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Pleas before Arthur Branthwayt at Ely, 16 July 13 Anne [1714]

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E5/1/8

Scope and Contents

There is a contemporary index to the cases affixed to the first membrane. There is no gaol delivery.
  1. 1r. Final concord: Thomas Marsh, plaintiff, and Jonas Aungier and Martha, his wife, relating to a messuage, [?text obscured] and an orchard with appurtenances in Ely. [Part of the text in this entry is obscured by an index affixed to this membrane.]
  2. 1r. Final concord: Thomas Carter, plaintiff, and Robert Thompson and Mary, his wife, relating to [?text obscured] acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Mepal. [Part of the text in this entry is obscured by an index affixed to this membrane.]
  3. 2r. Richard Low of March, labourer, answered Simon Goodman in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 20 shillings for diverse goods and wares, 1 May 1714 at Elm. The entry is incomplete.
  4. 2r. John Irving of Wisbech, chapman, answered John Harknesse in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 105 pounds, 11 shillings and ten pence for diverse goods and wares, 1 Apr. 1714 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  5. 2v. William Stephens of Haddenham, labourer, answered George Betts in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 20 shillings for diverse goods and wares, 1 Apr. 1714 at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete.
  6. 2v. Roger Turvington of Ely, labourer, answered Samuel Strong in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of four pounds and seven shillings, 1 Sept. 1713 at Ely. Turvington fined; to pay costs and damages.
  7. 3r. Henry Reden of Ely, yeoman, alias Henry Redding, labourer, is summoned to answer Hannah Martin, widow, executor of the will of Thomas Martin, gentleman, deceased, lately the executor of the will of William Tanner esquire, deceased, in an action of debt relating to the interest on a bill of obligation of 23 Jun. 1694 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  8. 3r. William Cosyer of Ely, wool-comber, answered Edward Thompson esquire in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 100 shillings for 155 bushels of charcoal, 10 Jun. 1714 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  9. 3v. John Baker of March, labourer, answered Simon Goodman in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 20 shillings for diverse goods, 25 Apr. 1714. The entry is incomplete.
  10. 4r. Simon Whitehead of Cottenham, yeoman, answered John Brown in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 40s for agisting and pasturing a bull in Haddenham for ten weeks, 1 Aug. 1713 at Haddenham. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  11. 4v. Thomas Walton senior of Downham, tailor, and Thomas Walton junior of Downham, tailor, are summoned to answer Cornelius Day in an action of debt of 12 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 24 Apr. 1712 at Ely. Waltons fined; committed to prison at Ely.
  12. 5r. John Jefferys, alias Jefferson, of Ely, wool-comber, alias of Downham, answered Elizabeth Marsh, widow, in an action of debt of 20 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 26 Jan. 1708. Jefferys fined; committed to prison at Ely.
  13. 5r. John Fisher of Outwell, Norfolk, husbandman, is summoned to answer John Falkes in an action of debt of 36 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 24 May 1710 at [Wisbech]. Fisher fined; committed to prison at Ely.
  14. 5v. Robert Coward of Wisbech, butcher, answered William Smith in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 40 shillings for a cow, 27 July 1713 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  15. 6r. Thomas Knighte of Outwell, yeoman, answered James Crunckhorne in an action that on 1 Apr. 1713 he ejected Crunckhorne from a messuage, five acres of land and five acres of pasture with appurtenances in Outwell which John Fincham esquire had leased to Crunckhorne for a term which had not expired. To proceed to the next session.
  16. 6v. John Eaton of Peterborough, Northamptonshire, yeoman, answered Edward Speechly in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of nine acres of land with appurtenances called [a half full land] in Whittlesey and the use of common pasture at Stanground Northey, 29 Sept. 1713. Eaton fined; to pay costs and damages.
  17. 7r. George Fawne of Whittlesey, yeoman, and Thomas Boyce of Whittlesey, carpenter, are summoned to answer Thomas Cooke in an action that on 6 Aug. 1713 they took a horse belonging to Cooke from a place called Briggwood at King’s Delph in Whittlesey. The entry in incomplete.
  18. 7r. Abraham Ris of Thorney, gentleman, is summoned to answer Thomas Cooke in an action that on 10 Oct. 1713 he took six sheep belonging to Cooke from a place called Linckhorne Doles at Stanground Northey in Whittlesey. The entry is incomplete.
  19. 7v. Robert Burnham of Whittlesey, labourer, answered Edward Speechly in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of nine acres of arable land with appurtenances in Whittlesey called [a half fulland] and the use of common pasture in Stanground Northey at Whittlesey, 29 Sept. 1713. Damages to be assessed.
  20. 7v. [Christian name not stated] Pratt complained against Richard [? Tafts] in an action of trespass on the case. Tafts acquitted.
  21. 8r. Richard Day of Chatteris, labourer, answered May Edgey, widow, in an action relating to the possession of diverse goods worth 20 pounds, 1 Jan. 1714 at Chatteris. The entry is incomplete.
  22. 8v. Richard Healey of Wisbech, gardener, and Elizabeth, his wife, answered Thomas Fallawday in an action of trespass on the case that on 21 Jun. 1714 at Wisbech Elizabeth slandered him by publicly saying, ‘You are a thief and I will prove you one and you stole my cherries.’ Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  23. 9r. Richard Bradley of Wisbech, [occupation not stated], answered Robert Mears in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 30 shillings for a horse, 7 Apr. 1709 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  24. 9r. Roger Turkinton of Ely, bricklayer, answered John South in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 38 shillings and six pence, 13 May 1710 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  25. 9v. William Wenham of Ely, butcher, answered William Hayhowe in an action of trespass on the case relating to a promissory note of 1 May 1705 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  26. 10v. Thomas Aveling of Whittlesey, yeoman, answered Thomas Boyce in an action of trespass on the case relating commonable cattle and a messuage or cottage with appurtenances and 12 acres of land held in feoff in Whittlesey by Boyce, 1 Aug. 1712. The entry is incomplete.
  27. 11r. Thomas Cockerill of Stanground, Huntingdonshire, husbandman, answered George Downes, William Downes and Edward Downes, gentlemen, in an action of trespass on the case relating to a promise of 20 acres of arable land to be occupied for a period of three years and a sum of money to be exchanged, 10 Jun. 1708 at Whittlesey. The entry is incomplete.
  28. 11v. John Golden of Manea, yeoman, and Thomas Neale of Manea, yeoman, answered John Crosse in an action of trespass and assault that together with John Bird of Manea, yeoman, they assaulted Crosse on 20 May 1713 at Sutton. Golden and Neale arrested; to pay costs and damages.
  29. 11v. William Limbert of Wisbech, yeoman, answered John Wyldbore in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of five pounds for one last of oats, 26 Jan. 1713 at Wisbech. Limbert fined; to pay costs and damages.
  30. 12r. Adam England of Stamford, Lincolnshire, yeoman, answered Thomas Rippener in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 21 shillings and six pence, 30 Mar. 1714 at Whittlesey. [To proceed to the next session].
  31. 12v. John Jefferies of Ely, yeoman, answered Thomas Gotobed in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of four pounds, 24 Dec. 1713 at Ely. The entry is incomplete.
  32. 13r. Edward Henson of Sutton, yeoman, answered Thomas Talbott in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 Jun. 1714 he ejected Talbott from four messuages, four cottages, four [dovecots], 20 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture and 20 acres of marsh land with appurtenances in Sutton which Thomas Faux, Elizabeth Owen, widow, William Boon and Elizabeth, his wife, and George Lynford had leased to Talbott for a term which had not yet expired. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.
  33. 13v. Samuel Jackson of Wisbech, watchmaker, answered Mary Wing, spinster, in an action of trespass on the case relating to the possession of a stomacher worth ten shillings, 27 Jan. 1714 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete.
  34. 13v. Robert Anderson of Downham, carpenter, and Ralph Kiddey of Ely, labourer, answered John King in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 40 shillings, 15 May 1714. The entry is incomplete.
  35. 14r. Samuel Jackson of Wisbech, watchmaker, answered Mary Wing, spinster, in an action of trespass on the case that on 26 Jan. 1714 he maliciously defamed her character at the general quarter sessions held at Wisbech before John Kelsall and Thomas Swaine esquire in accusing her of feloniously taking and carrying away a stomacher worth ten pence. The entry is incomplete.
  36. 15r. John Smith of Hill Row in the parish of Haddenham, yeoman, is summoned to answer Thomas Fox, gentleman, in an action of debt of 13 pounds relating to a bond of obligation of 6 Oct. 1710 at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete.
  37. 15r. Robert Amry senior of March, butcher, is summoned to answer John King, gentleman, in an action of debt of eight pounds and ten shillings relating to a bill of obligation of 30 Mar. [? 1711] at March. The entry is incomplete.
  38. 16r. Robert Wensley of Wisbech, gentleman, executor of the will of Eleanor Wensley, widow, deceased, answered William Walsham in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 30 pounds for diverse goods and wares owed by Eleanor Wensley, 1 Apr. 1713 at Wisbech. Administration of the estate to be determined; to proceed to the next session.
  39. 16v.-17r. Robert Wensley of Wisbech, gentleman, executor of the will of Peter Wensley, deceased, answered William Walsham in an action of trespass on the case relating to a debt in the sum of 30 pounds for diverse goods and wares owed by Peter Wensley, 10 May 1711 at Wisbech. Administration of the estate to be determined; to proceed to the next session.

Dates

  • Creation: 16 July 13 Anne [1714]

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1 rolled item(s) (1 roll comprising 17 membranes)

Language of Materials

Latin

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The following membranes are blank: 1v., 14v., 15v. and 17v.

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