Casebooks

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 Agnes fisher of Newport servant to Foster the carier 23 yeres hath not her Courses & is swollen in her legs & hoven in \about/ her harte. & cannot take her winde at 11. 30. mi p m {sic}. 1599.

RN Gryphen Crocker of litle Kymble 60 y. Decēb. 3. ♄ hor. 9. 50 ant m. 1603. his eyesight blasted on \fayled him/ y^t by litle he knoweth not howe

his grond is haunted & treasure is hid there as the report goeth.

there is hard mutch musicke & melodye. |this Gryphen Crocker dwelleth in y^t house hath seene lightꝭ.| the son of Elsborough 16|7||8| y sinc delivered a note out of a booke vnto Henry Gynger y^t now dwelleth at wiggynto in hartford sheere an old man of 80 yeres. as followeth.

Elsborough church & litle Kymble church of the right syde of the way betw even against the castle hill ther lyethe of gold & sylver & Iewels brasse & pewter a weane load layd in by lord Everet knotsby & his man at the conquest this was all y^t was delivered him in a note w^ch he lost willing him to enquire furth^r for he him selfe saw often a great light w^ch hath bene seene since by many sinc his death. & sometymes there will appeare a thing leeke a blacke hogge & very lately seene a \white/ catt w^th a marvelous long & great teale w^ch rāne into a pond musick hard lately by Crockwell & his wife & children.

Henry Ginger w^th in those 2 yeres when some came to seek this treasure saw a white bullocke w^thout ye eares & hornes. & others saw a feare gentlewomā. a lyon an Antlop a fyer {sic} w^th a gray cloke cast vppō his shoulders. but none could fynd the treasure./

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}

SF my Countri womā that dwelte in watlinge strete w^t the draper that Dwelte w^t m^r bowar of Sarum 1597 the xj of Iulij ☾ p m’ 30 \50/ p 4 vtrm {sic} conduc’ Auri fabrū &c/

RN An the Cookes wif{e} the lady Grenewy serv. Apr 14 ♃. h. 10 40 ant m 1608

RN Goody Ashburner of this towne febr. 26 ♀ h. {10} 30 ant m 1619

Iudg Elvertons baylie

Vtrū coniungiū.

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 I opened a letter sent me by N|M|^r Nicholas lanckford of Christchurch colledge in Oxford onc proct^r of y^t vniu^rsity. & his man at y^e same tyme came vnto me to know when his M^r should fynd me at home to know his sicknes & what ayled him maij 18. ☿ hor. 9. 8. 45. ant m 1603.

GJ Elsabeth Radford of North Crowley 18 y. Octob. 18 ♂ ho. 8. 45 a m. 1603 payne in her head and stomacke shortwynded and faynt

nunquā habuit menstrua

greene sickenes /the caryers maid\

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 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 M^r Dawson the kep of my lords wardrope his serv. novēb. 18 h. 8. ant 30. ant m. 1606 for a gowte in his hāds & feete/

M^r Sterope the Regist^r  ascaridibꝯ. belly 32 y novēb. 18. ♂ h. 9. ant m. 1606.

M^r dawson & m^r Sterope.

m|th|e {sic} lady Brooke

RN Mres Chatterton sent for a dyet Drīk Octob. 16 ♀ h. 5. 25. p m 1607 /the bishop of lincolnes wife.\

shee wrote y^t my lady Dive had healed her sore leg. & how y^t lady cōmended me vnto her & wished her to follow my Direction. & to have a dyet drinke/

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

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\

SF Elizab parker

Amo {sic} 1599 the 24 of aprill ♂ p m’ at 15 p 7. Nicolas parker & his Brother for Besse/ quid incid’ / et quus {sic} est pr eiꝯ {f}r|C|onceptois

In this Action Remēber thes that followe

Whitfild howe he had her vp

The Smith that vsed to her

Willm Casson howe he had her

Old Whetley howe he did vse her

Captain Reddelsdon at m^r blagu’ /bragꝭ\

fardell of Southworke when I sent her to see his wyf lying in

The tyme that she went to hackney and she went not thether but to Lambeth w^t {illeg}|a| baker & other fellows/ |& cam home dronk|

The tyme that she went to flit streat when I went to Lambeth in An Afternon/ & forbad her to goe out/

The tyme that she staid soe long at market/

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.