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 Goody Morgā of lawndon Iuly. 25. ♃. h. 12. 45. p m 1611.

hath lost on of her best beasts to night & a steere 3 nights agoe & a fat hog.

SF Questo facta 1597 the 30 May ☾ p m’ at 5. Wher m^r haward / Dary. &c others shall attain the treasur in Crowe borowe in the ish of Rotherfilld in Sussex or noe. et vtrū sit ibi thezaur’ nec nō Robt waso

m^r allen my L of canterberries chaplin

SF Ione fox of {8}0 yers 1599 at milke strete corner the wife of Iohn fox a gouldsmith at the Signe of the fox { Rebus}  Am|que|sto 1599 the 21 of novemb ☿ An’ m’ at 40 p 9

of money viij^li

a peir of gould bracsletꝭ w^t the fox engrauen on them /. loste on Tuesdai last was 3 wickꝭ or ther about

Ther is in the house a child Robin fox her sonns sonne of 14 yers

Elizab collins her maid

Edward smith of 20 yers that keps the shope

Iosepth.

Isabell Ro a kinswoman of hers that vseth to com to my her house

Ihon fox her sonn a p^rcher that lyeth at the Courte/

RN The Lady Chaucye octob. 18. 1629

Thomas Coakan he hath her good|s| Iewels plate & sutch like & hath made her a bond of 1400 \fore{tene hon}dred/ vt & hath acknowledgm̄t the iudgment {illeg}|o|f twelfe hūdred pounds

she hath f{oun}d the land but the Sheriffe will not returne the write vnder 30^l.

on monday next goe to the Lord kee to petion {sic}.

Thomas Cocken hath made all over vnto An Cocken his wife & two feefes in trust Thomas & Tymothy Limmall to Defeat her. & Katherin Stānop & Williā Stāhop her brother y^t have false conv Williā Iackson & Iohn Barker & Georg Neale y^t know the false conveiances M^r Boath the vndersherife of Warrick her enemy{es}

SF Rafe Gren for Willim Cutler his man. Best to send him into New castell questo 1599 the 22|3| of octob/ ♂ An m’ at 45 p 8

wher he shall haue Any good by his brother harry or Richard

whether he shall Marry Again

whether his state shall mend or Decaye.

whether he shall be Imprisoned for Debts/ or no/./

SF 1596 the 24 nouemb ☿ an’ m’ at 8. vtrū wilmꝯ sit incarcertꝯ & wher Robart is he taryeth so Long & what troble ther is towardꝭ me

RN Iohn Watkins Miller of Willing hath lost a peare of stockins out of the mill. Iuly. 18. die ♀ h. 3. 4{illeg}|9|. p m. 1600

• Iohn Kendall is of thē suspected
• his fellow in the same house a loder./

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 Goody Evens the Pedler hath lost his parte w^ch his new hired servāt stole away at Shenly last night when they were a sleepe came to me this day febr 8 ♂ h. 3. 20 p m 1620 /to know w^ch way he went\

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

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.

SF Elizab. Death of Smithfild bards a groscers wif fecit inquisionē {sic} 1601. the xj of aprill to know wher the Indian of London¹ shall tak any price or noe & howe he shall sped a 15 p 11. ♄.

RN a butch^r of litle Brickell came to me for to be directed to follow a boy y^t had stollen his goods & was rūne from him may 31 die ♄ h. 10. 15 ant m 1600.

RN My broth^r Sandy march 4. ♄ hor 8. 45. ant m 1609 vtrū navis Dorcas sit salva vell non.

et vtrū serv. Grisle sit suffurata 4 payre of sheetes

RN Goodma hobs of old Garbrends Bayly Iuly 7 die ♂ hor 9. 45. ant m. 160i

for sheepe stollen or strayd

RN The lady farmer did send to me touching things lost novēb. 3. ♃ h. 6 ant p m. 1608

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