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Depositions – Charles Parkins charged with stealing a sheep from Edward Barnard

28 October 1834

From: 1834 To: 1834

Edward Barnard of Houghton Regis, farmer – Charles Parkins was his shepherd last year. He never gave Parkins authority to sell sheep, nor di Parkins keep any sheep himself. Last Saturday a man named Dickins told him he had bought a sheep from Parkins. He went yesterday and saw the sheep in Dickins’ flock. He can swear it is his by the riddle mark and the bill mark. Dickins folds his sheep at Sundon. It was a barren ewe sheep. He counted his flock that morning and there was one missing. It was the bill sheep. Francis Dickins of Sundon – Parkins came to him last Wednesday and said he had a sheep to sell. He told Parkins he would come down to Sharpenhoe to look at it. He went on Thursday morning between 9 and 10am and bought the sheep for 26s. It was a ewe sheep. It was marked by a dot on the near hip and has had a bell on the neck. As Parkins had previously offered the sheep to another person who said he mistrusted him he went on Saturday to Mr Barnard and told him. Mr Barnard showed him his flock and the mark appeared to be the same. On Sunday Mr Barnard came to look at the sheep and said he could swear it was his.

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Parkins, Charles,
Barnard, Edward,
Dickins, Francis

HOUGHTON REGIS, SUNDON, Sharpenhoe, stealing animals, sheep, farmer, shepherd