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Pleas before John Godbolt at Ely, 27 Mar. 16 Chas I [1640]

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E2/3/4

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There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. Daniel Laughton of Wisbech, cooper, is summoned to answer Thomas Chaunter in an action of debt of seven pounds relating to the sale and supply of timber and wood at Littleport, 19 Feb. 1640. The entry is incomplete.
  2. 1r. Henry Trew of Ely, chapman, and Katherine, his wife, answered Robert Gotobed and Margaret, his wife, in an action of trespass on the case that on 8 Oct. 1638 at Ely they slandered Margaret Gotobed by publicly saying, ‘She might keep a good stall and go up and down with two maids for that she cheated Thomas Laynes of Scotch cloth and bone lace and that they [Henry and Katherine] would prove the same.’ The entry is incomplete. [See also EDR E2/3/1].
  3. 1r. William Daysborow of Walsoken, Norfolk, butcher, is summoned to answer William Chatteris in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 3 Apr. 1639 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  4. 1v. Thomas Hunston esquire of Walsoken, Norfolk, is summoned to answer William Chatteris in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 3 Apr. 1639 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  5. 1v. Edward Whitrall, alias Whitered, of Tydd St Giles, husbandman, is summoned to answer John Preston in an action of debt of seven pounds, 15 Mar. 1639 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  6. 1v. Thomas Lewis junior of Upwell, Norfolk, yeoman, is summoned to answer William Cart and Richard Wright in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 21 May 1637 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  7. 2r. Henry Eayton of Newton, yeoman, answered Philip Thorpe in an action of trespass that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Thorpe’s close in Newton between 20 Jan. 1640 and 14 Mar. following. The entry is incomplete.
  8. 2r. Thomas Gardener senior of Wisbech, waterman, answered Nicholas Smyth in an action of trespass and assault that on 24 Jan. 1640 he assaulted Smyth at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  9. 2v. John Hutchinson of March, victualler, is summoned to answer William Taylor, gentleman, in an action of debt in an account of 40 shillings, 1 Nov. 1639 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  10. 2v. Anthony Troue of Newton, tailor, answered John Lucas in an action of trespass on the case that on 10 Mar. 1640 he slandered Lucas at Wisbech by saying, ‘You are a thief and you made a stuff suit for Lawrence Oxborough and you stole another suit out of it.’ Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  11. 3r. Richard [? Oldsin] of Mepal, husbandman, answered Thomas Aspland in an action of trespass on the case that on 2 Feb. 1640 he slandered Aspland at Mepal by publicly saying, ‘He [Thomas Aspland] stole Thomas Aspland’s [Thomas Aspland senior of Mepal] black steer’. The entry is incomplete.
  12. 3r. Memorandum that William Waystaffe brought a bill against Micah Wickham, Bailiff of the Liberty, relating to the sale and supply of diverse goods and wares for five pounds, 28 Sept. 1636 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  13. 3v. Robert Heuet of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer William March esquire in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 29 July [?] at Ely. Heuet fined; to pay costs and damages.
  14. 3v. Anthony Carter and Robert Carter, executors of the will of John Carter of Ely, gentleman, deceased, answered Luke Voyce in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of diverse goods and wares for three pounds, 1 Dec. 1638. [To proceed to the next session. This section of the entry has been crossed through.]
  15. 4r. Arthur Taylor of Wisbech, gentleman, is summoned to answer James Whinnell in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bill of obligation of 1 Feb. 1638 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  16. 4v. Robert Garrett of Gedney, Lincolnshire, blacksmith, answered John Whick in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for various sums of money, 1 Nov. 1638 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  17. 4v. John Southwell of Wisbech, grocer, answered Michael Asseldine in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of a shop and part of a storeroom, part of a messuage in Wisbech lately in the tenure of Lucy Braye, widow, now deceased, 20 July 1639 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  18. 5r. John Foster of Sutton, butcher, is summoned to answer John Augeir, gentleman, in an action of debt of three pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 6 Mar. 1638 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  19. 5r. Elizabeth Fordham of Coveney, widow, is summoned to answer John Tevlet in an action of debt of 30 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 23 Feb. 1639 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  20. 5r. Thomas Johnson of Stretham, husbandman, is summoned to answer John Grymmer in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 5 Feb. 1638 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  21. 5r. John Clarcke of Ely, gentleman, is summoned to answer Robert Carter and Anthony Carter, executors of the will of John Carter, in an action of debt of 80 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 24 June 1633 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  22. 5v. Nicholas Sunman junior of Wisbech, husbandman, answered Robert Gunton in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 16 May 1638 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  23. 5v. William Shorten of Ely, tanner, is summoned to answer William Melsope, executor of the will of Thomas Melsop deceased, in an action of debt of 14 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 10 Nov. 1636. The entry is incomplete.
  24. 5v. Thomas Castell of Haddenham, gentleman, answered Frances Gooderick of Ely, widow, in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 22 Dec. 1636. The entry is incomplete.
  25. 5v. John Clarck of Ely, gentleman, is summoned to answer John Gare and Anne, his wife, executor of the will of Francis Gooddey, lately her husband, deceased, in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bill of obligation of 13 July 1638. The entry is incomplete.
  26. 6r. John Elgar of London, mariner, and Elizabeth, his wife, and Eleanor Person of Chatteris, spinster, answered Giles Fayrecloughe in an action that on 17 Nov. 1639 they ejected Fayrecloughe from a messuage with appurtenances in Chatteris which Bestny Betts had leased to Fayrecloughe for a term which had not yet expired. The entry is incomplete.
  27. 6r. John Coward of March, yeoman, is summoned to answer Robert Cordell and Daniel Heaton, executor of the will of Thomas Heaton, in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bill of obligation of 21 Nov. 1638 at Sutton. The entry is incomplete.
  28. 6v. George Yorke of Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, yeoman, is summoned to answer John Fordham of Sutton, yeoman, and Elizabeth Fordham of Warehill in the parish of [?Conneth], widow, in an action of debt of 100 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 8 May 1638 at Sutton. The entry is incomplete.
  29. 6v. John Wright of Ely, butcher, answered Robert Gunton in an action of trespass on the case relating to 61 shillings, 1 Jan. 1638 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  30. 7r. Eleanor Person of Chatteris, spinster, answered Giles Fayrecloughe in an action that on 17 Nov. 1639 she ejected Fayrecloughe from a messuage with appurtenances in Chatteris which Bestny Betts had leased to Fayrecloughe for a term which had not yet expired. The entry is incomplete.
  31. 7r. Robert Porter of Wilburton, husbandman, answered Edward Thurlowe in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bill of obligation for a quantity of barley, 12 Sept. 1638 at Wilburton. The entry is incomplete.
  32. 7v. Thomas Coke of Ely, labourer, answered William Clarcke in an action of trespass on the case that on [date not stated] at Ely he slandered Clarcke by publicly saying, ‘He stole meal out of the miller’s jakes and he stole my Lord of Ely’s [incomplete]’. The entry is incomplete.
  33. 7v. Michael Morsell of Wisbech, gentleman, answered John Smyth in an action that on 20 Mar. 1640 he assaulted Smyth at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  34. 8r. Thomas Gardener senior of Wisbech, waterman, answered Nicholas Smyth in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement to let to hire a gelding to be ridden from Wisbech to [King’s Lynn] in Norfolk and returned to Wisbech, 21 July 1639. The entry is incomplete.
  35. 8r. William Peeters of Elm, husbandman, is summoned to answer Simon Gunby in an action of debt of six pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 8 Oct. 1638 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  36. 8v. John Smyth senior of Wentworth and John Smyth junior of Wentworth, yeoman, are summoned to answer Thomas Reeve, gentleman, in an action that on 17 Nov. 1639 they took two geldings and three horses belonging to Reeve from a place called Littly Leyes or Little Leyes at Wentworth. The entry is incomplete.
  37. 8v. John Smyth senior of Wentworth and John Smyth junior of Wentworth, yeoman, are summoned to answer Thomas Reeve, gentleman, in an action that on 11 Nov. 1639 they took a gelding and a horse belonging to Reeve from a place called Littly Leyes or Little Leyes at Wentworth. The entry is incomplete.
  38. 8v. John Smyth senior of Wentworth and John Smyth junior of Wentworth, yeoman, are summoned to answer Thomas Reeve, gentleman, in an action that on [date not stated] they took two geldings belonging to Reeve from a place called Littly Leyes or Little Leyes at Wentworth. The entry is incomplete.
  39. 9r. John Hathers of Wisbech, waterman, answered James Whinnell in an action of trespass on the case relating to the delivery of eight stone of oats by Hathers in his boat by river from Walton Marsh in Norfolk to Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  40. 9r. Bartholomew Foster of Wisbech, labourer, answered Alexander Coxon in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for several sums of money, 14 May 1638 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  41. 9v. John Berridge of Witchford, husbandman, is summoned to answer Alexander Appleyard in an action of debt of 16 pounds and ten shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 18 Aug. 1638 at Witchford. The entry is incomplete.
  42. 10r. John Berridge of Witchford, husbandman, is summoned to answer Alexander Appleyard in an action of debt of 16 pounds and ten shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 18 Aug. 1638 at Witchford. The entry is incomplete.
  43. 10r. William Samuell of Haddenham, butcher, is summoned to answer John Hand in an action of debt of 14 pounds relating to a bill of obligation of 26 Mar. 1636 at Ely. John Berridge of Witchford, husbandman, is summoned to answer Alexander Appleyard in an action of debt of 16 pounds and ten shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 18 Aug. 1638 at Witchford. The entry is incomplete.
  44. 10v. Matthew Blowfield of Ely, brick maker, is summoned to answer Thomas Augeir, gentleman, and Mary, his wife, executor of the will of Daniel [?Croxly] of Ely, lately her husband, deceased, in an action of debt of three pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 12 Apr. 1637. The entry is incomplete.
  45. 10v. Thomas Castell of Haddenham, gentleman, is summoned to answer Frances Goodericke of Ely, widow, in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 22 Dec. 1636 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  46. 11r. William Stanbridge of Welney, husbandman, is summoned to answer Richard Warde, gentleman, in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 2 Jan. 1640 at Littleport. The entry is incomplete.
  47. 11r. Humphrey Lawrence of Mildenhall, Suffolk, yeoman, is summoned to answer Robert Lightfoote in an action of debt of 30 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 12 May 1639 at Thetford. The entry is incomplete.
  48. 11r. Robert Lightfoote and John Lightfoote, [places of abode and occupation not stated], are summoned to answer George Parker in an action that on 8 Nov. 1639 he took seven piglets, two sows and one pig worth five pounds from a place called Gold’s Mere at Thetford. To proceed to jury trial.
  49. 11v. Thomas Crosse of Leverington, gentleman, is summoned to answer Anthony Fisher, gentleman, in an action of debt of 120 pounds, 3 Jan. 1634 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  50. 11v. James Hargrave of Leverington, butcher, is summoned to answer Micah Wickham, Bailiff of the Liberty, in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 Sept. 1639 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  51. 11v. Henry Eayton of Newton, yeoman, is summoned to answer Micah Wickham, Bailiff of the Liberty, in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 Jun. 1639 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  52. 11v. John Heyward, alias Hayward, of Wisbech, husbandman, is summoned to answer Micah Wickham, Bailiff of the Liberty, in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 Jun. 1639 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  53. 12r. William Graye, [place of abode and occupation not stated], answered William Jarvis in an action of trespass that on 20 Aug. 1639 he took and carried away a copp [?cup] worth ten pounds belonging to Jarvis at Stretham. The entry is incomplete.
  54. 12r. William Cooper of Ely, yeoman, answered John Gayer and Anne, his wife, in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of diverse goods and wares, 20 Mar. 1639 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  55. 12r. Anthony Carter and Robert Carter, executors of the will of John Carter of Ely, gentleman, deceased, answered Luke Voyce in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of diverse goods and wares for three pounds and a half-penny, 1 Sept. 1638 at Ely. The entry is incomplete and has been crossed through.
  56. 12v. John Boothe of Stowmarket, Suffolk, yeoman, answered John Johnson in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of [?], 12 Aug. 1635 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  57. 12v. Robert Heyward of West Walton, Norfolk, husbandman, answered Alexander Coxon in an action of trespass on the case relating to a case heard at a court in West Walton in a dispute over goods and chattels, 18 Sept. 1638. The entry is incomplete.

Dates

  • Creation: 27 Mar. 16 Chas I [1640]

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