200 "Javelins" and "Javelin Men." 



shillings a day, but he had also to maintain them during the 

 Assizes and pay the cost of conveying them from Devizes to the 

 towns where the Assizes were held and back again when they 

 were over. 



There are still a few persons living in Devizes who can 

 remember the Javelin men, and they tell me it was an imposing 

 sight when the judge in the High Sheriff's coach proceeded from 

 the judge's house in Sidmonth Street (now known as Handel 

 House) to the Assize Courts escorted by Captain Birch some 

 yards in front of the coach and jnst behind him were H. George* 

 trumpeter, on one side, and G. Andrews, trumpeter, on the other 

 side. Then came the High Sheriffs coach, and equally divided — 

 eight on each side of it were — 



E. Eutter, javelin man (sexton of St. Mary's Church. 



E. Logdon ,, „ (sexton of St. James's Church). 

 Gr. Cole ,, „ (carpenter). 



F. Bristowe „ „ „ 

 W. Eutter „ 



Jas. Mullings „ ,, (basket maker) 



John Mullings „ „ „ 



J. Coleman „ „ (bootmaker). 



J. Coleman „ „ (dairyman) . 



G. Fowles „ „ (gardener). 

 T. Fennel „ 



T. Hunter „ „ „ 



J. Long ,, ,, (landlord of the Eising Sun Inn). 



J. Dyke „ „ (sawyer). 



G. Odey 



J. Noyes „ „ (bootmaker) . 

 The above are the names and occupations of the last javelin 

 men in Devizes ; and of the whole number — as far as I can 

 ascertain — only one is now (March, 1909,) alive, viz., E. Eutter, 

 who, aged 82, is living at Oare. 1 



1 Since the above was written it has been discovered that E. Eutter has 

 removed to Wootton Rivers ; also that Jas. Mullings, now living in Devizes 

 (August, 1909), has acted as deputy for his father and uncle, when the latter 

 were unable to attend. 





