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’.

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 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