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Devon Quarter Sessions - Midsummer 1717 [DRO - QS 32/5]
Transcribed by Brian Brassett
Devonshire. A Kallendar of ffelonyes and Traversies to be tryed at Midsomer Sessions 1717.
John Totness | ffur a womans serge petticoat of Gold colour valued 6d one silk handkerchief val 2d a Dowlas smock val 2s:4d and four capphoods val 4d oath debou Elizabeth Holcombe. |
Daniel Rood Mary Poulton wife of Edward Mary Poulton Spinster | ffur three peck of wheat val 11d debou Johis Hutchins. |
Elizabeth Griffey | ffur one Linen Smock val 11d debou Thomasine Jones. |
John Cooke Richard Lott Edward Pearse | ffor ryotoufly assaulting beating and wounding Robert Baker and John Boyse Constables of Topsham in execucion of their said office. |
John Capple | ffor breaking the doors of the dwelling houses of Thomas Downe and there assaulting and beating Anna the wife of the said Downe. |
Jonathan Snow | ffor breaking and entering the close of Nathaniell Langley called ffranks meadow and one ffloodhatch of the said Langley in the same meadow drew and spoiled. [margin comment: not G]. |
Samuell Spurway | ffor assaulting Thomas Reynall with a pistoll loaden with powder and lead and therewith and with diverse false fraudalous and approbruis words putting him in fear and danger of his life. |
Thomas Reynall | ffor assaulting and beating Elizabeth Spurway and Ann Spurway and taring and rending the said Elizabeths gown from her body. |
Richard Serle | ffor haveing keeping and using 2 Grayhounds and a Spaniell to destroying Game. |