Pleas before John Bramston at Ely, 24 Apr. 9 Chas I [1633]
Scope and Contents
There is no gaol delivery.
- 1r. John Daye of Ely, labourer, is summoned to answer Richard Collyn in an action of debt of 40 shillings relating to the sale and supply of 40 dozen [loaves of] bread, 20 Feb. 1632 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 1r. William Walker of Ely, miller, answered William Overton, executor of the will of John Paske deceased, in an action of debt of 40 shillings relating to the sale and supply of three yards of wool, 20 Nov. [year not stated] at Ely. Walker fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 1v. John Auger of Ely, gentleman, answered Richard Collyns in an action of trespass and assault that on 21 Sept. 1632 he assaulted Collyns at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 1v. John Auger of Ely, gentleman, answered Richard Collyns in an action of trespass on the case that on 21 Sept. 1632 he slandered Collyns at Ely by publicly saying, ‘You are a thief and I will prove you a thief’. In response, Auger counters that Collyns is a baker and ‘bakers are oftentimes counted thieves’. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 2r. John Wratham of Ely, painter, answered John Cromwell in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of 13 pounds of white colouring, glass and lead, 2 Feb. 1632 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 2r. Robert Michell of Ely, poulterer, answered Thomas Turnor in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for several sums of money, 1 Mar. 1633 at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 2v. Robert Norman of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer John Weston in an action of debt of five pounds, 13 shillings and four pence relating to the sale and supply of three ewes, 1 Apr. 1633 at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 2v. William Levett junior of Ely, butcher, answered Thomas Fowler in an action of trespass that on 6 Jan. 1633 he took and carried away a purse and a [?sealed bag] worth 12 pence and five pounds in numbered money belonging to Fowler at Ely. Damages to be assessed.
- 3r. Anne Bradford of Ely, widow, answered Thomas Tuck junior in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 16 shillings for butchery meat, 20 Sept. 1631 at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3r. Robert Gunton of Ely, [occupation not stated], answered Francis White and Margaret, his wife, in an action of trespass that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in the Whites’ close called Fennwell at a place called Fennywell in Ely between 1 Apr. 1630 and 25 Mar. 1633. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3r. Thomas Vyne of Wisbech, carpenter, and Elizabeth, his wife, answered William Pulter, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 90 shillings owed by Elizabeth for [?drinking hops], 30 Jan. 1632 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3v. Thomas Taylor of Wisbech, yeoman, answered William Vaughan, gentleman, in an action that on 26 Jan. 1633 he ejected Vaughan from a messuage with appurtenances in Wisbech which William Hall and Elizabeth, his wife, had leased to Vaughan for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3v. Francis Drew of Leverington, yeoman, answered James Hargrave in an action relating to a sum of money owed for the maintenance, feeding and curing of Drew’s son, Francis Drew, 9 Mar. 1632 at Leverington. James Hargrave and Rebecca, his wife, had practiced surgical arts for many years. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 4r. Ralph Abbey of Leverington, husbandman, is summoned to answer Henry Lyster, executor of the will of John Lyster, in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 20 Oct. 1630 at Wilburton. Abbey fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4r. Henry Mathewe of Coveney, yeoman, answered John Fowler in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement between to the men concerning the sale of a red bull, 18 Feb. 1633. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 4v. William Wilkyn of Wisbech, yeoman, answered Thomas Hubberd in an action of trespass and assault that on 7 July 1632 he assaulted Hubberd at Wisbech. To proceed to jury trial.
- 4v. William Ivett of Wisbech, [occupation not stated], answered William Gooddey in an action of debt relating to the supply of 30 coombs of barley, 1 May 1632 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 5r. Samuel Titloe of Doddington, gentleman, answered Robert Payne in an action of trespass on the case relating to the supply of a horse and the promise of 11 coombs of hemp seed, 4 Sept. 1632 at March. The entry is incomplete.
- 5r. Nicholas [Evinkyn] of Leverington, yeoman, answered Henry Lyster in an action of trespass on the case relating to a sum of money outstanding for 20 coombs of hemp seed, 12 Apr. 1633 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 5v. Robert Swayne of Wisbech, labourer, is summoned to answer William Tirells, gentleman, in an action of debt of 44 shillings in an action of account, 10 Aug. 1631 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 5v. John Drabb junior of Littleport, husbandman, and Joan Neale of Littleport, widow, answered Thomas Pytcher esquire in an action of trespass that on 1 Nov. 1632 they took and led away a grey horse and a colt worth ten pounds belonging to Pytcher at Littleport. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 6r. James Johnnson of Wisbech, glover, is summoned to answer Thomas Coulson in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 6 Nov. 1630 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 6r. Edward Aspland of Chatteris, husbandman, answered John Stretch in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of two steers and a heifer worth 80 shillings, 21 Jan. 1631 at Doddington. The entry is incomplete.
- 6v. Richard Atkinson of Chatteris, husbandman, answered Simon Toche in an action of trespass that on 1 Feb. 1633 he cut down 12 willows growing in Toche’s close at Chatteris, and took and carried away 10 cart-loads of wood. The entry is incomplete.
- 6v. Henry Towerson of Haddenham, haberdasher, is summoned to answer Robert Lightfoote and Edmund Day in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 12 Apr. 1631 at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete.
- 7r. Thomas Rayner of Ely, husbandman, is summoned to answer William Marche, gentleman, in an action of debt of 30 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 2 Apr. 1629 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 7r. Robert Levett of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer William Marche esquire in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 29 July 1632 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 7v. William Bridgman of Stuntney, husbandman, is summoned to answer William Marche, gentleman, in an action of debt of eight pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 May 1628 at Stuntney. The entry is incomplete.
- 7v. William Levett junior of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer Thomas Pamplyn, gentleman, in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 14 Aug. 1624 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 8r. Memorandum that John Augier brought a bill against Sir Miles Sandys relating to his case against Robert Ryder of Over, merchant, relating to a bond of obligation for the sum of 28 pounds heard at the plea session at Ely before John Bramston, 4 Apr. 1633. Ryder was arrested and placed in the custody of Sandys but had since escaped. The entry is incomplete.
- 8v. Robert Lawson of Ely, bricklayer, answered Philip Attelsey in an action of debt relating to the labour of Roger Attelsey, Philip’s son, as a bricklayer for a whole year, 19 Apr. 1631 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 8v. William Walker of Ely, miller, answered William Overton, executor of the will of John Paske deceased, in an action of debt of 40 shillings relating to the sale and supply of three yards of broad woollen cloth, 20 Nov. 1630 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 9r. Henry Leache of Ely, baker, answered Richard Collyn in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for several sums of money, 20 Mar. 1633 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 9r. Robert Bunson of Wisbech, waterman, is summoned to answer William Tivells, gentleman, in an action of debt of 13 pounds, six shillings and eight pence relating to a bond of obligation of 20 Apr. 1632 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 9v. Philip Cullen of Lakenheath, Suffolk, weaver, answered Thomas Trayse in an action that on 1 Nov. 1631 he took and carried away 20 posts, 20 rails, five pales, ten yards of pointed cloth, six shelves and 40 rod of hedging wood from Trayse at Littleport. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
Dates
- Creation: 24 Apr. 9 Chas I [1633]
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Extent
1 rolled item(s) (1 roll comprising 9 membranes)
Language of Materials
Latin
Subject
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