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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… for not maintaining his hedges properly. When Baker's hogs had trampled Spenser's corn, Baker alleged it was because Spenser's son had called them in, which Spenser replied was 'a base …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 'bid him alight from his horse'. This happened on St James's Day, 25 July 1637, on the highway at Bucknell, Oxfordshire, … to Aynho. It was the day after the funeral of Staunton's deceased master, Richard Cartwright, esq, and he maintained … (walking along the footpath along the inside of the hedge next to Buckwell lane in the libel) was a hedgecreeper, …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Thomas Cullys of assaulting and abusing him at Thomas Dod's inn in August 1638 (Photograph: Richard Cust) Abstract … then thou canst'. The quarrel took place on Bartholomew's Eve, August 1638, at the inn of Thomas Dod in St Blazey, … of husbandry for he hath seene him to digge and delve, hedge and plough with many other such labours'. Signed by …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… hare in early 1638 (Photograph: Richard Cust) St Mary's church, where they quarrelled after evensong in 1637 … Ceelie, Robert Maie, gents, and James Hadlie at Olmixton's house on 22 June 1636 by which they agreed to end all their … in Hutton, when a mounted Kenn in the highway beyond the hedge called him and James Bagnall over to speak with him. …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… court appointed a commission to hear witnesses on Bawde's behalf, but no record of their proceedings survives. On 26 … had called John 'a base rogue, pillorie rogue' and 'hogg's face' and said that 'he could have the cropping of my … a thefe and had stolne a gavelocke [sic] and hide it in a hedge and after fetched the same away; and that Dawson and …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… right of them.' The words had been spoken, in the earl's absence, before local farmers and their wives out in the … Kingston must have been especially anxious for Copley's appearance in the court as Copley and his father entered a … in the company of one Elizabeth Booth who is accompted a hedge breaker, and a false gleaner of corne in harvest tyme; …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… co. Cornwall, gent March 1636 - December 1638 St Petroc's church, Bodmin, Cornwall, where, in late 1635, John Samuel, … himself had been reprimanded by the Prince of Wales's council for the Duchy of Cornwall, all apparently at the … a deliberate defiance of the Samuels who were the prince's tenants there. John Samuel the younger responded by …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… the younger, yeoman May 1636 - February 1638 St James’s church, Barlborough, Derbyshire. The quarrel between Sir … a countersuit by Slater the elder [see cause 597]. Rodes's initial complaint arose out of a quarrel with Slater the … had stolen lead from the church there and hidden it in hedge bottoms. Osbourne then offered to lead Barlbrough …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… complained that in 1633 or 1634, in the parish of St Bride's, London, in the presence of 'divers persons of dignity', … ditch in Lancashyre and taken out of a ditch from under a hedge; and that I was a base fellowe, or a base rascall or rogue, and that I was fedd on the scrapps from Bestney's brothers' and sisters' trenchers'. In his defence, Bestney …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Crown Inn where commissioners met to hear Bray Ayleworth's witnesses in December 1634 (Photograph: Richard Cust) … and descended from a family of local justices. Ayleworth's claim to the title of esquire appears to have been open to … passing close to Dr Temple and keeping the way on the hedge or wall by causing Temple to treade with one of his …