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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Smith complained that Browne had said that he 'was a knave and a rascall', and when Browne was cautioned by a bystander, he said 'that … rope to hange me'. Process was granted on 14 December 1639 and Dr Exton was required to present the libel in April 1640; …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… that all Sydenham's brethren 'were base scurvy fellows', and that John Sydenham, the eldest, 'was the basest of them … for an £8 debt. Process was granted on 16 February 1638 and in November witnesses were being examined in support of … On 22 June 1639 Sydenham was granted £40 damages and £30 expenses and on 9 July 1639, in response to a …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… that Hargrave had said that he had 'dealt basely' and was 'a cheater and a cosener', and 'that he should not cheat me as he had cheated others'. …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Turney complained that Woodden had called him 'a liar and deceiver' between January and March 1634, in the presence … Rushworth's observations of another cause in which one Brown complained in his libel that another had said of him that he was no gentleman 'but descended from Brown the great Pudding-eater in Kent'. John Rushworth, …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 1640 Abstract Utber complained that between August and October 1638 at the Mitre Tavern, in Fenchurch Street, … 'You lie. Kisse my a[rse]. Thou art a baldpated knave and a cheating rogue'. Baldery maintained that he had been … provoked by Utber refusing to return him a pair of gloves and calling him 'base, tapsterly knave'. Utber presented his …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… of Yorkshire where Michael Wharton’s mare was paraded up and down ‘on purpose to disgrace me’ (Photo: Richard Cust). … from the stable of widow Anne Fox of Beverley, Yorkshire, and paid the town crier to 'leade and crie the meare up and downe' Beverley market as if it was …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… apothecary v Sampson Sheffield of Seaton, co. Rutland and gentleman pensioner to His Majesty March - June 1640 … London, Sheffield, a kinsman of the Earl of Mulgrave and gentleman pensioner to the king, had given him the lie and called him (in the words of one of his witnesses) 'a …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… preaching often enough. Atkinson told him not to interfere and defended his preaching, whereupon Browne told him he was … was said to have retorted 'thou lyest in thy throate' and that Browne and his 'father did sacrilegiouslie robb the … clerk Button, William, knight Browne, Richard, gent (also Brown) Daniel, William, gent Dethick, Gilbert, registrar …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… in Bradley, Staffordshire, Horton had given him the lie and said that 'all the Brownes were cowards' and that 'he was … Notes George Browne of Shredicote was the son of Thomas Brown of Shredicote, a proctor in the Court of Arches, and … People mentioned in the case Browne, George, gent (also Brown) Duck, Arthur, lawyer Horton, William, yeoman Howard, …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… London in 1637 (Photo credit: Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society). Abstract Browne maintained that in … John, gent (also Bartlett) Browne, John, esq (also Brown) Browne, John, knight (also Brown) Dethick, Gilbert, registrar Duck, Arthur, lawyer Eden, …