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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.

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