Cymraeg
The Accused
The Crime
The Details
From file: 4/611/6
Document: 35
Dec 28, 1737
Crime

Glamorgan, Coychurch

Breaking and entering prosecutor's house and stealing wearing apparel and money. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Breaking & entering

Accused
Margaret David, Spinster
Glamorgan, Coychurch
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Thomas, Coychurch, labourer
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

From file: 4/179/4
Document: 11
Dec 29, 1737
Crime

Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mecha

Theft of money, being rent paid by prisoner to prosecutor, prisoner being a tenant to Thomas Owen, clergyman, prosecutor's husband, who was blind. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft of personal goods (mainly wearing apparel, money and watches)

Accused
Samuel Gittins, Labourer
Montgomery, Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain
Plea:
Prosecutor
Alice Owen
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R, E

From file: 4/46/8
Document: 21 1
Nov 30, 1737
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Slander - calling Elizabeth Edwards a 'murdering whore' and that she had murdered three children. No indictment. See also no. 45 in 4/46/7? more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Slander

Accused
Nathaniel Prichard, Unspecified
Unspecified, Unspecified
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

  • 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: 4/46/8
Document: 21 1
Nov 30, 1737
Crime

Denbigh, Wrexham

Slander - calling Elizabeth Edwards a 'murdering whore' and that she had murdered three children. No indictment. more

Offence type: Others
Specific offence: Slander

Accused
Samuel Prichard, Bricklayer
Denbigh, Wrexham
Plea:
Prosecutor
Unspecified
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:

Other:
R, E

  • 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: 4/179/5
Document: 36
Dec 31, 1737
Crime

Montgomery, Newtown

Theft from a shop of cloth - swanskin and linen. more

Offence type: Larcenies
Specific offence: Theft from shops / standings in markets or fairs / from hawkers

Accused
Job Jones, Labourer
Montgomery, Newtown
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Reynold Davies, Newtown, mercer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty.

Punishment:

Other:
Ca, R, E, J

From file: 4/298/5
Document: 19
Jan 1, 1738
Crime

Meirioneth, Dolgellau

Burglary of prosecutor's dwelling house and stealing money therefrom. Prisoner formerly employed by prosecutor. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Burglary

Accused
Catherine Evans, Singlewoman
Meirioneth, Dolgellau
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Howell Jones, Dolgellau, labourer
Result

Verdict:
Not guilty of burglary, guilty of stealing

Punishment:
Transported for 14 years

Other:
J, E, R, I, Pa; O, Bo(in 4/299/1)

From file: 4/518/4
Document: 17
Jan 1, 1738
Crime

Radnor, Knighton

Unlawfully exercising a trade of a butcher without serving an apprenticeship. more

Offence type: Marketing, labour and administrative offences
Specific offence: Unlawfully exercising a trade

Accused
Barnabas Lloyd, Yeoman
Radnor, Knighton
Plea:
Prosecutor
John Morris, Joseph Nicholas
Result

Verdict:
No true bill.

Punishment:

From file: 4/376/3
Document: 12
Jan 1, 1738
Crime

Brecon, Llangynidr

Theft of sheep. more

Offence type: Capital offences against property
Specific offence: Sheep-stealing

Accused
Phillip Rosser, Yeoman
Monmouth, Bedwellty
Plea: Not guilty.
Prosecutor
Phillip Watkin
Result

Verdict:
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdi

Punishment:

Other:
J

From file: 4/736/4
Document: 2
Jan 3, 1738
Crime

Carmarthen, Llangadog

Rescue of livestock levied for a debt. Indicted with his daughter. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Rescue of livestock

Accused
Moore Prichard, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llangadog
Plea: Submits 1
Prosecutor
Lewis David
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined

Other:
J; A(in 4/736/5)

  • 1 Plea added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/736/4
Document: 2
Jan 3, 1738
Crime

Carmarthen, Llangadog

Rescue of livestock levied for a debt. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Rescue of livestock

Accused
John Moore, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llangadog
Plea: Submits 1
Prosecutor
Lewis David
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined 1/-2

Other:
J; A(in 4/736/5)

  • 1 Plea 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.
From file: 4/736/4
Document: 2
Jan 3, 1738
Crime

Carmarthen, Llangadog

Rescue of livestock levied for a debt. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Rescue of livestock

Accused
Walter Moore, Yeoman
Carmarthen, Llangadog
Plea: Submits 1
Prosecutor
Lewis David
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined

Other:
J; A(in 4/736/5)

  • 1 Plea added from related document(s) within Great Sessions records other than Gaol Files.
From file: 4/736/4
Document: 2
Jan 3, 1738
Crime

Carmarthen, Llangadog

Rescue of livestock levied for a debt. Indicted with her father. more

Offence type: Rescue, harbouring, escaping, returning from transportation
Specific offence: Rescue of livestock

Accused
Elizabeth Moore, Spinster
Carmarthen, Llangadog
Plea:
Prosecutor
Lewis David
Result

Verdict:

Punishment:
Fined 1/-1

Other:
J; A(in 4/736/5)

  • 1 Sentence added from a document in a Gaol File other than the Gaol File which contains the indictment.