell till [.....] release surety each 40s and bail 20s]. |
| James Turner. Samuel Edwards | For stealing 1 sheep ye goods of [...] French |
| James Turner Samuel Edwards | For stealing 12 sheep ye goods of a man unknown. |
| John Smale | For stealing half bushell of wheat of ye value of 2d of ye goods of a man unknown. |
| Richard Phillips | For stealing one [Gi.t] ye value of 4d of ye goods of Rowland Liverton. |