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town crier to do so ; and frequently trying to induce men to join 

 tliern ; finally the fight at South Molton. Supposing the Judges to 

 be correct in their law, how could there be any other verdict ? 



The following list of Exeter prisoners, and what happened to them 

 is g-iven in the Thurloe Papers, vol. iii , p. 394. 



" Devon, ff. The names of the prisoners indicted, attainted, and condemned 

 for high treason, in levying war against the lord protector and government, &c, 

 at the general gaole delivery holden at the castle of Exeter, the 18th of April, 

 1655. 



On the first indictment. 

 John Penruddock, of Compton Chamberlaine in the County of Wilts, Esq. ; 



challenged twenty-eight of the persons impannelled for the petty jury. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 Hugh Grove of Chissenbury in the County of Wilts, gentleman. He also 



challenged the array. Found guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 Robert Duke of Stuckton, in the County of Southampton, gent. Found guilty 



by verdict of the petty jury. 

 Richard Rives, of Rimpton, in the County of Southampton, gent. Found guilty 

 Francis Jones, late of Beddington in the County of Surrey, gent. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 Thomas Fitzjames, late of Hanley in the County of Dorset, gent. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 George Duke, late of Stuckton, in Hampshire, gent. Found guilty by verdict 



of the petty jury. 



Edward Davy, late of London, gent. Found guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 Thomas Poulton, late of Pewsey in Wiltshire, innholder. Found guilty by 



verdict of the petty jury. 

 Francis Bennet, late of Killington in Somersetshire, gent. Acquitted by the 



petty jury. 



On the second indictment. 

 Edward Willis, late of New Sarum, in the County of Wilts, innholder. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 Nicholas Mussel, late of Steeple Langford, in the said County, yeoman. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 William Jenkins, of Fordingbridge, in Hampshire, gent. Confessed the faot 



on his arraignment. 



Thomas Hilliard, of Upton, in the County of Southampton, yeoman. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 Robert Harris, late of Blanford in the County of Dorset, cordwainer. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 John Biby, of Compton Chamberlaine, in the County of Wilts, gent. Found 



guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 

 John Cooke, of Potterne, in Wilts. It appeared upon the evidenoo, that he 



was one of those that took the judges. Found guilty by verdict of the petty 



jury. 



John Haynes, trumpeter. Found guilty by verdict of the petty jury. 



