Casebooks

RN D. Shep. in the behalfe of on m^r nich. fish a minister of great esteeme for a serv. rūne away w^th the mony of cattell sold to know where he is octob 23. ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1612

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.

RN M^r Wels son of Carleton & Chellington & 50 y Ian 11. ☾ sent to me for a neighb that {sic} hath a fuller y^t hath bene Robbed of a 100 yards of stuffe Ian 11. ☾ h. 2. {illeg}|15| p m 1608.

I dimisi inanū./

RN A husbandmā of Sawford had a mad mare y^t bit o{t} {sic} 2 of his horses his son & his mā came for my Consell |Iuly 27.| h. 2. p m 1619

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}

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

RN Will Fuller of Turvy an Oastler & a bruer hasty & furious left his wife in a drunken humour & went away frō Turvy S^t Iames day last early in the morning. now a frind his wife neaver heard of him novēb 17 h {sic} hor 11 30 ant m. 1632.

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.

U[1622–4] M^rs Morcom. the Registers wife in Blandford, in Comitatu Dorset. {I}ugulatur a famulo. seu amanuensi. Sam: Collins. In Lecto. absente Marito. Sept: 22. h. 11. 45. p. m. d ☾.

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 Henry Cary a scholler & a batcheler of artꝭ & a scholemaster a Cantabrigian requested my benevolenc I would know qualis et cuiusmodi. may 18 ♂. h. 8. 45. ant m. 1613

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