111 Clifford v Hilliard

111 CLIFFORD V HILLIARD

Anthony Clifford of Durley, co. Hampshire, gent v Edward Hilliard of Southampton, co. Hampshire, clothdrawer

October 1639

Abstract

Clifford petitioned that Hilliard came to his residence on Sunday 1 September 1639, where he twice challenged him to fight him, vilifying him 'with most foule language and termes of dishonour'. Process was granted on 27 October 1639; but no further proceedings survive.

Initial proceedings

6/17, Petition

'Your petitioner being a gent. nobly discended and of liberall educacon, and living in creditt and reputation in his countrey, by reason both of his good behaviour and estate as shalbee made to appeare to your honor by the report and testimony of the gentlemen and men of worth in his countrey that knowe him. So it is nevertheless, may it please your honor, that one Edward Hilliard of the towne and county of Southampton, being by trade a clothdrawer and of meane condicon, came to the place and house where your petitioner liveth on the Saboth day, being the first day of September last past, and there, without the least cause of offence given either by your petitioner or any other, abused your petitioner with most foule language and termes of dishonour, vilifyinge your petner., threateninge, bravinge and challenging your petitioner to meet him if he durst; and this hee did two severall times the same day, as is ready to be proved, by the testimony of divers then present.'

Petitioned that Hilliard be brought to answer.

Maltravers granted process on 27 October 1639.

6/18, Plaintiff's bond

31 October 1639

Bound to appear 'in the Court in the Painted Chamber within the Pallace of Westminster'.

Signed by Anthony Clifford.

Sealed, subscribed and delivered in the presence of Humphrey Terrick.

Notes

Anthony Clifford is not mentioned in the 1622, 1634 or 1686 Visitations of Hampshire.

W. H. Rylands (ed.), Pedigrees from the Visitations of Hampshire, 1530, 1575 and 1622-34 (Publications of the Harleian Society, 64, 1913); G. D. Squibb (ed.), The Visitation of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, 1686 (Publications of the Harleian Society, new series, 10, 1991).

Documents

• Initial proceedings
  • Petition: 6/17 (27 Oct 1639)
  • Plaintiff's bond: 6/18 (31 Oct 1639)

People mentioned in the case

• Clifford, Anthony, gent
• Hilliard, Edward, clothdrawer
• Howard, Henry, baron Maltravers
• Terrick, Humphrey

Places mentioned in the case

• Hampshire
  • Durley
  • Southampton
• Middlesex
  • Westminster

Topics of the case

• challenge to a duel