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Special Commission
held at Monmouth the
10th December & adjourned to
the 31st December 1839

The Queen
against

Thomas Davies
For Conspiracy and Riot

~ Brief for the Prosecution
[In left margin] Indictment For conspiring on 1st October and other days at Bedwellty
with others to make insurrrections &c and obstruct the Laws and prevent
their due execution and to procure arms for more effectually carrying
into effect their conspiracy - That prisoner with others on 1st Nov[embe]r
assembled armed with Guns &c and made a great riot and broke
open divers Dwelling houses and beat and illtreated divers liege -
subjects and seized and took divers quantities of arms and therewith
further armed themselves against the peace &c
[In left margin}
2[n]d Count
For conspiring to make insurrections - obstruct the Laws and prevent
their due execution
[In left margin]
3[r]d Count
For a Riot -



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