Pleas before Thomas Athowe at Wisbech, 8 Aug. 3 Chas I [1627]
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E2/1/2
Scope and Contents
There is no gaol delivery.
- 1r. William Ivett of Newton, yeoman, answered Richard Farrowe in an action that on 28 Apr. 1627 he assaulted Farrowe at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 1r. John Yearinge of Newton, husbandman, answered Thomas Jackson junior in an action of trespass and assault that on 2 July 1627 he assaulted Jackson at Newton. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 1r. Richard Love of Wisbech, yeoman, answered William Ivott in an action of trespass and assault that on 28 Apr. 1627 he assaulted and imprisoned Ivott contrary to law at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 1v. Alexander Walker of Walsoken, Norfolk, weaver, answered Henry Chappell in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of ten shillings [for] a piece of linen yard, 1 Apr. 1625 at Wisbech. To proceed to jury trial.
- 1v. Robert Beeton of Wisbech, glazier, is summoned to answer John Marshall in an action of debt of 16 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 Mar. 1623 at Wisbech. Beeton fined.
- 2r. Susan Meade of Wisbech, widow, answered Henry Marrytt in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of ten pounds owed by Thomas Snell, the brother of Susan, to Marrytt, 20 Dec. 1626 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 2r. Gilbert Cookett of Elm, [occupation not stated], answered William Nuttinge, administrator of the goods and chattels of Henry Nuttinge, lately his father, deceased, in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of ten milk cows, three heifers, six calves, five pigs, two bacon flitches, four [?] hempseed, 60 sheaves of hemp and four stones of hemp. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 2v. Thomas Rosse of Upwell, Norfolk, gentleman, answered John Rosse, gentleman, in an action of trespass that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in John Rosse’s close, comprising three messuages and land in Upwell, between 29 Mar. 1626 and 24 Mar. following. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 2v. Robert Searle of Ely, husbandman, answered John Taylor in an action of trespass that on 11 Jun. 1627 he fished without licence 20 eels with a glaive [fish-spear] from a fish-pond called Camden at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3r. Richard Channer of Upwell, yeoman, answered Henry Peck in an action of debt of 40 shillings in an action of account, 1 Oct. 1621. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3r. Philip Desboroughe of Ely, brickmaker, and Anne, his wife, answered Richard Collens and Mary, his wife, in an action of trespass on the case that on 20 July 1627 they slandered Mary Collens at Ely by publicly saying, ‘You are a thief and have stolen Goodman Hawkyns’ tan [cortices]’. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3v. Anne Marche of Ely, widow, answered Henry Sharpe in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of eight pounds and ten shillings for several coombs of malt, 20 Apr. 1626 at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3v. Thomas Crispe of Ely, gentleman, answered William Mor, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 48 shillings and eight pence for diverse goods and wares. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 4r. John Whynnell of March, baker, is summoned to answer George Reade in an action of debt of eight pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 10 Apr. 1627 at Wisbech. Whynnell fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4r. Thomas Shepperd of Waldersea in the parish of Elm, husbandman, is summoned to answer George Reade junior in an action of debt of eight pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 10 Apr. 1627 at Wisbech. Shepperd fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4r. Pleasance Shepperd of March, widow and executor of the will of William Shepperd senior of March, yeoman, is summoned to answer John Marshall in an action of debt of 30 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 28 Oct. 1620 at Wisbech. Shepperd fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4v. John Coward of Badgeney in March, yeoman, is summoned to answer John Marshall in an action of debt of 30 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 28 Oct. 1620 at Wisbech. Coward fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4v. Thomas Rosse of Upwell, Norfolk, gentleman, answered William Bateman in an action of trespass that he entered and occupied the close and house of Bateman at Upwell between 28 Mar. 1627 and 1 May following. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 5r.-6v. Thomas Love of Wisbech, yeoman, answered Thomas Eaton in an action of trespass on the case relating to the bargaining and selling of diverse goods and chattels including common seed, nutmeg, cloves, yellow wax, saffron, beaten ginger and pepper, looking glasses, brass buttons, clasps, a straw bed, a chair, quires of paper and much more [full list extends to three membranes], 4 Sept. 1622 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
Dates
- Creation: 8 Aug. 3 Chas I [1627]
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Extent
1 rolled item(s) (1 roll comprising 6 membranes)
Language of Materials
Latin
Subject
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