market, unlawfully did regrate the faid feven loads of wheat, and fell the faid feven loads of wheat again to one J. R. at and for the price or fum of two pounds, twelve fhillings and fixpence, for each and every load of the faid feven loads of wheat, with an allowance of five fhillings to be thrown back by the faid W. J. to the faid J. R. from the whole price of the faid feven loads of the faid wheat, in contempt of our said lord the king and his laws, to the evil example of all other perfons in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our lord the king, his crown and dignity. And the jurors aforefaid, on their oath aforefaid, (6thCount) do further prefent that the faid W. J. afterwards, to wit, on the faid twenty-ninth day of November, in the fortyfirst year aforefaid, at the parish aforefaid, within the borough aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, in a certain market there called St. A.'s market, unlawfully did buy, ob. tain, and get into his hands and poffeffion of and from the faid L. L. the younger, a large quantity, to wit, seven loads of wheat of the growth and produce of this kingdom of Great Britain, at and for the price or fum of forty-five fhillings for each and every load of the faid feven loads of wheat, the faid feven loads of wheat being brought to the faid market, by the faid L. L. the younger, there to be fold: and afterwards, to wit, on the fame twenty-ninth day of November, in the year aforefaid, at the parifh aforefaid, within the borough aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, in the fame market, unlawfully did regrate a large quantity, to wit, the faid feven loads of wheat, and fell the faid feven loads of wheat again to one J. R. at and for the price or fum of two pounds, twelve fhillings and fixpence, for each and every load of the faid feven loads of wheat, five fhillings, part of the whole amount of the price of the faid feven loads of wheat, being thrown back and allowed by the faid W. J. to the faid J. R. in contempt of our faid lord the king and his laws, to the evil example of all other perfons in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of

(7th Count) our lord the king, his crown and dignity. And the jurors afore faid, on their oath aforefaid, do further present that the said W. J. afterwards, to wit, on the fame twen y-ninth day of November, in the forty-first year aforefaid, at the parish aforefaid, within the borough aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, in a certain market called St. A.'s market, there unlawfully did buy, obtain, and get into his hands and poffeffion, of and from the faid L. L. the younger, a large quantity, to wit, feven loads of wheat of the growth and produce of this kingdom of Great Britain, (the faid feven loads being brought to the faid market by the faid L. L. the younger, there to be fold) at and for the price or fum of fortythree fhillings for each and every load of the faid feven loads of wheat, and afterwards, to wit, on the said twenty-ninth day of November, in the year aforefaid, at the parish aforefaid, within the borough aforefaid, in the county aforefaid, in the fame market, unlawfully did regrate the said seven loads of the fame wheat, and fell the faid feven loads of wheat again to one J. R. at and for the price or fum of two pounds, twelve fhillings, and fixpence, for each and every load of the faid feven loads of wheat, with an allowance or throwing back from the faid W. J. to the faid J. R. of five fhillings from the amount of the price of the whole faid feven loads of wheat, in contempt of our faid lord the king and his laws, to the evil example of all other persons in the like cafe offending, and against the peace of our faid lord the king, his crown and dignity which faid indictment our faid lord the king, afterwards for certain reafons caused to be brought before him, to be determined according to the law and custom of England; wherefore the fheriff of the said county of H. is commanded that he do not forbear by reason of any liberty in his bailiwick, but that he cause him to come to answer to our faid lord the king, touching and concerning the premises aforefaid; and now, that is to fay, on Friday next, after the morrow of the Holy Trinity, in

this fame term, before our faid lord the king at Westminster cometh the faid W. J. by H. B. his clerk in court, and having heard the faid indictment read, faith, that our faid lord the king ought not any farther to impeach him, the said W. on occafion of the premises whereof he is by the faid indictment accused, because he faith, that the faid indictment and the matters therein contained, are not fufficient in law to compel him, the faid W. to answer thereto, and that no process upon the faid indictment ought by the law to be made against him, the said W. and this he is ready to verify; wherefore he prays the judgment of the court here, and that he may be difmiffed, and difcharged from the faid indictment; and the faid coroner and attorney of our faid lord the king, who for our faid lord the king in this behalf profecuteth, doth not join in demurrer in law with the faid W. J. nor doth he fay any thing further in the premises: whereupon all and fingular the premises being feen and fully understood by the court of our faid lord the king now here, for that no one came on the behalf of our faid lord the king, further to inform the court here in the premises, or to join in demurrer in law with the faid W. J. it is confidered and adjudged by the faid court here, that the faid W. J. be difmiffed, and difcharged by the court here of and from the premises above fpecified in the faid indictment and that he depart without day.*

+

Pleas before our lord the king, at Weftminster, of Tri- Iffue on an nity term, in the forty-fecond year of the reign of our fovereign lord George the third, by the grace of God of the

against the inhabitants of a parish for not repairing a road; and plea of not guilty. *The indictment was compromised, and this judgment was entered by confent.

+ See note at the foot of page 246.

indictment (removed from the feffions,)

united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith.

Amongst the pleas of the king. Roll. SOMERSETSHIRE. A. Some time ago, that is to mongst the indictmentsfay, on Wednesday the thirof this term. No teenth day of January, in the forty-fecond year of the reign of our fovereign lord George the third, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and in the year of our lord one thoufand eight hundred and two, at the general quarter feffions of the peace of our fovereign lord the king, held at the city of W. in and for the county of S. before J. B. B. efquire, chairman, fir J. C. H. fir A. U. baronets, M. B. J. S. R. T. C. T.S. J. T. S. C. G.T. P. S. J. R. C. H. P. C. J. T. J.T. efquires, G. W. L. dean of W. J. T. archdeacon of T. J. S. W. B. H. G. clerks, and others their companions, juftices of our faid lord the king, affigned to keep the peace of ourfaid lord the king in and for the county of S. aforefaid, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trefpaffes and other mifdemeanors done or perpetrated in the fame county and fo forth, upon the oath of twelve jurors, good and lawful men of the county aforefaid, then and there fworn and charged to enquire as well for our fovereign lord the king, as for the body of the whole county of S. it was presented as followeth, that is to fay, County of S. the jurors for our faid lord the king upon their oath present, that there now is a certain common king's highway, leading from C. M. in the county of S. towards and unto the town of B. in the county aforefaid, used for all the fubjects of our lord the king, with their horfes, coaches, carts and carriages, to go, return and pafs at their will, and that a certain part of the fame common king's highway fituate, lying and being in the parish of N. C. in the county of S. aforefaid, to wit, from the entrance into a drove called D. B. at a place called P. D. oppofite J. F.'s house, containing

taining in length three quarters of a mile, and in breadth thirty feet, extending from thence in a northern direction as far as N. C. B. on the twelfth day of January, in the forty-fecond year of the reign of our fovereign lord George the third, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, and from thence continually afterwards to the day of taking this inquifition, at the parish of N. C. aforefaid, in the county of S. aforefaid, was, and yet is very ruinous, broken and in great decay for want of due reparation and amendment of the fame, so that the fubjects of our faid lord the king through the fame way with their horfes, coaches, carts and carriages could not, during the time aforefaid, nor yet can go, return or pass as they ought and were wont to do, to the great damage and common nuifance of all the subjects of our faid lord the king through the fame highway, going, returning or paffing, and against the peace of our faid lord the now king, his crown and dignity. And that the inhabitants of the faid parish of N. C. in the faid county of S. the said part of the said common highway fo in decay, ought to repair and amend when and so often as it shall be neceffary; which faid indictment our faid lord the king afterwards for certain reasons caused to be brought before him, to be determined according to the law and cuftom of England; wherefore the sheriff of the faid county of S. is commanded that he do not forbear by reafon of any liberty in his bailiwick, but that he cause them to come to answer to our faid lord the king, touching and concerning the premises aforefaid; and now, that is to fay, on Friday next after the morrow of the Holy Trinity in this fame term, before our said lord the king at W. come W. P. and W. B. two of the inhabitants of the faid parish of N. C. for themselves and the reft of the inhabitants of the faid parish by J. O. J. their clerk in court, and having heard the faid indictment read they fay, that the inhabitants of the faid parish of N. C. are not guilty thereof, and

hereupon