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Two Tudor Subsidy Rolls for the City of London
… Quarles, draper.] ST MARY MAGDALYNS PARISHE [English] £ s. d John Lacey (£200) 10 Michaell Boyle (£60) 3 Oliver Rowe …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… who had falsely assumed the title of gentleman. Edgecumbe's fifteen witnesses were examined by a commission headed by … and Sir William Wray on 3 January 1639 at Richard Rowe's inn, at Millbrook, co. Cornwall. Several of them testified … Cremyll passage, Stephens had publicly said to Edgecumbe's steward, Stephen Croft, who at the time was wearing his …
19th March 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… navigable. SIR BENJAMIN RUDYARD doubts not but the King's answer plainly understood, since he has explained the most … the Low Countries, 10,000; 40,000 to Ireland; 20 King's ships and 20 other. A great part of this spent in this. To … to choose the least. Much dejected at first of his Majesty's answer, but since being resolved by the Prince his …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… was rumoured that the fathers of Badd and Rigges had been tradesmen. Both parties were skilled in the use of the law … punished for abusing the Justices of Peace.'. Badd's petition complained that in the evening following a meeting … January 1640, Robert Rigges had sought to disturb the king's service by abusing him as 'a base fellow and the sonne of a …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… and £20 costs. Initial proceedings 6/151, Defendant's bond 6 May 1639 Bound to appear in the 'Court Military in … Leels and Richard Lambert the younger. 2/143, Defendant's bond [Date left blank] August 1639 Bound to appear in the … of gentlemen or did they live in any other fashion then of tradesmen or yeoman'? 7. How long had the witness known …
24th February 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… may take consideration of the necessities of poor tradesmen, especially belonging to clothing. MR. [THOMAS] … 1a. An act to prevent and punish in procuring process and s upersedeas for the peace and good behaviour out of his Majesty's courts at Westminster; and to prevent the abuses in …
24th March 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… the lord of the manor of Painswick. L . 2. Lord Wentworth's bill. Ordered to be engrossed. Sir Thomas Cheke's bill. … [Sir John] Corbet's voices, the justices, serving men and tradesmen come with them. Their greatest number of such. Said … the greater number was by reason of many serving men and tradesmen that were among them, that their companies of Sir …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… [see cause 61], initiated the Court of Chivalry's establishment on a regular basis, Hooker alias Wise … presented in support of the libel and Dr Eden began Holmes's defence. Witnesses were heard on his behalf on 5 and 15 … had been no proceedings for homicide in the Earl Marshal's court for many years, a royal pardon was issued in May …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… over rights to paint arms, particularly at gentlemen's funerals. In September 1624 the Heralds had complained to … Eden on their behalf argued that those of the prosecution's witnesses that were Heralds would do likewise. However, … complaint unto us made that certayne painters and other tradesmen...have now of late taken bouldnes as of themselves …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… the words it was out of 'passion and grief' at Kirton's false testimony. He also maintained that whilst he 'did … and had been educated in common law at Clifford's Inn, Kirton was not a gentleman by descent, but 'a man of a … behalf and paying some of the costs of the suit. Kirton's witnesses, all drawn from the traders and respectable …