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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… of proceedings Dr Eden acted as counsel for Claxton and Dr Merrick for Richardson. On 5 December 1638, 28 January and 9 February 1639 Richardson was required to appear … to his bond. Notes John Claxton (b. c.1596) was the son and heir of Sir John Claxton of Nettlesworth, co. Durham, and …
10th April 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… of Sir Robert Anstruther, Sir George Abercromby and [Dr.] John Craig. Committed to: [f. 125] Sir George More … to the award. To have the Speaker to grant Edward Bois and Doctor Bois his warrant for these. Wednesday next to be … bill of Magdalen College. L. 1. An act for the catechizing and instruction of children. Speaker went out of his chair, …
10th March 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… Jacobi L. 2a. An act to enable William, Earl of Hertford, and Sir Francis Seymour, kt., his brother, to sell certain manors and lands for payment of debts and to establish others of … and other lands, upon Robert Herne and Edward Herne, sons of the said Sir Edward Herne, kt., in recompense of the …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 'There having been sondrie suits, betweene your petitioner and one Henry Heskett, who albeit he by his indirect courses and subtill practices hath much prejudiced your petitioner … both by slanderous defamations impaired his good name, and upon mere spleene indited your petitioner and two others …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… he was absent in Durham at the time it was drawn up and had he known of it would have had it expunged. In October and November 1638 the court was due to hear the testimony of the prosecution witnesses, and in February 1639 proceedings were continuing; but nothing …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… that in August 1639 Barber had said that he was a cozener and that 'he learned nothing by hearing of sermons but to come home and cosen his neighbours'. Process was granted on 10 October … of divers persons, say that your petitioner was a cozener and that he is joined with his man to cosen him Barber; and …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… the top of the walled town. Abstract Coffin was 'accounted and reputed to be a souldier' since he had served as a lieutenant on the Cadiz and Isle de Rhé expeditions and commanded a Devon militia company. The quarrel took place …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… on behalf of Collier in February 1638/9; but the cause and result of his complaint against Challoner remain unknown. … for Challoner. On 21 February 1639 Challoner was summoned and the libel was presented. On 23 February Dr Exton denied the libel and commissioners were appointed but no names or details were …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Sherehog, London, grocer, Philip Bisse, William Hodson and Henry Dudley, all of London, vintners February - December … tavern, Cheapside, in December 1639 that Joshua Collin and William Wigg quarrelled Abstract The principal … whom Collin, a ward constable, accused of jostling him and calling him 'brokerly fellow or knave or Rascall', in the …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… - November 1638 Abstract Colvile, a justice of the peace and former high sheriff, petitioned that at a public meeting at Wisbech between August and October 1637, together with the Bishop of Ely, he wrote … He maintained that Landen read one of the letters aloud and, despite being warned that Colvile was a gentleman, …