| Description | Bill of indictment of John Lownesdale of Newsham yeoman for obstructing the watercourse at Newsham which runs across the close of John Johnson called Appleton Close and flows from Appleton Close across the close of John Lownesdale at Newsham and across the highway leading from Richmond to Barnard Castle; causing the road to flood
Offence committed on or about 1 November 1698
Endorsed with name of witness and "true bill"
With presentment at Quarter Sessions at Richmond on 17 January 1698/9 |