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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Wallis of the same May 1636 - December 1638 St Petroc's church in Bodmin, Cornwall, where, in March 1637 witnesses … of a duel.On 16 February 1637 Dr Duck presented Smyth's libel, and a commission headed by Henry Locket, Professor … and John Connocke, esq., was appointed to examine Smyth's witnesses 28-30 March 1637 at the inn of William Jones in …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… complained that Good had declared in summer 1636, in Good's house, that he 'was a base knight and as base a conditioned … of the Court of Common Pleas, and Edward Clarke, Somerset's bailiff. Harbert had declared that he was determined 'to … Proceedings were under way by February 1637 and Somerset's witnesses were examined in May-June. Good's witnesses were …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… court house in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, where Henry Vincent's witnesses were due to be examined in January 1638 … way by February 1637 and commissioners to examine Brabant's witnesses were ordered to meet at St Minver, Cornwall, … By October 1637 Dr Eden was preparing material for Vincent's defence and a commission to examine his witnesses was …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… in the face of the whole countrey' at the city's quarter sessions in 1638. Arundel took pity on him and … Moore and Thomas Boys, gent, on 13 March 1638 at the King's Head Inn in Newent.In spite of the heavyweight testimony …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Pembroke, bart, high sheriff v William Williams of Walwyn's Castle, co. Pembroke, clerk July 1637 - November 1638 … his fingers' said 'a turd in your teeth'. On Williams's account he was already in the room talking to Wogan when … and standing in the face of Sir John with his hatt on his head.' 23 February 1638 Signed by Owen Edwards and by the …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… of High Commission 'by having my sworde broken over my head and my spurrs taken off my heeles'. Sir Richard also … and thereby was the fitter for Sir Richard Strode's service'. Strode maintained that he had been a knight for … Allen petitioned the Earl Marshal to dismiss Sir Richard's charge against him as unworthy 'of so high a court', …
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 … him, close to him, and catched hold of the haire of his head and pulled him downe, and tore of[f] much of the haire …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… 1639 Abstract This was a parallel suit to Thomas Lenche's against Pollard, also in November 1637 [see cause 368]. … evening prayer on the Sunday following Buckinghamshire's Lent assizes, either 19 or 20 March 1637, in Leckhampstead … comes Mr Pollard. It is a good deede to knocke him on the head. One knock would do it and lay him in the ditch. Thou …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Southgate by Lord William Howard and a suit in King's Bench. The first action in the Court of Chivalry appears to … Chamber. In June 1638 the court ordered that Brandling's witnesses be examined before a commission headed by Sir … / arbitration (first action) R.19, fo. 31r, Defendant's sentence 'And having called before us the parties and being …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… deposed that on 24 May, at an alehouse in Darenth, Woodden's wife called Turney 'the pudding maker of Kent', while … any but rogues.' When Wall defended his master as Woodden's 'better' and asked, 'Did you not heare so much in the … was also ordered to perform his submission before the J.P.s at the Kent quarter sessions at Maidstone on 7 April 1635. …