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  • Diary for the period 22-24 April 1735. William travels from Caernarfon to Beaumaris where he will take part in the Court of Great Sessions. The jury is called and returned by Hugh Price.
Diary of William Bulkeley, Brynddu, Llanfechell, vol. 1, 1734-43 [p. 73, image 6 of 18]
  • Diary for the period 24-26 April 1735. William attended the court at Beaumaris, where he was sworn in as one of the jurors. He writes that he 'paid the ordinary custom of dropping a shilling in the glove upon being sworn'. The following day a cattle fair was held at Llannerch-y-medd, which William describes as 'the poorest fair ... as hath been seen in the memory of man'. The Judge, Grand Jury and court officials dined at the Bull's Head, Beaumaris. The Court reconvened the following day and heard a number of criminal cases. Two of the convicted were ordered to be burnt in their hands, while John Prichard, a burglar and felon, was condemned to be hanged.
Diary of William Bulkeley, Brynddu, Llanfechell, vol. 1, 1734-43 [p. 74, image 7 of 18]