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Assignment of a Tyburn Ticket. 
By the Rev. C. W. SHIckieE, M.A. 
(Read January 25th, 1899.) 


















Thefts often go unpunished on account of the time and money 
which must necessarily be expended in bringing the offender 
to justice—an afternoon with the local magistrates or some days 
at Assizes is too great a tax on our busy life even though 
Taunton be the Walhala of the County, and its Hall adorned 
with busts of local worthies. But in the good old days they 
managed things better, and by the kindness of Mr. Gibbs I am 
able to lay before you an instance. 
Wm. Havard was robbed, he caught the thief and presumably 
recovered the goods, and for this was granted exemption from 
all parochial and ward offices, with power to sell the same for 
the term of his life. This he did, obtaining £6 10s. for the 
privilege. 
SoMERSET— 
These are to certify that at the Assizes and General 
_ Goal Delivery held at the Castle of Taunton in and for the 
_ County of Somerset on Saturday the thirtieth day of March 
- last James Parsons was convicted before me whose name is 
_ hereunto subscribed one of His Majestys Justices assigned to 
_ Deliver the Gaol of the County aforesaid of the prisoners therein 
being of burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house 
of William Havard at the parish of Clevedon in the County 
aforesaid on the nineteenth day of March last in the night time 
and stealing therein Goods and Chattels of the said William 
Havard of the value of One pound sixteen shillings And these 
are also to certify that the said William Havard did apprehend 
and take the said James Parsons and did prosecute him so 
apprehended and taken until he was convicted of the Felony 
aforesaid Whereupon for a reward unto the said William 
-Havard by virtue of an Act of Parliament made in the tenth 
