MATHEWS, James born around 1806 Tiverton (General)
I have just been looking at British Newsapers on Line ( I don't subscribe, but if you register, you have have 3 free goes to read the whole of the articles (which appear to be quite long)
This I think you'll find very helpful.
Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette : 27 February 1823
(sorry it's a bit muddled, but the script is comes up like this)
high constable of the hundred of Wellow, aided by the tithingiueli of TWERTON, the cloth was found concealed in a bay mow Twertoti.
The perpetrators of the robbery, CHAS. SLIP, MAT MAGGS AND JAMES MATTHEWS, were this day committed for trial....
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Bath Mirror 12 April 1823
breaking and entering the manufactory Mr Wilkins of TWERTON, and stealing yards cloth. Impritonrnt
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As I said, if you register you can run off the full transcript - 3 free articles.
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