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Pleas before Robert Bernard at Ely, 17 Sept. 1653

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E3/1/7

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There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. Arthur Taylor of Wisbech, gentleman, is summoned to answer Robert Pulter in an action of debt of 40 shillings relating to the rent on the lease of a shop with appurtenances, part of a messuage called the Bell in Wisbech, 17 Dec. 1649. Taylor fined; to pay costs and damages.
  2. 1r. John Barnard of Aldreth, husbandman, is summoned to answer Thomas Aungeir in an action of debt of 24 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 9 Dec. 1652 at Aldreth. Barnard fined; to pay costs and damages.
  3. 1r. Richard Hunt of Sutton, husbandman, answered Henry Ricke in an action of debt of four pounds, three shillings and ten pence in an action of account, 3 Feb. 1652 at Sutton. Hunt fined; to pay costs and damages.
  4. 1v. William Pecocke of Witcham, gentleman, is summoned to answer Samuel Chaplin, gentleman, and Bridget, his wife, in an action of debt of 140 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 2 Sept. 1651 at Ely. Pecocke fined; to pay costs and damages.
  5. 1v. Thomas Peppiat of Aldreth, husbandman, is summoned to answer Thomas Aungier in an action of debt of 24 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 9 Dec. 1652 at Aldreth. Peppiat fined; to pay costs and damages.
  6. 2r. William Ellingham of Wisbech, blacksmith, answered John Harrison in an action of trespass on the case relating to the recovery of a debt due to Harrison from a suit heard in the Court of Pleas at Wisbech on 13 Apr. 1653 before Robert Bernard. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  7. 2r. Thomas Morsell of Leverington, husbandman, is summoned to answer Dorothy Hobarte, widow, in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 22 Jan. 1652 at Wisbech. Morsell fined; to pay costs and damages.
  8. 2v. Richard Harrison of Wisbech, gentleman, is summoned to answer Michael Morsell, gentleman, in an action of debt of 100 pounds for materials used and expended by Morsell for the reducing of Croyland [Crowland Abbey], 20 Feb. 1650 at Wisbech. Harrison had been appointed treasurer to distribute a sum of 2318 pounds, five shillings and sixpence ordained by Parliament on 2 Aug. 1648 for services and expenses associated with reducing Croyland [Crowland Abbey]. To proceed to the next session.
  9. 3r. Jeremy Stone of March answered Edward Moodys in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement made between the two men on 10 May 1652 at Wisbech concerning the letting of 300 acres of ground at Chatteris at a place called Honey Fen. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  10. 3r. Michael Morsell of Wisbech, gentleman, answered Richard Harrison, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of a black nag for seven pounds and ten shillings, 4 Nov. 1651 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  11. 3v. John Cooke of March, labourer, answered William Neale in an action of trespass and ejectment that on 30 Aug. 1653 he ejected Neale from a messuage with appurtenances in March which Dangell Walsham had leased to Neale for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  12. 4r. Robert Bowles of Chatteris, husbandman, answered Thomas Freer, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for several sums of money, 10 Sept. 1652 at Elm. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  13. 4r. Thomas Marshall of Wisbech, butcher, and Philip Marshall of Wisbech, butcher, answered Robert Kegmer and Mary, his wife, administrator of the goods and chattels of Thomas Harrison, deceased, in an action of trespass on the case that the Marshalls were indebted to Harrison in the sum of 52 shillings, 15 Dec. 1652 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  14. 4v. Thomas Steward of Stuntney esquire and William Rowe of Stuntney, labourer, were summoned to answer Samuel Prior in an action of trespass on the case in an action that on 1 Sept. 1653 they unjustly took and detained two brown steers, one brindle steer, three reddish steers, one black plied steer, one brown steer two years old, one brownish yearling calf, one black bull, one other brownish calf, 14 year old heifers, one black plied heifer, one black heifer, one brown heifer, one red heifer, one other black heifer and one brown heifer with a white tale from a place called Swafdell at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  15. 5r. William Fisher of Upwell, husbandman, answered Edmund Creake in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of one grey mare for 12 pence in hand and 51 shillings to be paid thereafter, 16 May 1653 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  16. 5r. Thomas Mobb of Leverington, husbandman, answered William Waterfall in an action of trespass that between 29 Mar and 24 Jun 1653 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the crops growing in Waterfall’s close at Leverington. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  17. 5v. Thomas Berte of Wilburton, yeoman, is summoned to answer Richard Reade in an action of debt of ten pounds and 16 shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 27 Aug. 1651 at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  18. 5v. William Cawthorne of Downham, yeoman, answered John Crabb the younger and Elizabeth, his wife, in an action of trespass on the case that Cawthorne was indebted to Elizabeth, before her marriage, in the sum of five pounds, being the remained of a legacy bequeathed to Elizabeth in the will of John Cawthorne the elder deceased, 20 Feb. 1652 at Littleport. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  19. 6r. Thomas Aungier of Ely, gentleman, Godfrey Woolson of Ely, cowper [cooper], Edward Cattell of Ely, cordwainer, Nicholas Aungier of Ely, yeoman, Richard Gotobed the younger of Ely, yeoman, Joseph Fowler of Chettisham, yeoman, John Fowler of Chettisham, yeoman, William Fairechild of [?], husbandman, and Thomas Johnson of Ely, yeoman, were summoned to answer Edward Parthericke, knight, in an action of unjustly taking and detaining 24 score and 16 ewes and lambs, four wethers and four rams on 2 May 1653 at Ely at a [place not stated]. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  20. 6v. John Greene of Littleport, husbandman, John Jefferson of Littleport, carpenter, and Thomas Jefferson of Littleport, labourer, were summoned to answer Edward Parthericke, knight, in an action of unjustly taking and detaining 24 score and 16 ewes, lambs, rams and wethers on 4 May 1653 at Ely at a place called Further Moor. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  21. 7r. Thomas Lack of Wisbech, fellmonger, is summoned to answer Robert Swaine, gentleman, in an action of debt of 30 pounds relating to tithe payments due to Swaine as farmer of the rectory of the parish church of Wisbech, 10 Sept. 1648, contrary to statute. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  22. 7v. Francis Greene of Leverington Parson’s Drove, butcher, answered John Gales in an action of trespass and assault that on 14 Sept. 1653 he assaulted Gales at Leverington. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  23. 7v. Thomas Mobb of Leverington, husbandman, answered William Peartree in an action of trespass and assault that on 24 Jun. 1653 he assaulted Peartree at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  24. 8r. James Smith of March, labourer, is summoned to answer Joseph Chesham in an action of debt of 50 shillings relating to a bill of 19 Dec. 1645 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  25. 8r. William Hawkins of Leverington, husbandman, answered William Marshall esquire in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of one mare worth 12 pounds, 10 Sept. 1653 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  26. 8v. William Jackson the younger of Downham, yeoman, is summoned to answer Oliver Pape in an action of debt of 80 shillings in an action of account, 20 July 1648 at Witcham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  27. 8v. William Phillibrowne of Upwell, husbandman, is summoned to answer John Whinnell in an action of debt of 16 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 12 July 1653 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  28. 9r. Thomas Bone of Downham, husbandman, answered Thomas Bloodworth in an action of trespass that on 29 Aug. 1653 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Bloodworth’s close at March causing damage. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  29. 10r. Richard Harrison of Wisbech, gentleman, answered Michael Morsell, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case that on 20 Feb. 1650 he was indebted to Morsell in the sum of 81 pounds and 18 shillings owed for Morsell’s pay and entertainment for his service in the troop at Ely. By Parliamentary ordinance, Harrison had been appointed treasurer for a troop of horse raised under the command of Colonel John Hobart for the guard and safety of the Isle of Ely by reason of the disturbances at the time, 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. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.

Dates

  • Creation: 17 Sept. 1653

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1 rolled item(s) (1 roll comprising 9 membranes)

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Membrane 9v. is blank.

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