272 Records of the Rising in the West, A.D. 1655. 
William Strode, of Wincanton, in the county of Somerset, gent. Acquitted by 
verdict of the petty jury. 
On the third indictment. 
Henry Collyer, of Staple Langford, in the County of Wilts, gent. Confessed 
the fact upon his arraignment. 
William Wake, late of Blandford, in Dorsetshire, gent. Confessed the fact 
upon his arraignment. 
Christopher Havilend, late of Langton, in the County of Dorset, labourer. 
Confessed the fact upon his arraignment. 
Hans Stiver, late of New Sarum, in the County of Wilts, gent. Found guilty 
by verdict of the petty jury. 
James Horsington, alias Huish, late of New Sarum, gent. Found guilty by 
verdict of the petty jury. 
John Giles, alias Hobbs, late of New Sarum, yeoman. Found guilty by verdict 
of the petty jury. 
Abraham Wilson, late of the same, cutler. Found guilty by verdict of the 
petty jury. 
Joseph Collier, late of Steeple Langford, gent. Confessed the fact upon his 
arraignment. 
Richard Browne. Found guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 
Nicholas Brodgate, late of Blandford Forum, yeoman. Acquitted by the petty 
jury. 
Marcellus Rivers, late of Bensted, in the County of Southampton, gent. The 
grand jury did not find the bill against him. 
26 prisoners condemned. 
3 acquitted. 
1 ignoramus by the grand jury, viz., Rivers. 
On comparing this list with that furnished to the Government by 
Disbrowe,! we find that not a third of the 109 persons then in 
custody were brought to trial at this assize ; supposing the above 
to be perfect, as it apparently is. In the second indictment 
William Jenkins, of Fordingbridge, in Hampshire, gent., is a fresh 
name. In the third indictment Nicholas Brodgate, yeoman, may 
be the same person as “ Richard” the husbandman, and Marcellus 
Rivers, of Benstead, as “ Joseph ” of that ilk in the first catalogue. 
Of the last individual we shall have somewhat to say bye and bye. 
Somewhat of what happened at Exeter we glean from the Attorney- 
General’s letter to Thurloe written on the Saturday (April Pibt) 
‘Sir, 
I have not of late received any directions from you concerninge oure 
prisoners, which hath beene much expected by my selfe and the judges, in 
answere to what I wrote you from Salisburie and Dorchester. I have forborne 
1See p. 139, sup. 
