Ilchester Executions 1685
Who were the 8* Martyrs executed in Ilchester?
Osmond Barrett, soapboiler of Colyton & in Monmouth’s Army
Edmund Burford of Buckland St Mary & in Monmouth’s Army
Samuel Cox in Monmouth’s Army
Matthew Cross in Monmouth’s Army
Hugh Goodenough in Monmouth’s Army
David Langwill in Monmouth’s Army
John Masters, tenant of West Hatch & in Monmouth’s Army
John Mortimer of North Petherton & in Monmouth’s Army
William Somerton of Chiselborough & in Monmouth’s Army
John Stephens of Wilton & in Monmouth’s Army
Robert Townsend in Monmouth’s Army
John Waldrond of Ilminster & in Monmouth’s Army
* Only 8 of 12 are Hanged, reference John Whiting, Persecution Exposed
May their souls rest in peace.