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Pleas before Edward Turnor at Wisbech, 18 Aug. 21 Chas II [1669]

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E4/3/1

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There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. Final concord: Robert Holmes, gentleman, plaintiff, and John Gardner junior and Elizabeth, his wife, relating to an acre of marsh with appurtenances in Leverington.
  2. 1r. Final concord: Mark Le Pla, gentleman, plaintiff, and Nicholas Bennet and Anne, his wife, and John Smith and Eleanor, his wife, and John Buntung and Rachel, his wife, defendants, relating to 16 acres of marsh land in Wisbech and Leverington.
  3. 1v. Final concord: John Neale, gentleman, plaintiff, and Thomas Squire, gentleman, and Margaret, his wife, defendants, relating to 24 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Elm.
  4. 1v. Final concord: Samuel [? Voie], plaintiff, and Thomas [? Digling] and Rachel, his wife, and John Smyth and Eleanor, his wife, and John Bunting and Rachel, his wife, defendants, relating to 24 and a half acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington.
  5. 2r. Final concord: Robert Holmes, gentleman, plaintiff, and Francis Barnewell and Eleanor, his wife, defendants, relating to 12 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Leverington.
  6. 2r. Final concord: William Coldwell, cleric, plaintiff, and George Wattson and Anne, his wife, defendants, relating to a messuage, ten and a half acres of pasture and eight acres of marsh with appurtenances in Wisbech and Leverington.
  7. 2r. Final concord: Richard Spencer senior, plaintiff, and Thomas Jeofferson and Anne, his wife, defendants, relating to a messuage and 40 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Littleport.
  8. 2v. Final concord: Lionel Walden esquire, plaintiff, and John Jenkinson esquire and Hannah, his wife, defendants, relating to a messuage and 33 acres of marsh in Doddington.
  9. 2v. Final concord: Lionel Walden esquire, plaintiff, and William Laxton and Elizabeth, his wife, and Henry Avelyn and Frances, his wife, defendants, relating to an acre and three rods of land with appurtenances in Doddington.
  10. 3r. Mary Howe of Winford [?Wentworth], spinster, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 she occupied their close situated in Hale Fen near Coveney Causeway, her livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there, and she mowed, took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  11. 3r. John Spencer of Wisbech, cordwainer, answered John Hales in an action of trespass and ejection that on 3 Mar. 1669 he ejected Hales from two messuages, two cottages, half an acre of land and half an acre of pasture with appurtenances in Wisbech which Robert Hales had leased to John Hales for a term which had not expired. Spencer acquitted; Hales to pay costs and damages.
  12. 3v. Richard Witton of March, husbandman, answered Thomas Thompson in an action of trespass that on 1 Dec. 1668 he took and carried away five pewter dishes, two pairs of sheets and two tablecloths belonging to Thompson at Doddington. Witton acquitted; Thompson to pay costs and damages.
  13. 3v. Samuel Kinswick of Downham, husbandman, and Hannah, his wife, answered Beatrice Stoakes, in an action of trespass on the case that on 1 July 1669 Hannah Kinswick slandered Stoakes by publicly saying, ‘Your mother stole my handkerchief and I challenged it about her not.’ Kinswick acquitted; Stoakes to pay costs and damages.
  14. 4r. Richard Murly of Tydd St Giles, husbandman, is summoned to answer Sarah Buck, widow, in an action of debt of four pounds relating to the rent on four acres of land with appurtenances in Wisbech leased by Samuel Buck, her busband, lately deceased, to Murley on 28 Mar. 1663. Murly fined; to pay costs and damages.
  15. 4r. Richard Comfort of Upwell, Norfolk, butcher, is summoned to answer William Tiringham, knight of the Bath, in an action of debt of 57 pounds and 15 shillings relating to the rent on a lease of 136 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Upwell, 4 Apr. 1667. Comfort fined; to pay costs and damages.
  16. 4v. George Hill of Chatteris, victualler, is summoned to answer William Palmer, gentleman, in an action of debt of eight pounds and five shillings relating to the rent on a lease of a lot of land with appurtenances in Sutton, 25 Mar. 1661. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  17. 4v. William Abbott of March, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Thynne, knight, in an action of debt of 52 shillings and six pence relating to the rent on a lease of 30 acres of fen ground with appurtenances situated in West Fen in March. Abbott fined; to pay costs and damages.
  18. 5r. Robert Mayor of Ely, husbandman, answered William Wilson in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement made between the two men on 22 Mar. 1669 at Ely concerning the sale of eight acres of marsh land situated in Little Shell Ditch at Ely. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  19. 5r. Henry Newman of Benwick, yeoman, answered Edward Halsey in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 21 shillings for diverse goods and wares, 1 Dec. 1668 at Chatteris. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  20. 5v. William Jackson of Littleport, [?], answered Robert Cawthorn in [an action of debt] relating to the sale and supply of a [? tun or cask of ?butter], 1669 at Ely. Jackson fined; to pay costs and damages. [This entry is badly faded; much of the text is difficult to read].
  21. 5v. Richard Palmer of Upwell, husbandman, is summoned to answer Martin Purrier, executor of the will of Henry Purrier, in an action of debt of six pounds relating to the rent on a lease of a messuage with appurtenances in Upwell, 26 Mar. 1667. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  22. 6r. Samuel Kinswick of Downham, husbandman, answered Beatrice Stoakes in an action of trespass that on 1 May 1669 he took and carried away ten cart-loads of [?manure] to the value of 20 shillings belonging to Stoakes at Downham. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  23. 6r. Thomas Batson of London, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 May 1669 he ejected Sandys from 100 acres of marsh land 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. Batson acquitted.
  24. 6r. Roger Pepys, esquire, [place of abode not stated], answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 May 1669 he ejected Sandys from two messuages and 272 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Sutton which Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. Pepys acquitted.
  25. 6v. John Child of Coveney, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 May 1669 he ejected Sandys from two messuages and 300 acres of marsh land 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. Child acquitted.
  26. 6v. John Child of Coveney, gentleman, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 May 1669 he ejected Sandys from 73 acres of marsh land 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. Child acquitted.
  27. 6v. Thomas Eglington of Witcham, husbandman, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 he occupied their close comprising of 90 acres lying in Hale Fen next to Coveney Causeway, and that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there and that he took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  28. 7r. James Tymbes of Chatteris, yeoman, is summoned to answer Michael Holman esquire and Eleanor, his wife, in an action of debt of 40 and 20 pounds relating to tithe payments outstanding on 60 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow and 100 acres of marsh in Chatteris [?from] 1 Apr. 1662. To proceed to the next session.
  29. 7v. Richard Smyth of Doddington, yeoman, is summoned to answer John Nalson, rector of the parish church of Doddington and the chapel of March, in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to tithe payments outstanding between 20 July 1668 and 20 July 1669. Smyth acquitted.
  30. 8r. Edward Bush of Stratton Audley, Buckinghamshire, gentleman, answered Charles Griffin in an action of trespass and ejection that on 30 Mar. 1669 he ejected Griffin from a 100 acres of land, 300 acres of pasture and 100 acres of marsh with appurtenances in Haddenham which Robert Edwards and Mary, his wife, and Catherine Perry, spinster, had leased to Griffin for a term which had not expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  31. 8v. Beatrice Stoakes of Downham, widow, answered Samuel Kinswick in an action of trespass that between 25 July 1668 and 10 Feb. following she broke into Kinswick’s close at Downham, and took down, broke and cut his fences and hedges. Stoakes fined; to pay costs and damages.
  32. 8v. Thomas White of Thetford, Norfolk, [occupation not stated], answered Anne White, widow, in an action of trespass that on 20 Jan. 1668 he broke into Anne White’s house at Littleport, abutting the street, and took and carried away 20 bonds of obligation, 40 deeds, 40 [copies] of court rolls, 20 releases, 40 receipts and other writings to the value of 100 pounds. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  33. 9r. Isaac St John of Chesterton, gentleman, answered Thomas Canford in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 May 1669 he ejected Canford from a share in two messuages, an orchard, a garden, 30 acres of pasture and 30 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Ely which John Gray, John Aldred, William Hobcroft and Mary Holgrave, spinster, had leased to Canford for a term which had not expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  34. 9r. Robert Thompson of Littleport, husbandman, answered Thomas Eaton in an action of trespass that, together with George Sutton, on 12 May 1668 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Eaton’s close at Burnt Fen in Ely, destroyed and spoiled the grass with hoes and took possession of three acres of land until 12 Aug. 1669. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  35. 9r. Robert Hampson of London, esquire, answered Martin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 May 1669 he ejected Sandys from 68 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in March which Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, had leased to Martin Sandys for a term which had not expired. Hampson fined; to pay costs and damages.
  36. 9v. Robert Smyth of Whittlesey, yeoman,John Smyth of Whittlsey, yeoman, and Edward Wright of Wimblington, yeoman, answered [William] Abbott in an action of trespass that, together with Edward Miller of Cambridge, gentleman, they entered Abbott’s close at March West Fen and took and carried away 204 [charcoals or carbons] of coleseed worth 200 pounds, and their livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and coleseed growing there between 14 July 1668 and 25 July following.
  37. 9v. John Blench junior of Chatteris, yeoman, answered William Heyward in an action of trespass that on 20 Mar. 1668 five of his dogs attacked or wounded 20 ewes and ten lambs belonging to Heyward at Chatteris. Blench acquitted; Heyward to pay costs and damages.
  38. 9v. Thomas Sheppard of March, gentleman, answered Edward Palmer in an action that on 1 Apr. 1669 his dogs attacked four sheep and 30 lambs belonging to Palmer at March, gravely injuring a number of the animals. Sheppard fined; to pay costs and damages.
  39. 10r. John Toyall of Coveney, husbandman, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 he occupied their close comprising of 90 acres lying in Hale Fen next to Coveney Causeway, and that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there and that he took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  40. 10r. Thomas Thompson of Winford [?Wentworth], husbandman, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 he occupied their close comprising of 90 acres lying in Hale Fen next to Coveney Causeway, and that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there and that he took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  41. 10r. Richard Rewell of Coveney, husbandman, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 he occupied their close comprising of 90 acres lying in Hale Fen next to Coveney Causeway, and that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there and that he took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  42. 10v. William Quinton of Winford [?Wentworth], husbandman, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 he occupied their close comprising of 90 acres lying in Hale Fen next to Coveney Causeway, and that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there and that he took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  43. 10v. Thomas Nix of Coveney, yeoman, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 he occupied their close comprising of 90 acres lying in Hale Fen next to Coveney Causeway, and that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there and that he took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  44. 10v. William Ratford of Coveney, husbandman, answered Samuel Sandys junior, esquire, and Edwin Sandys, gentleman, in an action of trespass that between 27 Feb. 1663 and 1 Feb. 1669 he occupied their close comprising of 90 acres lying in Hale Fen next to Coveney Causeway, and that his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing there and that he took and carried away grass from the close. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  45. 11r. Thomas Birchell of Earith, Huntingdonshire, answered John Aunger in an action of trespass on the case relating to an action of account, 16 May 1668 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  46. 11r. Thomas Birchell of Earith, Huntingdonshire, answered Edward Henson in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account, 6 May 1668 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  47. 11r. Robert Manesly of Whittlsey, husbandman, is summoned to answer Christopher Turner in an action of debt of six pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 9 July 1666. The entry is incomplete.
  48. 11v. James Read of Ely, grocer, is summoned to answer Cornelius Fuller in an action of debt of 140 pounds in an action of account, 1 Aug. 1669 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  49. 11v. Joseph Fowler of Chettisham, gentleman, is summoned to answer John Petchy, gentleman, in an action of debt of 70 pounds and five shillings relating to a bond of obligation of 10 Feb. 1668 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  50. 11v. William Barnewell of March in the parish of Doddington, waterman, is summoned to answer John Mason, gentleman, an attorney of this court, in an action of debt of 55 shillings which he borrowed on 1 Aug. 1669 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  51. 12r. George Peacocke of Ely, gentleman, answered Edward Mewce, gentleman, in an action of trespass and ejection that on 2 Apr. 1669 he ejected Mewce from two messuages, six acres of land, six acres pasture, 80 acres of meadow and 80 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Downham which William South had leased to Mewce for a term which had not expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  52. 12r. Thomas Tisdale of Tydd St Giles, husbandman, answered Philip Girling in an action that between 1 Jun. 1669 and 24 July following his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Girling’s close at Tydd St Giles. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  53. 12r. William Davis of Walsoken, Norfolk, single man, executor of the will of William Davis of Newton, gentleman, lately his father, deceased, is summoned to answer Richard Murley in an action of debt of five pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 10 Feb. 1656 at Wisbech. Davis fined; to pay costs and damages.
  54. 12v. Thomas Marshall of March in the parish of Doddington, yeoman, is summoned to answer [Jeremy Maynstone], gentleman, in an action of debt of 50 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 1 Apr. 1662 at Ely. The entry is incomplete. [This entry is on the outer membrane of the roll and some text has faded].
  55. 12v. Joan Taylor of Chatteris, spinster, executor of the will of Mary Edmonds deceased, in turn executrix of the will of Robert Edmonds similarly deceased, answered William Roberts in an action of trespass on the case relating to a sum of 40 pounds owed by Robert Edmonds, 1 Nov. 1666 at Ely. Taylor fined. [This entry is on the outer membrane of the roll and some text has faded].

Dates

  • Creation: 18 Aug. 21 Chas II [1669]

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