A Jeggo Miscellany
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Contents: . John Jegon to Wm Jego
Grant 1668 . Essex Quarter Sessions
. Essex Assize Files . Jago
in Chigwell . Joseph Jeggo Damaging Leeks
. Kelly's Essex Directory .
Terence
Jeggo Prison Riot Settlement .
Note Regarding Sums of Money quoted in the Essex Record Office online catalogue
SEAX
A previous edition of this web page (3 February 2002) stated that sums
of money involving pounds were quoted incorrectly in the ERO online catalogue
SEAX. . When the ERO website was visited again on 11 February
2003 SEAX had recently been upgraded and the errors I had previously noted
had been corrected.
Glossary
Ignoramus: the endorsement formerly made by a Grand Jury upon
a bill or indictment presented to them, when they considered the evidence
for the prosecution insufficient to warrant the case going to a petty jury.
- Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
True Bill: a bill of indictment found by a Grand Jury to
be supported by sufficient evidence to justify the hearing of a case.
- OED
Calendar of Sible Hedingham Charity Deeds
(SEAX Ref: T/A 225/71)
5 October 1668. Grant of reversion for natural love, etc..
John Jegon of Sible Hedingham clerk, to his son, William Jego,
gent., both of Sible Hedingham.
Messuage and croft between Prayor Field and highway leading from the
High Street to the church; croft between High Field and Highway leading
to the church; croft called Blakes alias Blackacre (1a.) near the dwelling
house of John Jegon, all in Sible Hedingham.
ESSEX SESSIONS ROLLS
The Sessions Rolls are actual physical rolls. The following entries
are from "Calendar of County Records" produced (as an archivist at the
Essex Record Office told me) by professional archivists for Essex County
Council so as to have available a ready reference (in legible modern script,
and in English as opposed to Latin) to all historical legal records, for
legal purposes. They are a précis of the original text on the rolls,
not a transcript, but all the salient points have been extracted;
only legal verbosity has been pruned. (See Sessions
Roll 253 for a typical list of contents.)
N.B. SEAX is the name of the on-line catalogue of
the Essex Record Office (ERO).
Sessions Roll 171 - Easter 1605 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 171)
Sessions held 11 and 12 April, 3 James I
23. 17 Feb.1605. Recognizances of Richard Morecrofte and Henry
Ellis of Coggeshall, weavers, for John Jeggs of the same, sawyer,
and Judith his wife to keep the peace towards Thomas Gray of the same.
Before Sir Henry Maxey, knt. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 171/23)
Sessions Roll 203 - Midsummer 1613 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 203)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Thursday and
Friday after the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul, being 1 and 2 July
1613.
54, 55. Jury list and presentment for the hundreds of Hinckford and
Witham.
"Ford bridge" which hath usually been made by "Nether Yeldom" Tilbury
and Ridgewell, very dangerous for the country, which requires speedy necessity
to be made (lying in the said three parishes of Yeldham and Tilbury).
Rich. Batman of Toppesfield (tailor), for not coming to his parish
church for 2 years and upwards (nor to any other church 12 months past).
A bridge lying by "Tarling mill" leading from there to Boreham, very
dangerous (to be made by Sir Thomas Mildmay bart. by reason of his tenure
of the mill).
Alice Grove of Hatfield Peverel for victualling unlicensed (spinster).
Edw. Jego of Castle Hedingham, for not scouring his ditch in
the highway lying against "the new parcke", 12 rods, which is a very great
annoyance to the highway leading from Hedingham to Sudbury. (SEAX
Ref: Q/SR 203/54,55)
Sessions Roll 223 - Epiphany 1619 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 223)
106. MEMORANDUM. 7 January, 1619 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 223/106)
Tho. Whitbye, Reg. Elkyn, William Smythe, Thomas Elkyn, John Homes,
Francis Barne, to remain in Gaol.
Tho. Humfrey, Robert Howell, committed to Gaol for counterfeit passports.
Tho. Orton committed to Gaol for counterfeiting a "levari".
John Tabor, commited by the Sheriff until he pay the fine of £20
and for his good behaviour. Fine to be estreated.
Repentance Rowland, William Gray, whipped and delivered.
Simon Kinge whipped, Thomas Branham, George Stanes, John Waskett, Nathl.
Jego,
Andrew Wisemere, all committed to the House of Correction.
Sessions Roll 253 - Easter 1626 (SEAX Ref. No: Q/SR
253)
General Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Thursday after the
Close of Easter being 20 April 1626.
1-12. WRITS ...
13-46. INDICTMENTS ...
47-60. PRESENTMENTS ...
61. CALENDAR of the prisoners sent to the House of Correction
62-101. RECOGNIZANCES for the appearance of the principals at this
Sessions, except where otherwise stated.
70. 3 March. John Jeggo tinker, Rob. Allison and Tho.
Sutton, clothiers, all of Great Coggeshall; Jeggo to appear.
Added: Jeggo is bound over by the information of Isaac Warren
of Great Coggeshall weaver. Defaulted; estreated. (SEAX
Ref. No: Q/SR 253/70)
102-3. WRIT ...
104. INFORMATION ...
105. JURY LIST for ...
106. MEMORANDUM ...
107. WRAPPER
Sessions Roll 261 - Easter 1628 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 261)
General Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Thursday after the
Close of Easter, being 24 April 1628
100. DRAFT MEMORANDUM. "Names of the prisoners".
John Jeggo, for a bastard for want of sureties (for good behaviour
for 6 months). (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 261/100)
Sessions Roll 263 - Michaelmas 1628 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 263)
General Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Thursday, 2 October
1628
36. 16 July 1628 Recognizance of John Jego, tinker,
Jos.Reeve clothier, both of Great Coggeshall, and Peter Coxall of Copford
miller; Jego to answer for begetting the bastard child of Elizabeth
Webb of Little Coggeshall widow where with she chargeth him. (SEAX
Ref: Q/SR 263/36)
38. 5 July. Jos. Reeve, Tho. Gray and Tho. Reeve, all of
Great Coggeshall, clothiers; Jos. to answer for keeping an unlicensed
alehouse. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 263/38)
Sessions Roll 301 - Midsummer 1638 (SEAX Ref. No: Q/SR 301)
General Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 10 July, 1638
14-33. INDICTMENTS. True bill in every case. Witness
omitted if person against whom offence committed.
21,22. Matthew Jeggo of Sible Hedingham labr., 30 March (21)
and 1 April (22), about the 12th. (11th.) hour of the night, burglariously
entered the dwelling houses of Matthew Butcher (and Wm. Harrington) there
and put them in fear of their lives, and stole 18 cheeses worth 30s. and
10 lbs of butter worth 2s. (6 bushels (modios) of malt worth 24s.,
a bushel of wheat worth 4s. and a sack worth 18d. Pleads not guilty.
Acquitted. (SEAX Ref. No: Q/SR 301/21,22)
120. 10 July. GAOL CALENDAR. "In the Common Gaol."
Matthew Jeggo. (He is indicted for two burglaries and is to
remain in Gaol till the next Sessions.) (SEAX Ref. No: Q/SR 301/120)
...
Examined by John Cole, Deputy Clerk of the Peace.
Sessions Roll 419 - Easter 1669 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 419)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 20
April 1669
37. 21 January 1669. Indictment of Henry Jegon gent., Samuel
Killingworth esq., Thomas Jiggs and James Osborne labourers, all
of "Heddingham Sibley", 21 January, riotously assaulted William Jegon gentleman
there. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 419/37)
Sessions Roll 438 - Epiphany 1678 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 438)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 15
January, 1677/8
29. Presentment by Hundreds of Hinckford and Witham. (SEAX
Ref: Q/SR 438/29)
Matthew Jeggoe of "Sebbel Heningham", for warning petty jurymen
to the Quarter Sessions and taking bribes, having no authority, of John
Cooke and Isaac Cooke of "Pedmarsh" (being 5s.)
Rich. Copsey of Twinstead, for digging up the highway and making dunghills
in the highways.
Rob. Smyth of "heningham Casel", for warning petty jurymen to the Quarter
Sessions and taking (money extortionately written above bribes struck
through), not having any authority, witness Daniel Bedlo and Henry
Clarke, both of Twinstead.
Signatures of the jurors.
Sessions Roll 463 - Epiphany 1690 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 463)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 14
January, 1689/90
69. 30 Oct 1689. Recognizance of Matth. Jeggoe of Sible
Hedingham labourer, William Eatherton of Gestingthorpe wheelwright and
George Hayes of Bradwell [juxta Coggeshall], husbandman; Jeggoe to answer
for assaulting and beating Samuel Miller of Gosfield labourer and Mary
his wife. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 463/69)
Sessions Roll 477 - Midsummer 1693 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 477)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 11
July, 1693
15. 10 May 1693. Recognizance of Matthew Jego of Sible
Hedingham (occupation not given); to indict Samuel Greene
of Castle Hedingham for the unlawful taking and killing of coneys out of
the park of "Lord Gray of Warke" in Gosfield. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 477/15)
17. 10 May 1693. Recognizance of Greene (occupation not
given); to answer Jego (as in 15). Owes 2s. (SEAX
Ref: Q/SR 477/17)
52. 30 May 1693. Indictment of James Russell of Gosfield
shopkeeper and Sam.Greene of Castle Hedingham labourer, 30 May, assaulted
Matthew Jego at Little Waltham. Witness: Jego. Ignoramus.
(SEAX Ref: Q/SR 477/52)
53. 27 February 1693. Indictment of Greene (as in 52), 27
February, broke into "New Parke" belonging to Ford Lord Gray, Baron of
Warke, at Gosfield, and hunted divers coneys there worth 20s. with "a ferrett
and flam netts" without licence and killed and carried them away. Witnes:
Jego
(as in 52). Pleads not guilty. True bill. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 477/53)
Sessions Roll 478 - Michaelmas 1693 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 478)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 3
October, 1693
74. 28 August 1693. Indictment of Matthew Jego of Sible
Hedingham labourer and Thomas Warren of Halstead wheelwright, 28 August,
at Braintree, assaulted Wm. London and unlawfully imprisoned and detained
him for an hour without any legal warrant from the Sheriff. Witnesses:
Charles Meriton gent., London, William Hawkes, Thomas True. Ignoramus.
(SEAX Ref: Q/SR 478/74)
Sessions Roll 495 - Epiphany 1698 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 495)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 11
January, 1697/8
16. 8 January 1698. Recognizance of Matthew Jeggoe of
Sible Hedingham and John Goldston of Gosfield yeomen; Jeggoe to answer
his unlawfully procuring a warrant against Samuel Miller for acts done
several years before his Majesty's late gracious Act of free and general
pardon and for several other things not examinable before a justice, on
purpose to put him to vexation and unnecessary charge. Owes. (SEAX
Ref: Q/SR 495/16)
26. 12 November 1697. Recognizance of Sam Miller of Gosfield
labourer; to answer for stealing an iron spade, an iron wedge and an axe
of Matthew Jego. Owes. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 495/26)
Sessions Roll 512 - Midsummer 1702 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 512)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 13
July 1702
43. 4 May 1702. Indictment of Matth. Jiggo of Sible
Hedingham labourer, 4 May, assaulted John Hill there. Witnesses: Hill and
Thomas Smythe. Recognizance in £20 to the next Sessions. Afterwards
discharged. Confessed. Fined 6d. (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 512/43)
Sessions Roll 520 - Midsummer 1704 (SEAX Ref: Q/SR 520)
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Chelmsford on Tuesday, 11
July 1704
55. 30 June 1704. Recognizance of Thomas Playle labourer, and
Isaac Playle (occupation not given), both of Helion Bumpstead; Thomas
to answer for assaulting Matth. Jego and John Livermore. (SEAX
Ref: Q/SR 520/55)
QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES
Bundles of Quarter Sessions documents (not in rolls) from 1828 onwards
have been listed by archive and school students working in the ERO.
Bundle 509 listed by Mr. N. Routledge, December 1989.
SEAX Ref. No: Q/SBb 509/63. Parish:
Bocking Date: 1832
Description: Report of Wm. Thurgood of Braintree of out
of court settlement in 'Jeggo v. Bocking poor rate' (27 Sept.)
CALENDAR OF ESSEX ASSIZES
Assize File 35/85/1
Assizes held at Chelmsford on Monday, 29 July 1639.
45. Writ of Capias for Math. Jego of Sible Hedingham labourer
and Sara his wife, to answer for accessaries to felony. Return, not
found.
Capias -- A writ or process commanding
the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest
him. OED.
The following are from "Essex Assize Files 1660-1685"
Assize File 35/123/2
Assizes held at Chelmsford 6 March 1681/2
6. Indictment of Dan. Butcher of Sible Hedingham labourer, 26 November
32 Chas. II, there stole "three young hoggs" each worth 10s., belonging
to Edward Finch on 19 July 1682. Acquitted. Witnesses: Edward Finch,
Samuel Read, Math. Jeggoe, Edmund Gould. (SEAX Ref. No:
T/A 418/191/6)
Assize File 35/117/2 (Essex)
"SESSIONS" HELD WINTER 1675/6
1, 8-29. PRESENTMENTS
2-7, 30-33. INDICTMENTS. Return: "Ignoramus" unless
otherwise stated.
...
2. John Finch of "South Asted" [Halstead] yeo., Math. Jeggo
of Sible Hedingham labourer, John Little and James Clarke of Halstead labourers,
20 Jan. 26 Chas. II, at Gt. Maplestead stole two brown cows worth £5,
belonging to Tho. Lawrence. Witness: Tho. Lawrence. SEAX Ref.
No: T/A 418/181/32 (February 1676)
...
34. JURY LIST
35. WRIT ...
Deeds of Brook House, Chigwell (SEAX
Ref. No: D/DU 400/15)
15 December 1766. Copy Will of John Ferguson of Chigwell, esq., proved
26 March 1767, and copy 22 April 1782.
...
Witnesses: William Ferguson Charles Hunt and Thomas Jago
Joseph Jeggo Damaging Leeks
"The Halstead Times", Saturday July 24, 1869.
Castle Hedingham.
Hedingham Petty Sessions, July 10
Before N. C. Barnardiston, Esq., chairman; Revds. W. K. Borton
and J. Foster; and C. B. Sperling, Esq.
DAMAGING LEEKS.
Joseph Jeggo, Joseph Pamplin and Robert Alliston, Sible Hedingham, boys
aged from eight to eleven, were summoned for damaging a quantity of leeks,
to the amount of 10d., the property of Mr. F. G. Fairbank, seed-grower,
Sible Hedingham.
Mr. Fairbank said he had previously cautioned defendants kindly but
without effect, and he did not now wish to press the charge, but should
be satisfied if the boys were cautioned and discharged on payment of the
costs. He had sustained a great deal of damage in consequence of
the boys throwing stones at the leeks or cutting them down with sticks.
It appeared that two of the boys could neither read nor write, and Alliston's
mother said she received parish relief and was unable to pay for her son's
schooling.
Mr. Foster remarked that if such was the case the Board of Guardians
could pay the school fees, and if they failed to do so they did not do
their duty.
Ultimately defendants were discharged on payment of 2s. 10d. each, a
fortnight being allowed to Jeggo and Pamplin.
Kelly's Directory, Essex, 1867
Bocking: nil
Gosfield: Joseph Jeggo, birch broom maker
Halstead: nil
Stisted: William Jeggo, shoemaker
Kelly's Directory, Essex, 1886
Bocking ("Braintree and Bocking with High Garrett"): nil
Gosfield: Commercial: Golden Jeggo, birch broom maker and
farmer
Halstead: nil
Stisted: nil
Terence Jeggo Prison Riot Settlement
For the full story see "The Times", "The Guardian" or "The Independent"
27 January 1996. (Available on CD-ROM in, e.g., libraries.)
Terence Jeggo, 27, of Manchester, claimed to have suffered a personality
change during the Strangeways Prison riots in 1990, and received £4500
from the Home Office in an out-of-court settlement. He had claimed
damages for post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from his participation
in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue two inmates from a burning cell.
The Home Office did not accept liability but agreed to settle to avoid
possibly huge court costs; "The stress has not been proved".