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Pleas before Robert Bernard at Ely , 21 Apr. 1652

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E3/1/4

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  1. 1r. Common recovery: John Davenport brought a suit against Richard Graunger relating to two messuages, two cottages, two gardens, seven acres of land, one acre of meadow, one acre of pasture and one acre of wood with appurtenances in Wimblington and Doddington.
  2. 1v. John Ellis of Tydd St Mary’s, Lincolnshire, husbandman, answered Edmund Halle in an action of trespass and assault that on 27 Sept. 1651 he assaulted Halle at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  3. 1v. Thomas Cropwell of Fen Drayton, yeoman, answered Robert Cropwell in an action of trespass that on 20 Aug. 1648 he took one mare worth 20 pounds from Robert Cropwell at Haddenham. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  4. 2r. John Harrison of Wisbech, butcher, answered John Cooledge in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of a ram worth 40 shillings, 21 May 1651 at Wisbech. Harrison fined; to pay costs and damages.
  5. 2r. John Thompson of Wisbech, husbandman, is summoned to answer James Anthony in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 29 July 1648 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  6. 2v. Thomas Smyth of Doddington, grocer, answered Thomas Cox in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for several sums of money, 1 Aug. 1649 at Wisbech. Smyth fined; to pay costs and damages.
  7. 2v. William Andrewes of Haddenham, yeoman, is summoned to answer William Stevens in an action of debt of 14 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 9 Jan. 1650 at Haddenham. Andrewes fined; to pay costs and damages.
  8. 3r. Thomas Stringer of Welney, husbandman, answered Benedict Meyhew in an action of trespass on the case that Stringer was indebted in the sum of 50 shillings, 24 July 1647 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  9. 3r. Matthew Coateman of Ely, wheelwright, answered John Collis in an action of trespass on the case that on 16 July 1651 Coateman borrowed ten shillings from Collis at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  10. 3v. Thomas Ogard of Wisbech, mercer, answered Orlando Jermyn in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of one parcel of linen cloth for seven pounds and two shillings, 25 Apr. 1650 at Wisbech. Ogard fined; to pay costs and damages.
  11. 4r. Henry Pairatt of Holbeach, Lincolnshire, gentleman, is summoned to answer John Barron in an action of debt of 300 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 6 June 1651 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  12. 4r. Thomas Johnson of Wisbech, barber, answered John Marshall, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case that on 23 Mar. 1651 he negligently burned down four messuages, six stables, one warehouse, one shop and two chambers, 23 Mar. 1651 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  13. 4v. Richard Harrison of Wisbech, gentleman, answered Thomas Fowler, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case that on 20 Mar. 1650 Harrison craftily and subtly deceived and defrauded Fowler of 52 pounds intended for the pay and entertainment of troops and officers. By Parliamentary ordinance, Harrison had been appointed treasurer for a troop of horse raised under the command of Colonel John Hobard [Hobart] for the good and safety of the Isle of Ely, for which a sum of 1820 pounds was to be used for paying and entertaining the troop. Harrison was to disburse this sum to officers. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  14. 5r. William Drury, gentleman, is summoned to answer John Cranwell in an action of trespass that on 12 Nov. 1650 he took four cows belonging to Cranwell from a place called Corke [?] close at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  15. 5r. William Levitt of Ely, butcher, and Bridget, his wife, and Hercules Robinson of Ely, husbandman, and Bridget, his wife, answered Mary Goodwin, widow, in an action of trespass and assault that on 16 Apr. 1652 they assaulted Goodwin at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  16. 5v. John Cranwell of Earith, Huntingdonshire, yeoman, is summoned to answer William Drewry, gentleman, in an action that he took one gelding belonging to Drewry from two closes at Haddenham, 14 Nov. 1651. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  17. 5v. John Cranwell of Earith, Huntingdonshire, yeoman, is summoned to answer William Drewry, gentleman, in an action that he took one mare belonging to Drewry from a close at Haddenham, 11 Nov. 1651. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  18. 6r. John Cranwell of Earith, Huntingdonshire, yeoman, is summoned to answer William Drewry, gentleman, in an action that he took three mares belonging to Drewry from two closes at Haddenham, 21 Nov. 1651. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  19. 6r. Thomas Hatton of Tydd St Mary’s, Lincolnshire, gentleman, answered Thomas Hunn, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of one bedstead, one featherbed, two feather bolsters, three pillows, one rug, one coverlet, two blankets, one mat and one [? Bed cot] to the value of ten pounds, 9 Apr. 1652 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  20. 6v. Robert Fisher of Walsoken, Norfolk, gentleman, answered Lancelot Burrell, gentleman, and Michael Morsell, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 26 Mar. 1651 and 25 Mar. 1652 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in their close in Elm causing damage. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  21. 6v. John Somerfeild of Newton, husbandman, answered Richard Watkinson in an action of trespass that between 1 Aug. 1651 and 1 Nov. 1651 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the crops and grass growing in two closes at Leverington. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  22. 7r. Peter Williams of Wisbech, mercer, answered Thomas Garnor in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for several sums of money, 20 Jan. 1650 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  23. 7r. Peter Dobbs of West Walton, Norfolk, clerk [cleric], answered Henry Willington in an action of trespass on the case that on 1 Nov. 1651 he slandered Willington at Wisbech by publicly saying, ‘You are a thief and I will prove it by your man Watson for you stole Henry Fisher’s hay’. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  24. 7v. William Jackson of Downham, carpenter, is summoned to answer Robert Frost in an action of debt of three pounds and nine shillings in an action of account, 1 Oct. 1650 at Littleport. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  25. 7v. Richard Howard, alias Hayward, of King's Lynn, Norfolk, gentleman, is summoned to answer John Casburne in an action of debt of 45 pounds which he borrowed on 16 Apr. 1645 at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  26. 8r. Jonas Dench of Ely, baker, answered Nathaniel Clarkson, clerk [cleric], and Robert Peacocke in an action of trespass that on 20 Aug. 1651 he took and carried away three cart-loads of hay for tithes to the value of three pounds in Witchford. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  27. 8r. John Feast of Sutton, husbandman, answered Thomas March esquire in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of two calves to the value of four pounds, 18 Oct. 1651 at Sutton. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  28. 8v. William Drury, gentleman, and Oliver Pamplin, gentleman, were summoned to answer John Cranwell that on 8 Nov. 1651 they took a stone-colt belonging to Cranwell from a place called Corke Neast close at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  29. 8v. William Drury, gentleman, and Oliver Pamplin, gentleman, were summoned to answer John Cranwell that on 13 Nov. 1651 they took two bay bald stone-colts and one black mare belonging to Cranwell from a place called Corke Neast close at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  30. 9r. William Atmore of Wisbech, tailor, answered John Groves in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement made between Groves and William Stanley on 27 Oct. 1651 at Wisbech concerning the depositing of 80 shillings and a piece of diking-work of the scantling [measuring] four yard square and one yard deep upon the level ground in Downham Fen. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  31. 9v. Henry Parrat of Holbeach, Lincolnshire, gentleman, answered John Barron in an action of debt of 300 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 6 June 1651 at Wisbech. The bond of obligation is recited. Parrat to pay costs and damages.
  32. 10r. William Jackson of Downham, carpenter, answered John Gayre in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of various quantities of cloth and stuff, 4 May 1650 at Ely. Jackson to pay costs and damages.
  33. 10r. John Dikes, alias Deekes, of Upwell, Norfolk, husbandman, is summoned to answer Robert Edwards, gentleman, in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 14 Jan. 1649 at Wisbech. Dikes fined; to pay costs and damages.

Dates

  • Creation: 21 Apr. 1652

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