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The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Shuttleworth insulted William Amcotts, esq, immediately to the east of the cathedral (From John Speed, Theatre of the … in front of his servants and tenants allegedly in order to provoke him to fight a duel. Amcotts's fourteen witnesses summoned to …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… home of John Arundell, one of the arbiters called on to settle this case in December 1639 (Photograph: Richard … as you know or believe. If yea, did Mr Hoblyn make any reply unto them. If no who did informe him of it and what … for that he is something deafe and did not make any reply to <Mr> Thomas George when he spake the words until …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Libel 1. Hooke was a gentleman and Hall was a servant to Lord Gerrard of Clerkenwell.' 2. In October or November in … Hooke alias Lyon. 5. This was a disgrace and insult to himself, his family, family name and gentry title, and had been intended to provoke him to a duel. On account of this he asked the …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… In his defence Holmes maintained that he been seeking to prevent Wise from raising a mutiny and murdering Vincent … rationing of victuals and claimed that the allowance paid to the captain was too high. He had formed a ring of eighteen of the twenty-eight crew who had subscribed to a Round Robin. Captain Harris then threatened to resign …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… in cause 306]. Initial proceedings 2/126, Petition to Arundel 'Your petitioner is a gentleman of coate armor, … the possession of the father in law of Laicocke) was lett to farme to another, did say that he was a knave that had taken it. Whereupon, reply being made that Mr Hopton had taken it, and was no …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… he was a knight and the king's servant, and threatened to complain to the Earl Marshal, Hope gave him the lie and said that 'he cared not; he had better friends to my Lo. Marshall than Sir Robert.' Depositions were quickly …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Inn, at Reigate. Vicars requested the justices present to bind Hudson to the peace because he was fearful of his … without any provocation of Mr Vicars, only did Mr Vicars reply thus, vizt. Captaine Hudson, your base language I … the moone. And did Captaine Hudson bending his fist reply thus, vizt. Vicars if I were not bound to the peace I …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Street, where the commissioners met in January 1640 to take evidence from Hungate's witnesses (NH Norwich) … a gentleman of the privy chamber and deputy lieutenant to Arundel in Norfolk, complained that in August-September … his head and looking out of the chamber window, [he] said to Sir Henrie that he cared not a rushe or a strawe for him; …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… I might add AS'. The altercation began when Harding sought to execute a process against Ivat from the Court of … behaviour', had shown remarkable forbearance by refusing to respond to Harding's attempts to provoke him into striking out and …
The Court of Chivalry 1634-1640
… Middlesex, after Jennings had stepped out of his coach to talk to him. Jennings had been a captain of a trained band in … instructed his witnesses William Finch and George Pye how to depose. Process was granted on 20 January 1640 and …