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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… of Gray's Inn, co. Middlesex, esq v Henry Gosnoll and John Goodhand of London July 1639 Abstract The cause and result of this case is not known as only Goldsmyth's bond to prosecute the Gosnoll and Goodhand survives, dated 24 July 1639. Initial …
24th February 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… SIR EDWARD HOWARD elects to serve for Calne in Wiltshire, and relinquishes Wallingford in Berkshire. SIR EDWARD COKE … the realm of that which is the life of the kingdom: trade and [ blank]; the want of vent of native commodities, which brings a great want of money; and that begets a disvaluation of all our native commodities. …
24th March 1624
Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… Stewart, Walter Stewart, James Maxwell, William Carr and James Levingston, esquires. [CJ 748] The bill of usury recommitted to the former committee. And all that will come to have a voice. Star Chamber, … for continuance of statutes to meet this vacation and prepare the bill against the next access. To meet on …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… a captain of a foot company in the Somerset trained bands, and Butcher had allegedly said that Bale was a 'base drunken slave and not worthie to be a captain'. Bale entered bond on 27 … is Captaine of a foote Company in the County of Somerset and a gent descended of an ancient family. One Josias Butcher …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… as arbiter of the differences between Sir Andrew Knyveton and William Greaves (From J. Nichols, The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester , 4 vols … [see cause 358]. Greaves complained that between April and June 1638, at John Barrowclough's house in Bradley, …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… felt he had been deceived of his money in a card game and claimed that while Matthews verbally abused him another … his lodgings for his sword after the initial altercation and returned to strike Needham, drawing blood and tearing his band. He maintained that Greaves would have …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… lowsie knave, drunken knave, base rogue, drunken rogue and beggerley rogue'. Process was granted on 21 November 1637 and John Hungerford entered bond to prosecute the cause the … Court of Requests against one James Hodges in the towne and county aforesaid, and having obteyned an order or decree, …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… his native Leicestershire (From J. Nichols, The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester , 4 vols … called him a knave. Somerfield's defence was that Greisley and three or four others had broken into his house at Hugglescote, Leicestershire, and frightened his wife, daughters and maidservant, and …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… for about 20 years, complained that between February and June 1637 in St Peter's parish, Cornhill, London, in the … gentlemen, Robinson had said 'that I did cozen, cheate and deceive my eldest sonne of his landes or estate to settle … Robinson of tricking Gresham's son out of his estate and had the matter referred by the Privy Council to the Lord …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… at Wakefield, Yorkshire, Jenkinson challenged him to fight and said to him, 'Thou lyest, thou arte a base fellowe and I am a better man than thou arte'. Grice claimed that he … the challenge 'in obedience to this honorable courte', and entered bond to prosecute the cause on 4 November 1639. …