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Pleas [before Lestrange Calthorpe] at Wisbech, 8 Sept. 26 Chas II [1674]

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E4/3/5

Scope and Contents

This roll lacks a formal heading; the date and place of the court is derived from a non-contemporaneous label on the outer membrane. There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. William Soule of Chatteris, yeoman, answered Richard Cooper in an action of trespass that between 1 Nov. 1673 and 20 Mar. 1674 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Cooper’s close situated near Key’s Lane at Chatteris. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  2. 1r. Elizabeth Benson of Ely, widow, answered Thomas Taylor in an action of trespass that on 23 Jun. 1673 she broke into Taylor’s close and house at Ely and broke a chest in his house worth 20 shillings. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  3. 1v. John Marchant of Chatteris, oatmeal-maker, answered Benjamin Kyte in an action of trespass that between 1 Aug. 1672 and 20 Aug. following his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Kyte’s close situated neat to Shepherd’s Way at Chatteris. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  4. 1v. John Reynolds of Chatteris, yeoman, is summoned to answer Benjamin Kyte and Richard Cooper in an action of debt of six pounds relating [to outstanding tithe payments] in the parish of Chatteris, 10 Aug. 1674. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  5. 2r. Robert Glapthorne esquire of Whittlesey and Nicholas Davye of Whittlesey, husbandman, answered Ralph Gutridge in an action of trespass, assault and false imprisonment that on 21 Aug. 1674 they assaulted and imprisoned Gutridge for a period of two days at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  6. 2r. Robert Bradford of Whittlesey, yeoman, answered Christopher Turner in an action of trespass that on 1 Aug. 1674 he entered Turner’s close at Whittlesey, and took and carried away 20 cart-loads of hay worth ten pounds. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  7. 2r. Richard Prettiman of Upwell, gentleman, answered Henry Searle in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of six lasts of oats, 1 Jan. 1674 at March. The entry is incomplete.
  8. 2v. Joseph Reade of Chatteris, single man, and George Reade junior of Chatteris, single man, answered Carina Hetley, widow, in an action of trespass that on 7 Aug. 1674 they entered her property called the parsonage barn yard, broke 20 feet of stone wall and took and drove four cows from the yard. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  9. 2v. Philip Bayly of Thorney, husbandman, answered Bennet Booty in an action of trespass on the case relating to the exchange and supply of a horse, 5 May 1674 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  10. 3r. William Bentley of Ely, husbandman, answered Robert Piggott in an action of trespass that on 1 May 1674 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Piggott’s close at West Fen, Ely, and that he took and carried away ten [? perches] of hedging or fencing and 30 cart-loads of soil. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  11. 3r. Henry Humfrye of Chatteris, yeoman, answered Thomas Reade in an action that on 2 Apr. 1674 he ejected Reade from a messuage and five acres of land with appurtenances in Chatteris which Thomas Burchall and Elizabeth, his wife, and Mary Lambe, widow, had leased to Reade for term which had not expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  12. 3v. Thomas Longe of Chatteris, yeoman, answered William Adkinson in an action of trespass that between 20 Jan. 1674 and 20 May 1674 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Adkinson’s property at Chatteris, called the holt and ditch, damaging or ruining four cart-loads of hay lying in heaps, and that he cut down and took away five willow trees and five other willow trees. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  13. 3v. William Thew of Upwell, Norfolk, yeoman, and Robert Berrier of Upwell, executors of the will of Mary Rapier, widow, answered Thomas Life in an action of trespass on the case relating to an action of account during the lifetime of Rapier, 1 Dec. 1673 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  14. 4r. Matthew Rands of Wisbech, husbandman, answered Thomas Hall in an action of trespass on the case that on 1 Dec. 1673 he slandered Hall at Wisbech by publicly saying, ‘Thomas Hall broke open my father Chessam’s [Joseph Chessam of Wisbech Guyhirn, husbandman] chest and stole seven score pounds.’ Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  15. 4r. Robert Bradford of Whittlesey, yeoman, answered Christopher Turner in an action of trespass on the case that on 12 July 1674 he took a horse and foal from Turner’s close and impounded them in the common [pound] at Whittlesey. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  16. 4v. Richard Pack of Wisbech, butcher, answered Adam Gilby in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 36 pounds, 4 Aug. 1673 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  17. 4v. William Tunard of Wisbech, baker, answered Peter Barker, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to an agreement made between the two men concerning the price set for the sale of 100 coombs of beans, 1 Jun. 1674.
  18. 5r. Matthew Browne of Ely, husbandman, is summoned to answer David Guy in an action of debt of 60 pounds which he borrowed on 1 Sept. 1674 at Ely. Browne fined; to pay costs and damages.
  19. 5r. Clement Crabb of Littleport, yeoman, is summoned to answer Edward Partheriche esquire in an action of debt of 60 pounds which he borrowed on 5 Sept. 1674 at Ely. Crabb fined; to pay costs and damages.
  20. 5r. Clement Crabb of Littleport, yeoman, is summoned to answer John Robinett in an action of debt of 40 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 18 Jun. 1674 at Ely. Crabb fined; to pay costs and damages.
  21. 5v. Robert Riches of Chatteris, husbandman, answered Benjamin Kyte in an action of trespass that on 1 Aug. 1674 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass and crops growing in Kyte’s closed at Doddington situated in a marsh called Beeslings. Riches fined; to pay costs and damages.
  22. 5v. Peter Williams of Wisbech, gentleman, is summoned to answer Nathaniel Hunt in an action of debt of 66 shillings relating to a bill of 9 May 1672 at Wisbech. Williams fined; to pay costs and damages.
  23. 5v. Stephen Whitluch of Whittlesey, apothecary, is summoned to answer Thomas Harrison, gentleman, in an action of debt of eight pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 25 Mar. 1674 at March. Whitluch fined; to pay costs and damages.
  24. 6r. Humphrey Browne of Ely, gentleman, answered Edward Dunch in an action of trespass and ejection that on 26 Mar. 1674 he ejected Dunch from 20 acres of pasture, 20 acres of arable land and 20 acres of meadow with appurtenances in Ely which Fulwar Skipwith baronet had leased to Ducnh for a term which had not expired. Browne fined; to pay costs and damages.
  25. 6r. Walter Mayes of Ely, gardener, is summoned to answer Fulwar Skipwith baronet in an action of debt of 24 pounds relating to the rent on a lease of six acres of land with appurtenances in Ely, 24 Mar. 1672. Mayes fined; to pay costs and damages.
  26. 6v. Peter Eger of Wisbech, husbandman, is summoned to answer Henry Henne, knight and baronet, in an action of debt of 57 pounds and ten shillings relating to the rent on a lease of 150 acres more or less in Sutton in Lincolnshire lately in the occupation of John Gardner, 16 Mar. 1665. The entry is incomplete.
  27. 6v. Robert Ancill of Ely, labourer answered Robert Pigott in an action of debt of 60 shillings relating to rent on a lease of a messuage with appurtenances in Ely, 20 Dec. 1672. Ancill fined; to pay costs and damages.
  28. 7r. Hannah Jenkinson of March in the parish of Doddington, widow, executor of the will John Jenkinson, gentleman, lately her husband, deceased, answered John Denn[er], gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of five pounds, 17 shillings and 11 pence for diverse goods and wares, 23 Nov. 1672 at March. Jenkinson fined; to pay costs and damages.
  29. 7r. Thomas Aspland of Mepal, alias of [the pales] of Mepal, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Whinne senior in an action of debt of 150 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 25 Mar. 1673 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  30. 7v. Thomas Brittney of Chatteris, yeoman, answered Henry Foster, gentleman, in an action of trespass that on 1 July 1673 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Foster’s close at Sutton and on 20 Jun. 1674 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Foster’s close at Sutton Meadlands. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  31. 7v. Robert Glapthorne esquire of Whittlesey and Nicholas Davye of Whittlesey, husbandman, answered Thomas Guttridge in an action of trespass, assault and false imprisonment that on 21 Aug 1674 they assaulted and imprisoned Guttridge at Wisbech for a period of two days. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  32. 8r. William Soule of Chatteris, yeoman, answered Benjamin Kyte in an action of trespass that between 10 and 30 Aug. 1672 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Kyte’s close situated in a marsh called [Shipherne] at Chatteris, consuming and spoiling ten cart-loads of [hay stuff]. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  33. 8r. Philip Porter of Wentworth, carpenter, answered Samuel Chapman in an action of trespass that on 1 May 1674 he took and carried away two cart-loads of ash trees [or shrubbery] to the value of 20 shillings from Wentworth. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  34. 8v. Edward Sanders of Whittlesey, metal man, is summoned to answer James Giles in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 30 Oct. 1673 at Whittlesey. Sanders fined; to pay costs and damages.
  35. 8v. Clement Crabb of Littleport, yeoman, answered William Solle in an action of trespass that on 10 Aug. 1674 he took and carried away a saddle from the back of horse belonging to Solle at Chatteris. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  36. 9r. Matthew Owen of Sutton, husbandman, answered Thomas Robinson in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account, 1 July 1674 at Wisbech. Owen fined; to pay costs and damages.
  37. 9r. Benjamin Keyte of Chatteris, yeoman, answered William Solle in an action of trespass that on 10 Apr. 1674 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in Solle’s close called the fishing on or near Drove Way in Chatteris. The entry is incomplete.
  38. 9r. Robert Balding of Wisbech, labourer, answered John Hevon, gentleman, in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account, 1 Sept. 1673 at Wisbech. Balding fined; to pay costs and damages.
  39. 9r. William Thompson of Wimblington in the parish of Doddington, yeoman, and William Rowse of Doddington, yeoman, are summoned to answered William Neale, gentleman, in an action of debt of 25 pounds in an action of account, 10 Aug. 1674 at Chatteris. Thompson and Rowse fined; to pay costs and damages.
  40. 9v. Thomas Measires of Wisbech, hemp-dresser, answered William Coldwell, cleric, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt of 60 shillings for a quantity of hemp lately growing on Robert Welby’s land at Wisbech, 8 Nov. 1673. Measires fined; to pay costs and damages.
  41. 9v. Edward Osborne, alias Osburne, of Wisbech, cordwainer, is summoned to answer Richard Vorly in an action of debt of six pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 13 Nov. 1669 at Wisbech. Osborne fined; to pay costs and damages.
  42. 10r. Robert Hull of Ely, blacksmith, is summoned to answer Thomas Bently in an action of debt of 60 pounds which he borrowed on 5 Sept. 1674 at Ely. Hull fined; to pay costs and damages.
  43. 10r. Robert Bell of Ely, tailor, is summoned to answer Thomas Wattson, gentleman, in an action of debt of 30 pounds in an action of account, 20 Aug. 1674 at Ely. Bell fined; to pay costs and damages.
  44. 10r. Clement Crabb of Littleport, husbandman, is summoned to answer Robert Chapman in an action of debt of 23 pounds and seven shillings which he borrowed on 1 Sept. 1674 at Ely. Crabb fined; to pay costs and damages.
  45. 10r. Robert Bell of Ely, tailor, is summoned to answer Richard Genn in an action of debt of 200 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 30 Dec. 1668 at Ely. Bell fined; to pay costs and damages.

Dates

  • Creation: 8 Sept. 26 Chas II [1674]

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