Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/192/5
Document: 25
Dec 26, 1782
Crime

Montgomery, Llanfyllin

Theft from the dwelling house of Richard Davies, innholder, of food, blended corn, and a bag which the prosecutor had bought at the former's house. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Theft from dwelling house

Accused
Morris Ellis, Labourer
Montgomery, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, co. Mont. 1
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Jones, Llanwddyn, innholder
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.

Punishment:
Prays benefit of clergy, to be whipped and imprisoned for 3 months2

Other:
Al, E, R

  • 1 Parish given in related documents within the same Gaol File preferred over parish given in the indictment.
  • 2 Sentence added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/528/7
Document: 5
Dec 31, 1782
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
William Davies, Yeoman
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Young
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/528/7
Document: 5
Dec 31, 1782
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Riot and assault. Indicted with his son. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
William Davies, Yeoman
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Young
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/528/7
Document: 5
Dec 31, 1782
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
James Miles, Unspecified
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Young
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/528/7
Document: 5
Dec 31, 1782
Crime

Radnor, Presteigne

Riot and assault. more

Offence type: Riots and other public order offences
Specific offence: Riot and assault

Accused
Rebecca Davies, Spinster
Radnor, Presteigne
Plea:
Prosecutor
Thomas Young
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/60/4
Document: 6 1
Nov 30, 1782
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Seditious libel by publishing a pamphlet entitled 'The Principles of Government in a Dialogue between a Scholar and a Peasant", retitled "The Principles of Government in a Dialogue between a Gentleman and a Farmer", in 1783. The pamphlet had been written by the prisoner's eminent brother-in-law, Sir William Jones. Prisoner supported in defending the indictment by the Society for Constitutional Information of which his brother-in-law was a member. As it was possible that the jury had been biased by the circulation of another pamphlet ( included in this file ) on the subject of the role of jurors, the trial was moved to Shrewsbury and took place in August 1784. See NLW MSS 2598C for copies of the pamphlets and the court proceedings at Wrexham and at Shrewsbury. No indictment. See also 4/60/3/5. See also A. Cynfael Lake, 'Rhai ystyriaethau pellach ynghylch awduraeth 'Yr Anterliwt Goll', NLWJ Cyfrol 27 (1992); Emyr Wyn Jones, 'Yr Anterliwt Goll.....(LL.G.C. 1984 ); and Emyr Wyn Jones, 'Diocesan Discord, a family affair, St Asaph, 1779-1786'; [Emyr Wyn Jones], 1988. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Sedition (including seditious intent to incite)

Accused
Rev. William Dav Shipley, Clergyman/Dean of St Asaph
Denbigh, Henllan
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
William Jones, Ruthin, attorney/under sheri
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
P, A, M, Wa, Pamphlet

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/387/8
Document: 2
Nov 30, 1782
Crime

Brecon, Defynnog

Theft of a gun belonging to prosecutor, prisoner's employer. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of firearms

Accused
William Thomas, Yeoman
Brecon, Llywel
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
John Thomas, Defynnog, gent
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
E, R, J

From file: 4/903/1
Document: 30 1
Nov 30, 1782
Crime

Unspecified, Unspecified

Forgery of a deed, conveying prosecutor's land to prisoner. Deed later taken as credit to buy hops in co. Her. Indictment missing. more

Offence type: Offences against the State and against the currency
Specific offence: Forgery

Accused
John David, Yeoman
Cardigan, Llanbadarn Trefeglwys
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Hughes, esq.
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.2

Punishment:

Other:
A, R; Ca(in 4/903/2)

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
  • 2 Verdict added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.
From file: 4/625/5
Document: 78 1
Dec 31, 1782
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of food, wheat and barley belonging to Mary John, Llangyfelach and Jennet Williams from the mill of William Buse, Llangyfelach, miller. No indictment. His sister also suspected. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of food, including harvested crops

Accused
John Buse, Unspecified
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/625/5
Document: 78 1
Dec 31, 1782
Crime

Glamorgan, Llangyfelach

Theft of food, wheat and barley belonging to Mary John, Llangyfelach and Jennet Williams from the mill of William Buse, Llangyfelach, miller. No indictment. Her brother also suspected. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of food, including harvested crops

Accused
Cathreen Buse, Unspecified
Glamorgan, Llangyfelach
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
E, R

  • 1 Details about offence are given but there is no indictment. In such cases 'No indictment' will be included in the 'Crime' field.
From file: 4/303/2
Document: 3
Jan 1, 1783
Crime

Meirioneth, Corwen

Assault. more

Offence type: Offences against the person (excluding sexual offences)
Specific offence: Assault (including wounding, but not malicious wounding)

Accused
John Jones, Yeoman
Meirioneth, Corwen
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Roger Jones
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
W, J, P, Al, R

From file: 4/745/4
Document: 81
Jan 1, 1783
Crime

Carmarthen, Carmarthen

Libel of prosecutor in a work called Lines on J Trot calling him a cheat, polluted with crime a Presbyter devil and other names and including his behaviour as common councilman and chamberlain of Carmarthen. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Libel

Accused
Joseph Maund, Hatter
Carmarthen, Carmarthen
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Thomas Williams, Carmarthen, mercer
Result

Verdict:
Guilty.1

Punishment:
1 month imprisonment and to pay surety2

Other:
J; W; A(in 4/745/2); R(in 4/745/1)

  • 1 Verdict added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
  • 2 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.