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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 1069
TitleAffidavits of George Hayes, Stephen Winston and William Barcole; 23 Sep. 1710
Date23 September 1710
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionAffidavit of George Hayes; states that he heard John Pheasant (shoemaker at the Dolphin Inn in Northton) say that the Queen should explain to her subjects why she 'turned my Lord Sunderland out of his place'; says that Pheasant said that the 'Queen was not Hereditary'.

Affidavit of Stephen Winston; states that he heard John Pheasant say that the Queen should 'give satisfaction to her subjects why she turned my Lord Sunderland out of his place'.

Affidavit of William Barcole; says that John Pheasant said that the Queen was a 'Rebell to her father, and headed a party at Nottingham against him'.

This document is undated; the date provided is based on internal evidence.
Termcourts, Assizes
legal cases, Crown v John Pheasant
royalty, succession
crimes, high treason
crimes, Jacobite

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA28983Spencer; Charles (c.1674-1722); 3rd Earl of Sunderland; statesman and bibliophilec.1674-1722
NA18608Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland1665-1714
NA29910Pheasant; John (fl 1710); -; of Northton; cobbler; accused of making treasonous comments against Queen Annefl 1710
NA29911Hayes; George (fl 1710); -; gent; of Northton; testified against John Pheasantfl 1710
NA29912Winston; Stephen (fl 1710); of Northton; tin plate maker; testified against John Pheasantfl 1710
NA29913Barcole; William (fl 1710); -; of Norton; barber; testified against John Pheasantfl 1710
NA15001James II (1633-1701); King of England Scotland and Ireland; succ. 1685; also styled Duke of York1633-1701
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