pete edwards
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Hi all 
Posted a few of these before, you lot seem to like them, anybody deciepher this lot.
1763, July.
T.B., Assault, St. Leonards. Do., Do. T.B. agst. a labourer, Wellington, employed by his master to take coals to Shrewsbury, sold them for his own profit (guilty, fined 6d.). T.B., Assault, Wroxeter, agst. a labourer of "wicked and diabolical disposition," broke a man's leg by throwing timber at it (not guilty). T.B. for chasing, killing and destroying a tup sheep, Wroxeter (not guilty). Preent. by Constable, Ollerton, for pounding a brook on high road. Do. of Chirk Bridge. Do. by C. of Aston Botterell, "I present Temathy Child for Recetting (sic) William Taster and his famyly and Cattle, and for 3 severll out Chries besides 14 May , and 03 May -- ones and as many on the Sunday, 15 21 May , and sweering and cursing all nite and Sunday 22 May the same, and 25 May all the same, 10 Jun the same, besides 2 seeverall times blood shed, 10 Jun and 11 Jun , and for cuting and for stealing a nash out of my heeg, Richard Millichap." Do., Present of foot bridge over Moreton brook, Oswestry hundred. T.B., Assault, Stoke St. Milboro' (not guilty). T.B., Man at Ryton exercising the art mystery or manual occupation of a butcher without having served 7 years as apprentice.Similar bill, Ellesmere and Baschurch. No T.B., Assault, Bettws. Precept to H. Sheriff for Jurors. List of Coroners, Bailiffs, &c., &c.
What is our court records going to look like to to our offspring in about 250 years time,  . at least our ancestors had a sense of drama,
Pete
p.s. If you think that your ancestor was up to no good in the Shropshire area, give us a shout and and i will see if he is on there.
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Edwards, mainly Cound, Frodesely, Acton Burnell. Pitchford. and surrounding villages, Shropshire, / Rowe, Cound, / Littlehales, Berrington, Shropshire / Radford, Dublin, / Maguire, Acton Burnell, / Rudge, Frodesely, /
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