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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

Last updated 20 Jun 2004 - Brian Randell.

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