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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 284 HASSALL V FLETCHER William Hassall of Hankelow, co. Chester, gent v Henry Fletcher of Hatherton, co. Chester, … that Fletcher had called him 'base fellow, base rascall, and druncken fellowe', telling him that he was 'better bread and borne then ever your petitioner or any of his ancestors …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 285 HASTINGS V POULTON Walter Hastings of Braunston, co. Leicester, esq v William Poulton of Lincoln's Inn, … of Westminster'. Signed by W. Hastings. Sealed, subscribed and delivered in the presence of John Watson. Notes Walter Hastings was a royalist officer in the civil wars, and governor of Portland castle in February 1645. P. R. …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… v Geare 286 HAWKINS V GEARE John Hawkins of Dartmouth, co. Devon, esq v Humphrey Geare of Plymouth, co. Devon, … complained that Geare gave him the lie several times and called him 'a base cheator', provoking him to duel. … Petition John Hawkins petitioned that he was 'an esquire and descended of auncient and generous family', and that …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Ireland, gent v Sir Thomas Willowby of Warminster, co. Wiltshire, knt May - June 1635 Abstract Haynes complained … in Ireland in grave scandall'. Haynes sought redress and Willowby was taken into the custody of the Earl Marshal, … was mentioned as being in the custody of the Earl Marshal and was alleged to have said that 'Mr Hopton Haynes was …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… v Tyllot 289 HEAD V TYLLOT Richard Head of Garboldisham, co. Norfolk, gent v Thomas Tyllot of the same 1640 Abstract … Garboldisham parish, Norfolk, by calling him Goodman Head and saying 'I care not a turd for Head. What is Head? He is but Head and no gentleman, by God; and by God I will maintain it and …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 29 BANNESTER V NICHOLLS Sir Robert Bannester of Passenham, co. Northampton, knt v William Nicholls of St Clement Danes, … Abstract Bannester claimed that between June and August 1638 in the parish of Water Stratford, … Buckinghamshire, Nicholls had called him 'a base fellow' and addressed him by the insulting nickname of 'trunckes' …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… v Callow 290 HEANE V CALLOW Walter Heane of Littledean, co. Gloucester, gent v Rowland Callow of Llandogo, co. … in the Latin proceedings survives, dated 24 January 1635, and referring to a £100 payment. [For Callow v Heane, see … Society, new series, 14, 1996), p. 184. Rowland Callow and his wife Margaret were defendants in a Chancery case …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… v Michell 291 HEBER V MICHELL Thomas Heber of Marton, co. York, esq v William and Henry Michell of the same, yeomen July - October 1640 … William Michell had said that he was as good a man as him, and challenged him to fight in the street outside Heber's …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… HEIGHMORE V BENNETT Abraham Heighmore of St Clement Danes, co. Middlesex, gent v Thomas Bennett of Winterborne … family, Bennett replied that Heighmore 'was a base fellow and a scurvy fellow', and one that 'changed points out of one paire of breeches …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 293 HENN V CHAMBERLAINE Henry Henn of Holdenby, co. Northampton, and St Martin-in-the-Fields, co. Middlesex, esq v Abraham … had called him 'a base fellow, a lyinge fellowe,' and said that 'he was forsworne, and that he could not …