Quarter Session Records for the County of Somerset Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...and whereas this Court is informed of the ill usage and mercilesse dealinge of the sayd Kingston towards his sayd Apprentice by his often beatinge and ill intreatinge of him wherby the sayd Nashion hath binn often in corpfill feare of his life, etc. Order discharging the said john Nashion from his sayd Apprentishipp. S.R., lxvi, 67. 11. Whereas this Court is informed vppon the humble peticon of johann Watts, widdow, that whereas her late husband Thomas Watts, died seised of a coppyhold tenemente pcell of the mannor of Veston in the sayd Countie of Soiiisett and was allsoe possessed of diverse other goods and chattels at the tyme of his death which sayd coppyhold tenemente the sayd johann Watts ought by the Custome of the same mannor to haue duringe her widdowhood, and ought to haue the sayd goods and chattels as Administratr to her sayd husband; And Complaint beinge made vnto this Court that one Nicholas Watts and one john Poole combindinge together, and not havinge right or tytle in the sayd tenement goods or chattels, Doe neverthelesse disturbe and abuse the sayd johann Watts wherby shee cannott receaue any profitt of the sayd tenement or inioye the sayd goods. Villiam Bull and Abraham Burrell, Esq," desired to call before them the said Nicholas Watts and john Poole and such other as for ether of them shall intermeddle about the premisses, and sett downe some direct order therein as they in their discrecon shall thinke fitt, at (sic) certifie at the next Sessions what they haue doun therin and bynde thither such persons as they thinke fitt. S./., lxvi, 42, 68. 12. Whereas Roger Wytherell of Dynnington was in the first yeare of his Maties Raigne that now is bound by the Consent of his father as an Apprentice with one Tobias Rugg of...