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Book of Acts of the Court of High Commission for the
exercise of Ecclesiastical jurisdiction; an original minute book of
their proceedings entered by a registrar every sitting day. During
this month of February the following were the days of sitting, and
the names of the defendants whose cases were dealt with. We have
added, also, a brief note of the nature of the proceeding recorded in
every particular case. Many of the entries relate to formal and intermediate matters, but when followed out they generally disclose the
real nature of the cause. This volume extends from 18th February
1633–4 to 11th February 1635–6. The portion relating to every
month will be inserted hereafter in the Calendar at the end of the
month. |
Feb. 18.
[Day of mitigation of fines.] |
fol. 1. |
Henry Cordywen, John Wessells, Henry Munter, and Eleazar Barnes, all of St. Botolph, Aldgate, London. |
Misconduct as vestrymen in publishing a new table of church fees. Fined 10l. each. |
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John Vicars, clerk |
Holding heretical opinions. |
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George Preston, clerk |
Speaking scandalous words against the King and Queen. |
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fol. 1. |
Henry [Alice] Blower |
Contempt of ecclesiastical laws. Fines 100l. |
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Nathaniel Barnard |
Seditious preaching at St. Mary's, Cambridge. Fined 1,000l. |
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Abraham Grame, Henry Fitz, John Banks, and Robert Greene. |
Contempt in not appearing to answer articles. Fined 20l. a-piece. |
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Robert Barker and Martin Lucas, the King's printers. |
Fined for errors in printing the Bible, Barker 200l., Lucas 100l. |
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Richard James, of Sillatin [Silvington ?], Salop. |
Carrying up and down counterfeit processes ecclesiastical. Fined 50l. |
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fol. 2. |
Cross, Tomlins, and Wragg, messengers. |
To audit messengers' allowance and provide for repayment of money by them laid out. |
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Amy Wytham |
Contempt in not appearing to answer articles concerning adultery, bond to be certified and she attached. |
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John Cotton, clerk Richard Bellingham, and Allerton Hough, all of Boston. |
Inconformity. Fined 50l. a piece. |
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Frederick Waggoner, of Leigh, Essex. |
Profane speeches of the Lord's Supper and contumely towards the clergy. Fined 100l. |
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Thomas Fuller, clerk, of London. |
Contempt in non-appearance. Fined 20l
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fol. 2b. |
Lady Eleanor Touchet alias Davies alias Douglas. |
Publishing fanatical pamphlets. Fined 3,000l. |
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Thomas William Paskyn, Thomas Jones, and Andrew Cadogan. |
Contempt in not appearing to answer articles. Fined 30l. apiece. |
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fol. 2b. |
Paul Powle, of Felsham, Suffolk. |
Contempt in non-appearance. Fined 40l. |
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Francis Bernard, clerk |
Schismatical carriage. Fine of 100l. remitted. |
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fol. 3. |
William Tilley, of Babray [Babcary?], Somerset. |
Contempt in not appearing to answer articles of incest. Fined 100l. |
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Amy Green alias Holland. |
Notorious adultery. Fined 2,000l. subject to consideration. |
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John Williams, of Parke [?], Brecon. |
Incest with brother's son's wife. Fine of 500l. respited. |
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Anthony Lapthorne, clerk |
Petition for his cause to be referred to the ordinary. Rejected. |
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William Pamplin, merchant of London, William Brooks, of St. James's, Clerkenwell, stationer, and Thomas Blomfield the younger. |
Dispersing popish books. Pamplin fined 100 marks, Brooks 30l. and Blomfield 23l. |
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fol. 3b. |
William Hely |
Motion made, but nihil actum. |
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Middleton Cowper |
Non-appearance to answer articles concerning setting up a printing press, and printing unlawful books; his bond to be certified. |
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Robert Cooke, of Feering, Essex. |
Contempt in not appearing. Fined 30l. |
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John Hubbock, clerk |
To purge himself of simony by the hands and oaths of eight compurgators. |
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fol. 4. |
Ralph Grafton |
Fine reserved. |
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Sir Humphrey Foster |
If Sir Humphrey sues his prosecutor in this Court in the Star Chamber; his prosecutor not to be restrained from proceeding in this Court. |
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George Burdett, clerk |
Schism, blasphemy, and raising new doctrines in his sermons as lecturer of Great Yarmouth. |
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fol. 4b. |
William Tyler, vicar of Witheridge, Devon, suit promoted by Margaret his wife. |
Alimony. |
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Thomas Hubbock, clerk, under-master of free school of Lichfield. |
Monition to appear in Easter Term and to present to the Court his presentation to Nailstone, co. Leicester. |
| Feb. 25. |
fol. 5. |
Dr. Chedle, suit promoted by Margaret his wife. |
Witnesses sworn to answer interrogatories. |
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Sir Thomas Southwell |
Allegations of defendant to be reformed. |
| Feb. 27. |
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Stephen Dennison D.D. |
Witnesses sworn. |
