Casebooks

SF Anno 1597 the 13 feb ☉ An’ m’ at 8. questo what mann^r of man he shall be qd erit episcop chestre

gabriell goodman d^r in divinitie deane of westmynster.

     vaughan. Byshop of Bangor. d^r of Diuinitie./

Roger Dod vic of Eppinge. D^r in divinitie

gerradde son of Stopforde /|in| Cheshere/

RN Rich. Nuttoll of Calverton schole mast^r a curate came to se me August 13 ♃ hor. 1. p m. 160i vnmaried a traveler.

RN On Chambers \a vagrant fellowe./ came to me Octob. 8 ♃ hor 6. 15. p m. 16{illeg}|0|i he sayd he was a minister & destitute of mony but was a wandring merchat {sic}

RN M^r Step of newp hath obtaynd of the Archbish Sherngton {sic} the bishop letting it fall in the lapse after 6 months & better none accepting it nor instituted into it Feb 7. ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1627

SF 1599. {ha}{illeg} \the/ \22 Iulij/ ☉ an’ m’ at 7 at this instante tyme I was married to An Baker. at lambeth the 22 Iulij

this morninge at 3 of the clocke yt began to lighten and thunder and did Raine exceadingly tyll half an howare after 5. and then yt helyd {v}p. and I went forth p^rsently to lambeth. to be maried. ther went w^t me m^r besto & his wif. Dick coocke m^r coudwell. & my boy Ihon. and my mother waller m^rs Cuer and my mothers man. m^r Cuer & m^r gudng {&} his wif came After. and dno {fr}atello gaue my wif at church. & m^rs blagu m^rs applyerd & som of the house wente to church w^t vs and we wer maried Iust at 7 of the cloke by the curat of Lambeth. and I gaue them 8s^s 2^d. Among them/ and we Dined at m^rs blagues And cam hom betwen on and 2 p m’.

RN Raynolds mead came to cleare her selfe 1598. April. 11. die ♂ h. 10. 40. mi. suspected of advltery w^th her m^r had a child but she sayd it was by h {sic} a servāt of the house

Raynolds meaden came to me \when shee intended to receave the comunion/ aft^r shee had her child & had bene out of the parish & came agayne to the towne Apr 11. ♂ h 10. 40 ant m 1604 1598.

RN I wrote a lett^r to the Comissary for M^r Gregory & my mā was gone y^t should deliv^r it Iune 13 ☿ h. 6. 30 ant m 16i0 |my mā in y^e morning asked me wheath^r I had any busynes w^th the cōmissary & I answered noe./|

RN I receaved a brabling tanting letter frō D Sheph of leycester for taking an old patient out of his hands. the old Iustice M^r Sh Seechiverall whē I knew him not to be his patient. Iune 10 h {sic} hor 7. p m 1615

SRN I receiued letters from M^r Gravius from Bremen Iune. 5. ♀. h. 8. 50. a. m. 1635.

On y^e 22 Aprilis ☿ h. 6. Mat. he sayled frō Grauesend w^th good wind & fayre weather and ♃ about noone they mett with a ship w^ch made them strike sayles & weiwing them & not finding them to be Dunkerkers they let hem passe. that night the wynd turned & was quite Contrary to y^eir voyage & the sea very tempestuous y^t they were in great danger of being cast away. 3 ships were missed & lost in y^e storme w^ch were not come in 2 weekes after & so feared to be cast away in y^t storme.

On sunday after we beyond y^eir expectacon y^ey arriued at Bremen

Lyes yet at Bremen where he shall not continue here he knowes not how Long

Newenburgh being beseiged w^ch is a hindearance to all passage

Then only the great \& strongest/ Holds is taken by the Imperialists. & his freinds fled to Cassell

Desirith me to send him some Books y^t haue written in the defence of the \rites & ceremonies of the/ Church of England. & also an English Dictionary either Rider or another. And to deliuer them to M^r Alardin in Coven garden a goldsmyth the next doore to y^e golden fleece Taverne, who is as he sayes a very honest man. & he is to deliuer to the shipper frō Bremen who purposed to be in England agayne about midsomer is {sic} Name is Henricke Havinc Horst. this m^r Alardine hath a brother in Bremen who liues there.

M^r Tomanꝯ at his being in London did propound a marriage to him w^ch he refused then & does now desire me to let him know that he desires him to treate noe more of that subject or to perswade with the gentlewoman. so much he told m^r Toman then when he made the first motion./.

The lers were dated y^e 28^th of April.

RN Alce & willia fell into ill words Aug my ma coplayning of my servant Alce. August 15 h {sic} hor 9. 15. ant m. 160i

vter culpadus accusator Gulielmꝯ vel Aloysia culpare

RN Two more of ny {sic} beasts taken w^th the garg{le} & sold to y^e butcher. Iuly 23. h. 12. 40 p m 1623.

my first w^ch I killed & vsed for ny {sic} household Iro Iuly 18. & the next day another Iuly 19 I sold

☾ sep a ☌ ☉ ap ☌ ♄ p ☌ ♃.

☌ ♄ ☉ two more other beasts taken w^th the garg{le} ready to dye now sold to the butchers Iuly 23. h 12. 30 p m 1623 this news was broght me

RN Octob. 5. die ♃ h. 8. 50. mi I wrote a letter to the cōmissary in the behalfe of Goody Gadstone of Rawneson who is mutch Disquieted by the vicer M^r P. {sic} t Tricket for payment of tithes I d{eman}d {sic} Demaund what successe this is leekly to obtayne 1598. h. 8. 45. mi. ant m

RN on Knight the baker of newport came to me for a horse stollen Iune 22. ☿ hor 10. ant m 1603. but I sent him away as I doe all oth^rs for I never medled about sutch matters./

RN M^r Dives Ma of Bruma came to me for things stollen h 8^a ant m 160i die ☾ hor 8 ant m. 160i who told me on Clark sente him to me on of Asply or Aston. y^t had bene w^th for sutch matte\r/s & told me y^t his m^r had never his sheepe he lost, I sent him away w^th a flea in his eare.

RN M^r Smyth of Milton the queenes chapling sente me a peece of venyson August 13 ♃ hor 9. ant m. 160i

RN M^r Category S^r Wylliā Cookes chaplen disputed about the ceremonyes w^th me. Ian 12. h {sic} hor 8 30 p m 1605

SF m^r that m^rs graie to {sic} to her seruice Elizab. bright the 22 of August ☾ p m’ at 45 \20/ p 8. she came to her first & staid/

RN Robart Grashop of hanslop 42 y decēb. 18 ☿. h. 2. 30 p. m 1611 came to bag mony against chismas {sic}. I gave him 4^d his mā hath bene troubled w^th the white flix 3 or 4 yers & could never be hopen {sic} & yet is very harthole & hath a good stomack & doth well.

SF The 2 of Iulij ☉ p m’ at 30 p 8. wher Wm Brag and my mayd haue Any fel{illeg}sh{illeg}

RN Ione Smyth may 11 ♂ h. 6 p m 1613

intreated me to write a letter to y^e cōmissary in her sons behalfe.