Pleas before Edward Turnor and others at Wisbech, 22 Aug. 18 Chas II [1666]
Scope and Contents
There is no gaol delivery.
- 1r. Final concord: John Bowes, gentleman, plaintiff, and Anne Cranford, spinster, defendant, relating to a share of two messuages, a garden, an orchard, 14 acres and three rods of arable land in Ely, Thetford and Stretham.
- 1r. Final concord: Robert Brady, Doctor of Divinity, and Robert Stevens, gentleman, plaintiffs, and Henry Chappell and Margaret, his wife, defendants, relating to a messuage in Wisbech.
- 1v. Final concord: Thomas Browne, plaintiff, and John Bellamy and [?Mileham], his wife, defendants, relating to two acres of fen land in Upwell.
- 1v. Final concord: William Walsham, plaintiff, and Matthew Palmer and Mary, his wife, and John Scottred and Catherine, his wife, defendants relating to five acres of pasture and 30 acres of fen land in Wisbech.
- 2r. Final concord: David Bell, plaintiff, and Robert Spencer and Mary, his wife, defendants, relating to six acres of pasture in Wisbech.
- 2r. Final concord: Robert Southwell, plaintiff, and Thomas Crosse and Anne, his wife, defendants, relating to 13 acres of pasture in Leverington and Leverington Parson’s Drove.
- 2r. Final concord: John Browne, plaintiff, and John Ivott, defendant, relating to five cottages and five gardens in Wisbech.
- 2v. Final concord: Richard Royce, plaintiff, and Edward Segrasse, Henry Seagrasse and Elizabeth, his wife, defendants, relating to six acres of pasture with appurtenances in Wisbech.
- 2v. Final concord: Anthony Coe, plaintiff, and John Overstoe and Joan, his wife, defendants, relating to two acres of land and eight acres of pasture with appurtenances in Upwell.
- 2v. Final concord: John Meadowes, gentleman, and Thomas Edwards, gentleman, plaintiffs, and James Whynnell senior and Elizabeth, his wife, defendants, relating to a messuage and an acre of land with appurtenances in Wisbech.
- 3r. Final concord: Sarah Walsham, widow, plaintiff, and Thomas Walsham and Margaret, his wife, defendants, relating to three acres of pasture with appurtenances in March.
- 3r. Final concord: Edward Ambrey, plaintiff, and John Crosse and Alice, his wife, defendants, relating to four acres of pasture with appurtenances in Wisbech.
- 3r. Final concord: Robert Swan, gentleman, plaintiff, and Thomas Southwell and Elizabeth, his wife, defendants, relating to a messuage and two acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington.
- 3v. Final concord: John Swan, gentleman, plaintiff, and John Crosse, gentleman, and Alice, his wife, and Edward Ambrey and Dorothy, his wife, defendants, relating to two acres of land with appurtenances in Wisbech.
- 3v. Final concord: Robert Swan, gentleman, plaintiff, and John Crosse and Alice, his wife, defendants, relating to two messuages and one acre of land in Leverington.
- 3v. Final concord: Robert Swan, gentleman, plaintiff, and Thomas Crosse and Anne, his wife, defendants, relating to four messuages, one acre of land and 61 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington.
- 4r. Edward Ambrey of Leverington, yeoman, is summoned to answer the Burgesses of the town of Wisbech in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 10 Apr. 1663 at Wisbech. Ambrey fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4r. Richard Barber of Wisbech, oat breaker, is summoned to answer Simeon Hurton in an action of debt of 16 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 26 Oct. 1664 at Wisbech. Barber fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4r. Thomas Lack of Wisbech, fellmonger, is summoned to answer John Healy in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 29 Dec. 1665 at Wisbech. Lack fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4r. Thomas Peirson junior of Wisbech, gentleman, is summoned to answer Thomas Ampleford, gentleman, in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 17 Jun. 1664 at Wisbech. Peirson fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4v. George Lererton of Chatteris, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Camps in an action of debt of [27] pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 2 Oct. 1660 at Chatteris. The entry is incomplete.
- 4v. William Beesely of Ely, brick maker, answered Ralph Tuck in an action of trespass on the case that on 1 Jun. 1666 he chased 28 wether sheep belonging to Tuck at Ely for a period of four days. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 4v. William Beesely of Ely, brick maker, answered Ralph Tuck in an action of trespass on the case that on 1 Jun. 1666 he chased ten ewes and ten lambs belonging to Tuck at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 4v. Bartholomew Edwards of Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire, grocer, answered John Bramley in an action of trespass, assault and false imprisonment that on 20 July 1665 he assaulted Bramley at Wisbech and imprisoned him without reasonable cause for 24 hours. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 5r. Thomas Sheppard of Outwell, Norfolk, gentleman, is summoned to answer Edward Grange, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 10 May 1666 he ejected Grange from a messuage, 147 acres and two rods of fen land with appurtenances in Upwell which Ralph Pemberton, gentleman, had leased to Grange for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 5r. Robert Balam esquire of Elm answered John Hunt in an action of trespass and ejection that on 26 July 1666 he ejected Hunt from 170 acres of fen land and 170 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Elm which Richard Fiennes had leased to Hunt for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 5r. John Cole of Downham, yeoman, answered Richard Palmer in an action that on 2 July 1666 he ejected Palmer from a messuage, 291 acres of land, 291 acres of pasture, 200 acres of meadow and 200 acres of fen land with appurtenances in Downham which Arthur Younge, gentleman, had leased to Palmer for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 5v. Richard Beare of Barley, Hertfordshire, gentleman, answered Edward Wormewell in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 July 1666 he ejected Wormewell from 100 acres of land and 300 acres of pasture with appurtenances in March which Cornelius Vermuyden esquire, Edward Berry Godfrey esquire, Edward Woodward esquire and Elizabeth, his wife, had leased to Wormewell for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 5v. John Cole of Downham, yeoman, answered Richard Palmer in an action that on 2 July 1666 he ejected Palmer from a messuage, 291 acres of land, 291 acres of pasture, 200 acres of meadow and 200 acres of fen land with appurtenances in Downham which Arthur Younge, gentleman, had leased to Palmer for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 6r. John Hawkinge senior of Emneth, yeoman, is summoned to answer Joseph Beamont, Doctor of Divinity, in an action of debt of 560 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 14 Aug. 1666 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 6r. Francis Boyce of Whittlesey, yeoman, is summoned to answer Francis Healy in an action of debt of 63 pounds relating to a bill of obligation of 14 Nov. 1663 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 6r. Robert Butcher of Littleport, yeoman, is summoned to answer Gregory Barber, gentleman, and an attorney of this court, in an action of debt relating to a bond of obligation for the sum of 40 pounds, 17 Sept. 1665 at Littleport. The entry is incomplete.
- 6r. Sylvester Ives of Whittlesey, yeoman, alias husbandman, is summoned to answer Peter Dee in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 28 Feb. 1666 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 6v. Samuel Vincent of Upwell, woollen draper, is summoned to answer Thomas Rowland in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 24 Jun. 1665 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 6v. Joseph Fowler of Chettisham, gentleman, is summoned to answer William James in an action of debt of 144 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 5 Dec. 1665 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 6v. Robert Cole of Chettisham, yeoman, is summoned to answer William James in an action of debt of 144 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 5 Dec. 1665 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 7r. James Granger of Doddington, yeoman, answered John Walsham in an action of trespass and ejection that on 10 July 1666 he ejected Walsham from 20 acres of pasture and 40 acres of marsh at Doddington which Robert Stratton had leased to Walsham for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 7r. Thomas Canford of Ely, yeoman, answered John Fann[er] in an action that on 1 Jun. 1666 he ejected Fann[er] from one messuage and one acre of land with appurtenances in Haddenham which Nicholas Rush had leased to Fann[er] for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 7r. John Purse of Coveney, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Gotobed, rector of the rectory and parish church of Coveney with Manea, in an action of debt of 30 shillings relating to [?tithe payments outstanding] from 1 Jun. 1666 when Purse occupied ten acres of marsh in Byea or Byall Fen in the Wash [in Coveney]. The entry is incomplete.
- 7v. Thomas Shepherd junior of March, apothecary, answered Adam Coward in an action that together with Thomas Shepherd senior of Upwell, Norfolk, yeoman, assaulted Coward on 25 Apr. 1666 at Wisbech. Thomas Shepherd junior fined; to pay costs and damages.
Dates
- Creation: 22 Aug. 18 Chas II [1666]
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Extent
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Language of Materials
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