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Pleas before John Godbolt at Ely, 3 Oct. 14 Chas I [1638]

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E2/3/3

Scope and Contents

There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. John [?Madogaine] of Emneth, Norfolk, gentleman, answered Thomas Sheppard in an action of trespass on the case relating to the loan and supply of ten coombs of good Cambridgeshire malt, 10 Feb. 1637 at Upwell. There is discussion of 14 acres of pasturage sold by Lawrence Hewar, alias Oxborough, esquire to Sheppard in 1637. To proceed to jury trial.
  2. 1r. James Godfrye of Wisbech, labourer, answered James Cappendike in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of the hemp then growing on a piece of land belonging to Cappendike, comprising one and a half acres at Reynold’s Hill in Elm, 20 July 1636. [To proceed to jury trial – this has been crossed through].
  3. 1v. Robert Bardwell of March, [occupation not stated], answered Gabriel Hutchinson in an action of trespass that on 28 Aug. 1638 he entered Hutchinson’s close called White Fen at March and [?placed 50 bundles of hemp there]. The entry is incomplete.
  4. 2r. Daniel Lancton of Wisbech, cooper, answered Robert Thory in an action of trespass on the case relating to a sum of 60 shillings borrowed on 12 Sept. 1637 at Wisbech. To proceed to jury trial.
  5. 2r. John Shaxton of Ball, Norfolk, gentleman, answered Thomas Crosse, yeoman, in an action of trespass that his livestock consumed, trampled and overgrazed the grass and haystacks in Crosse’s field called Fennall Field at Leverington between 25 Nov. 1637 and 20 Mar. following. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  6. 2v. Martin Smith of Leverington, yeoman, answered Thomas Crosse, gentleman, in an action of trespass that his livestock consumed, trampled and overgrazed the grass and haystacks in Crosse’s field called Fennall Field at Leverington between 25 Nov. 1637 and 20 Mar. following. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  7. 2v. John Miller of Leverington, husbandman, answered John Woodcroft in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of a horse, 14 Mar. 1638 at Leverington. The entry is incomplete.
  8. 3r. Francis Drew of Newton, yeoman, answered Jeremy Gilbert in an action of trespass on the case relating to a sum of money owed for 40 sheep which Gilbert had sold to Drew, 1 Aug. 1637. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  9. 3v. Nicholas Browne of Wisbech, blacksmith, answered John Everard in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of several bags with 100 shillings in numbered money in each bag, 26 Dec. 1637 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  10. 3v. Henry Leech of Wisbech, baker, answered Christopher Organer in an action of trespass on the case relating to the loan of ten shillings, 1 Nov. 1637 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  11. 4r. Robert Purvior of Stretham, [occupation not stated], is summoned to answer William Daisborow in an action of debt of 40 shillings, 10 Sept. 1638 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  12. 4r. Robert Payne of Haddenham, [occupation not stated], is summoned to answer William Overton in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for several sums of money, 9 Dec. 1629 at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete.
  13. 4r. John Pettet of Chatteris, yeoman, answered John Rutter in an action of trespass that on 5 May 1638 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Rutter’s close at Chatteris. The entry is incomplete.
  14. 4v. William Stanbridge of Welney, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Springall in an action of debt of six pounds and ten shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 14 Feb. 1637 at March. The entry is incomplete.
  15. 4v. Nicholas Summan of Witchford, husbandman, is summoned to answer Charles Adelmare, alias Cesar, executor of the will of Henry Cesar, alias Adelmare, Dean of Ely Cathedral, in an action of debt of 60 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 26 Jan. 1633 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  16. 5r. William Tevotts of Holcot, Northamptonshire, yeoman, is summoned to answer Robert Tanfield, executor of the will of Henry Robinson, knight, deceased, in an action of debt of 200 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 22 Apr. 1636 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  17. 5r. John Fordham junior of Sutton, husbandman, is summoned to answer Charles Adelmare, alias Cesar, executor of the will of Henry Cesar, alias Adelmare, Dean of Ely Cathedral, in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 28 July 1635 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  18. 5r. William Robinson of March, carpenter, answered John Latimore in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement made between the two concerning a cart-load of crooks [crooked or curved pieces of timber] and pieces of timber and wood, 20 May 1638 at March. The entry is incomplete.
  19. 5v. Thomas Perry, cleric, and Margaret, his wife, [petitioned or claimed] against William March esquire concerning a messuage with appurtenances in the parish of Ely St Mary which William Lovington, [great-great-grandfather], gave to Edmund Lovington, his son and heir, in 1556. The entry is incomplete.
  20. 6r. Matthew Frost of Littleport, butcher, is summoned to answer Hugh Pratt, gentleman, in an action of debt of 16 pounds and eight shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 12 Sept. 1637 at Upwell. The entry is incomplete.
  21. 6r. Henry Leech of Wisbech, baker, answered Richard Love in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of 15 coombs of rye, 10 May 1638 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  22. 6r. William Christyn of Outwell, husbandman, and Philip Spering of Outwell, husbandman, are summoned to answer Robert Neale in an action that on 28 May 1638 they took two bulls, two heifers and two steers worth ten pounds belonging to Neale and enclosed them. The entry is incomplete.
  23. 6v. Thomas Gunton of Wentworth, husbandman, is summoned to answer Charles Adelmare, alias Cesar, executor of the will of Henry Cesar, alias Adelmare, Dean of Ely Cathedral, in an action of debt of 60 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 26 Jan. 1633 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.

Dates

  • Creation: 3 Oct. 14 Chas I [1638]

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Extent

1 rolled item(s) (1 roll comprising 6 membranes )

Language of Materials

Latin

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