| Description | Bill of indictment of Thomas Pearson late of Easingwold bailiff and Francis Thompson of Thormanby yeoman for assaulting Elizabeth wife of Robert Plumer. Pearson as bailiff to Hugh Bethell esquire sheriff of the county of York, and Thompson also threatened her, saying that she would be ruined as they had a writ against her, and so extorting £4 14s 6d from her
Offences committed at Thormanby on 10 October 1734
Endorsed with names of witnesses and [we] "doe find this inditement, but Thomas Pearson sayes that the oreginall writ is in Mr Deusbary office, so wee think that Thomas Pearson is not much to blame"
With presentment at the Quarter Sessions held at Easingwold on 14 January 1734/5 |