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Pleas at Wisbech before Robert Bernard, 22 Sept. 1658

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E3/3/4

Scope and Contents

This roll lacks a formal heading; the date and place of sitting of the court is derived from non-contemporaneous label on roll. There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. Common recovery: John Herne, gentleman, and William [? Blyth – surname obscured] relating to seven acres of land with appurtenances in Elm.
  2. 1v. Common recovery: Susan Aynger, widow, and Francis Hollie and Ursula, his wife, relating to one messuage, two gardens and two orchards with appurtenances in Ely.
  3. 2r. Samuel Fiddemann of Wisbech, cordwainer, answered Richard Barber in an action of trespass on the case that on 29 Sept. 1657 he slandered Barber by publicly saying, ‘You are a beggarly rogue and spend so much money in jugs of beer that you are not able to pay any man you owe.’ The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  4. 2r. Robert Byton of Welney, Norfolk, husbandman, is summoned to answer Edmund Pell, gentleman, in a debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 22 May 1654 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  5. 2v. William Taylor of Ely, basket-maker, is summoned to answer Dorcas Fowler, widow and executor of the will of Thomas Fowler of Chettisham, gentleman, deceased, in an action of debt of nine pounds relating to a bill of obligation of 28 Feb. 1656. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  6. 2v. William Middleton of Emneth, Norfolk, miller, answered Thomas Linghook in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of three bushels of barley, 1 Jun. 1658 at Wisbech. To proceed to the next session.
  7. 3r. Richard Harrison, gentleman, complains against William Hunston, gentleman, an attorney of this court, that Hunston was indebted in the sum of 18 pounds, four shillings and eight pence, 29 Mar. 1654 at Wisbech. To proceed to the next session.
  8. 3r. John Dampson of March, alias of Outwell, blacksmith, is summoned to answer William Gates in an action of debt of eight pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 20 May 1657 at Elm. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  9. 3v. William Peters of Elm, husbandman, answered Thomas Youngs in an action of trespass that on 6 Jan. 1657 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the crops growing in Youngs’ close at Upwell causing damage. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  10. 3v. Henry Leach of Wisbech, baker, is summoned to answer Erasmus Peeters in an action of debt of 16 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 20 Dec. 1655 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  11. 4r. Richard Honybone of Wisbech, grazier, answered Christopher Lambson and Richard Youngs in an action of trespass on the case relating to a bond of 100 pounds whereby Honybone would appear in the Easter Term past at the suit of Francis Scaven, gentleman, in an action of trespass. Honybone did not appear according to the condition of the bond. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  12. 4r. Robert Warren of Gedney, Lincolnshire, yeoman, answered John Cann in an action of trespass that on [20] Sept. 1657 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Cann’s close at Leverington Parson’s Drove causing damage. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  13. 4v. Edward Wright of Peterborough, Northamptonshire, gentleman, answered John Sette in an action of trespass on the case relating to the carriage of goods and wares by boat, 1 [? March] 1658. To proceed to the next session.
  14. 4v. Samuel Prior of Ely, weaver, answered Thomas Adams in an action that on 17 May 1658 he assaulted Prior. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  15. 5r. Arthur Taylor of Wisbech, gentleman, answered Matthew Bye in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of six yards of broad woollen cloth, 22 Sept. 1656 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  16. 5r. John Everarde of Wisbech, tailor, answered Thomas Everarde in an action of trespass on the case relating to an undertaking to find and provide lodging for Priscilla, the daughter of John Everarde, 1 May 1657 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  17. 5v. William Doughty answered Jacob Wragge in an action of trespass that on 28 Mar. 1658 he ejected Wragge from an acre of pasture with appurtenances in March which Henry Scillit had leased to Doughty for a term which had not yet expired. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  18. 6r. George Hawkesley and Thomas Taylor, both of Welney in the parish of Upwell, husbandmen, answered Thomas Mallaber that together with Thomas Webster, John Purle and Robert Beeton, all also of Welney, they assaulted Mallaber at Wisbech on 25 June 1658 and imprisoned him for one night. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  19. 6r. Daniel Wilson of Ely, yeoman, is summoned to answer James Pament, executor of the will of William Pament, deceased, in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of 1 Nov. 1656 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  20. 6v. Robert Levit of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer Luke Voyce in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of 14 Jun. 1658 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  21. 6v. Thomas Adams of Ely, waterman, answered Samuel Prior in an action of trespass that on 10 June 1658 he took, carried away and broke into pieces one sprede [?spread] belonging to Adams to the value of five shillings. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  22. 7r. John Cannam, [place of abode not stated], husbandman, answered Thomas Stanton and William More in an action of trespass on the case relating to a communication concerning a boat to be bought, 4 Aug. 1658 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  23. 7r. William Yarrowe of Stuntney, husbandman, answered Thomas Docwray in an action of trespass that on 1 Sept. 1658 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Docwray’s close at Ely causing damage. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  24. 7v. Richard Greene of Elm, husbandman, is summoned to answer Michael Morsell, gentleman, in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 15 Mar. 1644 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  25. 7v. Joseph Fowler of Ely, yeoman, answered Thomas Cheavill in an action of trespass and assault that on 7 Jun. 1658 he assaulted Cheavill at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  26. 8r. Robert Levit of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer Jane Pament, executrix of the will of William Pament, deceased, in an action of debt of forty pounds relating to a bond of 1 Nov. 1656. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  27. 8r. Richard Darwood of Ely, yeoman, alias of Somersham, Huntingdonshire, husbandman, is summoned to answer Thomas Field in an action of debt of 21 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 8 Dec. 1657 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  28. 8v. Godfrey [? Phelps] of Ely, labourer, and Mary, his wife, executrix of the will of Adam Bennit of Ely, shepherd, is summoned to answer John [? Atkins] the younger in an action of debt of six pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 8 Aug. 1657 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  29. 8v. Thomas Merrill of Sutton, victualler, is summoned to answer William Reeve in an action of debt of five pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 28 Nov. 1657 at Sutton. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  30. 9r. John Williams of March, shepherd, answered William Abbitt in an action that on 30 May 1658 his cattle trampled and overgrazed the grass and hemp growing in Abbitt’s close at March causing damage. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  31. 9r. Richard Ellis of Leverington, husbandman, answered Robert Sonick in an action that on 21 July 1658 he entered Sonick’s close at Wisbech and took away a mare. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  32. 9v. Roger Sissin of March, labourer, answered John Marshall, clerk, in an action of debt of 60 shillings relating to a bond of obligation of 27 Apr. 1658 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  33. 9v. William Anthony the elder of Wisbech, gardener, answered John Challis in an action of debt of 42 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 5 Jan. 1655 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  34. 10r. James Broad of March, labourer, answered Christopher Moseley in an action of trespass on the case that Broad was indebted in the sum of 67 shillings for beans and hempseed, 20 May 1657 at March. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  35. 10r. Thomas Barrett of Downham, blacksmith, answered John Cole, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 1 Jun. And 30 Aug. 1658 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Cole’s close at a field called West Crofts in Downham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  36. 10v. Thomas Anthony of Walsoken, Norfolk, gardener, alias yeoman, is summoned to answer Daniel Claxton, clerk, in an action of debt of 11 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 13 Jan. 1656 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  37. 10v. Thomas Rawlins of Wisbech Guyhirn, husbandman, is summoned to answer Matthew Higham in an action of debt of 13 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 6 Mar. 1657 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  38. 11r. James Sargeant of Leverington Parson’s Drove, husbandman, answered John Whynnell in an action of trespass on the case relating to the purchase of 21 coombs of oats for 90 shillings, 17 Sept. 1656 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  39. 11r. Henry Anthony of Wisbech, gardener, is summoned to answer Daniel Crofte in an action of debt of 63 shillings and four pence relating to the rent on the lease of a messuage and three acres of land with appurtenances in Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  40. 11v. Leonard Upcrust of Wisbech and Eme, his wife, answered Luke Thomson and Sarah, his wife, in an action of trespass on the case that on 22 Nov. 1657 Eme slandered Sarah at Wisbech by publicly saying, ‘Hussey, you [are] a pocky whore. Do you not know Mrs Throckmorton?’ Sarah stated that she did know Mrs Throckmorton and Eme went on to say that Mrs Throckmorton had cured Sarah of the French pox. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  41. 11v. James Serjant of Leverington Parson’s Drove, husbandman, is summoned to answer Richard Abbott in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 7 Jun. 1651 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  42. 12r. Edward Palmer of Wisbech, barber, is summoned to answer Henry Sturt the elder in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 5 Apr. 1658 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  43. 12r. Thomas Attkin, alias Atkin, of Ely, brickmaker, is summoned to answer Thomas Lawrence in an action of debt of seven pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 20 Dec. 1657 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  44. 12v. Robert Levit of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer William Cosier in an action of debt of nine pounds and 19 shillings relating to the purchase of one mare, 22 Jun. 1658 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  45. 12v. Philip Pedlie of Sutton, gentleman, is summoned to answer Thomas Pissfird in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 Apr. 1657. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  46. 13r. Thomas Morrell of Upwell, Norfolk, yeoman, answered Thomas Patrick in an action of trespass on the case that Morrell was indebted in the sum of 14 shillings for diverse goods and wares, 29 Sept. 1657 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  47. 13r. Thomas Bigley, alias Begley, of Wisbech Murrow, carpenter, is summoned to answer John Hearne in an action of debt of four pounds and ten shillings relating to a bond of obligation of 18 Dec. 1657 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  48. 13v. Edward Marwood of Wisbech, chandler, answered Joseph Bell in an action of trespass on the case that Marwood was indebted in the sum of four pounds for wares, 28 Feb. 1654 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  49. 13v. Edward Marwood of Wisbech, chandler, answered John Atkin esquire in an action of trespass on the case that Marwood was indebted in the sum of six pounds for wares, 26 Aug. 1653 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  50. 14r. Jonas Browne of Wisbech, woollen draper, is summoned to answer Mathias Taylor, gentleman, in an action relating to articles of agreement made between the two men on 24 Apr. 1658 at Wisbech concerning the lease of a messuage with yard and appurtenances in the new market in Wisbech, then in the occupation of Arthur Taylor, gentleman. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  51. 14v. George Whitehead of Wisbech, tapster, answered Thomas Falkner [Fallner] in an action of trespass on the case relating to a sum of money for lodging, washing and attendance owed by Whitehead, 1 Nov. 1652 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  52. 14v. Edward Palmer of Wisbech, barber, is summoned to answer Simeon Hurton in an action of debt of 100 shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 27 Mar. 1658. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  53. 15r. Philip Pedley of Sutton, gentleman, is summoned to answer Thomas Aungier, gentleman, in an action of debt of 60 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 20 Nov. 1653 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  54. 15r. Thomas Murrell of Upwell, gentleman, alias yeoman, is summoned to answer William Pitts in an action of debt of 51 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 13 Apr. 1657 at Doddington. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  55. 15v. John Collis of Downham, husbandman, is summoned to answer Dorcas Fowler, widow, in an action of debt of nine pounds relating to a bond of obligation off 27 Mar. 1658 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  56. 15v. George Sutton of Ely, butcher, is summoned to answer Robert Frost in an action of debt of six pounds in an action of account for several sums of money, 16 Sept. 1657 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  57. 16r. John Tilney of Littleport, husbandman, is summoned to answer Henry Parler in an action of debt of 11 pounds and 15 shillings relating to the rent on a lease of a messuage and 18 acres of pasture called the Hermitage in Downham Market, Norfolk, and seven acres of pasture with appurtenances in Denver, [Downham Market], 27 Sept. 1656. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  58. 16r. Matthias Taylor of Wisbech, gentleman, answered Jonas Browne in an action of trespass on the case relating to the loan of 60 shillings, 22 Apr. 1658 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  59. 16v. Richard Rands of Wisbech, yeoman, is summoned to answer George Clapthorne esquire in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 23 Mar. 1656 at Elm. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  60. 16v. Robert Crane of Newton, alias of Walsoken, Norfolk, bricklayer, is summoned to answer George Clapthorne esquire in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 23 Mar. 1656 at Elm. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  61. 17r. Joseph Fowler and Bartholomew Smyth was summoned to answer Charles Worley that on 29 Apr. 1658 they took and unjustly detained 12 milk cows belonging to Worley from a place called Redmor at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  62. 17v. William Yarrow was summoned to answer John Casborne, gentleman, in an action that on 29 May 1658 he took and unjustly detained two cows and two heifers to the value of nine pounds and ten shillings belonging to Casborne at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  63. 18r. William Yarrow of Ely, husbandman, answered Thomas Docwray in an action that on 2 Sept. 1658 he took and unjustly detained two black steers belonging to Docwray at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  64. 18v. William Yarrow answered Thomas Docwray that on 4 Sept. 1658 he took and unjustly detained five black steers belonging to Docwray at [a place not stated]. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  65. 19r. Joseph Fowler and Robert Mayes answered Charles Worley that on 6 May 1658 he took and unjustly detained one bay mare, one foal, seven blackish-brown cows and three cows belonging to Worley from a place called Redmore at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.
  66. 19v. William Walsham and John Walsham were summoned to answer John Makey that on 29 Apr. 1658 he took and unjustly detained 25 sheep and 20 lambs belonging to Makey to the value of 30 pounds from a place called Norrold Green at March. The entry is incomplete; no outcome stated.

Dates

  • Creation: 22 Sept. 1658

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Membrane 20r. - v. blank.

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