Casebooks

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 M^r Bradley son of Simpson for his mā y^t was 2 y henc maryed in y^t towne for a flix y^t he hath had 2|4| days Iune 26 ☿ h. 2. 3|4|0. p m 1605.

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’.

SF at 45 p 3 1600/ 21 of may p m’ ☿

Iean flod of 26 years 1600 Vtrm {sic} Vincent Randole vult eam conducere n^c nō/ 26 firme/

Iean Sandꝭ alias flud of 27 yers vid  3 annos. het vnā v^rg{ine}{illeg} {fuit} coducta flud  6 Annos ad natiutatm χρi p^rteritū {illeg} 3^os vel 4^os Annos ab hinc cū {illeg}|S|^r Calistines brok et scripsit li{ras} {illeg} et posuit sub capite illius Dormient.: et vellet secum ob{ui}{illeg} at throwly parke. et nemo secum sed p|S|usan Rigden her ma{id}{illeg} since she hath Loued henry wotten & Sir thomas gates and \phillip/ R{illeg} {martin’} \la {princ de la mer}/ w^th many other. et nūc S^r thom’ walsingā. And she Loued on cofild a priste of throwly. & S^r Robart Kymingt{on} And Robin Iones her fathers man a clarke / and also she wore willo for his sake. and a bramble for calistines broke. And tym{illeg} thomas gates./ also she Loued my Lady vanes soon the y{illeg} of Kente & he toke her garter frō her leg to were for her sa{ke}

And nowe ther is on \vincent/ Randole. that she supposeth & hopeth will haue her

SF Robart firnly my L of Canterbury cook of 64 yers 1601 the 4 of Iulij ♄ an’ m’ at 7 Diz

RN Mres Clarke the myst wife y^t was D^r Hugs howskee. Iune 7 6 {sic} h {sic} hor 7. 30 ant m 1630 |44 y|

RN Thomas le{a|e|} of Chichelye 18 y Iune 12 ♃ h. 12 1. p m 1606 serv to M^r Chest^r

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 Will: mā serv. to M^r Morer of maldon the mynister f 27 y feb. 3 ☿ h. {illeg}|4|. p m 1613.

RN Elis. Enico otherwise lewys of Coaple servant to M^r Greeneway minister 22 y febr 23|2|. {sic} 22. ☿ h. 1. 20 p m. 1626.

RN Elis Marchā serv: to M^r Edward Lee son of Hardwicke 20. y March 26 ☾|☿| hor. 1. 30 p m. 1628

RN M^r Ione Wakefild 29. M^r Will Steres the sons servant of Wauendon. may 26 die ☾ h 12 20 p m. 1600

RN Edward Wright of bow brickle came servant to M^r Watson son of bow brickle. Sept 6. die ♃ h. 10. 50 of {sic} ant m. 1599

RN Robarte Smith of Marsh 25 y a servant to son Rive of Marsh. Octob 6 ♄ hor 2. 50 p m 1604.

RN Ione White 40 y. a servat to M^r Bynion. the son of Woulson the further Marcij 25 die ☿ hor 10 50 ant m 160i

RN Agnes Stiffe of Hayford servant to m{illeg}^r Bedford the son Iune 29. ♂ h.

Agnys Stiffe of Hayford. 32 y a serv. Iune 29 ♂ h. 1. p m 1630

SF Ieorge my Lord bishops man of Lambeth 1598 of 40 years/ the 22 Aprill ♄ an’ m’ at 6 Diz. he sent

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 Rich. Dawcok Dawson the bish of lincolns serv. 27 y novēb. 18. ♂ h 8. 30 ant m 1608|6| {sic} /1606.\.¹