File C569. - T. Mullins of Goathurst to J. Kemeys-tynte. He had no game to send, not being in season, and of poultry ...,

T. Mullins of Goathurst to J. Kemeys-tynte. He had no game to send, not being in season, and of poultry there was only a turkey, which might be not worth sending so late in the season; it would be better to wait till May to send deer horns; Dyer had promised to pay his fine of £180 within a fortnight; reports of riots; a mob assembled from the Stowey, Stogursey area last Monday; they came to Goathurst and went into the Royal Meadow near Halswell House to the number of 500 or 600 men, but went away harming nobody, proceeding to North Petherton and thence to Bridgewater and dispersed; the following day another mob assembled at North Petherton in about the same number and came on to Halswell, when Major Tynte met them and desired them to return to Petherton quietly, which they did; he followed them to Petherton and quietened them by getting the farmers to sign a paper, promising them wheat at 10s. per bushel, barley at 6s., peas at 6s., potatoes at 1s. per peck, bacon at 8d. per lb, butter at 8d. and cheese at 6d.; there had been riots the previous week at Ilminster, Chard and Axminster, and also at Ne[t]tlecombe near Sir John Trevelyan's [house], where two of the rioters were taken into custody; a door was opened by force and bread was taken away; these two were brought to Taunton Assizes under guard of some of the light horse which went down from Taunton; last Friday they were tried, found guilty, and sentence of death was passed on them; they were to be executed Monday (tomorrow) morning.