Pleas before Edward Turnor at Ely, 18 Aug. 20 Chas II [1668]
Scope and Contents
This roll does not have a formal heading; the date and setting of the court is derived from non-contemporaneous label on outer membrane. There is no gaol delivery.
- 1r. John Fowler of Chettisham, yeoman, is summoned to answer Elizabeth Anson, widow, executor of the will of William Anson, lately her husband, deceased, in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 16 Oct. 1655 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 1r. Robert Jessupp of Leverington, husbandman, is summoned to answer Sarah Buck, widow, executor of the will of Samuel Buck, gentleman, in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 17 Jun. 1665 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 1r. William Batson of Whittlesey, baker, answered Richard Noble in an action of trespass that on 1 May 1668 he took and carried away four pounds and 14 shillings in numbered money belonging to Noble at Whittlesey. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 1v. Thomas Yeates of Doddington, gentleman, answered William [? surname obscured] in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 50 and 12 shillings and ten pence for diverse goods and wares, 7 Jun. 1667 at Doddington. The entry is incomplete.
- 1v. Richard Noble of Whittlesey, inn holder, answered William Foster in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement to provide lodging for a period of two years at Foster’s house in Sutton St James, Lincolnshire, 1 May 1665. The entry is incomplete.
- 1v. Thomas Castell esquire of Haddenham is summoned to answer Edward Sandys, gentleman, in an action of debt of 87 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 21 Sept. 1667 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 2r. George Underwood of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July1668 he ejected Sandys from 40 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in March in the parish of Doddington which Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 2r. Robert Swayne of Leverington, gentleman, answered Sarah Buck, widow and executor of the will of Samuel Buck, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to [? money due for feudal service of labour] during the lifetime of Samuel Buck, 7 Jun. 1662 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 2v. John [?surname obscured] of Wisbech, labourer, answered William Hunston, gentleman, an attorney of this court, in an action of trespass that on 20 Oct. 1667 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Hunston’s close called [?Crabb Marsh] at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete. [The text on this entry is faded].
- 2v. Henry Heasle of March, cordwainer, answered Thomas Black in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1668 he ejected Black from a messuage and 18 acres of land with appurtenances in Doddington which Thomas Jermyn had leased to Black for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 2v. Thomas Hatton of Littleport, husbandman, is summoned to answer Joseph Cole, gentleman, in an action of debt of 43 pounds relating to the rent on a lease of 26 and a half acres of marsh land with appurtenances situated in a place called Rall Fen or Hale Fen in Littleport, 25 Mar. 1661. The entry is incomplete.
- 3r. John Walsham of March, yeoman, is summoned to answer Richard Prettyman, gentleman, proprietor [lay patron] of the parish church of Upwell, Norfolk, in an action of debt of 45 pounds relating to [payments outstanding], 20 Aug. 1667. The entry is incomplete.
- 3r. Oliver Pope of Witcham, husbandman, is summoned to answer Robert Goodanuffe in an action of debt of 50 shillings relating to the rent on a lease of five acres of arable land in Witcham, 29 Sept. 1666. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 3v. [? Christopher Mowle] of Upwell, yeoman, answered Richard Comfit in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account for diverse goods and wares, 3 Nov. 1663 at Upwell. The entry is incomplete.
- 3v. Richard Murly of Tydd St Giles, husbandman, is summoned to answer Sarah Buck, widow, executor of the will of Samuel Buck, gentleman, in an action of debt of 17 pounds, six shillings and eight pence relating to the rent on a lease of four acres of pasture with appurtenances in Tydd St Giles, 24 Mar. 1662. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 4r. Anne Neale of March, widow, executor of the will of Andrew Neale, lately her husband, deceased, is summoned to answer Robert Hewett esquire in an action of debt of 16 pounds and 10 shillings relating to the rent on a lease of 55 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Vysmore [? Exmoor] in the parish of Upwell, 25 Mar. 1665. Neale fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4r. Roger Spencely, [place of abode not stated], husbandman, answered Richard Shereing, executor of the will of Henry Shereing, deceased, in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of three foals worth 17 pounds and a 20 shilling piece of gold, 11 Nov. 1663 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 4r. William Wagstaffe senior of Ely, gentleman, is summoned to answer Cornelius Fuller in an action that on 13 May 1668 he took and enclosed a horse worth 60 shillings belonging to Fuller at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 4v. Thomas Household of Whittlesey, inn holder,is summoned to answer Joseph Bulkeley, gentleman, in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 July 1664 at Whittlesey. Household fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4v. Benjamin Mead of Benwick, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Jermyn in an action of debt of 200 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 16 Apr. 1661 at Doddington. Mead fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 4v. Simon Goodman of March, husbandman, answered Thomas Mobbs in an action of trespass that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Mobbs’ close situated at a place called Ransom Moor between 3 Sept. 1667 and 2 Jan. Following. The entry is incomplete.
- 4v. Richard Carter of Wisbech, oat breaker, is summoned to answer John Swayne, gentleman, in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 29 Sept. 1666 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 5r. John Browne of Upwell, Norfolk, husbandman, is summoned to answer Anthony Eaton in an action of debt of ten pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 9 Apr. 1666 at Wisbech. Browne fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 5r. William Cheavill of Ely, merchant taylor, answered Francis Ballard in an action of trespass on the case relating to a sum of 100 pounds given or loaned to Cheavill, 10 Jan. 1668 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 5r. John Blench junior of Chatteris, yeoman, answered WIlliam Heyward in an action of trespass that on 20 Feb. 1668 his dogs bit or injured 20 sheep, ten ewes and two lambs belonging to Heyward causing some to die. The entry is incomplete.
- 5v. William Bentley of Ely, husbandman, answered Francis Ballard in an action of trespass on the case relating to 30 pounds loaned or given to Bentley, 24 Jan. [1668] at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 5v. William Nix of Witchford, weaver, answered Francis Ballard in an action of trespass on the case relating to four pounds loaned or given to Nix, 23 Jan. [1668] at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 6r. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 90 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Coveney which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 6r. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 50 acres of marsh with appurtenances in March in the parish of Doddington which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 6r. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 50 acres of marsh with appurtenances in March in the parish of Doddington which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 6v. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 50 acres of marsh with appurtenances in March in the parish of Doddington which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 6v. John Wright of Chatteris, yeoman, answered Thomas Burchall in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale of all the hay in a close of fen ground called Pulvercoate Hill at Doddington, 15 Mar. 1664. The entry is incomplete.
- 7r. John Holland senior of Coveney senior, husbandman, and Thomas Matthews of Coveney, husbandman, are summoned to answer Elizabeth Pascall in an action that on 10 Nov. 1667 they took goods and chattels belonging to Pascall including a trunk, a chest, boxes, various tables, chairs and stools, a butter firkin, three beer firkins, a butcher’s tub, two cags, feather holsters and pillows, pewter dishes, kettles and other household goods [full list not transcribed]. The entry is incomplete.
- 7r. Samuel Bird of Doddington, yeoman, answered John Bull in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 Apr. 1668 he ejected Bull from 30 messuages and 30 cottages with appurtenances in March which Algernon Peyton baronet had leased to Bull for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 7v. John Towers esquire of Haddenham answered John Salter, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 62 shillings and eight pence for diverse goods and wares, 1 May 1668 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 7v. Philip Christmas of Downham, husbandman, and Margaret, his wife, answered Richard Tompson and Richard Pifford, executor of the will of Thomas Pifford, lately deceased, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of ten pounds owed by Margaret Christmas to Thomas Pifford, 1 Feb. 1667 at Downham. The entry is incomplete.
- 8r. Clement Steele of Littleport, [occupation not stated], is summoned to answer John Guybon in an action of debt of 72 shillings and six pence relating to the rent on a lease of five acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Littleport, 25 Mar. 1666. The entry is incomplete.
- 8r. John Bigg of Broughton, Huntingdonshire, gentleman, answered William Newell in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 80 shillings for a horse belonging to Newell, 4 May 1665 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 8v. Thomas Alderton, [place of abode and occupation not stated], is summoned to answer John Berry in an action that on [day and month not stated] 1668 he took and impounded a milk-cow belonging to Berry from [a place not stated]. The entry is incomplete.
- 8v. James Laughton of Ely, labourer, is summoned to answer John Dickins in an action of debt of eight pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 3 Jan. [year not stated] at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 8v. Markeby Gibbon of Ely, basket-maker, is summoned to answer Thomas Gleadill in an action of debt of 11 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 3 Jan. 1668 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 8v. George Wilson of Littleport, husbandman, answered Luke Jefferson in an action of trespass that on 8 Sept. 1666 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and hemp growing in Jefferson’s close at Littleport. The entry is incomplete.
- 9r. William Horne of Littleport, husbandman, answered John Gotobed in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 44 shillings and six pence for diverse goods and wares, 1 Oct. 1667 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 9r. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 40 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Chatteris which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 9r. John Brown of Doddington, yeoman, is summoned to answer William Wren esquire in an action of debt of 70 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 June 1664 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 9v. Thomas Goodday of Ely, yeoman, alias draper, is summoned to answer Petchey Clarke, cleric, and Amy, his wife, lately Amy Hitch of Ely, single woman, in an action of debt of 80 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 22 Jan. 1658 at Ely. Goodday fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 9v. Robert Gotobed of Ely, yeoman, is summoned to answer Petchey Clarke, cleric, and Amy, his wife, lately Amy Hitch of Ely, single woman, in an action of debt of 80 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 22 Jan. 1658 at Ely. Gotobed fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 9v. George Legerton of Chatteris, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Tuck in an action of debt of 120 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 17 May 1662 at Ely. Legerton fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 10r. Robert Frith senior of March, yeoman, answered Robert Neale in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 20 pounds for diverse goods and wares, 27 June 1667 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 10r. Guy Asbie of Mepal, husbandman, answered William Harrison in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of a heifer and a pig worth 62 shillings and six pence, 1 Apr. 1668 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 10v. Gilbert North of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 40 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Chatteris which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 10v. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 90 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Coveney which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 10v. Christopher Trotter of Wisbech, labourer, answer10v. William Beasly of Ely, yeoman, answered William Samon in an action of trespass that on 30 July 1668 he entered Samon’s lighter [boat] at Ely and took possession of it for a period of four days. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 11r. Christopher Trotter of Wisbech, labourer, answered Anne Siggard in an action of trespass and assault that on 10 Feb. 1667 he assaulted Siggard at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 11r. George Page of Ely, yeoman, answered John Belt in an action that on 1 Jun. 1668 he assaulted Belt at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 11r. Thomas Castell of Wilburton, gentleman, is summoned to answer Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of debt of 87 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 21 Sept. 1667 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 11v. Thomas Osborne of Wisbech, cordwainer, answered Simon Hurton, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1668 he ejected Hurton from 18 acres of land and 18 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington which Robert Hurton and Anne, his wife, had leased to Simon Hurton for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 11v. Thomas Osborne of Wisbech, cordwainer, answered Andrew Cockayne, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1668 he ejected Cockayne from a messuage, 40 acres of land and 40 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington which Thomas Exton had leased to Cockayne for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 11v. Thomas Osborne of Wisbech, cordwainer, answered Thomas Willomont in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1668 he ejected Willomont from a messuage, an acre of land and 11 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Upwell which Philip Shering had leased to Willomont for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 12r. John Sadler of London esquire answered Thomas Disborow in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Oct. 1667 he ejected Disborow from 300 acres of fen land with appurtenances in March in the parish of Doddington which Edward Woodward esquire and Elizabeth, his wife, had leased to Disborow for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 12r. Henry Robson of Leverington, husbandman, answered George Forman in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1668 he ejected Forman from a messuage, 14 acres of land and 14 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington which Thomas Edwards esquire had leased to Forman for a term which had not expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 12v. William Claypoole of Leverington, yeoman, answered Thomas Walthropp in an action of trespass and assault that on 28 July 1668 he assaulted Walthropp at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 12v. Peter Cock of Wisbech, mariner, answered Richard Hopkin in an action of trespass and assault that on 20 Dec. 1667 he assaulted Hopkin at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 12v. Edward Osborne of Wisbech, cordwainer, answered Thomas Brese in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1668 he ejected Brese from 14 acres of land and 14 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Wisbech which Thomas Scottred, gentleman, had leased to Brese for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 12v. Edward Osborne of Wisbech, cordwainer, answered Thomas Brese in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1668 he ejected Brese from 14 acres of land and 14 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Wisbech which Thomas Scottred, gentleman, had leased to Brese for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 13r. Gamaliele Eye of Whittlesey, yeoman, is summoned to answer Richard Noble in an action of debt of 45 shillings relating to the rent on a lease of eight acres of land and pasture with appurtenances in Whittlesey. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 13r. Guy Ashby of Mepal, yeoman, is summoned to answer John Bill in an action of debt of 12 pounds and 19 shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 25 Nov. 1667 at Chatteris. The entry is incomplete.
- 13r. Robert Pigott of Ely, fell monger, is summoned to answer Cornelius Fuller in an action that on 13 May 1668 he took and impounded a horse worth 60 shillings belonging to Fuller at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 13v. Henry Reade of Whittlesey, husbandman, answered Sylvester Ives in an action of trespass that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Ives’ close at Whittlesey between 24 Mar. 1666 and 29 Sept. following. The entry is incomplete.
- 13v. William Underwood of Ely, gentleman, answered Francis Ballard in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of 20 pounds in numbered money, 20 Oct. 1667 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 13v. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 90 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Coveney which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 14r. John Rutter of Wisbech, waterman, answered Henry Ogard, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to payment outstanding for an agreement to let to hire a barge with furniture belonging to Ogard, 16 Mar. 1667 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
- 14r. Henry Hargrave of Upwell, Norfolk, cordwainer, is summoned to answer Francis Bell, gentleman, in an action of debt of 38 pounds and 14 shillings relating to a bond of obligation of 17 Nov. 1664 at Upwell. The entry is incomplete.
- 14v. Richard Hudson of Leverington, husbandman, answered William Davis in an action of debt of 90 shillings relating to the rent on a lease of 12 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington, 25 Mar. 1667. The entry is incomplete.
- 14v. John Taylor of Elm, husbandman, answered Thomas Squire in an action of trespass that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Squire’s close at Elm between 1 Apr. 1667 and 31 July following. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 14v. Thomas Lack of Leverington, fell monger, is summoned to answer William Fox in an action of debt of 48 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 4 Mar. 1668 at Wisbech. Lack fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 15r. Henry Foster of Gilsland, Cumbria, husbandman, answered Jane Ward, widow, daughter and heir of John Grayme, in an action of trespass on the case that on 11 July 1668 he slandered Ward by saying publicly, ‘She was by got and born before her father was married and she is a bastard, and I will prove her a bastard. And I hold the land under no other pretences.’ The entry is incomplete.
- 15r. Thomas Jones of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 41 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Littleport which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 15v. Gilbert North of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 25 July 1668 he ejected Sandys from 40 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Chatteris which Samuel Sandys junior esquire and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. The entry is incomplete.
- 15v. William Papper of Witchford, husbandman, answered John Petchey, gentleman, in an action of trespass that on 1 Aug. 1666 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass in Papper’s close at Ely and that he cut down [mowed], took and carried away five cart-loads of hay from the same close. The entry is incomplete.
- 15v. Peter Barker of Wisbech, baker, and Elizabeth Barker of Leverington, widow, answered Alice Barker, widow, in an action that on 6 Apr. 1668 they took two milk-cows and two calves worth seven pounds belonging to Alice Barker. The entry is incomplete.
- 16r. William Underwood of Chesterton, yeoman, answered Thomas Canford in an action of trespass and ejection that on 20 July 1668 he ejected Canford from two messuages, an orchard, a garden, 30 acres of pasture and 30 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Ely which John Gray, William Hobcroft, John Aldred and Mary Holgrave, spinster, had leased to Canford for a term which had not expired. Damages to be assessed at the next session.
- 16r. Thomas Peirson senior of Wisbech, gentleman, is summoned to answer Nicholas Sanford, gentleman, in an action of debt of 28 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 24 Sept. 1667. Peirson fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 16r. Richard Barber of Wisbech, oat breaker, is summoned to answer John Whinnell in an action of debt of 12 pounds which he borrowed on 17 Aug. 1668 at Wisbech. Barber fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 16r. Richard Barber of Wisbech, oat breaker, is summoned to answer Emma Love, widow, in an action of debt of 40 pounds which he borrowed on 4 July 1668 at Wisbech. Barber fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 16r. John Ingram of March, yeoman, is summoned to answer John Bardolph, gentleman, in an action of debt of 50 shillings in an action of account, 28 July 1668 at Chatteris. Ingram fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 16v. William Wright of Ely, miller, and Susan Wright of Ely answered Hull Stukeley, gentleman and an attorney of this court, in an action of trespass that on 20 Apr. [? year not stated] they entered Stukeley’s close at Ely, and took and carried away ten shillings. The entry is incomplete. [Some text in this entry is faded and difficult to decipher].
- 16v. William Wagstaff of Ely, gentleman, is summoned to answer Cornelius Fuller in an action that on 13 May 1668 he took and impounded a horse worth 60 shillings belonging to Fuller at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
- 16v. Thomas Tuck senior of Ely, butcher, answered James Harris and Thomas Dawson, administrators of the goods and chattels of Simon Oldham who died intestate, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of four pounds, 16 shillings and 11 pence for diverse goods and wares, 20 Jun. 1666 at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
- 16v. Robert Coward senior of Wisbech, butcher, is summoned to answer William Bridge in an action of debt of 15 pounds and four shillings which he borrowed on 14 Aug. 1668 at Wisbech. Coward fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 17r. William Harlow of Witchford, weaver, answered Robert Andrewes, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case that his livestock trampled and overgrazed grass growing in land [belonging] to Andrewes at Witchford [a piece of meadow divided and laid out by the churchwardens and constables of Witchford called Marroway, Bellum Field and Sedgeway] between 10 Jun. 1668 and 10 July following. To proceed to jury trial.
- 17r. Markeby Gibbon of Ely, basket maker, is summoned to answer John Robson in an action of debt of 15 pounds relating to a bill of obligation of 22 Nov. 1667 at Ely. Gibbon fined; to pay costs and damages.
- 17v. [Richard Gardner of Whittlesey, yeoman,] answered [Matthew ?] in an action of [? debt of 12 pounds] relating to the sale and supply of [?] in 1665. The entry is incomplete. [This entry is on the outer membrane of the roll and is badly faded].
- 17v. Thomas Dawson of March, husbandman, is summoned to answer William Hill in an action of debt of ten pounds, 1 Aug. 1668 at March. The entry is incomplete. [This entry is on the outer membrane of the roll and is badly faded].
- 17v. John [?Beadles] of Ely, labourer, answered William Beeseley in an action of trespass on the case that on 19 Aug. 1667 his dogs bit or attacked 100 sheep, 60 calves and 40 lambs belonging to Beeseley causing serious injuries. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial. [This entry is on the outer membrane of the roll and is badly faded].
Dates
- Creation: 18 Aug. 20 Chas II [1668]
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