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Pleas before John Raby at Ely, 21 Mar. 5 Geo I [1719], pleas before John Raby [at Ely], 19 Apr. 6 Geo. I [1720], pleas before John Raby at Wisbech, 19 Sept. 7 Geo. I [1720] and pleas at Ely before John Raby, 31 Mar. 5 Geo. [1719] , 1719 - 1720

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS EDR/E5/2/3

Scope and Contents

There is no gaol delivery. This is the first roll.

Pleas before John Raby, chief justice of the Isle of Ely, Ely, 21 Mar. 5 Geo I [1719].

  1. 1r. Thomas Charles Cadwall Adams Moore, gentleman, brought a suit against Nathaniel Brew, gentleman, relating to five acres of marshland in Whittlesey, Eastrea and Coates. This is a common recovery.
  2. 1v. Final concord: William Large, plaintiff, and Thomas Crosse and Anne, his wife, defendants, relating to a messuage, a barn or storehouse, a stable, a garden, an orchard, and 18 acres of pasture and marshland in Welney.
  3. 1v. Final concord: James Mallabar, plaintiff, and John Richardson and Mary, his wife, defendants, relating to four messuages, four gardens, four orchards, 20 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture and 20 acres of marshland with appurtenances in Sutton.
  4. 1v. Reuben Wright of Wisbech, butcher, answered Thomas Newdike in an action of trespass on the case that Wright was indebted in the sum of eight pounds, seven shillings and sixpence for diverse goods and wares, 25 June 1718 at Wisbech. Wright fined; to pay costs and damages.
  5. 2r. William Wiseman of Sutton, labourer, answered Edward Rooke in an action of trespass on the case that Wiseman was indebted in the sum of 13 pounds and 15 shillings for goods or services rendered, 24 May 1718 at Haddenham. Wiseman in custody at Ely Gaol was fined; to pay costs and damages.
  6. 2r. Richard Page of Haddenham, innholder, is to sue or prosecute Elizabeth Grundy, 13 Feb. 1720 before John Raby.

Pleas before John Raby [at Ely], 19 Apr. 6 Geo. I [1720]

  1. 2r. (7) Richard Pope complains against Robert Plunk of Wentworth in an action of trespass and ejection that on 4 Aug. 1719 he ejected Pope from a messuage, six acres of land, an acre of meadow, eight acres of pasture and 12 acres of marshland with appurtenances in Wentworth which Michael Musgrave, gentleman, had leased to Pope for a term which had not yet expired. Pope to recover possession.
  2. 2v. (8) Richard Read complains against Charles Outlaw of Aldreth in the parish of Haddenham, yeoman, in an action of trespass on the case that Outlaw was indebted in the sum of 20 shillings for diverse goods and wares, 1 Sept. 1719 at Haddenham. Damages to be assessed.
  3. 2v. (9) William Hand renounces his suit against William Ball in an action of trespass on the case. Ball acquitted.
  4. 2v. (10) Henry Dockin renounces his suit against William Casey, executor of the will of John Carvill, deceased, in an action of trespass on the case. Carvill acquitted.

Pleas before John Raby at Wisbech, 19 Sept. 7 Geo. I [1720]

  1. 2v. (11) Jonathan Saillington of Wisbech, stocking-maker, answered Thomas Spencer in an action of trespass on the case that Spencer was indebted in the sum of six pounds, three shillings and three pence for diverse goods and wares, 1 May 1720 at Wisbech. Damages to be assessed.
  2. 3r. (12) Thomas Richardson of Wisbech, barber, and Sarah, his wife, answered Robert Wensley, gentleman, in an action of assault that on 26 July 1720 Sarah assaulted Wensley at Wisbech. Damages to be assessed.
  3. 3r. (13) Thomas Towerson complains against Matthew Owen of Sutton, yeoman, in an action of trespass on the case that Owen was indebted in the sum of 24 pounds and ten shillings for diverse goods and wares, 28 Mar. 1720 at Sutton. Damages to be assessed.
  4. 3v. (14) Robert Johnson complains against Thomas Williams in an action of trespass and ejection that on 1 May 1720 he ejected Johnson from a messuage, ten acres of meadow and ten acres of marshland with appurtenances in Ely which Elizabeth Stallen, spinster, had leased to Johnson for a term which had not yet expired. Johnson to recover possession.
  5. 3v. (15) Thomas Jones of Wisbech, butcher, is summoned to answer John Sharman in an action of trespass on the case that Jones was indebted in the sum of three pounds for goods or services rendered, 28 Jan. 1720 at Wisbech St Peter. Damages to be assessed.
  6. 4r. (16) Anne Ives of Whittlesey, widow, is summoned to answer George Keale esquire in an action of debt of 160 pounds borrowed on 20 Sept. [?1721]. Ives fined.
  7. 4r. (17) Robert Abbott answered William Twist in an action of trespass on the case that Abbott was indebted in the sum of five pounds, 17 shillings and six pence for diverse goods and wares, 6 Mar. 1721 at Wisbech. Damages to be assessed.
  8. 4r. (18) Martha Clack, widow, executor of the will of Thomas Clack, deceased, renounced her suit against Margaret Aspland in action of trespass on the case. Aspland acquitted.
  9. 4r.-v. (19) John King, gentleman, brought a suit against Benjamin Young relating to a messuage, a barn or storehouse, a stable, a garden, an orchard, 14 acres of land and 14 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Elm. This is a common recovery.
Scope and Contents

There is no gaol delivery. This is the second roll.

Pleas at Ely before John Raby, 31 Mar. 5 Geo. [1719]

  1. 5r. (20) Thomas Hardley complains against John Oates of March, yeoman, in an action of trespass on the case that Oates was indebted in the sum of 40 shillings for diverse goods and wares, 10 Feb. 1720/1 at March. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  2. 5r. (21) John Tropley of Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire, yeoman, answered Thomas Whitmore in an action of trespass and assault that on 1 Dec. 1718 he assaulted Whitmore at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  3. 5v. (22) Martha Clack, widow, complains against Jeremiah Sole, alias Soul, of Stretham, labourer, in an action of trespass on the case that Sole was indebted in the sum of three pounds and ten shillings for goods or services rendered, 4 Sept. 1716 at Stretham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  4. 5v. (23) Elizabeth Yorke, widow, executor of the will of Richard Yorke, gentleman, lately her husband, deceased, complains against David Stimpson, alias Stevenson, of Littleport, yeoman, in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale and supply of diverse goods and wares for ten pounds during the lifetime of Richard Yorke, 1 Oct. 1717 at Ely. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  5. 6r. (24) Henry Hardley complains against William Garner of Whittlesey, labourer, in an action of trespass that on 5 Feb. 1719/20 he assaulted Hardley at Whittlesey. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  6. 6r. (25) Martha Clack complains against Alice Griggs of Wilburton, widow, in an action of trespass on the case that Griggs was indebted in the sum of 100 shillings for diverse goods and wares, 1 Sept. 1717 at Stretham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  7. 6r. (26) John Hottblack of Ely, wool-comber, answered Thomas Coatman in an action of trespass on the case relating to the sale of all the fruit then growing in orchards belonging to Coatman at Thetford for 50 shillings, 20 Sept. 1716. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  8. 6v. (27) David Morgan of March, waterman, answered Thomas Ashley in an action of trespass on the case in an action of account, 2 Feb. 1719/20 at March. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  9. 6v. (28) John Hall of Wisbech, victualler, answered William Walsham in an action of trespass on the case that Hall was indebted in the sum of ten pounds for diverse goods and wares, 1 Jan. 1718 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  10. 7r. (29) Anthony Smith complains against James Gill of Welches Dam, victualler, in an action of trespass that between 1 July 1718 and 1 Nov. 1718 his livestock trampled and overgrazed the grass growing in several closes belonging to Smith called Adventurers Land at [Byatt] Fen, causing damage. There is discussion of various pieces of land. To proceed to the next session.
  11. 7v. (30) James Cripse of Upwell, Norfolk, husbandman, answered John Toppin in an action of trespass on the case that Crispe was indebted in the sum of five pounds and ten shillings for goods or services rendered, 1 May 1714 at Wisbech. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  12. 8r. (31) William Wiseman of Sutton, labourer, answered Edward Rooke in an action of trespass on the case that Wiseman was indebted in the sum of 13 pounds and 40 shillings, 24 May 1718 at Haddenham. The entry is incomplete; no outcome is stated.
  13. 8r. (32) Reuben Wright of Wisbech, butcher, answered Thomas Nudyke in an action of trespass on the case that Wright was indebted in the sum of eight pounds, seven shillings and six pence for diverse goods and wares, 25 June 1718 at Wisbech. Pled not guilty; to proceed to jury trial.

Dates

  • Creation: 1719 - 1720

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Extent

1 rolled item(s) (1 roll comprising 8 membranes)

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Latin

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Arrangement

This appears to be two separate rolls, which have been stored together and treated as one intellectual entity with the same classmark. The second roll appears to be a standard plea roll with an index of cases, similar in form to contemporary plea rolls. The first roll is slightly different in form and contains a number of sub-headings.

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