[WED]Somerset Quarter Sessions Records

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A:\AXBAWD.DOCHardly on a par with dear Stanley's "Trip Down Wedmore =
Memory Lane", more Quarter Sessions extracts:

Uppon prooffe made to this Court by one Sarah Castle late servant to one =
Mr. Frauncis James Minister of the parishe of Wedmore in this Countie =
that the said James doth deteyne from her one greene gowne, two redd =
petticoats, a blew petticoate, and a redd whittle which were given to =
her by the late wife of the said Frauncis James a little before her =
death; and that the said Mr. James doth likewise deteyne from her a =
black cap, a smock, a halfe smock, twoe paire of gloves, the one leather =
and the other yarne, a pair of blew stockings, twoe Lynnen capps, the =
one Holland and the other dowlas, which goods the said Sara often =
demaunded of the said Mr. James and his now wife but they refused to =
deliver the same untill the said Sarah should have it by law, and =
further that the said Mr. James owed her the said Sarah 21sh. for the =
rem[ainder] of wages due to her for her service, this Court doth order =
in the presence of the said Mr. James that the said Mr. James shall =
forthwith deliver unto the said Sarah the said goods by him deteyned =
from her or the true vallew of the same, and shall likewise then alsoe =
pay unto her the said 21sh., and in case the said Mr. James shall refuse =
to doe the same the next Justice of the peace to Wedmore aforesaid is =
desired to graunt out a warrant of the good behaviour against the said =
Mr. James.

>From "Somerset Quarter Sessions Records, General Sessions of the Peace, =
Ivelchester, 19th April 1653"

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Uppon reading of the petition of Agnes Vagge wife of Richard Vagge of =
Crickham in the parish of Wedmore in this County shewing That the said =
Richard Vagge had a child by the petitioner which child the said Richard =
Vagge was ordered to keepe and mainteyne att his owne charges (the said =
Richard Vagge and his wife now living asunder), and the said Agnes =
affirming that the said child since itt was att the finding of the said =
Richard Vagge hath been much abused, In which respect the said Agnes out =
of motherly care to the said child hath desired to have the said child =
home to live and bee mainteyned by her, soe that she have a contribution =
from the said Vagge towards the charge thereof and for that ye said =
Richard Vagge and his wife having mutually referred themselves to this =
Court therein; This Court doth therefore by and with the consent of the =
said Richard Vagge and his wife order that the said child shall =
forthwith bee delivered to the said Agnes Vagge to bee provided for and =
kept, and that from the time of such deliverye forwards the said Richard =
Vagge shall pay unto the said Agnes ye monethly sume of 5sh (accompting =
12 monethes to the yeare) for and during the terme of the naturall life =
of the said Richard Vagge; and in case the said Richard Vagge shall =
refuse to yeeld obedience to this order made by his owne consent as =
aforesaid, The next Justice of the peace to Wedmore aforesaid is desired =
to bind over the said Richard Vagge to the next Generall Sessions of the =
peace to bee held for this County after such his refusal then and there =
to answer the same.

>From "Somerset Quarter Sessions Records, General Sessions of the Peace, =
Ivelchester, 24th April 1655"

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52.     Deposition of William Churchouse of Yarley in Wookey, made to =
William Smith 21st Dec. 1657, that he found some beans, which had been =
taken out of his barn, in the hall of William Hawkins of the same place. =
 Edith the wife of William Hawkins after first saying that she had =
leased them, confessed that she had taken them.

53.     Confession of Jane Daye of Compton Bishop concerning her present =
condition, made to William Smith 2nd Dec. 1657.

54.     Information of Warde Collins tythingman of Wedmore, made to =
William Smith 4th Dec. 1657, that having been threatened in his effort =
to serve a warrant on Mary Newman, he had been obliged to go to her =
house with a guard, and then was threatened with a "long wayne peeke" by =
one William Bowle.

55.     Confession of Mary Gover of Pilton concerning her present =
condition, made to William Smith 23rd Nov. 1657.

56.     Complaint of William Durson of Allerton given to William Smith =
11th Nov. 1657, that he suspects John Bishop tailer to have stolen =
divers pewter dishes and other goods out of his house.  John Pitman, who =
lodged at Durson's house, going home early in the morning after he had =
helped the miller of Allerton to peck his stone, saw Bishop run away =
from the door: "on going in he saw a long crooked great wire in the key =
hole and a double brown thread fastened to the shuttle of the lock with =
another crooked wire tied to the string, and under he found a stick with =
a notch in one end of it; he further saith that he tried whether he =
could unlock the door with those instruments which he did do very =
readily, but wanted skill to lock him againe, but he believeth that the =
same instruments will both lock and unlock many locks."  John Bishop =
being examined denied all knowledge of the instruments and of every =
particular alleged.

>From "Somerset Quarter Sessions Records"

I am lucky enough to live in Taunton, where our local lending library =
has a good selection of books of "local interest" (as well as an =
excellent reference library)!  Seems selfish to keep the good bits to =
myself!

Sue

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hardly on a par with dear Stanley's =
"Trip Down=20
Wedmore Memory Lane", more Quarter Sessions extracts:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN =
lang=3DEN-US>Uppon prooffe=20
made to this Court by one Sarah Castle late servant to one Mr. Frauncis =
James=20
Minister of the parishe of Wedmore in this Countie that the said James =
doth=20
deteyne from her one greene gowne, two redd petticoats, a blew =
petticoate, and a=20
redd whittle which were given to her by the late wife of the said =
Frauncis James=20
a little before her death; and that the said Mr. James doth likewise =
deteyne=20
from her a black cap, a smock, a halfe smock, twoe paire of gloves, the =
one=20
leather and the other yarne, a pair of blew stockings, twoe Lynnen =
capps, the=20
one Holland and the other dowlas, which goods the said Sara often =
demaunded of=20
the said Mr. James and his now wife but they refused to deliver the same =
untill=20
the said Sarah should have it by law, and further that the said Mr. =
James owed=20
her the said Sarah 21sh. for the rem[ainder] of wages due to her for her =

service, this Court doth order in the presence of the said Mr. James =
that the=20
said Mr. James shall forthwith deliver unto the said Sarah the said =
goods by him=20
deteyned from her or the true vallew of the same, and shall likewise =
then alsoe=20
pay unto her the said 21sh., and in case the said Mr. James shall refuse =
to doe=20
the same the next Justice of the peace to Wedmore aforesaid is desired =
to graunt=20
out a warrant of the good behaviour against the said Mr. =
James.
From =93Somerset=20
Quarter Sessions Records, General Sessions of the Peace, Ivelchester,=20
19th April 1653=94
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
Uppon reading of=20
the petition of Agnes Vagge wife of Richard Vagge of Crickham in the =
parish of=20
Wedmore in this County shewing That the said Richard Vagge had a child =
by the=20
petitioner which child the said Richard Vagge was ordered to keepe and =
mainteyne=20
att his owne charges (the said Richard Vagge and his wife now living =
asunder),=20
and the said Agnes affirming that the said child since itt was att the =
finding=20
of the said Richard Vagge hath been much abused, In which respect the =
said Agnes=20
out of motherly care to the said child hath desired to have the said =
child home=20
to live and bee mainteyned by her, soe that she have a contribution from =
the=20
said Vagge towards the charge thereof and for that ye said Richard Vagge =
and his=20
wife having mutually referred themselves to this Court therein; This =
Court doth=20
therefore by and with the consent of the said Richard Vagge and his wife =
order=20
that the said child shall forthwith bee delivered to the said Agnes =
Vagge to bee=20
provided for and kept, and that from the time of such deliverye forwards =
the=20
said Richard Vagge shall pay unto the said Agnes ye monethly sume of 5sh =

(accompting 12 monethes to the yeare) for and during the terme of the =
naturall=20
life of the said Richard Vagge; and in case the said Richard Vagge shall =
refuse=20
to yeeld obedience to this order made by his owne consent as aforesaid, =
The next=20
Justice of the peace to Wedmore aforesaid is desired to bind over the =
said=20
Richard Vagge to the next Generall Sessions of the peace to bee held for =
this=20
County after such his refusal then and there to answer the =
same.
From =93Somerset=20
Quarter Sessions Records, General Sessions of the Peace, Ivelchester,=20
24th April 1655=94
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>52.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Deposition of William Churchouse of =
Yarley in=20
Wookey, made to William Smith 21st Dec. 1657, that he found =
some=20
beans, which had been taken out of his barn, in the hall of William =
Hawkins of=20
the same place.&nbsp; Edith the =
wife of=20
William Hawkins after first saying that she had leased them, confessed =
that she=20
had taken them.
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>53.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Confession of Jane Daye of Compton =
Bishop=20
concerning her present condition, made to William Smith 2nd =
Dec.=20
1657.
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>54.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Information of Warde Collins tythingman =
of=20
Wedmore, made to William Smith 4th Dec. 1657, that having =
been=20
threatened in his effort to serve a warrant on Mary Newman, he had been =
obliged=20
to go to her house with a guard, and then was threatened with a =93long =
wayne=20
peeke=94 by one William Bowle.
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>55.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Confession of Mary Gover of Pilton =
concerning her=20
present condition, made to William Smith 23rd Nov. =
1657.
<SPAN=20
lang=3DEN-US>56.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Complaint of William Durson of Allerton =
given to=20
William Smith 11th Nov. 1657, that he suspects John Bishop =
tailer to=20
have stolen divers pewter dishes and other goods out of his house.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; John Pitman, who lodged at =
Durson=92s=20
house, going home early in the morning after he had helped the miller of =

Allerton to peck his stone, saw Bishop run away from the door: =93on =
going in he=20
saw a long crooked great wire in the key hole and a double brown thread =
fastened=20
to the shuttle of the lock with another crooked wire tied to the string, =
and=20
under he found a stick with a notch in one end of it; he further saith =
that he=20
tried whether he could unlock the door with those instruments which he =
did do=20
very readily, but wanted skill to lock him againe, but he believeth that =
the=20
same instruments will both lock and unlock many locks.=94<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>John Bishop being examined =
denied all=20
knowledge of the instruments and of every particular alleged.</SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN =
lang=3DEN-US>From=20
=93Somerset Quarter Sessions Records=94<BR=20
style=3D"PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always; mso-special-character: line-break"=20
clear=3Dall></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN =
lang=3DEN-US><FONT=20
face=3DArial>I am lucky enough to live in Taunton, where our local =
lending library=20
has a good selection of books of "local interest" (as well as an =
excellent=20
reference library)!&nbsp; Seems selfish to keep the good bits to=20
myself!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN =
lang=3DEN-US><FONT=20
face=3DArial></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><SPAN =
lang=3DEN-US><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Sue</FONT></P></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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