| Description | Bill of indictment of John Smithson late of Morton yeoman for not scouring a watercourse at Morton called le Holl Beck which runs across his land
Since 1 May 1711 the watercourse has been obstructed and has flooded adjoining lands
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With presentment at Quarter Sessions at Northallerton on 31 July 1711 |