Regarding the Durham entry, can someone tell me what it means? A priest has been arrested and questioned. Who is Tailbois? Is there any way to tell the outcome of these proceedings? It is interesting that people named Tailbois also went by the name of Sicklemore both in England and Virginia. Gary

In message <1ef.2a8d07e4.2e76726b@aol.com>, GaryIvoDe@aol.com writes >Regarding the Durham entry, can someone tell me what it means? >A priest has been arrested and questioned. Who is Tailbois? the servant (man) of (Lord) Percy- Tailbois means Woodcutter, yet it was an old Norman gentry name, in the past. The attack is on the Catholics - a priest, Sicklemore, is arreated and charged with telling lies, which could just mean preaching Catholic doctrine. Percy (family name of the Duke of Northumberland) was a Catholic nobleman, so any charge against him or his servant/s would be a useful stick to beat him with. > Is >there any way to tell the outcome of these proceedings? Follow through in same book? -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

Hi Gary I'm afraid I don't get most of this. It looks like a selection of Quarter Sessions minutes but jumps from year to year with no apparent aim in view. The sources quoted at the end are James I State Papers but the dates quoted in the entries are from Charles II after the Restoration, around 60 years afterwards. Her late majesty was presumably Queen Elizabeth I and this would make good sense if it were 1606 but leaves me wondering about 1666. It all makes it very difficult to imagine what they are talking about, for me that is. Perhaps there are more knowledgeable people around on the list who can explain it to me. Audrey ----- Original Message ----- From: <GaryIvoDe@aol.com> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 4:47 AM Subject: [OEL] re Previous Entry > Regarding the Durham entry, can someone tell me what it means? > A priest has been arrested and questioned. Who is Tailbois? Is > there any way to tell the outcome of these proceedings? It is > interesting that people named Tailbois also went by the name > of Sicklemore both in England and Virginia. > > Gary > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > >