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Pleas before Robert Bernard at Ely, 25 Mar. 1657

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E3/3/1

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There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. Simon Thomson, husbandman of Wisbech St Mary, to answer Thomas Ground in an action of trespass for taking cattle worth £20 at Leverington. Dated 20 Oct. 1656, referred to next general sessions.
  2. 1r. Robert Levitt to answer John Coop, gentleman, for taking cattle valued at £20. Dated 17 Feb. 1656, referred to next general sessions.
  3. 1v. Robert Levitt to answer John Coop, gentleman, for taking cattle valued at £20 at Oxe Close. Dated 12 Feb. 1656, referred to next general sessions.
  4. 1v. John Cawthorne, yeoman of Downham, to answer William Barbor, who at the request of Thomas Flint, husbandman of Downham is bound to Ann Merrill, widow of Downham in a bond of £10. Dated 2 Apr. 1655, outcome not stated.
  5. 2r. Laurence Presgrave junior, yeoman of Scredington in Lincolnshire, to answer John Stookes in a debt of £200. Dated 4 Nov. 1651. Laurence denied the debt, referred to next general sessions.
  6. 2r. Laurence Presgrave junior, yeoman of Scredington in Lincolnshire, to answer John Stookes in a debt of £200. Dated 4 Nov. 1651. Laurence denied the debt, referred to next general sessions.
  7. 2v. Laurence Presgrave junior, yeoman of Scredington in Lincolnshire, also of [?Crickenton], to answer John Stokes in a debt of £200. Dated 4 Nov. 1651, outcome not stated.
  8. 3r. John Smyth senior, of Wentworth, to answer Thomas Reeve, gentleman, in an action of trespass for £10-worth of damage to crops at Long-hay-field. Dated 1 Jun. 1656, outcome not stated.
  9. 3v. William Baker, gentleman of Haddenham, to answer Henry Hill in an action of debt incurred for ploughing 80 acres at 3s/acre. Dated 24 Nov. 1654, outcome not stated.
  10. 3v. Thomas Murrell, yeoman of Upwell in Norfolk, to answer John Sneath for £25 (payable in installments) for the sale of hemp then growing. Dated 1 Nov. 1656, outcome not stated.
  11. 4r. John Weaver of Manea to answer Thomas Barckham in respect of four lasts of oats, value 86/8d. Dated 15 May 1654, outcome not stated.
  12. 4r. Simon Thomson, husbandman of Wisbech St Mary, to answer Thomas Ground for taking cattle value £20. Dated 30 Oct. 1656, outcome not stated.
  13. 4v. Arthur Taylor, gentleman of Wisbech, to answer John Baker in a debt of £72. Dated 17 Aug. 1656, outcome not stated.
  14. 4v. George Sutton, butcher of Ely, to answer Thomas Ward for a hegfar [heifer], value £3. Dated 2 Dec. 1656, outcome not stated.
  15. 5r. Richard King, husbandman of Elm, to answer Henry Johnson, rector of Elm, in a debt of £10. Dated 10 Jun. 1656, referred to next general sessions.
  16. 5v. William Lenton, waterman of Wisbech, to answer Richard Murley in an action of trespass that he broke into Murley's close at Tydd St Giles and stole cattle, total damage £20. Dated 1656, outcome not stated.
  17. 5v. Thomas Staddard [or Stadure], junior, chapman of Ely, to answer George Page in a debt of 50s. Dated 20 Jan. 1656, outcome not stated.
  18. 6r. Thomas Powell, carpenter of Elm, to answer John Adams relating to the sale of a cart and wheels for 15s, and a black mare worth £3-5s. Dated 1 May 1656, referred to next general sessions.
  19. 6v. Robert Levitt, butcher of Ely, to answer Katherine Lady Brooke in a debt of £5 for two heifers. Dated 3 Sept. 1656, outcome not stated.
  20. 6v. Philip Pedley, gentleman of Sutton, to answer Godfrey Wolson in a debt of £18. Dated 10 Nov. 1656, outcome not stated.
  21. 7r. Peter Whit, yeoman of Ely, to answer Thomas Smegergill, in an action of trespass and ejection for his removal from the land and capital messuage of James Best, which he was renting. Dated 14 Mar. 1656, outcome not stated.
  22. 7r. Thomas Dawlin, oat breaker of Wisbech, to answer Edward Yorke, gentleman, in a debt of 60s for malt. Dated 24 Dec. 1656, outcome not stated.
  23. 7v. Henry Judd, victualler of Aldreth, to answer John Parnell in a debt of £16. Dated 29 Oct. 1656, outcome not stated.
  24. 7v. William Cordwell, husbandman of Ely, to answer John Attlesey in an action of trespass for entering land demised to him by Robert Siblie of Ely. Dated 17 Mar. 1656, outcome not stated.
  25. 8r. Nathaniel Griffin, husbandman of Doddington, to answer John Walsham of [?Brading] in a debt of £6-10s-5d. Dated 1 Sept. 1656, outcome not stated.
  26. 8r. James Tomson, husbandman of Wisbech to answer Thomas Ground for taking cattle, value £20. Dated 1 May 1656, outcome not stated.
  27. 8v. Thomas Hayward, shepherd of Outwell, to answer Brice Laxon in an action of trespass for damage to crops and cattle, value 100s. Dated 21 Dec. 1656, outcome not stated.
  28. 8v. Thomas Murrill, yeoman of Upwell, to answer Steven Margrave in a debt of £42. Dated 9 Aug. 1656, outcome not stated.
  29. 9r. Thomas Paine, husbandman of Littleport, to answer Thomas Alderton, farmer of tithes at Littleport, in a debt of 27s. Dated 1 Jun. 1656, outcome not stated.
  30. 9v. Laurence Presgrave senior, yeoman of Scredington in Lincolnshire, to answer Richard Murly and wife Mary relating to the sale of cart wheels, value £4, and other debts. Dated 1 Aug. 1656, referred to next general sessions.
  31. 10r. John Newman, yeoman of Wisbech St Mary, to answer Francis Miller, in a debt of £8 for two bullocks. Dated 4 Jun. 1655, outcome not stated.
  32. 10v. James Abbott, labourer of Upwell, to answer Thomas Hayward in an action of trespass for damage, value 100s, to crops and cattle. Dated 5 Jul. 1656, outcome not stated.
  33. 11r. Henry Richardson, carpenter of Upwell, to answer Andrew Neale in a debt of £10 due to Ralph Pratt of Upwell. Dated 20 Aug. 1656, outcome not stated.
  34. 11v. Arthur Taylor, gentleman of Wisbech, to answer John Baker in a debt of £72. Dated 17 Aug. 1656, outcome not stated.
  35. 11v. Henry Hampson, gentleman of Ely, to answer Edward Bonnett for an assault: damages of £20 claimed. Dated 27 Jul. 1656, outcome not stated.
  36. 12r. John Vincent, Thomas Wilkes, John Horsell and Robert Mann to answer Richard Woodward for an assault at Upwell. Dated 26 January 1656, outcome not stated, but the entry records statements made by the four defendants.

Dates

  • Creation: 25 Mar. 1657

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Extent

1 rolled item(s) (1 roll comprising 12 membranes)

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