SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY

DIGITAL EDITIONS

SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY

VOL ADD5: WITNESS DEPOSITIONS OF THE CHICHESTER ARCHDEACONRY 1607-1611

Edited by Linda Robertson

This edition was first published on the Society’s website in 2020 and is copyright © Sussex Record Society and Linda Robertson.

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WITNESS DEPOSITIONS OF THE CHICHESTER ARCHDEACONRY 1607-1611

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© SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY

WITNESS DEPOSITIONS OF THE CHICHESTER ARCHDEACONRY 1607-1611

EDITED BY LINDA ROBERTSON

SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY

VOLUME ADD5

© SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY

Digital Edition published 2020 by Sussex Record Society Barbican House, High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YE. © Sussex Record Society, Linda Robertson

© SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY Contents v

CONTENTS

Thanks and acknowledgments ...... vii Introduction ...... ix Bibliography ...... xv List of cases ...... xvii

The depositions ...... 1

Index of persons ...... 569 Index of places ...... 576

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© SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY Thanks and Acknowledgements vii

THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks are firstly due to Linda Bankier of the University of Dundee for an excellent module on palaeography provided as a module on the MLitt Archives and Record Management course.

Peter Wilkinson, with a vision to provide wider access to Court Depositions, included me in the project.

The staff of the West Sussex Record Office have provided prompt and efficient service in document production, as always.

Useful discussions with Kim Fleming have both enhanced the transcription, and considered how the series as a whole might be analysed when transcriptions are complete.

For the Sussex Record Society, Dr Danae Tankard was the reviewer and referee, and Dr Roger Pearce prepared the text for publication.

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INTRODUCTION

1 The Ep I/11 series of Consistory Court depositions This edition is one of a series relating to the Consistory Court depositions, covering the period from 1557-1694, which have been identified for transcription and online publication, as being a valuable research resource for the period for a wider audience than those able to make the physical journey to West Sussex to view the originals.

The West Sussex Record Office online catalogue includes detailed contents, taken from earlier calendars, having been created for this volume by Mr K. Williams during the period 1985-88. Whilst this is helpful in identifying names of individuals and places, and type of case, it is the additional detail provided by a full transcript that provides a valuable insight to the social history of the time.

The project was initiated by Peter Wilkinson, who has published an edited transcription of the volume Ep I/11/10 relating to 1603-1608.1

The introduction to the context and operation of the Chichester Consistory Court and its depositions by Peter Wilkinson in his Sussex Record Society volume relating to Ep I 11/10 and also published separately by the Sussex Record Society, applies to all volumes in the projected series.2 As stated above, the series began with Peter Wilkinson's selection of the 1603-1608 volume as being approximately mid-range within the time period. This was followed by a transcription of volume 9 by Kim Fleming, recently published by the Sussex Record Society.3 The current volume (11) was selected for transcription as immediately following that published by Wilkinson. In this way the intention is to work both forwards and backwards in time from Wilkinson's initial volume. As part of the work for volume 10, and owing to the arbitrary division in time of the sequence of deposition volumes, Wilkinson included some material from volume 11, in order to complete the cases first recorded in

1 Wilkinson, P. 2015. Chichester Archdeaconry Depositions 1603-1608 (Sussex Record Society, Lewes) 2 Wilkinson, P. 2019. Church Court Depositions in the Consistory Court for the Archdeaconry of Chichester: General Introduction. (Sussex Record Society Vol. Add2, Lewes) https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/ Digital_editions/SRS-Vol-Add2.pdf (accessed 31 Jan 2020). 3 Fleming, K. (ed) Witness Depositions of the Chichester Archdeaconry 1599-1603 (Sussex Record Society Vol. Add3, Lewes) https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/ Digital_editions/SRS-Vol-Add3-rev.pdf (accessed 31 Jan 2020).

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volume 10. These are included in the current transcription of volume 11 for the sake of completeness. Volume Ep I/11/8 has been transcribed by Kim Fleming and is under preparation for publication, and work has commenced by him on Ep I/11/7. Ep I/11/12 has been commenced by this editor.

2 Physical description of this volume This is one of 22 volumes of Chichester Consistory Court Depositions, and covers the period from May 1607 to June 1611, during the reign of King James VI of Scotland and I of England.

The volume comprises:

. the cover of front, spine and back, created from a single piece of parchment . 23 gatherings, usually of six pieces of paper folded halfway on the long edge, and stitched to produce 12 folios or 24 sheets of usable paper. The pages are all of the same paper, measuring 29.3 cm high and 19.2 cm wide. Many folios carry a watermark: this appears to be the single-handed flagon which appears in the latter part of volume 9, and is consistent throughout the volume. . The front cover carries the legend, in large Gothic script:

Liber Attestationem testium ab An[n]o d[omi]ni 1607 usq[ue] 1611

There is also an outline of the rectangular stamp of the Diocesan Record Office, where the volume was previously located. The text is not legible.

The volume is identified as Episcopal Archives Episc I/11/11

There is also a small rectangular label, portrait orientation with the legend:

Consistory 10

The spine carries the numbers: 1607, 1608, 1609, 1610, 1611, apparently recorded in the same hand as the cover, on a glued paper label.

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. folio numbers appear in the top righthand corner, recto of each folio, added in pencil by a later hand (probably added in 1894, see note below). Folio versos are not numbered. . There are 275 numbered folios, of which ff 266r onwards are blank . Folio 1 has been removed at some time, and replaced with a paper sheet of different quality, attached by gummed paper tape. f 1r carries a nota bene as follows:

NB The <21> Sheets (a to x)4 are in twelves: & the leaf stitched on As the parchment cover is really leaf 1: this should be 2 I didn't find it out till I'd numbered 60 F.B. -0 May 1894

Also, deleted, is another Diocesan Record Office stamp, described as

DUNKIN CONS 10

RECORD/DIOCESAN/OFFICE/CHICHESTER

DRO/54/I/11

11

. f 275r carries a brief note:

For [...] writinge consisteth not in the Curious

3 Transcription conventions Peter Wilkinson's volume modernised the English used by the original scribes, and removed apparently tautological terms for better accessibility. Latin passages were also translated. The method is described in Appendix 3 of that volume.5

It is intended that subsequent volumes will be fully transcribed to convey accurately the ideas, abbreviations and language used at the time. Passages recorded in Latin are transcribed as such: whilst Latin is frequently used for

4 These numbers, e.g. a1, appear at the bottom right of a number of folios, but not consistently throughout the volume. 5 Wilkinson, P. 2015. Chichester Archdeaconry Depositions 1603-1608 (Sussex Record Society, Lewes)

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the introduction to the depositions, and at the start of responses to articles, its use here, and within the body of the deposition may prove significant in certain studies. This volume largely follows the method of literal transcription used by Kim Fleming in SRS Vol. Add3, and described in section 3 of his introduction.6

Whilst the transcriptions in the current volume have been published as continuing text, thus eliminating what might be perceived as purely physical interruptions to the writing, usually occasioned by page size, the consequent use of abbreviations may be of interest to some researchers, and a version of the text with the original line breaks remains available on application to the editor.

The emphasis is on the faithful representation of raw data, enabling the fullest access and potential for other researchers.

Abbreviations may be shown by the scribe as lines above the text, superscript letters, or straight or curved extensions to final letters, in addition to the general abbreviation marks common to many documents of the period. Where there is any indication of abbreviation by the scribe, the missing letters are included as [text]. Where no superscription of any kind can be found, the letters in a word are transcribed as written: the meaning is generally apparent from the context.

Inserted and interlined text is denoted by < text >. The depositions were often written with space for interlining, and on occasions, deponents refer to this, particularly in testamentary cases. The insertions often represent corrections to the text, probably made as the scribe read over his work: these may also be added in a different hand, indicating the review of the accuracy of the deposition by another.

It should be noted that many scribes use the abbreviation ‘xp’ for Christ, usually as part of another word, such as ‘xpmas’ or ‘xpofer’.7 The original text generally shows a superscript line of abbreviation, and this is reflected by transcribing ‘xp’ as [Christ]. The suffixes ‘es’ or ‘is’ are often shown as an extended ‘s’. To retain consistency, these are also indicated by [es] or [is] according to context.

6 Op. cit.

7 The letters 'xp' are used to denote the Greek letters Χρ (chi-ro) the first two letters of the word 'Christos', Greek being the language of the New Testament

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A number of words appear to be joined in the text: this is often due to the method of writing with a quill, where the best results were obtained by writing lightly, and removing the quill from the paper as little as possible. A space is therefore introduced in the transcription. Contractions such as ‘thelder’ are transcribed as written.

The general User Guide included in volume 10 is appropriate to this and all subsequent transcriptions in the series.8

8 Fleming, K. 2020. Witness Depositions of the Chichester Archdeaconry 1599-1603 (Sussex Record Society Vol. Add3, Lewes) https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/ Digital_editions/SRS- Vol-Add3.pdf (accessed 31 Jan 2020)

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Baxter, J.H., and C. Johnson. 1934. Medieval Latin Word-List (London) Cheney, C.R. (ed). 2000. A Handbook of Dates (Cambridge) Fleming, K. 2020. Witness Depositions of the Chichester Archdeaconry 1599-1603 (Sussex Record Society Vol. Add3, Lewes) https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/ Digital_editions/SRS-Vol-Add3.pdf (accessed 31 Jan 2020) Marshall, H. 2004. Palaeography for Family and Local Historians (Andover) Stuart, D. 1995. Latin for Local & Family Historians (Andover) Trice Martin, C. 1892. The Record Interpreter (London) Wilkinson, P. 2015. Chichester Archdeaconry Depositions 1603-1608 (Sussex Record Society, Lewes) Wilkinson, P. 2019. Church Court Depositions in the Consistory Court for the Archdeaconry of Chichester: General Introduction. (Sussex Record Society Vol. Add2, Lewes) https://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/ Digital_editions/SRS-Vol-Add2.pdf (accessed 31 Jan 2020).

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LIST OF CASES

Number and Page Subject Depositions Folio Folio Date Judge name of case start end 1 William 3 Tithe John Gray f 2r f 7r None Francis Chatfeilde v Cox John Whatley, and v Richard Knighte, and v Richard Ayling John Park f 7v f 10r None Francis Cox John Park f 20v f 20v None Francis Cox Joan Benham f 10v f 13r none Francis Cox John Benham f 13v f 17r none Francis Cox William Moorie f 17r f 20r none Francis Cox John Oliver f 23r f 24r 3 Jun Francis 1607 Cox Richard f 24v f 25v 4 Jun Francis Napcrofte 1607 Cox Thomas Spurnell f 25v f 26v 4 Jun Francis 1607 Cox Ralph f 27r f 28v 4 Jun Francis Widdowson 1607 Cox 2 John 49 Defamation Thomas Newman f 20v f 21r 29 May Francis Mathewe v 1607 Cox John Snowe Martin Fuffe f 21r f 21v 29 May Francis 1607 Cox William Wilson f 22r f 22v 29 May Francis 1607 Cox 3 Elizabeth 55 Defamation William Hitchcock f 28v f 29v 8 Jun Richard Hitchcocke v 1607 Man Thomas Harwood George Snelling f 29v f 30v 8 Jun Richard 1607 Man 4 George 61 Lease Richard f 31r f 31r 9 Jun Francis Chatfeilde v Chatfeilde 1607 Cox

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William Chatfeilde 5 George Payne 63 Tithe William Alderton f 32r f 33r 10 Jun Henry v William 1607 Manning Constable John West f 34r f 35r 11 Jun Henry 1607 Manning Peter Hogsflesh f 35v f 37r 11 Jun Henry 1607 Manning Simon Mase f 37r f 39r 25 Jun Francis 1607 Cox John Crockforde f 39r f 41r 30 Jun Francis 1607 Cox 6 Robert Baxter 80 Matrimonial Robert f 41r f 41v none Francis v Joan Elliatt Billinghurst Cox John Parkes f 42r f 43r 30 Jun Francis 1607 Cox Margaret Ball f 43v f 44r 30 Jun Francis 1607 Cox Elizabeth Elliott f 44r f 45r 30 Jun Francis 1607 Cox Richard Chase f 58r f 59r 11 Sep John 1607 Drury Anthony Dunn f 59v f 60v 12 Sep John 1607 Drury 7 Mary Till 95 Testamentary Christopher f 45v f 46r 1 Jul Francis Minshall 1607 Cox William Tanner f 46v f 47r 1 Jul Francis 1607 Cox James Waterman f47r f 48r 1 Jul Francis 1607 Cox 8 William Blithe 101 Testamentary William Blithe f 48r f 49v none Francis Cox Richard Williams f 49v f 51r none Francis Cox Margaret Blithe f 51r f 51v none Francis Cox John Randoll f 51v f 53r 26 Jul Francis 1607 Cox 9 Thomas Till 111 Testamentary John Pollard f 53r f 53v none Richard and John Till v Man Mary Till

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Clemens Lee f 54r f 54r none Richard Man Agnes French f 54v f 55r none Richard Man Mary Henley f 55r f 55v 5 Aug Richard 1607 Man 10 Margaret 116 Testamentary Henry f 55v f 56v none Richard Weyman Bookecame Man Richard Swayne f 56v f57r none Richard Man John Tregouse f 57v f 58r 10 Aug Geoffrey 1607 William- son 11 Henry 121 Tithe Daniel Hartley f 60v f 61v none Richard Standen v Man Hugh Roberts John Ellis f 61v f 62v none Richard Man John Winton f 63r f 65v none Francis Cox 12 Joan 132 Defamation Richard Michell f 65v f 66v none Francis Streater v Cox William Robins Lewis Pannett f 67r f67v none Francis Cox John Bennett f 75r f 75r 12 Jul John 1607 Drury John Scatt f 75v f 76r 12 Mar John 1607 Drury 13 Thomas 139 Defamation Richard Fabian f 68r f 68v none Francis Jocham v Cox Richard Carpenter and Cicily Young Alice Peacock f 69r f 69v none Francis Cox John Kent f 69v f 70v none Francis Cox Edward Hall f 70v f 71r none Francis Cox Henry Young f 71v f 72r 28 Nov Francis 1607 Cox

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14 John Willard 149 Matrimonial George Gibbons f 72r f 73r 25 Jan none v George 1607 Gibbons 15 Alice Finch v 151 Defamation John Willett f 73r f 73v 20 Feb John Richard White 1607 Drury Margaret Sayers f 73v f 74r 20 Feb John 1607 Drury Anthony f 74r f 74v 27 Feb John Bishoppe 1607 Drury 16 Thomas 157 Church Rights John Porter f 76v f 78r none none Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke v Thomas Olliver Thomas Martyn f 78r f 81r none none John f 81r f 84v none none Froggebrooke John Mickaell f 95r f 97r 2 May Francis 1608 Cox William Higgins f 97r f 97v 2 May Francis 1608 Cox 17 Richard 177 Tithe Thomas Moorye f 84v f 85v none Francis Winston v Cox Henry Standen Thomas Moorye f 86v f 86v none Francis Cox Richard Knighte f 85v f 86v none Francis Cox Anthony Nash f 87r f 87v none Francis Cox Ambrose Dunche f 88r f 88v none Francis Cox John Winston f 94r f 94r none Francis Cox William Stamer f 94v f 94v none Francis Cox 18 Richard 188 Testamentary Richard Harris f 89r f 90v none Francis Harris Cox William f 91r f 91v none Francis Greenfeilde Cox John Greenefeild f 92r f 92v none Francis Cox Richard Buckell f 98r f 98v none none

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19 Susanna 196 Defamation William Wythyer f 93r f 93v 6 Apr Francis Fiste v Agnes 1608 Cox Patchinge Margaret Withiers f 121r f 121v 9 Aug John 1608 Drury 20 Richard 201 Church Rights William Peachey f 98v f 99v 24 May John Peachey and 1608 Drury George Gibbons v Thomas Moorye Henry Browning f 100r f 100v 24 May John 1608 Drury Robert Purdue f 100v f 101v 24 May John 1608 Drury Thomas Hartley f 101v f 102v 24 May John 1608 Drury John Page f 102v f 103v 27 May Francis 1608 Cox 21 Benjamin 213 Testamentary Benjamin Browne f 104r f 104r 1 Jun Francis Browne 1608 Cox Suzanna Butcher f 104v f 104v 1 Jun Francis 1608 Cox James Elliss f 105r f 105v 1 Jun Francis 1608 Cox 22 Chatfeild v 217 Tithe Henry Mackerell f 105v f 106r none Francis Richard Knight Cox and Ralph Widowson Henry Mackerell f 115v f117r none none Henry Mackerell f 119v f 119v 13 Jul John 1608 Drury Richard Stronge f 106v f 107r none Francis Cox John Ward f 107r f 108r none Francis Cox William Sandham f 108r f 109r none John Drury John Oliver f117v f 119v none none 23 Thomas 232 Testamentary Joan Knighte f 109r f 109v 27 Jun Richard Cooke v Joan 1608 Man Hill

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24 Mary 234 Defamation Richard Coxon f 109v f 110r 28 Jun Richard Thorburn v 1608 Man John Racton Robert Nash f 111r f 111v 28 Jun Richard 1608 Man 25 Margaret 238 Matrimonial John Bannyster f 111v f 112r 29 Jun John Hodson v 1608 Drury Thomas Ayling John Hoskin f 112v f 113r 29 Jun John 1608 Drury Peter Bridger f 113r f 113v none none Edward Blackman f 113v f 114r none none William Spurrier f 114r f 114v none none Henry Gates f 114v f 115r none none Margaret Jarlett f 127v f 128r 25 Jan Francis 1608 Cox Anne Gavys f 128v f 129r 25 Jan Francis 1608 Cox John Hudson f135r f 135v 22 Mar John 1608 Drury Margaret Hudson f 135v f 136r 22 Mar John 1608 Drury Edmund f 136r f 137v 24 Mar John Hurstwaite 1608 Drury 26 Joane Harvie 256 Defamation Moulda Winsley f 120r f 120r 19 Jul Hugh v William 1608 Barker Wilcher Alice Martyn f 120v f 120v 19 Jul Hugh 1608 Barker 27 Jane 259 Matrimonial William Wady f 122v f 123r 23 Nov Richard Muncke v 1608 Man Robert Edsawe George Dartenoll f 123v f 124r 18 Nov Richard 1608 Man Thomas Parkhurst f 125r f 125v 19 Nov Richard 1608 Man Richard Bridger f 126v f 127r none Richard Man John Pepper f 127r f 127v none Richard Man 28 Robert 267 Lease John Marten f 124r f 124v 19 Nov Richard Waters v 1608 Man

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Thomas Bottinge Thomas Body f 124v f 125r 19 Nov Richard 1608 Man 29 John West v 270 Defamation Robert Penfold f 125v f 126r 6 Dec Richard Richard Allyn 1608 Man Edmund f 126r f 126v 3 Dec Richard Brockhurst 1608 Man Edence Cox f 131v f 132v none Francis Cox John Hill f 133r f 133v none Francis Cox 30Charity 278 Testamentary John Humfrey f 129r f 130r none Geoffrey Pereson v Williams Walter on Plowman Peter Forman f 130r f 130v none Geoffrey Williams on John Skutt f 130v f 131v none Geoffrey Williams on 31 Thomas 283 Testamentary Thomas Turkye f 134r f 134v 22 Mar John Turkye 1608 Drury Margaret Barnard f 134v f 135r 21 Mar John 1608 Drury 32 Anne Pellett 286 Testamentary John Michell f 137v f 139r none none v James Pellett Thomas Smith f 140v f 142r none none William Hunt f 142v f 144r none none John Turner f 144r f 146r 21 Apr John 1609 Drury 33 John 297 Testamentary John Knowlles f 139v f 140r none John Kennett Drury William Freeman f 140r f 140v none John Drury 34 Nicholas Ide 300 Testamentary Richard Wakeford f 146r f 147r 5 May Francis v Richard 1609 Cox Staveler Richard Heberden f 147v f 148v 5 May Francis 1609 Cox Thomas Goodyer f 149v f 150v 8 May Francis 1609 Cox

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John Clark f 167r f 167v 5 Jul Francis 1609 Cox William Skynner f 168v f 169r none Francis Cox William Skynner f 196r f 196v none none Richard f 195r f 196r none none Wakeforde Richard f 197r f 197r none none Wakeforde 35 Nicholas Ide 314 Testamentary Richard Heberden f 148v f 149v 5 May Francis v Nicholas 1609 Cox Greenewood Thomas Goodyer f 151r f 152r 6 May Francis 1609 Cox John Clark f 168r f 168v none Francis Cox William Skynner f 169v f 170r none Francis Cox William Skynner f 197r f 197r none none 36 John 322 Testamentary John Clement f 152r f 153v none Richard Clement Man John Elliott f 153v f 155r none Richard Man 37 Joan 329 Defamation Agnes Swifte f 155v f 156r none Richard Blackman v Man Mary Stempe Lucie Skynner f 156r f 156v none Richard Man Thomas Blackman f 161v f 162r 22 Jun Geoffrey 1609 Williams on Margaret f 162v f 163r none none Blackman James Webb f 163v f 164v none none Peter Duddinge f 165v f 166r none none Mary Stempe f 170r f 171r none none 38 Adam 337 Testamentary William Carus f 157r f 157v none Richard Kelsham Man John Kelsham f 157v f 158v none Humphr ey Bath Richard Harris f 158v f 159r none Francis Cox

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39 Thomas 342 Defamation John Cutfolde f 159v f 160r none none Leaper v Anthony Stronge John Cutfolde f 161r f 161r 19 Jun Richard 1609 Man Robert Martyn f 160r f 160v 19 Jun Richard 1609 Man Margaret Winston f 160v f 161r 19 Jun Richard 1609 Man Thomas Crowcher f 171v f 172r none none 40 Agnes 350 Defamation Thomas Blackman f 162r f 162r none none Barnard v Joan Blackman Margaret f 163r f 163v none none Blackman James Webb f 164v f 165v none none Peter Duddinge f 166v f 167r 22 Jun Francis 1609 Cox 41 Richard 359 Testamentary Richard Browne f 172r f 173r none Francis Browne Cox Gregory Cox f 173r f 174r none Francis Cox 42 George 363 Testamentary George Greene f 174r f 174v none none Greene Elizabeth Pratt f 174v f 175r none none Joan Bowley f 175r f 175v none none Joan Butcher f 176r f 176r none none Thomas Munday f 176v f 176v 16 Aug John 1609 Drury 43 John Quell 369 Obligation John Quell f 177r f 177r 23 Oct John 1609 Drury 44 James Ford 370 Testamentary James Ford f 177v f 179r none none Thomas Barnard f 179r f 180v none none Richard Shotcher f 181r f 182v none none 45 Barnard 379 Testamentary Arthur Lodger f 182v f 183v 11 Dec John Burgis v Joane 1609 Drury Hare alias Lawrence Nicholas Croster f 183v f 185r none none Margaret Swift f 185r f 186r none none

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46 William 387 Tithe John Page f 186v f 188r 11 Jan John Peachey v 1609 Drury Ralph Earle Richard Emerie f 188v f 189r 14 Dec John 1609 Drury Richard Peachey f 193r f 195r 11 Jan John 1609 Drury George Gibbons f 220r f221r 10 May Francis 1610 Cox Henry Browninge f 221v f 222r 8 May Francis 1610 Cox 47 Robert 401 Testamentary William Oliver f 189v f 190v 22 Dec John Andrewe v 1609 Drury Richard Smyth James Lee f 190v f 192r 22 Dec John 1609 Drury Thomas Cooke f 192r f 193r 22 Dec John 1609 Drury Agnes Cooke f 211v f 212r none Humphr ey Booth Susanna f 212r f 213r none Humphr Brookman ey Booth 48 Edmunde 412 Testamentary Richard f 197v f 199r none none Fayermaner v Tilborough Thomas Blaunche Richard f 199v f 201r none none Fayrmaner Elizabeth Rudman f 201r f 202v none none Agnes Smith f 202v f 204r 1 Feb Charles 1609 Winson 49 Richard 424 Tithe John Drewett f 204r f 204v none none Knighte v John Ellis 50 John Hide v 426 Tithe William Peachey f 205r f 205v none none Richard Richardes Thomas Peachey f 205v f 206v 13 Feb Humphr 1609 ey Booth 51 John 430 Defamation John Kelshaw f 206v f 207v none Francis Dudman v Cox Thomas Sowton

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Christopher f 208r f 208v 21 Feb Francis Penicodd 1609 Cox Mary Gerard f 209r f 209v 21 Feb Francis 1609 Cox 52 William 437 Purgation Mary Gerard f 210r f 211r 21 Feb Francis Carus v 1609 Cox Margaret Garrett alias Sowton Thomas Bennett f 213r f 213v none none Nathan Fenn f 214r f214v none none John Finch f 214v f 215r none none 53 Edmund 445 Testamentary Edmund f 215r f 216r 19 Mar John Meadowcroft Meadowcrofte 1609 Drury Edmund f 219r f 220r 22 Mar John Harborowe 1609 Drury 54 Thomas Jux 449 Defamation Edward Morley f 216r f 216v none none v Thomas Ayer Edward Morley f 218v f 219r none none Henry Cooke f 217r f 217v none none Robert Cooper f 218r f 218v none none 55 Richard 456 Drunkenness John Gittens f 222v f223r none none Tilborough John Gittens f 231r f 231r 5 Jul John 1610 Drury 56 William 459 Testamentary William f 223r f 224r none none Silverlocke Silverlocke Robert Stevens f 224r f 225r none none Richard Williams f 225r f 226r none John Drury 57 Robert 466 Defamation William Winch f 226r f 226v 21 May John Randall v 1610 Drury Edmond Fayermaner Edward Benes f 238r f238v 23 Sep Hugh 1610 Barker William Jenman f 238v f 239r none none William Slidell f 239r f 239v none none Joan Fry f 241r f 241v 15 Dec John 1610 Drury Elizabeth f 241v f 242r 15 Dec John Bredham 1610 Drury

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58 Robert 477 Testamentary Robert Wilkin f 227r f 227v 23 May John Wilkin 1610 Drury Elizabeth f227v f 228v 23 May John Scotterell 1610 Drury 59 Thomas 481 Matrimonial John Downer f 228v f 229r none none Finch v Margaret Nowell William Finch f 229r f 229r 19 Jun Humphr 1610 ey Booth Thomas White f 237v f238r none John Drury 60 William 484 Testamentary William Fayers f 229r f 230r none none Fayers John Stacy f 230r f 230v none none Joan Peryn f 230v f 231r 27 Jun William 1610 Thorne 61 Mary 489 Testamentary George Greene f 231v f232r none none Brincklowe alias Roades Roger Smyth f 237v f 237v none John Drury 62 John Haler 492 Testamentary John Haler f 232r f 233r none none William Michel f 233v f 234r none none Brian Weller f234v f 235v none none John Booker f 236r f 236v none none 63 John 501 Defamation James Pellett f 236v f 237r none John Downer Drury Thomas Perley f 237r f 237r none John Drury 64 Richard 504 Defamation William Baker f240r f 240r 5 Dec John Butcher v 1610 Drury William Wicher Henry Snelling f 240v f 240v 5 Dec John 1610 Drury 65 Thomas 507 Church Rights Robert Waters f242r f 243v none none Bennett and William Hogsflesh v Nicholas Godsmarke John Agate f 243v f 244v none none

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Thomas Martyn f 244v f 245v none none 66 Katherine 516 Testamentary John Tayler f 245v f 246r none none Austyn v Cranley alias Austyn Danyell Collyer f 246v f 247r none none 67 Thomas 520 Defamation Robert Skerle f 247r f 247v none none Mundaye v Joan Peryn Thomas Lawrence f 248r f 248v none none 68 Elizabeth 525 Testamentary John Hudson f 249r f 249v none none Laddes alias Hudson v Elizabeth Dyer alias Gavell John Hudson f 250r f 250r none none Bridgett Horley f 249v f 250r none none Ambrose Hudson f 250v f 251r 4 May Francis 1611 Cox 69 Thomas 531 Testamentary John Launder f 251v f 251v none none Cover John Jewer f 252r f 252r none none 70 Thomas 533 Testamentary Walter Gibbons f 252v f 253v none none Stempe Thomas Mouncke f 254r f 254v none none Edward Baker f 255r f 256r none none 71 Margerie 540 Testamentary Richard Harris f 256r f 257v none none Henley alias Darking John Kelsham f 257v f 258v none none Garmon Hills f 259r f 259v none none 72 Joan Hale 545 Testamentary Margaret Covett f 260r f 260v none none alias Pen Dionisia Goble f 260v f 261r 4 Jun Francis 1611 Cox 73 John Grevett 549 Testamentary Joan Moory f 261r f 262r none none Agnes f 262r f 262v none none Belchamber Joan Heriott f 262v f 263v 5 Jun Francis 1611 Cox

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74 Richard 555 Matrimonial Thomas Boise f 264r f 264r none none Sugden v Elizabeth Boise 75 Thomas 557 Testamentary William Sayers f 264r f 264v none none Mate Richard Swan f 264v f 265r none none Henry Skynner f 265r f 265v none none

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THE DEPOSITIONS

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1 Chatfeilde

starting folio f 2r

month/s of depositions May, June 1607

parish/es Oving

plaintiff/s William Chatfeilde

defendant/s John Whatley, Richard Knighte and Richard Ayling

type of case Tithe

The depositions continue from the previous volume, with three parallel cases in which William Chatfeilde, the farmer for the prebendary of Oving, claimed the right to tithe hay. A detailed description is contained in Wilkinson (2015 p. 244).

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Exa[mi]natio testiu]m xiijo die maij 1607 -

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Joh[ann]es Graye p[ar]o[chi]e S[anc]ti Panchrasij extra portam oriental[is] civi[ta]te Cicestr[ensi]s in comi[tatu] Sussex husbondman ubi moram fecit p[er] spaci[u]m octo Anno[rum] vel eo circiter et antea apud Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex pred[icto] ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lxviij anno[rum] vel circiter, libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] materie deponit that there hath bin and is an ancient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge that ev[er]y Tenannt or occupier of land p[er]teyninge to the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] did doe & p[er]forme the work[es] and servic[es] in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned viz he that had ij yardeland belonginge to the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] was wont and accustomed to doe (upon xxiiij howers warninge given by the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farme[r] <& for> meate & drincke p[ro]vided for the s[ai]d Tenant or his servant[es] at the charge of the s[ai]d Prebendary

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p[ar]son or his Farm[e]r of the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] on their workinge daies,) to helpe the said Preben dary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme iiijor daies ev[er]y yeare to make his heye, and also to worke ij daies in ev[er]y at harvest w[i]th the said Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge for the harvestinge of his corne and graine, and to carry or cause to be carryed iiij load[es] or carryages of his hay to the Barne or hay howse of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge (when as the same his hay was redy to be carryed) and likewise to plowe or cause to be plowed iiijor acres of the

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land of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge viz ij acres at wheat season for wheate, and ij acres for pease or Fatches in maner and forme as in the ar[ticu]lat[e] matter is expressed. And he of the said Tenant[es] of the said Prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], w[hi]ch had but j yard land of the s[ai]d Prebendaries or p[ar]sons holde, was wont to doe and did <& yet> doth & p[er]formeth the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, the moytie or half of the work[es] and servic[es] before menc[i]oned viz ij hayinge daies or meadinge dayes j harvest daie and to carrye ij load[es] or carriages of hey, when the same was redy and fitt to be carried, and to plowe ij acres of the land of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary Parson or his Farmer viz one acre at wheat season for wheat, and j other acre for pease or Fatches, in such maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before declared for him that had ij yard land, All w[hi]ch was don for the use and behoof of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary Parson or Farmer of the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Oving ar[ticu]lat[ed] by his and their Tenant[es] afores[ai]d And hath bin so accustomed to be don in maner and forme above declared & so contynued from tyme to tyme theis Forty yeares to this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge, For this ex[amin]ate ex[amina]t[e]

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heretofore a Tena[n]nt to the Prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge and holdinge of the said Prebend or p[ar]sonage holde one yard land iij Cotages did either by him= self or serva[n]nt p[er]forme & doe for the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary parson or his Farmer the work[es] and servic[es] before recited viz ij meadinge daies or hayinge daies j harvest daie & carried ij load[es] or carriag[es] of hey w[i]th his Teeme or Carte, & also plowed or cause to be plowed ij acres of the land of the s[ai]d

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p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge viz one acre for wheate and j other acre for pease or Fetches at there usuall and accustomed seasons for his this Ex[amina]t[es] yard land holden as aforesaid. And iij hayinge daies or meadinge daies & iij harveste daies for his iij Cotag[es] that is to saye for ev[er]y Cotage j hayinge daie and j harvest day for ev[er]y Tena[n]nt havinge one Cotland did doe and p[er]forme j meadinge and j harvest daie as well as he that had j yard land did, All w[hi]ch was don & p[er]formed by this ex[amina]t[e] as aforesaid for Fortie yeres and so hath bin contynued by all w[i]thin the Land of the said p[re]bend[ary] or p]ar]son ever since Untill nowe this suite be gon by Mr W[illia]m Chetfeild And further this ex[amina]t[e] sayth that he hath heard his graundfather John Afeild say, who was farm[e]r of the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] for Threscore yeres agoe, that he the said John Afeilde had and did take accept and receive the servic[es] and work[es] aforesaid as due and accustomed to be don for him the said John Afeild as he was Farm[e]r of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge, for he this ex[amina]t[e] did dwell w[i]th the said Affeild at that tyme and for so longe agoe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad secund[um] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that ev[er]y such Ten[n]ant as had ij yard land of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde of Ovinge art[icu]lat[ed] doinge and yerely p[er]formynge the work[es] labors and services in the first ar[tic]le of thar[ticu]lat[e] matter declared for the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer hath bin here= tofore, is and ought to be quitte freed discharged and disburdened from the payment of anie tith haye renuynge or yerely growinge upon his meadowe grounde beinge of the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage holde ar[ticu]lat[ed], And so likewise he that had j yard land & he w[hi]ch had less, And nev[er] paid anie such tith hay in kinde of their said meadowe ground[es] unto the ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son p[re]bendarie or his farmer or anie of them for

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Prebendarie p[ar]son and his Farme[r] have yearely and from yeare to yere duringe the space of theis xlty yeares taken and accepted the labors work[es] and servic[es] above declared of their said Tenant[es] and occupiers of the

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land[es] afores[ai]d in full satisfacc[i]on payment and discharge of their tithe hey growing & renuynge upon anie their meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Prebendarie p[ar]son or his Farmer as this ex[amina]te hath herde John Afeild this Ex[amina]te[s] graundffather Mr Stapleton mr Rob[er]t Harrison & mr George Chatfeild thelder being Farme[rs] of the s[ai]d Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] successively one after an other that ev[er] this exa[m]i[n]ate herde

Ad iiij[tum] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatley hath in his tenure and occupac[i]on ij copyhold[es] being j yard land a peece, belonginge to the ar[ticu]lat[e] Prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ex scientia istius deponent[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad vtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that duringe tyme that this ex[amina]t[e]was dwellinge in Ovinge he this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] knewe nor heard but that the s[ai]d John Whatly ar[ticu]lat[ed] did willingly doe and p[er]forme the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] afore specified, for the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendaries p[ar]sons or their Farmers of the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge, and that in paym[en]t satisfacc[i]on and discharge of his tith hay growinge upon his meadowe ground[es] app[er]tyninge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son or p[re]bendarie, havinge warninge thereof accordinge as in the first ar[tic]le of the ar[ticu]lat[e] matter so deduced but what he hath don, or not don, or otherwise neglected to doe since this Ex[amina]t[e] hath bin dwellinge from Ovinge this ex[amina]t[e] can[n]ot say, Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the work[es] labors and servic[es] accustomed, doinge and yearely p[er]formynge by thar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatly for his ij yard land is yearely worth xs or upward[es], and that his hey growinge and renuynge in his said meadowe & app[er]tyninge to thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge is yerely worth vjs or scarce so much in this ex[amina]t[es] iudgem[en]t Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij[u]m deponit p[ro]ut p[re]deposuit ad secundu[m]

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Ad ult[imum] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad Imprimu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman et q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alien[o] deducto vjli xiijs iiijd

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad rogatu[m] Jo[hn] Whatly et ex eius sumptib et sponte non coactus

Ad iiijtu[m] v tu[m] et vj tu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vij[t]u[m] r[esp]ondet ut antea ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] materie ar[ticu]le deposuit et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad ixu[m] Inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet that thar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Chatfeild in the yeares interrogate[d] or some of them or one of the same yeares at leaste and especially in the yeare 1606 was farmer of all and singuler the tithes belonginge to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge and so is at this p[rese]nte tyme comonly reputed and taken And hath in some of the interrogate yeares and especially in the yeare 1606, either by him self or others for him peceably collected gathered and received all manere of tithes belonginge to the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge and growinge and increasinge in the same p[ar]ish of Ovinge (Except the tith hey nowe in question) w[i]thout the gainsayinge of anie p[re]tendinge anie tithe or p[ro]p[er]tie herein, for this ex[amina]t[e] hath bin often p[rese]nte w[i]th the said W[illia]m Chattfeild and his servant[es] when they have comme to Shopweeke w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Ovinge and tythed the whete & other graine & carried the same awaye Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad dec[i]mu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogate Geo[rge] Chatfeild brother to W[illia]m Chatfeild aforesaid was next and ym[m]ediatly before the s[ai]d W[illia]m, farmer of all the tithes belong to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge for the space of ij or iij yeares and was in quiet and peaceable possession of havinge and receivinge the same tIthes (except the tith hey nowe in question) And that the said George Chatfeild was duringe all the terme

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above menc[i]oned comonly reputed and taken for the lawfull farmer of all the Tithes aforesaid (except before excepted) Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d John Whatley had w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge in ev[er]y of the yeares 160[5] & 1606 acres of meadowe ground upon the w[hi]ch he have yerely (if he mowed the same) about tythe Load[es] of hey, ev[er]y Load thereof worth about ix or xs Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Gray

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

Ad materiam

ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Aylinge dato

Ad primu[m] ar[ticul]os] d[i]c[t]e Materie deponit that there hath bin and is at this p[rese]nte an Auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ysh of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] that ev[er]y Tenant or occupier of land p[er]teyninge to ye p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] did doe and p[er]forme and doth doe and p[er]forme the work[es] labors and servic[es] in this ar[tic]le menc[i]on[n]ed and declared viz he that had or hath half a yardland of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage holde of Ovinge upon xxiiij howers warninge given by the said p[re]bend p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge to his said Tenant and for meate and drincke p[ro]vided uppon the said accustomed workinge daies by the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his farmer for the said Tenant or his servant, was wont and accustomed to doe and so doth at this p[rese]nte one hayinge daie or meadinge daye, and one harvest day and also ploughe or cause to be plowed one acre of the ground of the said p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his farmer for the tyme beinge viz half an acre for wheate and half an acre for fatches or pease at the accustomed tymes and seasons of the yeare, All w[hi]ch work[es] and accustomed servic[es] hath bin don and p[er]formed by such Tenant[es] of half yard Land[es], for the space and terme of theis six and Fiftie yeares of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge and remembraunce, And soe this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard the said accustomed work[es] and servic[es] have bin done and p[er]formed for lx yeares and upward[es] And further this

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ex[amina]t[e] sayth that ev[er]y such Tenant p[er]forminge and yerely doinge the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] aforesaid have bin from tyme to tyme duringe the termes of yeres above by this ex[amina]t[e] set downe and expressed, freed acquited and discharged from payment of his tith hey

[[f 5r/f 5v]] growinge and yerely increasinge in and uppon his meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge, and nev[er] paid anie tith hey in kinde of anie his medowe ground[es] to the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son or Farmer of Ovinge for the tyme beinge, that this ex[amina]t[e] ev[er] knewe or hearde for theis lx yeares and upward[es]. And that the said p[ar]son or p[re]bend of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge did allwaies accept and take the same accustomed servic[es] and labors in lewe and in discharge of paym[en]t of such tithe haye as the s[ai]d had yereli growinge upon his said meadowe ground[es], and so this ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne John Afeild his graundFather take and accept the same for lvj yeares agoe laste paste, who was then Farmer of the s[ai]d p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] and as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard soe have other of the same p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend for lx yeares ago laste paste, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that he nev[er] heard anie of the said p[ar]sons p[re]bendaries or their farmers for the tyme beinge did ev[er] demaunde or aske anie tythe hey of anie their said Tenant[es] for by and duringe all the terme before by this deponent sett downe and expressed Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]os ju[m] ijdu[m] et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Aylinge hath had duringe the tyme and yeares libellated and soe hath at this p[rese]nte his occupaci[o]n half a yard land of the tenure and holdinge of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge, of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quintu[m] deponit that he verily thincketh that ye ar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Aylinge hath yearely by him self or his serv[an]t[es] done and p[er]formed the accustomed servic[es] and work[es] in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned, in such maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before in theis his deposic[i]ons, declared nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

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Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit ad ijdu[m] et iiji[m]u[m] ar[ticu]los h[uius]mo[d]i materiae

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Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interrogatoria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ut pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad secundu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t he is a husbondman & thereby getteth his livinge & is worth his debt[es] p[ai]d vjli xiijs iiijd

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hacc[aus]a, Et ad rogatu[m] Rich[ard]i Aylinge et Joh[ann]is Whatley et ex eo[rum] sumptibus ut credit

Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] et viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut antea ad materia[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] Interrogatoriu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogate W[illia]m Chatfeilde in the yeares interrogated or some or one of the same yeares at leste and especially in the yeare 1606 hath bin and was farmer of the tithes interrogated, And so is att this tyme comonly reputed and taken for ought this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth. And hath in the yeares interrogated or some or one of the same yeares and especially in the yeare 1606 by him selfe or others for him quietly collected gathered and received the said Interrogated tithes, for ought this r[esp]ondent hath heard, Except the tith haye nowe in question w[i]thout contradicc[i]on of anie claminge or p[re]tending anie title or p[ro]perty therein, for this r[esp]ondent hath bin often p[rese]nte w[i]th the serv[an]t[es] of the said Will[ia]m Chatfeilde & sometimes w[i]th the s[ai]d Will[ia]m Chatfeilde himselfe when they have come to Shopweeke w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge and Titheable plac[es]thereof and tithed the wheate and other graine of the Tenant[es]

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Belonginge to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] And carryed the same awaye w[i]th there Cart[es] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogated Geo[rge] Chatfeilde brother to W[illia]m Chatfeilde aforesaid was the next farmer before the said Will[ia]m Chatfeilde of all the Interrogated tithes belonginge to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] for the space of ij or iij yeares, and was in

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quiet possession of havinge and receyvinge the same, for ought this r[esp]ondent ev[er] hearde Except the tithe haie in question at this p[rese]nte, And soe was com[m]only reputed and taken for all the tyme in this Interrogatorie before menc[i]oned Et al[ite]r nescit r[es]pondere al[ite]r qu[i]d ad Interrogatoriu[m] prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum], responderit

Ad undecimu[m] r[esp]ondet that Richard Aylinge inter[rogated] had in the yeares interrogated, in his tenure and occupac[i]on about one acre, and a half of meadowe grounde w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge and tithable places thereof, And mighte have yearely upon the same in this r[esp]ondent[es ] iudgement ij load[es] of hey, ev[er]y loade worth vijs Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad t[e]r[t]ia Inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato, r[esp]ondet that the Interrogated p[ar]sons hath a Cottage of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde of Ovinge, but noe meadowe grounde to anie of them belonging or anie hey growinge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Signu[m] Jo[hannes] [mark] Graye

Repetitus coram me Francisco Cox

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Ad t[e]r[ti]a interrogator[ia] dato, r[esp]ondet that ev[er]y the Interrogated p[ar]sons hath a cottage of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde of Ovinge but no meadowe grounde to anie of them belonginge, or anie hey growinge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere Signum Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Gray

Repetit[us] coram Francisco Cox

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Joh[ann]es Park p[ar]o[chi]e de Merston in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[abi]tavit p[er] xlta annos et ultra, et antea apud Ovinge in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram egit p[er] tres vel circiter, et antea apud Battell in com[itatu] p[re]dicto ubi moram traxit p[er] tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Merston p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lxxx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]on[es] testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Materia ar[ticula]tam

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Mater[ii] deponit, that for xlty yeares agoe, this ex[amina]t[e] dwellinge w[i]th one John Bartlett in Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], was sent by the s[ai]d John Bartlett his m[aste]r to Mr Stapleton who was then farmer of the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge to doe and p[er]forme certaine custome dayes for the said Mr Stapleton as he was farmer of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge, due and accustomed to be don and p[er]formed by the said John Bartlett this ex[amina]t[es] m[aste]r by reason that the said Bartlett was Tenant unto the said Prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge, and helde of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son or p[re]bendary of Ovinge one yard land, And for that cause did or caused to be don such work[es] and servic[es] as in this ar[tic]le is declared viz that upon warninge given by the said Mr Stapleton to the s[ai]d John Bartlett the said Bartlett did doe and p[er]forme or caused to be don and p[er]formed by this ex[amina]t[e] then this ser[va]nnt ij daies worke at meadinge or heymakinge for the said Mr Stapleton and one daye at harvest for the harvestinge of his corne and graine and did carrye or caused to be carried ij load[es] of hey from the meadowes or field[es] of the s[ai]d Mr Stapleton to his barne or hey howse and did also plough or cause to be plowed ij acres of the grounde or land of the said Mr Stapleton

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viz one acre for wheate and one other for pease or fetches w[hi]ch of them hapened first at their accustomed seasons: All w[hi]ch accustomed work[es] labo[u]rs and servic[es] were don for the said Mr Stapleton then Farmer of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge by such Tenant[es] as held of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde ar[ticu]lat[ed] by an auncient Custome longe tyme before used as this ex[amina]t[e] did then here saye amongst the same Tenant[es] & p[ar]ishion[er]s of Ovinge. And after that this ex[amina]t[e] dep[ar]ted from his foresaid M[aste]rs service, he was hired often by the Tenant[es] of the Parson or Prebendary of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] to doe and p[er]forme their custome daies to and for the said Mr Stapleton then farmer of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge afores[ai]d as some= times at hey makinge, sometimes at harvestinge of cornes and other sometimes at plough as the tymes and seasons of the yeare fell out, but what the names of ye tenn[an]t[es] were that hired this ex[amina]t[e] to doe their custome daies or howe much ev[er]y one of them was charged w[i]th or howe manie daies or what their land[es] were beinge so longe agoe this ex[amina]t[e] can[n]ot nowe remember, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that he nev[er] heard to the contrary but the said custome hath bin so kept, and still contynued from tyme to tyme untill this suite begon by W[illia]m Chatfeild nowe farmer of the s[ai]d Parsonage of Ovinge

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ar[ticu]lat[ed] and more to th[i]s ar[tic]le he canott saye, savinge that he thincketh by his owne reason such of the Tenant[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] w[hi]ch have ij yardland a peece should doe and p[er]forme twice so much custome as he y[a]t hath but one yard land Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad secundu[m] art[ticu]lu[m] deponit (that as he this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard) all such of the Ten[ant][es] of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge for the tyme beinge, w[hi]ch did and doe their accustomed work[es] and servic[es] in the first ar[tic]le of this matter menc[i]oned, were and have freed from payinge anie tithe hey in kinde of their ground[es] to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary p[ar]son of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that he nev[er] heard y[a]t anie tithe hey was demaunded by thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, of anie Tenant of the same holdinge, p[er]forminge his said accustomed servic[es] Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad iiju[m] deponit that he hath heard that the work[es] and servic[es] don by the foresaid Tenant[es] of the p[re]bendarie or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], have bin in lewe and payment of their tithe hey Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatly hath at this p[rese]nte tyme ij yard land of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], in his owne tenure and occupac[i]on, and so hath had all the yeares and monithes li[bel]lat[ed] as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard, for for [sic] so much the same is comonly reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit that the said Jo[hn] Whatley in considerac[i]on of havinge his ij yard land doth doe & p[er]forme the work[es] and servic[es] in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned and declared, as he this ex[amina]t[e] thincketh Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] deponit ut antea ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposunt Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato Imprimis exposito p[er]iculo p[er]urij etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman, and is worth of his owne proper good[es] his debt[es] paid xls

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad rogatu[m] Jo[hanni] Whatley et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad v tu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that the accustomed servic[es] and work[es] in the first ar[tic]le of the said matters deduced have bin don and p[er]formed <(are yerelie don)> by the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Tenant[es] of the said Prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge, to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son or p[re]bend or his Farmer for the time beinge in lewe and discharge of their s[ai]d tith haye as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad vij u[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] Et al[ite] r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogated W[illia]m Chatfeild hath bin for this twelve monithes laste paste farmer of all the tythes belonginge to the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge and so is comonly reputed and taken w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge and hath <& doth> peaceably collecte gather up and receive all the same tithes (for ought this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth) Except the tith hay nowe in question, Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet that Geo[rge] Chatfeild broth[e]r to the interrogate W[illia]m Chatfeild was farmer next before the said W[illia]m Chatfeild, of all the tithes app[er]teyninge to the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xiju[m] p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad contestes nescit

Ad inter[rogatorium] ijdo loco dato

Ad j ij[u]m et iij nescit r[esp]ondere

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

Signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Park

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Ad materiam ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Aylinge dato

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that as he hath heard there is <& hath bin for thes lx yeares> a Custome in Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] that such of the Tenant[es] as hold half a yard land of the p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] have usually done and p[er]formed some of the servic[es] and accustomed work[es] in this ar[tic]le declared, for the said p[re]bendaries p[ar]sons or their farmers for the tyme beinge for his or their half yard land, as makinge of hey & harvesting the corne of the said Prebend p[ar]son or his farmer for the tyme beinge, and such lyke, but howe manie daies or in what sorte (conceringe half yard land[es]) this exa[m]i[n]at[e] can[n]ot saye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] deponit, (as he hath heard) ev[er]y such one of the Tenant[es] holdinge of thar[ticu]lat[e] Prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge, half a yard land and doinge such accustomed work[es] and servic[es] as was and is required by the said Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, for half yard land, was & is freed from paym[en]t of tith haie growinge upon his ground belonginge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Prebend or p[ar]sonage, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that he nev[er] knewe anie tith hey demaunded by the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son Prebendarie or his Farmer for the tyme beinge of anie Tenant of the same holdinge, w[hi]ch did p[er]forme and doe his said accustomed servic[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiju[m] deponit q[uo]d nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

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Ad v tu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] ut supra ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is husbondman & liveth by his labour and is of his owne prop[er] good[es] ev[er]y man p[ai]d xls

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in huius c[aus]a ad Rogatu[m] Rich[ard]i Aylinge et ex eius sumptib[us] idq[ue] sponte non coactus

Ad iiij vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that the accustomed servic[es] and work[es] in the first ar[tic]le of the ar[ticu]lat[e] matters deduced have bin don and p[er]formed and are yerely don by the same ar[ticu]lat[e] Tenant[es] of the s[ai]d Prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son Prebendary or his Farmer for the tyme beinge for noe other dutye or considerac[i]on but in lewe & discharge of their tith hey growinge on their meadowe ground[es] as this ex[amina]te hath heard Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad prox[imum] pre[ce]den[tum] Inter[rogato]riu[m] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogat[e] W[illia]m Chatfeild hath bin for this xij monithes laste paste farmer of the tithes belonginge to the said Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge and so is comonly reputed and taken at this p[rese]nte w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge (as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard) and hath <& doth> peaceably collect gather up and receive all the same tithes for ought this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth except the tithe hay nowe in question Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t Geo[rge] Chatfeild broth[e]r to the Interrogate W[illia]m Chatfeild, was farmer next before the said W[illia]m of all the tithes app[er]teyninge to the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge interrogate[d], Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad contestes nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad Interrogatoria s[ec]undo loco dato

Ad j ij et iiju[m] inter[rogatoria] nescit r[esp]ondere

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Parke

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Johanna Benham ux[or] Jo[hanni] Benham de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbondma[n] ib[ide]m oriunda etat[is] lxta anno[rum] & ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ducta iurata et exa[min]ata dicit ut sequitur

Ad Materia[m] ex p[ar]te Jo[hanno] Whatley dato

Ad primu[m] ar[tic]ulu[m] d[i]c[t]e Materie deponit that there is an auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] that ev[er]y Tenant and occupier of land[es] and grownd[es] belonginge to the Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] dothe doe and p[er]forme and soe hath ev[er]y such Tenant for the tyme beinge done and p[er]formed to this ex[amina]te[s] knowledg for these Fortye yeares laste paste the work[es] labors and servic[es] in this ar[tic]le declared in maner and forme followinge viz that ev[er]y such Tenant as doth holde or for the tyme beinge hath helde ij yardland of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Prebend or p[ar]sonage holde of Ovinge upon warninge by the Prebend or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his Farmer for the tyme beinge given to the s[ai]d Tenant, and for meate and drincke p[ro]vided at the cost[es] and charges of the same Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer on the said workinge dayes did <& doth> helpe by himself or his ser[va]unte iiij or dayes to make the haye of the same p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, and also to worke one harvestday in harvestinge the Corne of the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for

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the tyme beinge, and also to carrye or carried w[i]th his Carte iiij load[es] of hey for the same p[ar]son prebendary or his Farmer when such hey was redy to be carried, and to plowe or cause to be plowed for the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son p[re]bendary or his Farmer for the tyme beinge fower acres of his land that is to say two acres for wheate and ij acres for pease or fatches at their accustomed seasons, And he of the

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all w[hi]ch work[es] labo[rs] and accustomed servic[es] have bin don and p[er]formed for the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary & p[ar]sons of Ovinge or their farmers for the tyme beinge by their Tenants aforesaid yearely by and duringe of xlty yeares for she this ex[amina]t[e] hath dwelled and inhabited w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Ovinge theis xlty yeares and upward and knowne the same accustomed work[es] and servic[es] to be don in maner and forme aforesaid: And as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard by her p[ar]ent[es] and oth[e]r her frend[es] the said accustomed work[es] and servic[es] were don and p[er]formed in such maner and forme as she this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed, for threescore yeres agoe Et al[ite]r ad hunc ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad secundu[m] et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]e Materie deponit that she nev[er] knewe nor heard duringe the space of theis xlty yeares that anie Tenant holdinge ij yard land of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] doinge and p[er]forminge the work[es] labors and accustomed service[s] by this ex[amina]t[e] in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le menc[i]oned and expressed, did ev[er] paye anie tithe hey growinge or increasinge in or upon anie their meadowe ground[es] belonginge or apperteyninge to the same p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, but were freed and acquited from payment thereof in respect of their accustomed servic[es] aforesaid. And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that she nev[er] heard or knewe that anie of theis men hereafter named, whoe were farmers of the said Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] aske or demaunde anie tith hey of anie of the Tenant[es] or occupiers of anie the land[es] belonginge to the s[ai]d p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage aforesaid, as John Afeilde Mr Stapleton Thomas Rose Mr Ryman (w[i]th w[hi]ch Mr Stapleto[n] and Mr Ryman this ex[amina]t[e] dwelled and belonged <& retaind> ten yeres together) Mr Rob[er]t Harrison Mr Geo[rge] Chatfeilde thelder and George Chatfeild the younger, but alwaies from tyme to tyme & yerely from yeare to yeare did accept and take the s[ai]d labors work[es] and accustomed servic[es] of the Tenant[es] aforesaid

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[[f 11r/f 11v]] in satisfacc[i]on payment and discharge of their tythe hay growinge upon their meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said P[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtum ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit, that thar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatley is Tenant unto the said Prebendary or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge, and hath in his occupac[i]on or tenure ij yard land[es] of the said p[ar]sonage or P[re]bend holde of Ovinge of this ex[amina]te[s] owne knowledge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere It[e]m vtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatley ev[er]y of the yeares libellated by him self or his servant[es] hath ( to the custome aforesaid) don and p[er]formed the work[es] labors and services before by this ex[amina]t[e] expressed, <& y[a]t in full satisfacc[i]on & paym[en]t of his tith haie of his meadowe ground aforesaid> in this first article of this matter to this ex[amina]te[s] knowledge for she this ex[amina]t[e] and her husbond or one of them hath for the space and tyme libellated bin p[rese]nte w[i]th the s[ai]d John Whatley or his servant[es] when they did doe and p[er]forme the said accustomed work[es] and services for the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his farmer for the tyme beinge (savinge only at plowinge) Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] deponit ut supra ad ij du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] huius materie deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that she is worth nothinge of her proper good[es] because she hath a husbond

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta ad testificand[um] in huius c[aus]a ad rogat[um] Joh[ann]is Whatley et alio[rum] p[ar]o[chi]o[rum] de Ovinge et eo[rum] sumptibus

Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that the accustomed work[es] and servic[es] have bin and are nowe don and p[er]formed by the foresaid Interrogated Tenant[es] to and for the p[re]bendarie & p[ar]sons of Ovinge aforesaid or his Farmer for the tyme beinge yerely, for noe other considerac[i]on, but only for & in discharge of such tithe hay as have yearely growen

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and increased in and upon their meadowe grounde[s] belonginge to the fores[ai]d p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet that she this respondent knoweth not anie one Tenant holdinge anie ground[es] or land[es] belonginge to the Interrogated prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge, but also hath some meadowe grounde more or less belonginge thereunto Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogated W[illia]m Chatfeild hathe byn farmer of the tithes interrogated by the space of theis iij yeres, & so hath bin and is comonly reputed and taken and hath peaceably collected received and taken uppe all the said tithes belonginge to the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge interrogated, for ought this ex[amina]t[e] ev[er] heard or knewe (except the tith hey nowe in question) Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogated Geo[rge] Chatfeild was next and ymediatly farmer before the said Will[i]am Chatfeild, of all the said tithes of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge and was in quiet possession of havinge collectinge and gatheringe the same Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xj

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Signu[m] Joh[anna] [[mark]] Benham

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

Ad materiam

ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Aylinge dato

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]e Materie deponit that by an auncient custome used w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge, Every Tenant there holdinge half

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a yard land of the p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] did and doth doe and p[er]forme for the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his farmer for the tyme beinge some of the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] menc[i]oned in this ar[tic]le as heyinge and harvestinge & such like but in what p[ar]ticular sorte or howe manie daies they p[er]formed or doe p[er]forme anie the said accustomed servic[es] this ex[mina]t[e] can[n]ot say Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for theis Fortie yeres and upward[es] this ex[amina]t[e] never knewe nor heard that anie the Tenant[es] of the ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son or p[re]bendary of Ovinge whether they held ij yard land j yard or half a yard land of the same tenure, yerely doinge and p[er]forminge their accustomed work[es] and servic[es] for the said p[re]bend or p[ar]son of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme beinge, did ev[er] paye anie tithe of ther said meadowe groundes the s[ai]d p[re]bendary or p[ar]son ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for the space & tyme in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le menc[i]oned she this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] heard nor knewe that anie tithe hey was ev[er] demaunded by anie the Prebendaries or p[ar]sons of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], or their farmers for the tyme beinge of anie their Tenant[es] but they did yearely and from yeare to yeare accept and receive the ac[c]ustomed work[es] of their Tenant[es] before expressed in full satisfacc[i]on and discharge of such tithe heye as their said Tenant[es] had yerely growinge upon their meadowe ground[es] of the tenure of the ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge, And so did Mr Stapleton Thomas Rose Mr Ryman Mr Robert Harrison and Mr Geo[rge] Chatfeild accept and take the same All w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for she dwelled w[i]th Mr Stapleton and Mr Ryman and was reteyninge unto them for the space of ten yeres in w[hi]ch tyme she knewe manie of the said accustomed servic[es] and work[es] don p[er]formed accepted and taken so as aforesaid Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

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Ad vj tu[m] deponit ut ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] huius materie p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eam sunt vera

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij et pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that she is worth nothinge of her owne proper good[es] because she hath a husbond

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Ad iijiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this cause w[i]thout compulsion and that at the request of Rich[ard] Aylinge John Whatley and other of the p[ar]ish of Ovinge, and And att the charge[s] of the s[ai]d John Whatley and Rich[ard] Aylinge only for her dyett and noe otherwise

Ad iiijtu[m] quintu[m] et sextu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that the accustomed work[es] and servic[es] have bin and are yearely p[er]furmed and don by the Tenant[es] of the Prebendarie or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge to and for the said prebendaries p[ar]sons or Farmers for noe other considerac[i]on cause or dutye, but only in satisfacc[i]on & discharge of such tithe hay as they the said tenant[es] had and have yerely growinge upon their meadowe ground[es] of the tenure of the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge for ought that ev[er] this ex[amina]t[e] heard to the contrarye Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet that she this responde[n]t knoweth not anie Tenant holdinge anie ground[es] or land[es] of the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage holde of Ovinge, but hath likewise some meadowe grounde much or litle to the same belonginge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that Mr W[illia]m Chatfeild hath bin farmer of the tithes belonginge to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge by the space of theis iij yeares, and so hath bin and is com[m]only reputed & taken, and hath peaceably collected gathered and received the same tithes for ought this

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ex[amina]t[e] ev[er] heard or knewe (Except the tith hey nowe in question) Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that Geo[rge] Chatfeild broth[e]r to the said W[illia]m Chatfeild, was the next farmer before the said W[illia]m of all the tithes p[er]teyninge to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge, and was in quiet and peaceable possession of havinge and receivinge the same Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Joh[anna] [[mark]] Bonham

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

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Joh[ann]es Bamham de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] lta an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Sherborne in com[itatu] South[ampton] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lxxta an[n]or[um] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iuratus et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad materiam ex p[ar]te Jo[hanno] Whatley

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that there is at this p[rese]nte and soe there hath bin to this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge and remembraunce an olde and auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge that Every Tenant of the Prebend or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] holdinge or occupyinge ij yard land of the said Prebend or p[ar]sonage holde was and is wont and accustomed upon xxiiij howers warninge given by the said Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge to ev[er]y such Tenant, and for meate and drinke p[ro]vided by the said Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer, to helpe and doe by him self or his serv[an]t[es] for the said ar[ticu]lat[e] prebendarie p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, fower heyinge or meadinge daies and ij harvest daies at harvestinge the corne and graine of the said Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, and to carrye or cause to be carried iiijor load[es] of hey w[i]th his carte And likewise to plowe or cause to be plowed iiijor acres of the land of the

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s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge viz ij acres for wheate and ij acres for peaze or fetches at their accustomed seasons and every of the said w[hi]ch helde and occupied but one yard land of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend helde ar[ticu]lat[ed] did doe and p[er]forme <& so doth & p[er]formeth> for the same p[ar]son or Prebendary or his Farmer for tyme beinge yerely & ev[er]y yeare the one moitie or half of the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] afores[ai]d viz ij heyinge or medinge dayes one harvest daye and to carrye or cause to be carryed ij load[es] of hey and likewise to plowe or cause to be plowed ij acres of land viz one acre for wheate and one other acre for pease or fatches to and for the use and benefitt of the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge All w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for he dwelled w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] all the tyme before by him deposed and seene <& knowne> the same so don and p[er]formed Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that ev[er]y the Tenant[es] or occupiers of such ij yard lande of the ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or[pre]bend holde doinge and p[er]furminge yearely the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le of this matter menc[i]oned to and for the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son p[re]bendary or his Farmer for the tyme beinge was and is freed discharged and acquited from paym[en]t of anie tith hey growinge or increasinge of or upon anie their meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, and nev[er] did paye anie tithe hey in kinde of anie their said meadowe ground[es] beinge of the tenure or holdinge aforesaid for the space of yeares in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le that ev[er] this ex[amina]t[e] knewe or heard. And that the Farmer of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge for the tyme beinge have yearely accepted and taken the accustomed work[es] and servic[es] of their s[ai]d Tenant[es] as is afores[ai]d in full satisfacc[i]on and discharge of their tithe hey yearely growinge upon their said meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend, for soe did Mr W[illia]m Ryman and Mr Thomas Rose farmers of the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of take and accept the said work[es] and servic[es] and soe have div[er]s others before them as John Afeilde and Mr Stapleton as this ex[amina]t[e] hath credibly hearde, whoe were farmers of the s[ai]d p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge, And since the said Mr Ryman & Thomas this ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne Mr Rob[er]t Harrison and Mr Chatfeild thelder farmers of the said

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p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend take and accept the same for this ex[amina]t[e] hath wrought and worked with div[er]s of the said Farmers <& seene & knowne the fores[ai]d servic[es] & work[es] don accepted & taken in paiment> Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] ar[ticul]u[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatley hath at this p[rese]nte and soe hath had in his occupac[i]on for this six yeares to this ex[amina]te[s] knowledge and remembraunce ij yard land of the said tenure or holdinge of the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad quintu[m] deponit that he this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] knewe nor heard to the contrary but that the ar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatley hath yearely don and p[er]formed the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned eith[e]r by him self or his servant[es] and that in satisfacc[i]on paym[en]t and discharge of his tith hey growinge and yerely increasinge upon his said meadowe ground[es] p[er]teyninge to the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] for this ex[amina]t[e] hath div[er]s yeares wroughte and worked w[i]th the said John Whatley and hath don or holpen to be don, some of the said accustomed servic[es] Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that the doinge and p[er]forminge the s[ai]d accustomed work[es] and services by the said John Whatley or his ser[va]unt[es] for the use and benefitt of the farmer of the s[ai]d p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] is yearely worth in iudgm[en]t and estimac[i]on ten shilling[es] at leaste Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] deponit p[ro][ba]nt sup[r]a ad ijdu[m] et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit deponere ad viiju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad interrogatoria jmo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbond[man] & liveth by his labour, & is worth litle or nothinge his debt[es] beinge paid

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came w[i]thout compulsion to testifie in this cause at the request of John Whatley, and Richard Aylinge and as this r[esp]ondent thincketh at their charge, for his dyett and not otherwise

Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that the accustomed work[es] and servic[es] in the first article of thar[ticu]lat[e] matters declared & expressed were not nor are not soe don and p[er]formed For anie other reason or considerac[i]on but only in discharge & lewe of such hey as the interrogate Tenant[es] had and have yerely growinge upon their meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said p[re]band or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad ijdu[m] et iijiu[m] ar[ticu]los materie, & y[a]t he knoweth not anie Tenant holdinge anie land[es] or ground[es] of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son or p[re]bendarie, but hath some meadowe ground also thereunto, Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad ixu[m] interrogatoriu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogat[e] W[illia]m Chatfeilde hath for theis ij or iij yeares received and gathered up the tithes belonginge to the said Prebend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge, (except the hey nowe in question) Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogate George Chatfeilde did holde and enioye the tithes belonginge to the Interrogate p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge, next before the said W[illia]m Chatfeild Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad Inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this ex[amina]t[e] Tho[mas] Meres Robert Horscroft W[illia]m Len Arthur Dimynge John Man Richard Faggater & David Dubberley have ev[er]y of them a Cottage app[er]teyning to the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge interrogate[d]

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Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this ex[amina]t[e] and thoth[e]r Cotagers in the next p[re]cedent interrogatory named doe ev[er]y one of them yearely by him self or some other for him ij meadinge daies or daies and one harvest daie at rippinge, for the Farmer of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge for the tyme beinge, accordinge to the Custome of the said manor And this ex[amina]t[e] thinke they have the more wronge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ond[e]t that neith[e]r he this ex[amina]t[e] nor anie the Cottog[e]rs or Cottage holders in the first interrogatory menc[i]on[e]d and p[ar]ticulerly named hathe either meadowe grounde or heye app[er]teyninge to their s[ai]d Cottag[es] and yet ev[er]y of them doth doe and p[er]forme the custome servic[es] in the next interrogatory expressed Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Signu[m] John [[mark]] Banham

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

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Ad materia[m] ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Aylinge dato

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that there is and soe allwaies hath bin for the space of Fiftye yeares laste paste to this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge an olde and auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]Ish of Ovinge that ev[er]y Tenant holdinge or occupyinge one yard land belonginge to the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] was and is wont and accustomed to doe (upon xxiiijor howers warninge given by the s[ai]d p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer and for meate and drincke p[ro]vided by the said p[re]bendary or his Farmer for the tyme beinge) ij hayinge or meadinge daies for the s[ai]d Prebendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge yearly and ev[er]y yeare, and also to worke one harvest daie, and to plowe or cause to be plowed one acre of land viz half an acre for wheate and half an acre for peaze or fatches at the accustomed tymes and seasons of the yeare, all w[hi]ch was <& is> don by ev[er]y such Tenant as had or hath one half yard land of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend tenure yearly to and for the use of the said p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his Farmer for the tyme beinge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ijdum deponit that ev[er]y such Tenant or occupier of one half yard land of the tenure and holdinge aforesaide yerely doinge &

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p[er]furminge the work[es] and accustomed in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le for the s[ai]d p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge for the space of theis Fiftye yeares to this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge hath bin & is freed acquited and discharged from payment of tithe hey yearely growinge and increasinge upon his meadowe ground belonginge to the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], and did nev[er] paye duringe the tyme aforesaid anie tythe hey in kinde of anie their s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] to the s[ai]d p[ar]son Prebendary or his Farmer for the tyme beinge that ev[er] this ex[amina]t[e] hearde or knewe. And that the Farmer of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] did and have yearely from yeare to duringe the tyme bene menc[i]oned in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le accepted &

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taken the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] of their said tenant[es] in full satisfacc[i]on paym[en]t and discharge of their tith heye yearely growinge upon their s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] of the tenure and holdinge aforesaid for soe did Mr W[illia]m Ryman & Tho[ma]s Rose farmers of the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] to this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge and rem[em]bra[u]nce accept and take the said accustomed work[es] and servic[es] of their said Tenant[es] for the tyme in leue & in discharge of their s[ai]d tithe haye, And so did John Afeild and Mr Stapleton farmers of the s[ai]d Parsonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] before the said Mr W[illia]m Ryman and Thomas Rose, as this ex[amina]t[e] hath credibly heard And since he hath knowne Mr Rob[er]t Harrison and Geo[rge] Chatfeild thelder, gent, whoe were farmers also of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend doe the like, And nev[er] heard duringe all the tyme aforesaid that any such tithe hay was ev[er] demaunded Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that the said Richard Aylinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] hath had duringe all the yeares and monithes li[bel]lated and soe hath at this tyme in his tenure and occupac[i]on one halfe yardland of the holdinge of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad quintu[m] deponit that he this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] heard nor knewe to the contrary but that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rich[ard] Aylinge hath yerely don and p[er]furmed the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned and expressed Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad vjtu[m] deponit p[ro]ut ad ijdu[m] et iijiu[m] ar[ticu]los huioi materie p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito periculo et pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondma[n] & liveth by his labour & is worth his debt[es] beinge payd litle or nothinge

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus etc

Ad petic[i]on Rich[ard]i Aylinge et Jo[hanni] Whatley et eo[rum] sumptib[us] et expens[es] ordinarij Et non al[ite]r

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Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that the accustomed work[es] and servic[es] in the first ar[tic]le of thar[ticu]lat[e] matter expressed were not and are not don or p[er]furmed for anie other cause or considerac[i]on but only in lewe and discharge of such heye as the Interrogate Tenant[es] had and have yearely growinge upon their said meadowe ground[es] of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad ijdu[m] et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los materie and that he knoweth not anie Tenant holdinge anie land[es] or ground[es] of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son or p[re]bendarye but hath some meadowe ground also thereunto Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogate W[illia]m Chatfeild hath for this ij or iij yeres received and gathered uppe the tithes belonginge to the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge (savinge the tith hey nowe in question) Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interrogate Geo[rge] Chatfeilde did holde and enioye the tithes belonginge to the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge, next before the said W[illia]m Chatfeilde Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad Interrogatoria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this ex[amina]t[e] Thomas Meres Rob[er]t Horscrofte W[illia]m Len Arthure Dunynge John Man, Richard Faggater and Davyd Dubbley hath ev[er]y of them a cottage app[er]teyninge to the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge interrogate[d] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this ex[amina]te & thoth[e]r Cottagers in the next p[re]cedent Inter[r]o[gato]ry menc[i]oned and p[ar]ticulerly named doe ev[er]y one of them yearely by himself or some other for him worke ij meadinge daies or hayinge dayes and one harvest daye for the farmer of the p[ar]son or p[re]bend of Ovinge for the tyme beinge accordinge to the custome of the said manor Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that neith[e]r he this ex[amina]t[e] nor anie other of the said Cottagers or Cottage holders in the first interrogatory p[ar]ticulerly named hath eith[e]r meadowe grounde or hey app[er]teyninge to their s[ai]d Cottages and yet ev[er]y of them doth doe and p[er]forme the customes and servic[es] in the next interrogatory expressed Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Signu[m] Jo[hanni] [[mark]] Beanham

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

Willimus Moorie p[ar]o[chi]e de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xliiij or an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Eartha[m] in com[itat]u p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] unu[m] ann[um] et antea apud South mu[n]dham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud

Adingborne in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] p[er] t[e]r[t]i[os] ann[os] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Eartham p[re]d[icto] etat[is] lx an[n]o[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et ex[amina]tus deponit ut sequitur

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Ad materiam

Ad primum ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]e Materie deponit that this ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne for the space of theis xliiij yeares an Auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] duly observed and kept y[a]t Everye Tenant there w[hi]ch had or hath ij yard land of the holdinge or Tenure of the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge did and doth yearely upon reasonable warninge given by the p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme beinge and for meate and drinke p[ro]vided at the cost[es] of the s[ai]d prebendarie p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge helpe p[er]forme and doe either by him self or his ser[va]unts for the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge iiij or heyinge or meadinge daies to make his heye and ij harvest daies in harvestinge his Corne and to carrye or cause to be carried iiij load[es] of heye, and plowe or cause to be plowed iiij acres of grounde viz ij acres for wheate and ij acres for peaze or Fetches, And he of the said Tenant[es] w[hi]ch had one yarde land upon the like warninge did and doth yearely for the said ar[ticu]lat[e]

[[f 17r/f 17v]] p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, the one moitye or half so much as he that had or hath ij yard land viz ij meadinge or heyinge daies one day at harvest and doth carrye or cause to be carried ij load[es] of hey w[i]th his Carte and plowe or cause to be plowed ij acres of grounde viz one acre at wheate season for wheate, and one acre for peaze or fatches. All w[hi]ch was and is done and p[er]furmed for the use and behoof of the foresaid p[re]bendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his Farmer for the tyme beinge by the Tenant[es] aforesaid Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] deponit that duringe the tyme before by this deponent sett downe in the first ar[tic]le of this matter ev[er]y Tenant holdinge ij yard lande of the ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son or prebendaryes holde and doinge and yearely p[er]fourmInge the work[es] and accustomed servic[es] in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le menc[i]oned was and is freed exon[er]ate and discharged from payment of anie tithe hey cominge or yerely growinge uppon their meadowes or meadowe ground[es] to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary or p[ar]son or his farmer for the tyme beinge, And never duringe the terme of theis xliiij ty yeres did paye to the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge anye tithe hey in kinde of anie their meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend, And that Mr W[illia]m Ryman & Thomas Rose

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beinge iointe farmers at one tyme of the ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge and after them Mr Rob[er]t Harrison and Mr George Chatfeilde thelder and George Chatfeilde the yong[e]r farmers of the same p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage, of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge, have from tyme to tyme taken and accepted the labors and accustomed servic[es] of their s[ai]d Tenant[es] in full satisfacc[i]on lieue and discharge of their tithe hey cominge and yerely growinge upon their said meadowe ground[es], And further this ex[amina]t[e] hearde that John Afeilde whoe was Farmer of the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of

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Ovinge did for three score yeares agoe take and accept the said accustomed servic[es] and labors in lewe and in discharge of their tith hey yearely growinge and increasing upon their meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge and so did Mr Stapleton beinge farmer of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend, the like for lty yeares agoe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] John Whatley hath and soe hath had duringe the tyme li[bel]lat[ed] in his occupac[i]on and tenure ij yard land of the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], & further this depon[en]t saith that he nev[er] knewe or heard, but that the said John Whatley either by himself or his ser[va]unt yearely don and p[er]formed the ar[ticu]lat[e] accustomed labors and servic[es] and that in satisfacc[i]on and discharge of the tithe heye growinge and increasinge yerelye upon his said meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit y[a]t the doinge and p[er]forminge of the said accustomed servic[es] and labors by the said John Whatley or his servant[es] for and to the use of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge is yerely worth ten shillings by comon estimac[i]on and that his said hey yearely growinge on his meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge is yerely worth by comon estimac[i]on vjs Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] deponit ut antea ad iju[m] et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los huius materie p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad Octavu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurii et pena etc r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and therebye getteth his livinge & is worth his debt[es] paid xls

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a et ad rogatu[m] Jo[hanni] Whatley et Rich[ard]i Aylinge et ex eor[um] sumptib[us] ut credit Et al[ite]r negat[ive]

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet quoad se ip[s]u[m] negative et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut antea ad iju[m] et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los materie articulate deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that there is not anie one Tenant that hath anie land of thar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage holdinge but hath also some meadowe grounde much or litle to the same belonginge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet th[a]t the interrogate W[illia]m Chatfeild hath for theis ij yeares received and gathered up all the tithes belonginge to the interrogated p[re]band or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge (savynge the tith hey nowe in question) Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogate George Chatfeild was farmer of all the tithes belonginge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge next before the said W[illia]m Chatfeilde, and of the same did contynue Farmer the space of three yeres togeth[e]r Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] r[espondet y[a]t the interrogate Tho[mas] Meres Rob[er]t Horscrofte John Bendham W[illia]m Len Arthure Don[n]inge John Man Richard Faggather and David Dubberley hath ev[er]ie of them a cotage belonginge to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge, and doe yerely by them selves or some others for them ij daies worke apece at heyinge and one daies worke at rippinge for the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge accordinge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the Cottage holders above included have neither tithe hey nor meadowe grounde belonginge to theyr said Cottages Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Willi[am] [[mark]] Moorye

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

[[f 18v/f 19r]]

Idem Will[ia]mus Moory deponit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Aylinge dato

Ad ju[m] iju[m] et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]e Materie deponit, that there is and hath bin for this fortie and fouer yeres to this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge an auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] that ev[er]y Tenant holdinge one half yard land of the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage holde of Ovinge was wonte and accustomed to doe for the prebendary or p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] and soe doth at this p[re][se]nte upon reasonable warninge the servic[es] and customes in this ar[tic]le expressed viz ij hayinge daies and one harvest daye and plowe or cause to be plowed one acre of land for the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge viz half an acre for wheate and half an acre for peaze or fatches All w[hi]ch work[es] and servic[es] accustomed have bin don and p[er]furmed by the Tenant[es] of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bendary or p[ar]son to and for the said p[re]bendary p[ar]son or his Farmer for the tyme beinge for and duringe the terme by this ex[amina]t[e] before sett of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge and re[me]mbraunce, And further this

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ex[amina]t[e] sayth that he hath heard that they said accustomed work[es] and servic[es] have bin soe don and p[er]formed by the said tenant[es] for these threescore yeares laste paste And ev[er]y such tenant yearely doinge and p[er]forminge the said accustomed servic[es] hath bin and is freed acquited and discharged from payment of anie tithe hey growinge and yearly increasinge uppon his meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge and nev[er] paid anie tithe hey of his or their said meadowe groundes to the said p[ar]son or p[re]bendarie of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge for by and duringe all the terme of yeres above menc[i]oned, viz for theis lx yeres that ev[er] this ex[amina]t[e] knewe or heard And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith, that the said ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]son p[re]bendary or Farmer of Ovinge aforesaid for the tyme beinge hath yearely and from tyme to tyme accepted and taken the said accustomed labors and servic[es] of their said Tenant[es] in full satisfacc[i]on and discharge of their tithe hey growinge and yerely increasinge upon their meadow and medowe

[[f 19r/f 19v]] ground[es] belonginge to the ar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge for soe he heard that John Afeild did accept and take the said accustomed servic[es] for threescore yeares agoe laste paste, beinge then farmer of the s[ai]d p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge And so did Mr Stapleton after hym beinge also farmer of the same And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that he hath knowne Mr W[illia]m Ryman & Thomas Rose accept and receive the said accustomed servic[es] and work[es] in maner and forme aforesaide for xltie yeres agoe laste paste, beinge then ioynite Farmers of the s[ai]d p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge And consequently Mr Rob[er]t Harrison and others And that there was not anie tithe asked or demaunded by anie p[ar]son or p[re]bend of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, of anie his said Tenant[es], during all the tyme <& tymes> above by this deponent expressed, that ev[er] this ex[amina]t[e] knewe or heard Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]os primu[m] secundu[m] et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los nescit depon[er]e

Ad iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that thar[ticu]lat Richard Aylinge hath at this p[re][sen]te and soe hath had all the tyme libellated in his occupac[i]on and tenure half a yard land of the said p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage holde of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] of this deponent[es] owne knowledge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere savinge that this ex[amina]t[e] verily thincketh that the said Richard Aylinge hath and doth yearely doe and p[er]forme the said accustomed servic[es] in f[i]rste ar[tic]le of this matter expressed Et al[ite]r nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

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Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita sunt vera

Ad inter[ogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo et pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and thereby getteth his livinge and is worth his debt[es] p[ai]d xls

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] et ex rogatu et sumptib[us] Rich[ard]i Ayllinge et Jo[hanni] Whatley

Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative, quoad se ip[s]u[m] et quoad al[iter] nescit

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad Materiu[m] ar[ticula]ta[m] p[re]deposuit

[[f 19v/f 20r]]

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet that there is not anie one Tenant in Ovinge that holdeth anie land or grounde of the said interrogate p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend holde, but hath some meadowe grounde much or litle belonginge hereunto for ought this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere.

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogate W[illia]m Chatfeilde hath for theis ij yeares or thereabout[es] received and gathered up all the tithes belonginge to the said p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge (savinge the hay nowe in question) Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogate Geo[rge] Chatfeilde was farmer next before W[illia]m Chatfeilde interrogate[d], of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge for the space of iij yeres or their about[es] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad inter[rogato]ria secundo loco dato

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Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t the Interrogate Thomas Meres Rob[er]t Horscrofte W[illia]m Len John Beanham Arthure Doninge John Man Richard Faggater and David Dubberley hath ev[er]y of them a Cottage belonginge to the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], and doe yearly by them selves or some other for them ij daies worke a peece at heyinge and j daies worke at rippinge of wheate for the said p[re]bandarye or p[ar]son of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme beinge accordinge to a Custome longe tyme observed Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the Cottagers above named nor anie of them hath either tithe heye or meadowe grounde belonginge to anie their Cottages Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Signu[m] Willi[am] [[mark]] Moorye

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

[[f 20r/f 20v]]

Joh[ann]es Parke

Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ij du[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

[[f 23r]]

Eu[m] bis Ex[amin]atio test[imon]iu[m] de et sup[er] materia ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Knighte con[tra] W[illia]m Chatfeild dato sequitur Johannes Oliver de Colworth infra p[ar]o[chi]am de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] oriund[us] apud Drayton infra p[ar]o[chi]am p[re]d[ictam] in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] etat[is] l annor[um] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Mater[iam] viz li[bella]t[us] the Copie holde of Agnes Morie wid[ow] Ri[chard] Martin j holde late one lambes j oth[e]r late one Paters both in the tenure of W[illia]m Sandam thelder j oth[e]r Eliz[abeth] Spurnell[es] wid[ow] j other of Rich[ard] Stronge j oth[e]r of one Bartlett[es] late Tho[mas] Poate & thoth[e]r late one hookers in the tenure of W[illia]m Sandham the younger

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Ad primu[m] ijdu[m] & iiju[m] ar[ticu]los materie articulate deponit that there is at the p[rese]nte and so hath bin for the space of theis xlty yeares to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge <& rem[em]braunce> certaine meadowe ground[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] belonginge and apperteyninge to the Copieholde and Copie holders of the same manor of Colworth s[ai]d meadowe certaine p[ar]cell[es] of the s[ai]d meadowe ground called doales yearely staked bounded and measured out by the Tenant[es] & occupiers of the Copiehold[es] and Copieholde land[es] in Colworth and by the same Tenant[es] or their servant[es] used and accustomed yearely to be cutt and mowed raked and sett uppe in grasse cocks at heyinge tyme to and for the use and behoof of the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge or his farmer in full paym[en]t satisfacc[i]on and discharge of the tithe haye yearely growinge and increasinge upon the meadoweground[es] belonginge and apperteyninge to the sev[er]all Copiehold[es] or Copieholde land[es] in Colworth afores[ai]d, And this this [sic] depon[en]t saith of his owne knowledge for he hath seene and knowne John Duckle sometimes a Tenante of the manor of Colworth stake sett and bounde out one doale of grass at the tyme of Cuttinge thereof for his Copieholde lyinge w[i]thin the manor of Colworth aforesaid, for xlty yeares agoe and upward[es] for the use and behoof of the vicar of Ovinge

[[f 23 r/f 23v]]

for the tyme beinge w[hi]ch was one S[i]r Bond as this ex[amina]t[e] remembreth and since this depon[en]t him self workinge and mowinge in the meadowes of Colworth for one John Goble (who m[ar]ried the foresaid Duckles widowe & by that meanes was after Tenant to the s[ai]d Duckles Copieholde in Colworth aforesaid) doe the like w[hi]ch is as this ex[amina]t[e] remembreth almoste fortie yeres since And further this ex[amina]t[e] sayth that he hath heard his Father and other his Auncestors the boundinge settinge out <& cuttinge> of the s[ai]d doles of grass to and for the use of the vicars of Ovinge for theis lx yeares and upward Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]os ar[ticu]los nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that Richard Knighte is farmer unto meadinge ground[es] in Colworth afores[ai]d w[hi]ch he holdeth and farmeth of one widowe Moorye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad quintu[m] deponit that as this ex[amina]t[e] hath hearde the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Knighte hath either

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cut raked or sett up in grasse cock[es] the grasse of the dole belonginge to the in his possess[i]on in full paym[en]t satisfacc[i]on & discharge Renuyinge and growinge upon the rest of the s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the foresaid Copieholde for and by all the yeres li[bella]ted or otherwise compounded w[i]th the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that all and singuler the said Copieholders in Colworth or their Farmers for the tyme beinge for and in considerac[i]on of the cuttinge rakinge and cockinge of the doles of grass yearely afore in man[n]er and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed or otherwise compoundinge for the same w[i]th the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge have bin acquited discharged and disburdened from paym[en]t of anie other tithe haye renuynge & growinge upon their s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] belonginge

[[f 23v/f 24r]] unto their s[ai]d Copieholdes and nev[er] p[ai]d anie tithe haye of their s[ai]d meadowes for by and duringe the terme before by this deponent expressed in his deposic[i]ons to the first second & third ar[tic]les to the p[re]bendary p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or to his Farmer for the tyme beinge or to anie oth[e]r p[er]son whatsoever to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge or here saye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbond[man] & thereby getteth his livinge & is worth ev[er]y man p[ai]d xls

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus etc et ad rogatu[m] Rich[ard]i Knight, et ex eius sumptib[us] ut credit

Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] et viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad ix et x xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad inter[rogato]ria secundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] s[e]cundu[m] et iijtiu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere signum Jo[hn] [[mark]] Oliv[er]

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox iijto die Juni 1607

[[f 24r/f 24v]]

Richard Napcrofte p[ar]o[chie] de Ovinge Sussex husbond ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] lta an[n]os v[e]l circiter oriund[us] apud Fishborne mora[m] p[ar]o[ch]ie de Bosham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] etat[is] lxta vel circit[e]r libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

Ad j ij iij iiij vj et viju[m] ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]e Materie deponit that there are oth[e]r certaine meadowes w[hi]ch lye and are scituated w[i]thin the manor of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] belonginge to the Copie hold[es] or Copieholdeland[es] of the same man[o]r of Colworth in the w[hi]ch meadowes are also certaine plotts or p[ar]cell[es] of grounde caled Doales w[hi]ch are sett out marked measured and bounded from the rest of the meadowe ground[es] of the s[ai]d Copiehold[es] in Colworth & are plainely and distinctly knowne in what place they lye and are scituated by their metes and bound[es] and are iiij doles in nu[m]ber w[hi]ch fower doales of meadowe or grasse have bin yearely and from yeare to yeare for the space of xlix yeares to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge <& remembraunce> cutt mowed raked and the grass thereof sett uppe in grasse Cock[es] to and for the use behoof and com[m]odity of the vicar of Ovinge or his Farmer for the tyme, by ye s[ai]d Tenant[es] and Copieholders and occupiers of Copieholde land[es] w[i]thin the said manor of Colworth in full satisfacc[i]on paym[en]t and discharge of the tithe haye yearely growinge and increasinge uppon the rest of the meadowe ground[es] of the s[ai]d Tenant[es] and Copieholders of the s[ai]d manor of

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Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] Or els the said Tenant[es] and Copieholders of thar[ticu]lat[e] manor of Colworth have compounded w[i]th the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge or his farmer, by buyinge the doles of meadowe or grasse so bounded sett out and m[ar]ked to and for the use of the said vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge for this ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne one m[aste]r W[illia]m Mr Bone otherwise called Smyth vicar of Ovinge for lty yeres agoe or thereabout[es] take and accept the doales of grasse so as afores[ai]d sett out m[ar]ked

[[f 24v/f 25r]] cutt raked and cocked in full satisfacc[i]on and discharge of the tithe haye yerely growinge and renuynge in and upon the said meadowe ground[es] in Colworth afores[ai]d belonginge and app[er]teyninge to the Copiehold[es] and Copieholde land[es] w[i]thin the manor of Colworth afores[ai]d & soe have div[er]s others who have bin vicars of Ovinge since don the like, as Mr Mart[i]n Mr Richardson Mr Road[es] and Mr Widdowson, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said Copieholders and Tenant[es] of the Copieholde Land[es] lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the manor of Colworth a and ev[er]y of them yearely mowinge cuttinge rakinge and cockinge his or there s[ai]d doales of meadowe or grass to and for the use benefitt and behoof of the vicar of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme beinge have bin yerely and from yeare to yere freely acquited exon[er]ated and discharged from paym[en]t of anie tithe haye renuynge or yerely growinge upon anie there meadowed or meadowe ground[es] scutuat and beinge w[i]thin the manor of Colworth & belonginge to their Copiehold[es] of the same manor of Colworth and nev[er] paid anie tithe haye of the same their meadowes to the p[ar]son p[re]bendary or farmer of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] to this deponent[es] owne knowledge theis xlty yeares laste paste and upwards and this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard they nev[er] paid anie tithes of their s[ai]d meadowes this lx yeares and upwards Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e, savinge that thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Knighte doth hire and farme a Copieholde w[i]thin the manor of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] of one widowe Moorye And also is a Copieholder in his owne right of the manor of Colworth by the said Copie holde & lands thereunto belonge lye & are scituated in Ovinge & tithable plac[es] thereof Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

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Ad primum exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and thereby getteth his livinge and is worth his debt[es] paide xxs

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus est et ad rogatu[m] Rich[ar]d Kinighte et ex eius sumptib[us] ut credit

Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] et vjtu[m[ r[esp]ondet that this cause doth concerne mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad viju[m] et viiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad ixu[m] deponit that the interrogated hath received and taken up tithe corne in Colworth as wheate and b[ar]ly peaze beenes and fatches for theis iij yeres or there about[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xu[m] quoad Geo[rge] Chatfeilde deponit ut ad prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] Inter[rogatorium] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] quoad se ip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet negative & quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad j ij et iiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere signum Rich[ard] [[mark]] Napcrofte Repitit[us] coram me Francisco Cox iiijto die Junij 1607

Thomas Spurnell de Colworth infra p[ar]o[chi]am de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xv an[n]os vel circiter et ante ap[u]d hunston in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] duos an[nos] vel circiter et anteea apud Colworth p[re]d[icto] p[er] xj an[nos] vel Circiter et an[tea] apud apud [sic] Bersted p[er] unu[m] an[num] et antea ap[u]d Felpham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er]unu[m] an[n]u[m], et antea apud Colworth p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lx an[nos] vel Circiter libere condic[i]o[n]is testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Materia[m]

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that there are & have bin for theis xlijtie yeares and upward[es] to this depon[ent]s knowledge, for he hath dwelled in Colworth the moste p[ar]te of the s[ai]d time, and so hath bin as he hath hearde longe before there are certaine meadowe ground[es] lyinge & being in Colworth belonging & app[er]teyninge only to viij Copiehold[es] or Copie holde land[es] lyinge & beinge in Colworth village viz one Lambes hold & one M[er]chell[es] holde both in ye tenure of W[illia]m Sandh[am] ye elder j oth[e]r hold[e] sometimes one hookers in his tenure also j oth[e]r Rich[ard] Martins j oth[e]r of Eliza Spurnell[es] this ex[amina]t[es] mothor j oth[e]r of Agnes Mories, wid[ow] j oth[e]r Rich[ard] Strong[es] j oth[e]r in the tenure of henry Mackerell & thoth[e]r in the tenure of Gau[fridus] Bartlett

Ad j ij iij iiij v vj et vij ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]e Materiae deponit that there are p[ar]cell[es] or plott[es] of called doales staked bounded and sett out from the rest of the s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] and plainely and p[er]fectly knowne by there stakes and bound[es] from the rest, w[hi]ch doales or plott[es] have bin used and accustomed to be cutt and mowed yearely at grasse cuttinge, and the grasse thereof raked and sett uppe in Grass Cock[es] by the Copieholders or the Tenant[es] of the Copieholde land[es] of the manor of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] for the tyme to and for the use of the vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his Farmer for the tyme beinge

[[f 25v/f 26r]] in full satisfacc[i]on paym[en]t and discharge of the tithe hay growinge and yerely increasinge upon the rest of the s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the manor of Colworth & belonginge to ev[er]y Copiehold[es] & Copiehold land[es] w[i]thin the manor of Colworth afores[ai]d All w[hi]ch this depon[en]t hath knowne to be don in maner and forme as he hath form[er]lye deposed, the space and terme of theis yeares laste paste this ex[amina]t[e] further saith that he hath bin hired to mowe and cutt some of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] meadowes and by reason thereof did mowe and cutt some of the doales of grass also ar[ticu]lat[ed] for xxx yeres agoe to and for the use of Mr Martis then vicar of Ovinge, and since for Mr Road[es] and Mr Widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge <

Ad iiij tu[m]> this ex[amina]t[e] saith that thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Knighte is a Copieholder of the manor of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] and hath in his

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possession one Copieholde and certaine meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the same manor and is Tenant and farmeth also certaine meadowe ground[es] apperteyninge to the Copieholde of Agnes Moorye lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d manor of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] all w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true

Ad vjtu[m]> this deponent saith that ev[er]y Copieholders and Tenant[es] of the Copieholde land[es] of the s[ai]d manor of Colworth yerely cuttinge rakinge and Cockinge of doales of meadowe or grass or otherwise compounding w[i]th the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge or his farmer have bin freely acquited exon[er]ated and discharged from paym[en]t of anie tithe haye of the rest of his or their meadowes belonginge to his or their Copiehold[es] or Copiehold land[es] beinge of ye manor of Colworth aforesaid and nev[er] paid anie tithe hay of the same their meadowes or anie of them to the p[ar]sons p[re]bendaries or farmers of the p[ar]sonage or p[re]bend of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] for the tyme beinge theis xliij yeres to

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for ought this ex[amina]t[e] herd or knewe and further this ex[amina]t[e] sayth that he hath heard they nev[er] paid anie aforesaid tythes lx yeres and upward[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad ju[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and thereby getteth his livinge and is worth ev[er]y man p[ai]d iijli

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus etc ad rogatu[m] Rich[ard]i Knighte et ex eius sumptib[us] ut credit

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Ad iiij v et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet quoad se ip[s]u[m] negative Et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad viju[m] et viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogate George Chatfeild did take up and was in possession of the tithes ap[er]teyninge to the p[re]bend or p[ar]sonage of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] next before the said W[illia]m Chatfeild for the space of iij yeares or their abouts Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiju[m] quoad se ip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad j ij iij u[m] nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Tho[mas] Sp [[mark]] urnell

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox iiijto die Junii 1607

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Raphaell Widdowson cl[er]icus vicarius de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex ubi vicarius existit p[er] sex an[n]os et ultra et antea apud Preston iuxta Brigthelmston in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit per nonem an[n]os vel circiter, oriund[us] apud Thrumbton in com[itatu] Notting[ham] etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter, libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequit[u]r

Ad Materia[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that there are and hath bin to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge all the tyme of his beinge vicar of Ovinge w[hi]ch hath bin for the space of vj yeares and upward[es] and soe hath bin as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard, for this Fiftie or sixty yeares certaine meadowe ground[es] lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the manor or p[re]bend of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] belonginge and app[er]teyning to ev[er]y Copieholde of the

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same manor of Colworth afore said in the p[ar]ish of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] & tithable plac[es] thereof Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] deponit that there vj yarde land[es] of the manor or p[re]bend of Colworthe lyinge nere unto Ovinge Church w[hi]ch pay and have paid to the vicar of Ovinge afores[ai]d time out of minde as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard and doe pay to this ex[amina]t[e] beinge nowe vicar of Ovinge iiij s yerely y[a]t is to saye xvjd apeece, whether the said meadowes be mowed or not mowed by the s[ai]d Copieholders And furth[e]r this ex[amina]t[e] saith that there have bin for the tyme afores[ai]d and this ex[amina]t[e] hath and so are at this p[re][se]nte certaine meadowes lyinge and beinge in Colworth nere or about the Chappell w[hi]ch belonge and appertaine to eight yard land[es] of and w[i]thin the same manor of Colworth wherein are iiij or doales of meadowe or grasse staked measured and bounded out to and for the use of the vicar of Ovinge aforesaid for the tyme beinge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that there have bin as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard for all the tyme abovesaid, and so are at this p[rese]nte tyme in the said meadowes belonginge to the said Eight yard land in Colworth nere unto the place there where the Chapell of Colworth sometimes did stand

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iiijor doales of meadowe or grasse so as afores[ai]d m[ar]ked measured and bounded out from the residue of the s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the fores[ai]d viij yard land in Colworth afores[ai]d w[hi]ch have bin and soe are at this p[rese]nte yearely mowed raked and Cocked up in grass Cock[es] at the tyme of Grasse Cuttinge, by the Tenant[es] and Copieholders of the s[ai]d Eight yard land to and for the use comodity and benifitt of the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge for and in full satisfacc[i]on lewe paym[en]t and discharge of the tithe hay growinge and yerely renuynge in and upon the rest of the s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the foresaid Eight yard land in Colworth aforesaide Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Knighte is a Copiehold[e]r of the manor of Colworth of the third p[ar]te of the said six yard land neere Ovinge Church and of the meadowe ground[es] belonginge unto the same Copie holde, and also doth farme one of the meadowes of the Eight yard land in Colworth aforesaid nere unto the place where the Chappell of Colworth was, belonginge to the Copieholde of one widowe Morye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad vtu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Knighte in all the yeres libellated did cutt Rake and sett uppe in grasse Cock[es] or caused to be cutt raked and sett up in grasse Cock[es] the grass of one doale of meadowe grounde lyinge and beinge in the meadowe belonginge to the Copieholde of the saide widowe Moorye to and for the use of this ex[amina]t[e] nowe vicar of Ovinge in lewe paym[en]t satisfacc[i]on and discharge of his tithe of the rest of the said meadowe belonginge to the s[ai]d widowe Mories Copieholde or els did otherwise compounde w[i]th this ex[amina]t[e] for the same Et al[ite]r nescit depo[ne]re

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that for all the tyme aforesaid as he this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard, and for theis vj yeres of this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge, All and singuler the said Copieholders of the said Eight yard land in Colworth village aforesaid

[[f 27v/f 28r]] and their farm[e]rs or Tenant[es] for the tyme beinge in regard and considerac[i]on of their yerely cuttinge rakinge and settinge uppe into grass cocks at heye harvest tyme the grasse growinge in and uppon such doales and p[ar]cell[es] of their meadowe ground[es] of the said Eight yard land afores[ai]d or otherwise compounding and agreeinge for their s[ai]d doales or Cockes of grasse aforesaid w[i]th the vicars of Ovinge foresaid for the tyme beinge have bin discharged acquited and exon[er]ated from anie other tithe haye renuynge and growinge in and upon their meadowe ground[es] of the aforesaide Eight yard land in Colworth aforesaide and nev[er] paid anie oth[e]r tithe haye of their said meadowes unto the p[ar]son p[re]bendary or vicar of Ovinge li[b[el]lated for the tyme beinge or their farmers or to anie other p[er]son or p[er]sons what soev[er] for ought that this ex[amina]t[e] ev[er] hearde or knewe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a mi[ni]ster and liveth by his function and is worth ev[er]y man p[ai]d xxli

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Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus etc et ad rogatu[m] Ri[chard]i Knight et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that this matter doth somewhat concerne him this r[esp]ondent because the tithes in question doe by righte belonge unto him this resp[ond]ent by reason of his vicaredge of Ovinge Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negato

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

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Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative ut credit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ij du[m] et iij u[m] r[esp]ondet negative

[[signature]]

Ra[phael] Widdowson

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox Quarto die Junij 1607

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2 Snow

starting folio f 20v

month/s of depositions May 1607

parish/es East Dean

plaintiff/s John Snowe

defendant/s John Mathewe

type of case Defamation

John Mathewe was accused of fathering the child of Joan Newman. In reply he maintained that the child was actually that of John Snowe, his accuser. John Mathewe was also accused of incontinency by William Wilson, Rector of East Dean, and warnes that he would be publicly shamed. However the Rector appears to have believed Mathewe's version of events.

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Ex[amina]tio testiu[m] de et su[per] lib[ello] ex p[ar]te Joh[ann]e Snow con[tra] Johanne[m] Mathewe D[omi]ni in quodam c[aus]a diff[a]m[acion]is sine convitij dato et exhibito sequnt[u]r 33

Thomas Newman de Boxgrove in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]i li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere, savinge and exceptinge y[a]t about the latter end of harvest laste, this ex[amina]t[e] went to John Mathewe libellat[ed] to talke w[i]th him the said Mathewe concerninge Joane Newman also li[bel]lat[ed] whoe was then w[i]th childe and said that the said John Mathewe li[bel]lat[ed] was father thereof and soe meetinge the s[ai]d John Mathewe at Eastdeane hill w[i]thin the p[ar]ish and limitt[es] of Eastdeane li[bel]lat[ed], this tolde the said John Mathewe that he was come to talke w[i]th him concerninge the said Joane Newman and what order he the s[ai]d Mathewe would take for the s[ai]d Joane and her childe to whome

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the said John Mathew li[bel]lat[ed] said the childe is none of myne but Snowes and he shall kepe it (meaninge John Snowe li[bel]lat[ed] w[hi]ch word[es] before by this ex[amina]t[e] deposed were uttered and spoken by the s[ai]d John Mathewe at the place aforesaide in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this ex[amina]t[e], Martyn Tuffe and Thomas Wilkins al[ia]s Lymister Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit q[uo]d d[i]c[t]us Jo[hannes] Mathewe fuit et est p[ar]o[chie] de Eastdeane Et nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re] deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij et pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman, and liveth by his husbondry Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut in p[re]fatio exa[m]i[n]ationis deduciter

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alien[o] deducto xli

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] etc et ad rogatu[m] Jo[hanni] Snowe et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius habenti

Ad viij u[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] quoad se ip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet et quoad alios nescit signu[m] Tho[ma]s [[mark]] Newman

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox xxixo die maij 1607

Martinus Tuffe p[ar] o[chi]e de westhampnett in com[itatu] Sussex warriner ubi mora[m] egit p[er] vij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Binderton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] sex an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Midlavant in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter, libere condic[i]o[n]is testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]li

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad ijdu[m] deponit that in harvest tyme laste paste, this ex[amina]t[e] at the request of Alice Well[es] widowe, mother to the ar[ticu]lat[e] Joane Newman, went w[i]th Thomas Newman of Boxgrove to John Mathewe lybellated to conferre and talke w[i]th him about and concerninge the said Jaine Newman who was then w[i]th childe affirmyd that the said John Mathewe was Father thereof, At w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[es] cominge to the said John Mathewe, and talkinge thereof unto him the s[ai]d John Mathewe, he the saide Mathewe utterly denyed the same, sayinge that he nev[er] had to doe w[i]th the s[ai]d Joane Newman, and that it was Snowes and he should Father yt meaninge

[[f 21r/f 21v]] as this Ex[amina]t[e] veryely thincketh John Snowe libellated and that the said John Snowe had begotten the said Joaine Newman w[i]th childe, All w[hi]ch word[es] weare spoken and uttered by the said John Mathewe at the cominge uppe of Eastdeane hill w[i]thin the lymitts and circuite of the p[ar]ish of Eastdeane libellated in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this exa[m]i[n]at[e] Tho[mas] Wilkins and Thomas Newman Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative ut credit

Ad vtu[m] deponit q[uo]d d[i]c[t]us Jo[hannes] Mathewe fuit et est p[ar]o[chi]e de Eastdeane Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Int[errogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij et pena etc r[esp]ondet negat

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a warriner and liveth by kepinge his warren and by his other labour and that he hath dwelled in westhampnett p[ar]ish and Binderton p[ar]ish in the County of Sussex theis x yeres and upward[es]

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alien[o] deducto vs

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus etc ad rogatu[m] Joh[ann]is Snowe Et ex eius su[m]ptib[us]

Ad vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[s]um et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victori[am] ius h[ab]enti

Ad viiju[m] quoad se ip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] quoad se ip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad ut contestes Nescit r[esp]ondere

Signu[m] Martini [[mark]] Tuffe

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Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox xxixo die maij 1607

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Will[ia]mus Wilson cl[er]icus in artib[us] M[agiste]r R[e]c[t]or eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de Eastdeane in com[itatu] Sussex h[ab]itans tamen apud wollavington in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi ita h[ab]itavit p[er] spaciu[m] vij annor[um] vel circiter, et antea apud Petworth in com[itatu] p[re]dicto ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] vij [em] annos vel circiter, et antea apud Univ[er]sitatem Cantabrigie ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] decem an[n]os vel circiter, Et antea apud Kendall in com[itatu] Westm[or]land ubi oriund[us] fuit, etat[is] xliij anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]on[is] testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et ex[amina]tus dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Refert se ad iura

Ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that on a saboth day in m[ar]ch laste paste after eveninge prayer the same daye this ex[amina]t[e] a p[rese]ntem[en]t w[i]th the Churchw[a]rdens of Eastdeane concerninge John Mathewe lybellated and Joane Newman Also li[bel]lated upon a publiq[ue] fame of incontinency betwene the said John Mathewe and Joane Newman, called John Mathewe Libellated unto him this ex[amina]t[e] in to the Chauncell of the p[ar]ish church of Eastdeane Li[bel]lat[ed] and tolde him the said John Mathewe that the Churchw[a]rdens of Eastdeane muste present him upon the publiq[ue] fame thereof spread and published abroade Then the said John Mathewe said that he nev[er] com[m]itted anie such thinge, And moreov[er] saide that Snowe had begotten the said Joane Newman w[i]th childe, and would to be Father thereof and further said that the said Snowe was an olde whoremonger & for such a one was knowne, All w[hi]ch word[es] were spoken by the said John Mathewe in the Chauncell of the p[ar]ish Church of Eastdeane aforesaid, in private com[m]unicac[i]on betwene this ex[amina]t[e] and the s[ai]d John Mathewe And wheth[e]r the Churchwardens of Eastdeane were p[rese]nte at the utteringe and spekinge of the word[es] afores[ai]d and did here the same or noe, this ex[amina]t[e] cannot nowe tell Et al[ite]r nescit deponere Savinge that this ex[amina]t[e] verily thincketh and is throughlie p[er]swaded that the s[ai]d John Mathewe in his said speaches ment John Snowe Libellat[ed] for he said Snowe w[i]th the wodden legg

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Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera Will[ia]m Wilson

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox xxixo die maij 1607

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3 Hitchcocke

starting folio f 28v

month/s of depositions June 1607

parish/es Pulborough

plaintiff/s Elizabeth Hitchcocke

defendant/s Thomas Harwood

type of case Defamation

The deponents maintain that the root of this cause is the enmity between two groups of individuals. The case initially names Thomas Harwood, but Thomas Herold is the name used in the depositions. Elizabeth Hitchcock accused Thomas Herold of witchcraft. William Hitchcock, Elizabeth's husband, also accused Simon Talmye of giving false evidence, an opinion confirmed by George Snelling.

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Ex[amin]atio testiu[m] de et super allegacione ex p[ar]te Eliz[abeth] Hitchcocke con[tra] Thoma[s] Harwodd

William[us] Hitchcock de Pulbrough in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] triginta an[n]os et ultra oriund[us] apud Stonstrete in com[itatu] Surr[e]y etat[is] lx an[n]os et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los Excepc[i]on[es] deponit that true it is Edward Talmy Symon Talmye Alice Talmy and Margery Fivian are Capitall Enimyes to Elizabeth Hitchcock, def[ensa] in this Cause dependinge, and are the especiall good frend[es] and favorites of Tho[mas] Herolde the p[ar]te agent in this cause and in this cause betwene the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Herold and Eliz[abeth] Hitchcock have not deposed a truth, but lies falsehood, and thing[es] to truth altogeth[e]r contrary, and especially the s[ai]d Edward Talmye a p[re]tended witness on the behalf of the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Herold, p[ro]ducted sworne and examined, For where as he the s[ai]d Edw[ard] Talmye deposeth and hath deposed in this suite dependinge that in the monith of February laste paste heard his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on that the s[ai]d Eliz[abeth] Hitchcock did saye at the barne dore of W[illia]m Hitchcocke this deponent

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s[c]ituat in Pulbrough, unto the s[ai]d Edw[ard] Talmye, that the said Tho[mas] Harolde p[ar]tie agent in this cause was a wich and did bewich her husbond[es] cattell that they could not p[ro]sp[er] for him, and so as in this second ar[tic]le is declared and deduced the said Eliz[abeth] hitchcock did not speake neith[er] had anie talke or con[vers]ation w[it]h the said Talmye at anie tyme duringe that at w[hi]ch the word[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] were p[re][ten]ded to be spoken and w[hi]ch was at the

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wynninge of tares. But that she the said Elizabeth came unto the barne ar[ticu]lat[ed], and only asked the wife of the s[ai]d Edw[ard] Talmye, who was then wynninge of tares in the s[ai]d barne, howe he could so hardily endure the colde weath[e]r, and asked the said Edward Talmye howe manye tares he had, who answeared he had ten bushell[es] and did not speake any one worde to the said Edw[ard] or anie body els conc[er]ninge the s[ai]d Tho[mas] herold Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiju[m] deponit that in truth, there is no creditt to given or reposed in the said Simon Talmye or his word[es], for he hath deposed falslie in his deposic[i]ons to the Libell on the behalf of th ar[ticu]lat[e]Tho[mas] Herolde given in this cause & lies and thing[es] altogether contrary to truth and especially in the word[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed], for although the s[ai]d Elizabeth Hitchcocke were at the barne and barne dore of th ar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Hitchcok this ex[amina]t[e], at the time ar[ticu]lat[ed], yet she did neith[e]r see heare or talke w[i]th the s[ai]d Simon Talmye that tyme anie word concerninge Tho[mas] Herold ar[ticu]lat[ed] neith[e]r was he the said Simon Talmye at the said Barne or barne dore ar[ticu]lat[ed] all that tyme untill nighte at w[hi]ch tyme the s[ai]d Elizabeth Hitchcok was at her owne howse and not at the said Barne or barne dore, neither in the sighte p[rese]nc[e] or hearinge of the s[ai]d Simon Talmye, neith[e]r was the s[ai]d Simon Talmye in the p[rese]nc[e] sighte of the s[ai]d Elizabeth Hitchcok, nor hearinge of anie the ar[ticu]lat[e] word[es] All w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for he was that day often goinge betwene his said howse and his barne ar[ticu]lat[ed] and servinge of his cattell then beinge at the s[ai]d Barne Et al[ite] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit p[ro]ut ad iiju[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] h[uius]mo[d]i excepc[i]on[um] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ult[im]o deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc r[esp]ondet that he is husbond unto the interrogate Elizabeth Hichcock Et a[li]t[e]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad primu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m]

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a Tayler by his occupac[i]on but nowe useth husbondry and thereby getteth his livinge

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is worth litle his debt[es] paid

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad testificandum in ha[c] c[aus]a ad rogat[um] Eliz[abeth] Hitchcocke ux[or]is s[ui]s et ex sumptib[us] s[ui]s proprijs

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet, that of the twoe p[ar]ties litigant he favorteth his wife best, yet he wissheth right to taike place

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that this cause doth somewhat concerne him because he is husbond to the p[ar]tie def[ensa] Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Eliz[abeth] Hitchcock did nev[er] speake the word[es] interrogate[d] nor the like in effect, as this r[esp]ondent verily thincketh Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signum W[illia]m [[mark]] Hitchcock

Repetit[us] coram me Ric[ard]o Man viij vo die Junij 1607

Geo[rge] Snellinge de Pulbrough in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi moram fecit p[er] spac[ium] viginti anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Clan[n]am in com[itatu] Surr[e]y etat[is] quinquagint[i] anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Excepc[i]ones

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Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los excepc[i]on[es] deponit that true it is that Edward Talmye Simon Talmy Alice Talmy and Margery Fivian p[reten]ded witnesses on the behalf of Tho[mas] Herolde in this cause p[ro]ducted against thar[ticu]lat[e] Eliz[abeth] Hitchcock are Capitall and mortall enemies to the s[ai]d Elizabeth Hitchcock and especiall friend[es] and wellwill[e]rs unto the said Tho[mas] herolde and have not deposed

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the truth, but lies false tales and thing[es] altogeth[e]r contrary to truth and further this depon[en]t saith that there is noe truth or creditt to be putt or reposed in Edward Talmy and Symon Talmy or eith[e]r of them, for that they depose that in Februry was twelve monithes before their exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on the ar[ticu]lat[e] Elizabeth Hitchcock did speake and utter against Thomas Herold also ar[ticu]lat[ed] at the Barne or Barne dore of W[illia]m Hitchcock in Pulbrough the words ar[ticu]lat[ed] in and uppon a day in the foresa[i]d monith, at the winninge of tares, at the barne aforesaid, whereas in truthe the said Elizabeth Hitchcocke did not at the same tyme day nor place speake utter or declare anie such word[es] as are sett downe in this second ar[tic]le eith[e]r to the saide Edward Talmye before him or in his p[resen]ce sighte or hearinge, of or concerninge the ar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas herold, But only came unto the said Barne, and asked the said Edward Talmies wife (who was then winiynge of tares at the said Barne or Barne dore) if he were not a colde and wheth[e]r she had made an end of wyininge or noe and nev[er] spoake declared or uttered anoe of the s[ai]d p[rete]nded ar[ticu]lat[e] word[es] of or concerninge the foresaid Tho[mas] Herolde, eith[e]r to the said Edward Talmye in his p[rese]nc[e] or hearinge or in the p[rese]nc[e] or hearing of anie other p[er]son, All w[hi]ch this depon[en]t to be true becauase he was p[rese]nte all that daye at the said barne workinge from sonne risinge untill son sett of the same daye, and did not see the s[ai]d Elizabeth Hitchcocke staye any longe tyme there but as soone as she had asked the question afores[ai]d and talked a word or two more, she went awaye p[rese]ntely into her howse and there did abide w[hi]ch is about a caste9 from the s[ai]d Barne and came not againe all the tyme that the s[ai]d Edw[ard] Talmye or his wife Simon Talmye or this ex[amina]t[e] were there at the said barne Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad iiju[m] deponit that there is not anie truth or creditt to be putt or reposed in the word[es] or sayings of Simon Talmye, and especially that he hath deposed in this cause that th ar[ticu]lat[e] Elizabeth Hichcocke did at the tyme and place ar[ticu]lat[ed] speake the ar[ticu]lat[e] word[es] of and concerninge the s[ai]d Thomas Herolde ar[ticu]lat[ed] in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of him the said Simon Talmye Whereas in truth he the said Simon Talmye was not at the barne or about ye Barne dore ar[ticu]lat[ed] when <& whilst> the s[ai]d Elizabeth was there, but he the s[ai]d Simon was carryinge of a loade of Fatches from the same barne to his owne house farre from the place where the ar[ticu]lat[e] word[es] were p[rete]nded to be spoken and uttered where he cont[inu]ed all w[hi]ch he this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for the reasons in next p[rece]dent ar[tic]les specified neith[e]r heare nor see the s[ai]d Eliz[abeth] Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit ut se ip[s]u[m] ad iij u[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iij u[m] r[espondet] y[a]t he is a husbond & thereby getteth his

Ad iiiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alien[o] deducto xxs

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus, etc ad rogatu[m] Eliz[abeth] Hitchcock et ex sumptib[us] d[i]c[t]e Eliz[abeth] et m[ar]iti s[ui]s

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferent[e]r et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

Ad viju[m] quoad se ip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet negat[ive] et quoad contest[us] nescit

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad Nonu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad x u[m] r[esp]ondet negative

signu[m] Geo[rge] [[mark]] Snellinge

Repetit[us] coram Me Ric[ard]o Man viijvo Junij 1607

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4 Chatfeilde

starting folio f 31r

month/s of depositions June 1607

parish/es none given

plaintiff/s George Chatfeilde

defendant/s William Chatfeilde

type of case Lease

No further details of the lease made between George Chatfeilde and William Chatfeilde are given. The actual lease does not appear to have survived, and neither Chatfeilde nor Robert Langrish the witness appears to be clergy, so there is no specific evidence that this is church, or glebe, land, although the case has come before the church court.

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Rich[ard]us Chatfeilde de civi[ta]te Cicestr[ensi]s in com[itatu] Sussex gen[er]os[us] ubi moriam fecit p[er] viij annos vel circiter oriund[us] apud civi[ta]tem London in com[itatu] Midd[lesex] Libere condic[i]onis etat[is] xlv test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us]et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ex[amina]tu[m] et allegac[i]onem de sup[er] fact[am] Deponit that uppon or nere about the xxvijth of Julye in the yeare of the raigne of o[u]r sov[er]aigne , Kinge James by the grace of God of England Scotland Fraunce and Ireland that is to say of England Fraunce and Ireland the third and of Scotland the xxxviijth the Lease whereupon this depon[en]t is nowe exa[m]i[n]ed made betwene Geo[rge] Chatfeild of thone p[ar]te and W[illia]m Chatfeild on thother bearinge Date the daye and yeare above menc[i]oned, was subscribed sealed and d[elivere]d by the aforenamed George Chatfelde menc[i]oned in the same Lease unto the said W[illia]m Chatfeilde also menc[i]oned in the same, as the verye act and deed of the same George Chatfeilde, All w[hi]ch this depon[en]t knoweth to be true, for he was pr[ese]nte at the same tyme and did see the said George Chatfeilde seale & deliv[er] the same Lease menc[i]oned in the s[ai]d allegac[i]on and whereupon this depon[en]t is nowe, exa[m]i[n]ed, as the only act and deed of him the s[ai]d George,unto the s[ai]d W[illia]m Chatfeilde menc[i]oned in the same,

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And after the sealinge and deliv[er]ing thereof this ex[amina]t[e] at the request of the said Geo[rge] or W[illia]m Chatfeilde did setto his hand as a witnes thereunto, and soe did Rob[er]t Langrish also then and there beinge also p[rese]nte at the sealinge and deliv[er]ye of the same Lease, setto his hand and subscribed his name as a witnes to the same Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[ionem] nescit deponere Ric[hard] Chatfeilde

Repetito coram me nono die Junij 1607 Francisco Cox

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5 Payne

starting folio f 32r

month/s of depositions June 1607

parish/es Kirdford

plaintiff/s George Payne

defendant/s William Constable

type of case Tithe

The right of Revd George Payne, vicar of Kirdford, to tithe hay in addition to the small tithes, is established. The case concerns the compounding of tithes by the tenants, established prior to George Payne's incumbency. William Constable offered to pay Payne 32s and a cheese but the vicar said this was too little and the tithes were worth more.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] de et sup[er] lib[elli] et schedula eidam annex[a] ex p[ar]te m[agist]ri Geo[rgius] Payne cl[er]ici v[icari] de Kerdforde con[tra] Will[ia]m[us] Constable de Kirdford p[re]dicto in c[aus]a sub[tract]ius decimar[um] dat[o] et exhibit[o] sequit[u]r

Will[ia]mus Alderton de Kirdforde in com[itatu] Sussex Tanner ubi h[ab]itavit per lta annos vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lviij Anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad Libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Libelli deponit that mr George Payne li[bel]lat[ed] is at this p[rese]nte Vicar of Kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed] and soe hath bin at the tyme li[bel]lat[ed] comonly reputed & taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the right of havinge and takinge of all and singuler the tithes by did and doe belonge to the vicar of Kerdford li[bel]lat[ed] for the tyme beinge and soe at this p[re][sen]te belonge and ap[er]teyne to mr Geo[rge] Payne nowe vicar of Kerdforde, by reason of his said vicaredge

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viz the fall of Calves and colt[es] tithe woll tith lambe the white of kine pigg[es] & goose, and as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard tithe wax & hony also Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the vicars of Kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed] for the tyme beinge have bin in quiett and peaceable possession of havinge takinge and receivinge the tithes before by this depon[en]t in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le menc[i]oned for this depon[en]t for xxxty yeres agoe did compound and agree w[i]th one mr Northall who was then vicar of Kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed], And soe hath since compounded & agreed w[i]th the vicars of Kerdford or their Farmers for the tyme beinge as he doth nowe compounde and agree w[i]th mr George Paine nowe vicar

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of kerdforde for his this ex[amina]t[es] tythes belonginge unto him the said mr Payne Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Li[bel]li et schedula[m] eidem annex[am] nescit depon[er]e for although the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Constable hath in his possession one Farme called Riddwikes and hoick[es] yet because Ra[l]ph Constable and Nicholas Strudwyk are p[ar]tners w[i]th him and occupie the s[ai]d farme also this ex[amina]t[e] cannot say what or howe much of the thing[es] menc[i]oned in the schedule doth belonge or apperteyne to of them

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere p[ro]raconib[us] p[re]cedentib[us]

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad facatum libellatu[m]

Ad viju[m] et viiju[m] Deponit that the s[ai]d W[illia]m Constable is a mere Layman and hath no right to the tithes Li[bella]ted Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad nonu[m] deponit that the s[ai]d W[illia]m Constable is of the p[ar]ish of kerdforde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad xu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad xj dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ra

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Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc satisfact[um] est

Ad ijdu[m] nescit r[espondere]

Ad iij <&> iiiju[m] r[esp]ondet that about iij or iiij yeres agoe laste paste this ex[amina]t[es] sonne W[illia]m Alderton the younger and W[illia]m Strudwick of Hill[es] greene for the case of one mr Johnson then Curat and farmer of the vicaredge tithes of kerdforde did collect and gather the said tithes accordinge to such rates as mr John Jones sometimes Curat there and Farmer of the same tithes had before that tyme and in his life tyme compounded & agreed w[i]th the said p[ar]ishion[er]s of kerdforde, and that Henry Strudwick and this ex[amina]t[e] did passe their word[es] and take upon them to pay unto mr Payne ar[ticu]lat[ed] the same yeare xlli, and that by reason thereof the s[ai]d Henry Strudwicke and this ex[amina]t[e] did publish and declare unto the s[ai]d p[ar]ishion[er]s that yf they woulde pay for their tithes accordinge as they did to mr Joanes, they sholde have them and further this r[esp]ondent saith that Mr Paine interr[ogated]

[[f 32v/f 33r]] did compounde and agree w[i]th this ex[amina]t[e] and some oth[e]r the p[ar]ishioners of kerdford for his <& their> tithes for so longe as he and they did well like thereof but he did not compounde or agree w[i]th w[illia]m Constable for his tithes for ought this ex[amina]te knoweth Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad inter[rogatorium] p[re]ceden[tum] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Wyllyam Alderton

Repetit[us] coram me Henrico Manninge xmo die Junij 1607 sequit[u]r postea

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Johannes West p[ar]ochiae de Kerdforde in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi moram fecit p[er] quinquaginto Annos ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lxta anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Li[bel]li deponit that Mr George Payne is vicar of Kerdforde Lib[ell]at[ed] and so hath bin for all the tyme Libellated comonly reputed and Taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the right of havinge p[er]teyninge and takinge of all and singuler theis tithes viz tithe hay tithe woll tithe lambe tithe pigg[es] tithe goose the fall of Calves and Colts renuyninge growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Kerdforde l[ibel]lat[ed] and titheables plac[es] thereof doe of right belonge to the vicar of Kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed] for the tyme beinge and soe doe of right belonge to mr Paine nowe vicar of Kerdforde in regard of his s[ai]d vicaredge, li[bel]lat[ed] All w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for he this Ex[amina]t[e] hath compounded and agreed w[i]th one mr Northall who was vicar of Kerdforde for xxv ty yeres agone and paid him monie in lewe and discharge of such tithes as this ex[amina]t[e] had then yerely growinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Kerdford and due unto him the s[ai]d mr Northall for such pric[es] and at such rates as they did then agree upon, and so this s[ai]d Ex[amina]t[e] hath likewise compounded and agreed since w[i]th the vicars of Kerdforde or their farmers for the tyme beinge, And soe this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe agree & compound w[i]th mr Paine nowe vicar of Kerdforde or his Farmer for his this ex[amina]t[es] tithes growinge and yerely encreasinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Kerdford li[bel]lat[ed] And so have oth[e]r p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdford don the like for their tithes as this ex[amina]t[e] hath hearde Et al[ite]r Nescit deponere

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Ad tertium deponit that the vicars of Kerdforde or their Farmers for the tyme beinge bin in quiet possession of & havinge and receyvinge all and singuler the tithes before by this ex[amina]t[e] expressed and sett downe in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le or monie for the same viz of such somes as the said p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdford or the vicar or his Farmer for

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the tyme beinge could or did agree for their tithes growinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Kerdford and titheable plac[es] thereof, and so is mr Geo[rge] Payne nowe vicar of Kerdforde or his Farmer in quiet possession of havinge and takinge of the foresaid monie in Lewe of the same All w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for the reasons by him before in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le expressed and declared Et al[ite]r Nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] et schedulam in eis[ai]dem mencional[es] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se statutu[m] Libellatu[m] et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad viju[m] deponit that W[illia]m Constable Li[bel]lat[ed] is a mere layeman and hath noe righte to the tithes li[bel]lat[ed] Except he hath compounded and agreed for them Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad ixu[m] dicit q[uo]d d[i]c[t]us Willi[a]mus Constable fuit et est p[ar]o[chie] de Kerdforde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad xu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad xju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that about iiij or v yeres ago mr Geo[rge] Paine inter[rogate] did coven[au]nt and agree w[i]th this R[esp]ond[e]nt for his this R[esp]ondent[es] tithes growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Kerdforde and titheable plac[es] thereof and due and belonginge unto him the s[ai]d mr Paine

[[f 34v/f 35r]] for a certaune some of monie, w[hi]ch he this ex[amina]t[e] hath viz he doth yerely pay unto the said mr Paine or his Farmer for the tyme beinge assigned in Lewe and discharge of his this ex[amina]t[es] tithes due and belonginge unto the s[ai]d mr Geo[rge] Payne And that this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard

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W[illia]m Constable interr[ogated] saye, y[a]t mr Paine also interr[ogated] did coven[au]nt and agree likewise w[i]th him the s[ai]d W[illia]m for his tithes growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Kerdford, but for what some or howe much, the said agreement was for, this r[esp]ondent nev[er] heard Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere,

Ad iiju[m] inter[rogatorium] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad s[e]cundu[m] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] r[esp]ondet

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Interr[ogate] W[illia]m Strudwicke and W[illia]m Alderton or one of them about iiij or v yeares agoe did gather collect and receive of this r[esp]ondent such monie in leue and discharge of this ex[amina]t[es] tithes as this ex[amina]t[e] had before compounded for, but what they did gath[e]r of others this R[esp]ondent can[n]ot say Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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John West

Repetit[us] coram me Hen[ry] Manninge xjmo die Junij 1607

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Petrus Hogsflesh de Kerdforde in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man], ubi moram fecit p[er] spac[ium] duodecem anno[rum] et ultra, et a[n]tea apud Fernehurst in com[itatu] p[re] d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] deponit that mr George li[bel]lat[ed] hath bin vicar of Kerdforde Li[bel]lat[ed] all the tyme also libelatt[ed] and so is at this p[rese]nte tyme comonly reputed and taken to be vicar of the vicaredge of Kerdford afores[ai]d Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad secundu[m] deponit that the right of havinge and takinge of all and singuler the tithes li[bel]lat[ed] doe belonge and appertaine to the vicars of Kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed] or their Farmers for the tyme beinge, and soe doe belonge and app[er]teyne unto mr Geo[rge] Paine nowe vicar of Kerdforde for this Ex[amina]t[e] for xiiij or xv yeres agoe did compound and agree w[it]h mr Gardner who was then vicar of Kerdforde for his this ex[amina]t[es] tithes growinge and then increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdforde and titheable plac[es] thereof for such some and somes of monie in leue of the said tithes as the said Mr Gardner and this ex[amina]t[e] did then accorde uppon and the like composic[i]on and agrem[en]t this ex[amina]t[e] hath made since w[i]th Mr Payne nowe vicar of Kerdforde or his Farmer for the tyme beinge for his this ex[amina]t[es] tithes growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdforde and titheable plac[es] thereof for such some and somes of monie in lewe of theis said tithes as the said mr Gardner and this ex[amina]t[e] did then accorde uppon, and the like composic[i]on and agrem[en]t this ex[amina]t[e] hathe made since w[i]th mr Payne nowe vicar of Kerdforde or his farmer for the tyme beinge, for his this ex[amina]t[es] tithes growing and increasing w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdforde and titheable plac[es] thereof at such rates and prices as the said mr Paine or his Farmer for the tyme beinge <& this Ex[amina]t[e]> could agree uppon, And as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath hearde oth[e]r p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdforde have the like for their tithes growinge and renuynge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Kerdforde and titheable plac[es] thereof for xxxty yeares agoe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiju[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the vicar of Kerdford or his farmer for the tyme p[re]decessor of mr Geo[rge] Payne nowe vicar of Kerdford have bin in quiett and peaceable possession of havinge and receivinge all and singuler the tithes in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le of the libell menc[i]oned for theis xij yeares and upward[es] of this ex[aminat[es] owne knowledge and as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard soe have bin for this xxxty yeares or els of monie in Lewe of the said tithes as the said vicar or his Farmer for the tyme beinge and the p[ar]ishioners of Kerdforde coulde then agree for the same, And soe is mr Payne nowe vicar of Kerdforde in havinge and receivinge the tithes aforesaid or monie for them in maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed, for he this Ex[amina]t[e] hath compounded and agreed for his tithes growing and yerely increasinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of kerdforde w[i]th the vicar of kerdforde or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, and soe he dothe nowe compound and agree w[i]th mr Paine li[bel]lat[ed] nowe

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vicar of Kerdforde in maner and forme as in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le he hath deposed and soe doe other p[ar]ishioners of kerdforde aforesaid as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit y[a]t W[illia]m Constable li[bel]lat[ed] had in his occupac[i]on in some of the libellat[ed] within the p[ar]ish of Kerdford and tithable plac[es] thereof, some meadowe <& pasture> grounde but howe manie acres this ex[amina]t[e] cannot say and also some barren and idle cattell but howe he knoweth not and this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard the s[ai]d W[illia]m Constable saye that he had the laste yere feedinge and pasturinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdford and titheable plac[es] thereof about xxiij kine Also this Ex[amin]at[e] sayth that the s[ai]d W[illia]m Constable had in his occupac[i]on in some of the monithes l[bel]lated viz from [christ][m]as laste was xij monithes untill St Mark[es] daye then next following xxty Ews w[hi]ch he tooke to keepe for half the lambe, and also had in his occupac[i]on w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish and titheable plac[es] in the monithes li[bella]ted or some of xxty of his owne, and some bees but howe manie stalles this ex[amina]t[e] cannot say Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad vtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] et schedulam in eod[em] mencionat[um] Nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad statutu[m] lib[ell]u[m]

Ad viju[m] deponit that W[illia]m Constable is a mere layman Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad ixu[m] dicit q[uo]d d[i]c[t]us Willi[a]mu[s] Constable fuit et est p[ar]o[chie] de kerdforde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad xu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad xju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

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Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said mr Geo[rge] Payne since that he was vicar of Kerdford did covennt and agree w[i]th this r[esp]ondent for his this ex[amina]t[es] tithes cominge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdforde and titheable plac[es] thereof for such a some of mony as this ex[amina]t[e] did before pay for the same to the p[re]decessors of the s[ai]d mr George Paine vicars of kerdford or their farmers for the tyme beinge and hath not raised him this ex[amina]t[e] in the paym[en]t thereof, Et quoad W[illia]m Constable et al[ios] nescit

Ad iiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad interr[ogatorium] prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] r[esp]ondet

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that whereas heretefore the p[ar]ishion[er]s of kerdforde did pay their monie for their tithes quarterly this R[esp]ondent hath heard that about the tyme interrogat[ed] there was warninge given in the p[ar]ish Church of Kerdford that if the said p[ar]ishion[er]s would paye their monye at Midsomer and Mich[aelm]as they should have and enioye their s[ai]d tithes as they could agree for the same Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet that about iiij or v yeres agoe as this ex[amina]t[e] rem[em]breth the interr[ogate] W[illia]m Strudwicke and W[illia]m Alderton did collect and gather the monie due p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdforde the monie due for the vicars tithes to whome this ex[amina]t[e] did pay his monie for his tithes, but what they gathered of W[illia]m Constable and oth[e]r p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdford this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth not

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Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath hearde W[illia]m Constable did make tender of his monie due for his tithes before the beginyinge of this suite but what it was or to who or wheth[e]r the said W[illia]m Constable made anie such tender or noe this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth no Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Peter [[mark]] Hogsflesh

Repetit[us] coram me Henr[icus] Manninge xjmo die Junij Anno d[omi]nj 1607

Simo[n] Mase cl[er]icus artiu[m] m[agiste]r Curat[us] de Kirdforde in com[itatu] Sussex ubi moram egit p[er] unum Ann[um] vel circit[e]r et antea

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apud Midhurst in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram traxit p[er] spaciu[m] dimid[ii] Anni vel circiter et antea apud Boxgrave ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] duos Annos vel circiter et antea apud univ[er]sitatem Cantabridgie[nsis] ubi moram fecit p[er] spac[ium] iiij or anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Civi[ta]tem Cantabridgie[nsis] in eod[em] Com[itatu] Etatis] xxv Annor[um] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et ex[amina]tus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Libellu[m] et schedula[m] eid[em] annex[um]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] lib[ell]i deponit that this ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne mr Geo[rge] Payne li[bel]lat[ed] to be vicar of Kerdforde all the tyme li[bel]lat[ed], and soe the said mr George Payne is comonly reputed and taken to be vicar of Kerdforde aforesaid at this p[rese]nte tyme Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that all and singuler the tithes in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned and growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdforde and tithable plac[es] thereof (except tithe aples) have and doe of right belonge and app[er]taine to the vicar of kerdforde for the tyme beinge as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath hearde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiju[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the vicars of Kerdforde for the tyme beinge have bin in quiet possess[io]n and receivinge of the tithes before in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le menc[i]oned (except before excepted) or of mony in Lewe and recompence of the same tithes by due compis[i]c[i]ion made by the p[ar]ishion[er]s of kerdforde for the tyme beinge, to and w[i]th the vicar of Kerdford or his Farmer for the tyme as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard for theis xxx or xlty yeares Laste paste, And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that div[er]s of the p[ar]ishion[er]s of kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed] have compounded & agreed w[i]th mr Paine Li[bel]lat[ed] nowe vicar or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, for all and singuler their tithes belonginge to the said vicar growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of kerdforde and titheable plac[es] by payinge monye for the same yearely and from yeare to yeare duringe the space of theis ij yeares to this Ex[amina]t[es] knowledge for this Ex[amina]t[e] hath received and gathered up the same composic[i]on monie of div[er]s and sondrie & of all the p[ar]ishion[er]s of kerdforde )to and for the use of mr George Paine as he was and is vicar of kerdford) duringe all the tyme that he this Ex[amina]t[e] hath

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bin Curat[e] there w[hi]ch hath bin for theis xij monithes or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that W[illia]m Constable ar[ticu]lat[ed] had in the yeares and monithes li[bel]lat[ed] or some of the same monithes, in his occupac[i]on and possession about xxv or xxvj acres of meadowe grounde w[i]thin the p[ar]ish and titheable plac[es] of kerdforde afores[ai]d besides upland upon w[hi]ch he had much & many of hey growinge, worth in com[m]on estimac[i]on and iudgm[en]t xiijs iiijd a Load, ev[er]y Loade thereof, of this Ex[amina]t[es] knowledge for he this Ex[amina]t[e] sawe the same haye in the ground[es] of the said Constable, and by that meanes can esteeme the better thereof

[[f 37v/f 38r]] and the worth thereof, but howe many load[es] of hay the said W[illia]m Constable had in all or some of the mointhes and yeares li[bel]lated, or howe in acres of upland or pasteure ground or howe manie barren or idle cattell or howe manie kyne or calves or Cheeses or howe manie ews or weathers or other tithes or thing[es] in theis ar[tic]les and schedule to them anexed menc[i]oned and expressed, or of the value of the same or anie of them this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot depose, more than he hath alredy said Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad statutu[m] li[bel]lum

Ad viju[m] deponit that W[illia]m Constable li[bel]lat[ed] is a mere layman and hath noe righte to the tithes belonginge to the vicaredge of kerdford li[bel]lat[ed], butt yet he carried away his heye from the place or plac[es] where the same grewe before he sett out the tithe thereof or compounded for the same Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit that the said W[ilia]m Constable was requested by this ex[amina]t[e] in the behalf of mr Geo[rge] Payne to pay his tithes belonginge to the s[ai]d mr Geo[rge] Payne and bye him the s[ai]d Constable taken and carried away but he refused soe to doe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ixu[m] deponit that W[illia]m Constable is of the p[ar]ish of Kerdford Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xu[m] refert se ad iura

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Ad xju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

Ad ijdu[m] Inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet that mr Geo[rge] Payne interrogate[d] ev[er] since he was vicar of Kerdforde hath yearely and from yeare to yeare agreed and coven[au]nted w[i]th the p[ar]ishioners of kerdford aforesaid for all and singuler the tythes belonginge unto him for such some and somes of monie as he and they coulde then agree upon as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard & soe hath agreed and coven[au]nted w[i]th W[illia]m Constable in like man[n]er Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath heard W[illia]m Constable inter[rogated] say that mr Paine had agreed w[i]th him for his tithes belonging unto him after the rate of xxxijs by the yeare and a Cheese Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that this Ex[amina]t[e] knoweth and hath hearde that the said W[illia]m Constable hath asked and demaunded of the s[ai]d mr Geo[rge] Payne whether he would take and accept xxxijs and a Cheese in lewe and discharge of the tithes belonginge to him the s[ai]d Mr George Paine, of the farme of Rundweeke and hoik[es] in kerdford, But wheth[e]r the said W[illia]m Constable eith[e]r before or since this suite begon, did make anie such tender or offer of xxxijs and a Cheese or the value thereof in monie this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot say Et al[ite]r nescit R[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that about the feaste of St John Baptist Anno 1606 the said W[illia]m Constable havinge gathered in and imployed to his owne use his tithe wooll lambe and Calf, came to mr Paine interrogat[ed], and asked him wheth[e]r he would take xxxijs and a Cheese for his tith due unto him the s[ai]d Geo[rge] Paine for one yeare, to whome the said Geo[rge] Paine answered and said it was to litle and y[a]t his tithes were worth more and therefore would not take yt, but tolde the said W[illia]m Constable for asmuch as he had conv[er]ted the foresaid tithes to his Owne use, he the said Geo[rge]

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Payne would take and accept the tithe hay due unto him from the s[ai]d W[illia]m Constable Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad inter[rogatorium] s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this r[esp]ondent is Mr Paynes sisters sonne Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]ente Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that this r[esp]onde[n]t came to testifie in this cause at the request of mr Geo[rge] Payne and at his charg[es] only for his diett, Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad v tu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] ar[ticu]los Li[bel]li Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Simon Mace

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox xxvto die Junij 1607

Johannes Crockforde de Kerdforde in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] sex Annos vel circiter, et antea infra p[ar]o[chi]am de wisbrough greene in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] p[er] vij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Billingshurst in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit p[er] viij anno[rum] vel circiter at antea apud Fitleworth in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi morabat[u]r p[er] xij an[n]os vel circiter, oriund[us] apud windsor in com[itatu] Berk etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductu[s] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad Li[bel]lu[m] et schedul[am]

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu[lu]m Li[bel]li deponit y[a]t mr Geo[rge] Payne li[bel]lat[ed] hath bin for all the tyme li[bel]lat[ed] and longe before vicar of Kerdford as he is nowe at this p[rese]nte tyme And for vicar of he the said Mr Paine was and is com[m]only reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that all and singuler smale tithes renuynge growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish and tithable plac[es] of kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed] doe by righte belonge and app[er]teyne to the vicars of kerdforde for the tyme beinge, and doe belonge and app[er]teine to mr Geo[rge] Payne nowe vicar of Kerdford Libellat[ed] in regard of his s[ai]d vicaredge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiju[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for theis xxxty yeares to this Ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge and remembraunce and longe before he this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard the vicars of kerdford for the tyme beinge the p[re]cessors & predecessors of mr Geo[rge] Paine

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nowe vicar of Kerdford have bin allwaies in quiet and peaceable possession of havinge and receiving all and singuler the smale tithes renuynge growing and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdford and titheable plac[es] thereof or of monie in lewe and recompence of the same tithes by composic[i]on and agreem[en]t made by the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdforde for ye tyme beinge to and w[i]th the vicar of Kerdforde or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, And so is mr Geo[rge] Payne li[bel]lat[ed] in like quiett and peaceable possess[ion] of havinge and receivinge all and singuler the foresaid smale growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Kerdford and titheable plac[es] thereof for this Ex[amina]t[e] doth this yeare paye his tithes in kinde unto mr payne nowe vicar of Kerdford or to his Farmer, And the laste yeare he did compound and agree w[i]th the said mr Payne or his Farmer and paid him monie for the same and soe doe div[er]s other p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdforde and all for the moste p[ar]te yearely compounde and agree to and w[i]th the said mr Geo[rge] Payne or his Farmer for the tyme beinge, for all & singuler their smale tithes Except before except, and paye monie for the same as he and they can agree, Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] ar[ticu]los et schedul[am] deponit that in the yeares and monithes l[ibe]lat[ed] or some or one of them the said W[illia]m Constable had in his possession and occupac[i]on about some xxj acres of meadowe grounde

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w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdforde and Titheable plac[es] thereof, and hey growinge in and uppon his said meadowe ground[es], but howe manie Load[es], this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot say, but by comon estimac[i]on and iudgem[en]t of men, so much hey as the said W[illia]m Constable had growinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish and tithable plac[es] of Kerdford afores[ai]d was worth xs a Load ev[er]y Load thereof, And further this depon[en]t sayth that the s[ai]d W[illia]m Constable had in his occupac[io]n in the foresaid monithes and yeares li[bel]lated or

[[f 39v/f 40r]] some or one of them w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish and titheable plac[es] of Kerdford C acres of pasture and feedinge ground[es] ev[er]y acre thereof worthe in comon estimac[i]on and iudgm[en]t iij s for so much this ex[amina]t[e] would willingly give for an acre thereof if he might have yt, And otherwise consideringe Barren Cattall and their pasturinge milch kine, Calves Cheeses Ews weathers Lambeswooll, fatchinge sheepe or the value or worth of ev[er]y of them or of other thing[es] and kind[es] of thing[es] in theis ar[tic]les and schedule thereunto menc[i]oned this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot say, Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad statutu[m] li[bel]lu[m]

Ad viju[m] deponit that W[illia]m Constable li[bel]lat[ed] is a mere layman and hath no right to the tithes belonginge to the vicaredge of Kerdforde li[bel]lat[ed], And yet the said W[illia]m Constable did carrye awaye his hey growing upon his meadowe ground, and the tithe thereof also from the place or plac[es] where the same did growe before he had compounded or agreed w[i]th mr Paine or his farmer for the same, Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit that mr Simon Mace in the behalf of mr Paine vicar of Kerdforde did aske and demaunde the tithes belonginge to the vicar of Kerdforde of the said W[illia]m Constable, viz tithe haye, But the said W[illia]m Constable denyed the payment thereof, sayinge that he had carryed in and conv[er]ted to his owne use some of the said tithes and that he could as well answer for all as some Et al[ite]r nescit deponere savinge that the said Constable said that he would paye for the same as he paid before viz xxxijs and a Cheese by the yere or Els xxxiiijs and noe Cheese

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Ad Nonu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that W[illia]m Constable is of the p[ar]ish of Kerdforde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad xu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad xju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogatoria] primo loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

Ad ijdu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath hearde that the said W[illia]m Constable before the begininge of this suite did offer unto the said mr Payne xxxijs and a Cheese for and in full satisfacc[i]on of the interr[ogate] tithes, Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere savinge that the said Constable, at the tyme that mr Simon Mace and this Ex[amina]t[e] went to demaund the interr[ogate] tithes of the said Constable w[hi]ch was about seavenight after the feaste of St John Baptist 1606, the said W]illia]m Constable said that he would paye as he had paid before for his said tithes viz xxxijs and or xxxiiij s and no cheese p[ro]ut ad viiju[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge, the foresaid mr Payne hath given warninge or caused warning to be given yerely and from yeare to yere in the p[ar]ish Church of Kerdford at sufficient and meete tymes and longe before such tymes as his tythes have bin due unto him that all the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Kerdford should come and agree w[i]th him for their tithes Et al[ite]r nescit respondere

Ad inter[rogatoria] s[ecu]n[do] loco dato

Ad primu[m] R[esp]ondet negative

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Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he cometh to testifie in this cause at the charg[es] of mr Geo[rge}] Payne for his dyett only but for his horse hire and his meate he findeth it him self Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad iiijtu[m] et v tu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad ar[ticu]los Li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

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John Crokford

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox xxxto die Junij 1607

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6 Baxter

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month/s of depositions June, September 1607

parish/es Liphook

plaintiff/s Robert Baxter

defendant/s Joan Elliatt, Richard Coote

type of case Matrimonial

Joan Elliatt was contracted to marry Richard Coote but she had previously agreed to marry Robert Baxter if he were worth £60. Robert Baxter was also to provide a pension for Joan Elliatt's mother. Joan Elliatt and Robert Baxter were known to have run away together. They were pursued by John Gregory, Joane Elliatt's brother in law.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] ex p[ar]te Rob[er]ti Baxter con[tra] Joanam Elliatt al[ia]s Tapper in c[aus]a m[at]r[imo]niali dato sequitur

Rob[er]tus Billingh[u]rst de Midhurst in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spac[ium] xxvj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea in Chidingfold in com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi moram fecit p[er] triginta Annos vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lviij an[n]o[rum] vel circit[e]r libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that longe before the contract of ma[trim]onie betwene the ar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Coote and Joane Elliatt al[ia]s Tapper (otherwise the tyme this deponent cannot nowe rem[em]ber) there was some co[n]ve[r]cation and talke of marriage betwene the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Baxter and the s[ai]d Joane Elliatt al[ia]s Tapper at one Gregories howse in Lippocke beinge father in Lawe unto the said Joane in the p[rese]nc[e] of this Ex[amina]t[e] and sometimes the mother of the s[ai]d Joane goinge upp and downe about the howse in her busines did heare some of the Talke betweene the said Rob[er]t and Joane, and this Ex[amina]t[e] heard all the said talke or con[ver]cation w[hi]ch was nothinge anie contract at all, But that

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the said Joane Elliatt said unto the said Rob[er]t Baxter she was content to marrye him the said Rob[er]t if he were worth threescore pound[es] as the said Rob[er]t Baxter then and there sayd and if also she the said Joane mighte have and obtaine her mothers and this Ex[amina]t[es] goodwill and likinge thereunto beinge gardian unto the said Joane Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] nescit deponere savinge that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Baxter hath said some times unto this Ex[amina]t[e] that he the said Rob[er]t and the said Joane Elliatt were lawfully contracted togeth[e]r by the word[es] before by this Ex[amina]t[e] deposed in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this Ex[amina]t[e] m[ar]ried Joane Elliatt[es] mothers sister Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that of the two p[ar]ties interrogat[ed] he favoreth Richard Coote best and to him wissheth the victory yet accordinge to truth and equity not w[i]thstandinge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]on[i]s deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he this ex[amina]t[e] did say unto the inter[rogate] Rob[er]t Baxter at the tyme of the co[nve]rcation before by this Ex[amina]t[e] in the first ar[tic]le of the all[egation] deposed that Joane Elliatts

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porc[i]on was xxli and asked the said Rob[er]t wheth[e]r he could maintaine the said Joane by the same and his owne porc[i]on yf the m[ar]riag did and should p[ro]ceed betwene them the said Rob[er]t and the said Joane, and that if it did prooceed he the said Rob[er]t must putt in bond[es] to pay unto the said Joanes mother xls a yere duringe her life Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet that the moth[e]r of the said Joane beinge sicke at the tyme of the m[at]r[im]oniall con[ver]cac[i]on afores[ai]d dep[ar]ted this life about ij monithes or upwards after the said Con[vers]ac[i]on or talke of m[ar]riage so as afores[ai]d had, Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondet negative savinge that this Ex[amina]t[e] was willinge she the said Joane Elliatt should be contracted to the interr[ogate] Richard Coote for so much as he this ex[amina]t[e] knewe of no lett or impedym[en]t to hinder the said contract betwene the s[ai]d Joane & the said Richard

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Robert Billinghurst

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

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Johannes Park[es] de Lippocke infra p[ar]o[chi]a[m] de Bramshott in Com[itatu] South[hamp]t[on] Sawyer ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] vj Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Rogate in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] unnius Anni vel circiter et antea apud Upmarden in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlvij Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]ones test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that by the confession of the same Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper made before Richard Chase and his wif, of Lippocke John Waterman Anthonye Dunn the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper said that she was contracted unto Roberte Backester articulate[d] as man and wif in the waye of m[at]r[im]onye before god as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath harde by the saide Richard Chase and his wif John Waterman and Anthonye Dunn before

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menc[i]oned a quarter of a yeare before she was thoughte to be contracted to the said Richard Coote also articulate[d]. And this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose for the time he doth not remember

Ad se[cun]dum nescit depon[er]e savinge that harde Richard Chase and [blank] Chase his wife John Waterman & Anthonye Dunn Examine the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper at the house of John Gregorye of Lippocke by waye of Comunicac[i]on whether she the said Joane and the saide Roberte Backester weare not man and wif lawfullye contracted togeather wheareunto the said Joane answeared if she was wif unto the said Rob[er]te she was his wife still, then the said Rob[er]te Backster tooke a Glasse of beare and druncke unto the said Joane and saide Joane you knowe you are my wif and soe pledge me and she tooke the glasse and pledged the saide Roberte thereupon But touchinge the time this exa[m]i[n]ate cannot nowe remember. But it was at the place before menc[i]oned & in the p[er]sonne of the parties before named

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Ad tertiu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons before menc[i]oned

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferent[e]r et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this examinate was sente unto the saide Richard Coote Interrogated from the said Roberte Backester also Interrogated to signifie unto the said Richard Coote that she the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper before menc[i]oned was contracted in m[at]r[im]onye unto the said Roberte Backester before she was contracted unto the s[ai]d Richard Coote then the said Richard Coote sente for this exa[m]i[n]ate to accompanye him to Chichester to speake w[i]th Mr Scales his Counsell unto whome this exa[m]i[n]ate said that the said Rob[er]te Backester said that the saide Joan

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Elliott al[ia]s Tapper and he was contracted togeather and that the saide Joane and Robert did accompanye togeather and walked about the Cuntrye two dayes and two night[es] togeather

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere savinge that he hath hard the wif of Richard Chase and Ellinor and Elizabethe Chase her daughters affirme that they harde the Father in Lawe of the saide Joane and her owne mother give theire consente that the saide Rob[er]t Backester & Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper shoulde marrye togeather as man & wif

Ad vij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad x r[esp]ondet affirmative for all or the moste parte of the Inhabitant[es] of Lippocke reporte that the said Rob[er]te & Joane are man & wif before god as namely Richard Chase & his wif John Waterman Anthonye Dunn & div[er]se others

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Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad Interr[ogatorium] Ultimo loco dato

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad Interrogator[ium] primo dat[o]

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he harde the said Richarde Coote saye that the said Mr Billingshurste was the occasion of the contractinge of the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper and him the said Richard Coote togeather Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper as it was reported did aboute the time Interrogated did secretlye & privately departe and goe awaye alone w[i]th the saide Rob[er]te Backester from her Father Gregoryes house by nighte unto one Mose house of haselmeare beinge thre miles from Lippocke and theire they continued all that nyght togeather

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath harde of suche A matter as is contained in this Ar[tic]le by Anthonye Dunn Richard Chase John Waterman & others Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vj nescit r[esp]ondere the m[ar]ke of John [[mark]] Parke

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox ultimo Junij 1607

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Margareta Ball de Midhurste in Com[itatu] Sussex spinster ubi oriunda fuit etate[is] xxxta Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad materia[m]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] art[icu]los deponit that she this exa[m]i[n]ate beinge housholde servaunte unto John Gregorye of Lippocke father in Lawe unto the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper articulate[d] aboute [christ]mas laste paste she this examinate amongest other communicac[i]on had betwixte the said Rob[er]te Backester and the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper articulate[d] hard the saide Rob[er]te Baxter saye unto the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper, Joane are not you my wif before god whereunto the said Joane answeared if I weare your wif I am yo[u]r wif still whereupon the saide Rob[er]te Baxter saide unto the saide Joane upon that I will drinke unto you & thereupon druncke unto her and she the saide Joane pledged him in the p[re]sence of Richard Chase and [blank] Chase his wif John Waterman Anthonye Dunn John Parke Elizabethe Elliott widdowe and this Exa[m]i[n]ate but this exa[mi]nate did not heare the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper saye that she was his wif et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] et sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad vij et viij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad ix[um] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad x[um] nescit r[esp]ondere because she never tooke any heede or regard thereunto

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Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad Interrogatoria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper Interrogated upon a Sonday at nighte the time certainlye this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott nowe remember lyinge w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate and Elizabethe Elliott widdowe at the house of John Gregorye Father in Lawe of the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper did rise out of her bede at deade time of the nighte alunreadye [sic] unto the said Rob[er]te Backester lyinge and beinge the same nighte in her Fathers house and departed alone with the saide Rob[er]t Backester secretlye & privately from her Fathers house but whether they wente or whereabout[es] this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox Ultimo Junij 1607 the marke of Mary [[mark]] Ball

Elizabeth Elliott ali[a]s Tapper vid[ua] p[ar]o[chi]e de Midhurste in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] decem Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea

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apud Stedham ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] xxxvij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a]et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad materia[m]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that aboute [christ]mas laste paste she this exa[m]i[n]ate havinge occasion to visite John Gregorye this Exa[m]i[n]at[es] Father in Lawe at his house at Lippocke she this Exa[m]i[n]ate amongeste other word[es] had betwixte the saide Roberte Baxter and Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper

[[f 44r/f 44v]] articulate[d] harde the saide Rob[er]te Baxter say unto the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper, Joane cann you denye before theis parties nowe p[re]sente but that you are my wif whereunto the saide Joane answeared and said if I weare yo[u]r wif I am yo[u]r wife still whereupon the saide Rob[er]te Backester druncke unto the said Joane and saide thereupon I drincke unto you and soe the saide Joane pledged him in the p[re]sence of Richard Chase and [blank] Chase his wife John Waterman Anthony Dunn Margarett Ball and this Exa[m]i[n]ate but she did not in expresse word[es] say she was his the saide Robert Baxters wif Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad iijtu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad Interrogator[ia] primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that she married the n[atu]rall brother of the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper Interrogated Et al[ite]r negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad vjtu[m] et vij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

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Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad x nescit r[esp]ondere for she never harde of any such Comon fame

Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad Interr[ogatoria] s[e]c[un]do loco dato

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]du[m] Interr[ogatoria] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper Interrogated upon a Sonday at nighte happeninge aboute [christ]mas laste paste

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lyinge in bedd w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate and one Margarett Ball at the house of John Gregorye Father in Lawe of the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper did rase out of her bedd aboute midnighte all unreadye & undressed and wente downe into the hall of the house of the said John Gregorye her Father in Lawe unto the saide Rob[er]te Baxter Interrogated the said Roberte Baxter then lyinge in the house of the saide John Gregorye and firste callinge unto the said Joane to come unto him verye suspiciouslye and that nighte wente awaye with him the saide Rob[er]te secretly & privately alone from her Fathers house to haselmere three miles from her Fathers house by nighte Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that afterward[es] in the morninge they the saide Rob[er]te & Joane wente togeather toward[es] gilford all alone till they weare pursued & taken by John Gregorye Brother in Lawe of the saide Joane who stayed them Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

The mark of Elizabethe [[mark]] Elliott al[ia]s Tapper

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox Ultimo Junij 1607

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Baxter p[ro] interes Richardus Chase de Lippocke in Com[itatu] South[amp]to[n] yeoma[n] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Trotton in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] triu[m] Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Leese in Com[itatu] South[amp]to[n] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlvij Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

Ad primu[m] <& s[e]c[un]du[m]> ar[ticu]los deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate hath div[er]se times hard the said Roberte Baxter saye that she the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper was his wif before god and that they weare contracted togeather as man & wif before mr Rob[er]te Billingshurste John Gregorye & his wif & others before this suite beganne and this exa[m]i[n]ate further saithe that since this suite beganne time otherwise he doth not nowe remember he this

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Examinate hard the said Rob[er]te Baxter ar[ticu]late[d] saye unto the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper also ar[ticu]late[d] arte not thowe my wif and she answeared if I was yo[u]r wif I am yo[u]r wyf still in the p[re]sence of Anthony Dunn Margarett Ball Elizabethe Elliott al[ia]s Tapper widdowe & this exa[m]i[n]ate And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that at the time & place above menc[i]oned & in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses above menc[i]oned the above named John Gregorye father in Lawe unto the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper, and the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper did bothe saye unto the said Roberte Baxter, that if he the saide Roberte Baxter was worthe xlli accordinge to p[ro]misse they weare man & wif and she would marrye him the said Rob[er]te Baxter otherwise not & the said Rob[er]te Baxter replyed & said that if he was worthe but Fortye pence he was worthye to have as good a woman as she Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dat[o] ex p[ar]te Ri[chard]o Coote

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactu[m] est

Ad 2du[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[ticu]los materie articulat[e]

Ad vj vij viij & ix nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[ticu]los materie articulat[e]

Ad decim[um] r[esp]ondet that he hath hard of many in Lippocke that the saide Rob[er]te Baxter and Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper should be marryed togeather as they harde Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad Interr[ogatorium] s[e]cundo Loco dat[o] ex p[ar]te Ri[chard]o Coote

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath harde it comonlye reported w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Lippocke that the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper Interrogated did rise out of her bedd at deade time of the nighte since this suite beganne and wente a way with the saide Rob[er]te Baxter also Interrogated toward[es] haselmere verye suspiciouslye & in undecente mann[er] all alone from her father John Gregorye his house & thereof there goethe a Comon fame w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Lippock for they weare awaye together two night[es] from Lippocke

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative as he hath hard John Gregorye saye Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vj nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad Interr[ogatorium] ex p[ar]te Joanne Elliott al[ia]s Tapper in hat c[aus]a dat[o]

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Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet as to the p[re]face of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]y man p[ai]d Cli

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Robert Baxter & Richard Smithe Et al[ite]r negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los materie articulate

[[signature]]

Richard Chase

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Johann[es] Drurye legum d[oc]tore etc Undecimo die mens[i]s Septembris 1607

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Anthonius Dunn p[ar]o[chi]e de Lippocke in Com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] Butcher ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Traflitt in Com[itatu] Wilts[hire] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam articulat[am]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los materie articulat[e] deponit that aboute Michaelmas laste paste the certaine time otherwise this exa[m]i[n]ate dothe not nowe remember he this exa[m]i[n]ate beinge at the house of Richard Chase of Lippocke aboute busynes amongeste other Comunicac[i]on[s] & speeches there had harde Roberte Baxter ar[ticu]lated saye unto the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper also ar[ticu]late[d], Joane are not you my wyf before god and she answeared that if she weare the said Robert Baxters wif she was his wif still where= upon the saide Rob[er]te Baxter drunke unto her the saide Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper and the said Joane pledged him in the p[re]sence of

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Richard Chase and Agnis his wif Margarett Ball Elizabethe Elliott al[ia]s Tapper widdowe & this Exa[m]i[n]ate & others And this Exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that at the time & place above menc[i]oned in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses abovemenc[i]oned the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper did saye unto the said Roberte Baxter that if he the said Roberte Baxter was worth xlli accordinge to promisse she would marrye him to her husband And the said Roberte Baxter answeared and sayde that if he was not worthe Fortye pence he was worthye to have as good a woman to his wif as she the said Joane Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dat[o] ex p[ar]te Rich[ard] Coote

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] predeposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los materie articulate

Ad vj & vij <& viij> nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad ix[um] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet that there was and is a Comon fame w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Lippocke that the said Roberte and Joane shoulde be marryed togeather

Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad Interr[ogatoria] s[e]c[un]do loco dat[o] ex p[ar]te Richard Coote

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Ad primu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad s[e]c[un]dum nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that aboute a fortnighte after Michaelmas laste paste the said Joane Elliott al[ia]s Tapper Interrogated beinge in bedd togeather with Elizabethe Elliott al[ia]s Tapper Widdowe & one Margarett Ball she the said Joane aboute the deade time of the nighte did arise out of her bedd in her Father John Gregories house at Lippocke and wente unto the saide Rob[er]te Baxter who then did likewise lye in her said Fathers house and the same nighte wente secretlye away alone w[i]th the said Roberte Baxter from her said Father Gregories house toward[es] haselmere in Surrye verye suspiciouslye & in undecente manner beinge three miles from Lippocke beforesaid.

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Rob[er]te & Joane Interrogated did dep[ar]te by nighte from haselmore toward[es] Golford all alone verye suspiciouslye & undecently and pursued by John Gregorye and forced to returne backe againe

Ad sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad Interr[ogatoria] ex p[ar]te Joanne Elliott al[ia]s Tapper dat[o]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet as to the p[re]face of his Exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man p[ai]d xxs

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Rob[er]te Baxter and Richard Smithe without Compulsion Et al[ite]r negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad vj nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los materie articulate the m[ar]ke of Antho[ny] [[mark]] Dunn

Repetit[us] coram magistro Johanne Drurye leg[um] d[o]ctore Etc Dudecimo die mensis Septembris 1607

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7 Till

starting folio f 45v

month/s of depositions July 1607

parish/es Ashington

plaintiff/s Mary Till

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

William Till, the Testator, appointed his wife Mary as sole executor, even though he described himself as being in debt, with nothing to give. The will was established as being correctly written and witnessed.

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Exam[ina]t[i]o test[iu]m eu[m] Till Christopherus Minshall Cl[er]icus Rector eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de Ashington in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxiiij Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] productus Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Allegac[i]o[n]em et Test[ament]um

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad Testamentu[m] Deponit that upon the xij th day of Marche 1606 The saide William Till the testator articulate[d] sente for him this examinate to make his will and this examinate wente unto him at whiche his comeinge unto the saide William Till this Examinate asked the saide Will[ia]m Till howe he woulde dispose of his land[es] and good[es] and the saide William Till beinge in p[er]fecte minde & memorie gave this exa[m]i[n]ate instructions to write his saide will in manner & forme as in the will exhibited into this Courte is specified & declared in all point[es] and did will give and bequeathe ev[er]ye thinge therein contained in manner and forme as is specified in his saide will of his owne accorde w[i]thout the of any p[er]son or p[er]sons whatsoev[er] and saide that he was some = what in debte & therefore coulde give nothinge from his wif And of the same his last will & Testamente he did nominate constitute and appointe Marye Till his wife Executrix And this exa[m]i[n]ate further saithe that at the makeinge of the same will which is all of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] owne hande writinge the saide testator was of

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p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he spoake senceablye & well and was able to saye prayers with this exa[m]i[n]ate & others by reason of all w[hi]ch

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this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe he was of p[er]fecte minde and memorye

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] et ad test[ament]um deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate write the will ar[ticu]late[d] by the appointem[en]t of the saide Will[ia]m Till the Testator and afterwardes reade the same openlye unto the saide Will[ia]m Till the testator and the said Will[ia]m Till did acknowledge the same for his laste will & Testamente & for the better proof thereof sett his m[ar]ke & seale thereunto in the presence of Will[ia]m Tanner James Waterman & this exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit prim[um] et s[ec]o[n]dum ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that the testator had given this examinate instructions to make his will he this exa[m]i[n]ate wente home to his owne house & writt the same fare as it is nowe exhibited into this Courte & afterward[es] broughte the same unto the testator & reade it unto him and he did ratifie & confirme the same for his laste will & testamente as before this exa[m]i[n]ate hath deposed to the seconde ar[tic]le of the Allegac[i]on in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses therein no[m]i[n]ated

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that he had the word[es] menc[i]oned in the Testators will from his owne mouthe & writt the same accordinglye

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet that at the writinge of the saide Testators will and longe after the saide Testator was of p[er]fect minde & memorye & spoake senceably & well Per me

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[[signature]]

Christoferum Minshull

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox primo Julij 1607

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Williamus Tanner de Worminghurste in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxxta Annor[um] vel circiter et antea apud Pulboroughe in Com[itatu] p[re]d[ictu] ubi oriundus fuit etate Lta Annor[um] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Test[imoni]um articulat[um]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[tic]les allegac[i]onis et ad Test[imoni]um deponit that upon the xijth day of Marche 1606 he this examinate & James Waterman another wittnes p[ro]ducted in this cause being hedgeinge together for one John Mate of Chillington p[ar]ishe the said William Till the testator articulate beinge well acquainted w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate and the saide James Waterman sente for him this exa[m]i[n]ate & the saide James to come & speake with him which they did accordinglye at which theire comeinge unto the house of the saide W[illia]m Till the Testator ar[ticu]late they then and there founde Mr [Christ]ofer Minshull who had made the saide Testators will in writinge then saide the saide Testator goodman Tanner and goodman Waterman I sente for you yo be wittnesses to my will Then Mr [Christ]ofer Minshall reade the will exhibited into this Courte unto the saide testator As it is nowe written and asked the saide testator whether in was well in all point[es] or noe and he answeared yes it was well in all thing[es] and accordinge to will and meaninge and did ratifie and confirme ev[er]ye thinge therein contained and acknowledge the same for his last will and Testamente and in testimonye thereof subscribed his m[er]ke and sett to his seale and requested Mr Minshall the saide James Waterman & this exa[m]i[n]ate to sett there hand[es] & m[er]k[es] thereunto as wittnesses which they did accordingly and this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the said

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William Till the Testator Articulate at the readinge ratifyinge & acknowledgeinge of the same will nowe exhibited into this Courte for his laste

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will and Testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he spoake senceably & well and knewe ev[er]y one p[rese]nte & called them by there names and was able to say prayers with Mr Minshall & those that weare then p[rese]nte by reason of all w[hi]ch this Examinate verilye beleevethe that the saide Testator was then of p[er]fecte minde & memory

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los p[ro]x[ima] p[re]cedenta

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad Test[ament]um ar[ticu]lat[um]

Ad quintu[m] et sextu[m] ar[ticu]los nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] predeposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis et ad Test[ament]um articulat[um]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox primo July 1607 the m[ar]ke of William Tanner [[mark]]

Jacobus Waterman de Worminghurste in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] decem Annor[um] vel circiter et antea apud Shermanburye in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] quinq[ue] annor[um] vel circiter et antea apud Thakeham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etate [sic] Annor[um] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis teste p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]onem et Test[ament]um articulat[um]

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Ad primu[m] et s[e]cun[d]um ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad Testamentu[m] deponit that upon the xijth day of Marche 1606 he this exa[m]i[n]ate and Will[ia]m Tanner beinge hedgeinge togeather the saide William Till the Testator ar[ticu]late[d] sente for him this exa[m]i[n]ate & the saide Will[ia]m Tann[er] to come & speake with him whiche they did accordingely at whiche theire comeinge unto the house of the s[ai]d William Till Mr Minshall parson of Asheington was there and hadd made the saide William Till his Will in writinge then the saide Will[ia]m Till saide unto this exa[m]i[n]ate & the saide William Tanner I sente for you to be wittnesses unto my will then Mr Minshall reade the will exhibited into this Courte seene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on and asked him whether it was well or noe and accordinge to his will & meaninge and the saide Will[ia]m Till answered it was well in all thing[es] accordinge to his will & meaninge And then & theare the saide Will[ia]m Till the testator ar[ticu]late[d] did acknowledge the same will exhibited into this Courte to be his laste will & testamente & did ratifie & confirme the same for his last will & testament & for the better proof thereof the saide Will[iam] Till sett his m[ar]ke & seale thereunto and requested the said Mr Minshall Will[ia]m Tanner and this Examinate to sett theire hand[es] & m[ar]k[es] thereunto as wittnesses And this examinate further deposethe that the said William Till at the readinge ratifyinge and confirmeinge of the same his laste will & testam[en]t nowe exhibited into this Courte was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he spoake senceable & well & knewe ev[er]ye one presente there with him and he was able to saye prayers w[i]th Mr Minshall and others there p[rese]nte by reason of all whiche this Exa[m]i[n]ate

[[f 47v/f 48r]] verilye beleevethe the saide testator at the ratifyinge & confirmeinge of the same will, for his laste will & Testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memory

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad Test[ament]um

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that he thinketh his this exa[m]i[n]ates wif is some what of Kynn unto the saide Marie Till for they call one another Cozen but it is farr of soe that this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott tell howe theire kyndred came in Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] quintu[m] et sextum Interrogator[ia] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad Test[ament]um articulat[um] the m[ar]ke of James [[mark]] Waterman

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox primo Julij 1607

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8 Blithe

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month/s of depositions July 1607

parish/es Westbourne

plaintiff/s William Blithe

defendant/s Edward Maunde

type of case Testamentary

Alice Hamon, the Testator, made an initial bequest to her nephew of £3 but was persuaded to reduce this to 20s as the defendant, her master and executor, believed he was not worthy to receive this. Alice was also advised that, as she did not know how long she would live, she could not be sure of sufficient estate to fund her bequests.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio test[iu]m Will[ia]mus Blithe p[ar]o[chi]e de Westeborne in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] decem Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem Cicestren[sis] in Com[itatu] predicto ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Stoake in Com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] septem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Tilehurste in Com[itatu] Berk[es] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlvj Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et ex[amina]tus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegacion[em] et Test[ament]um articulat[a]

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad Test[ament]um articulat[um] Deponit that upon the vijth day of Maye 1607 The saide Alice Hamon the testator articulate[d] then lyinge sicke at this examinat[es] house at Alsworthe w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Westeborne, did make her will in writinge in manner and forme as is sett downe in the will exhibited into this Courte seene and reade by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his Examinac[i]on and whereunto he sett his hande as a wittnes and by the same her laste will and Testamente she did give will and bequeathe ev[er]ye legacie & legacies

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therein contained unto such p[er]son & p[er]sons & in suche mann[er] & forme as in and by the same last will & Testamente is specified & Declared and did confirme ordaine & make Edward Maunde Executor of the same his laste will & Testamente And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide Alice Hamond was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye at the makeinge of her saide last will & Testamente as ev[er] this exa[m]i[n]ate knewe her for she spoake playnely senceably & well and knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte & gave noe signe of evill memorye

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that Richard Williams a wittnes producted in the cause writte the will articulated at requeste of the saide Alice Hamon also ar[ticu]lated and after the writinge thereof he reade the same publiquely unto her the saide Alice Hamon and the said Alice Hamon for the better proof thereof sett to her marke in the presence of John Randoll Edward Maunde Richard Williams the writer thereof & this exa[m]i[n]ate Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacion]es et ad test[ament]um

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that the saide Alice Hamon was at the makeinge of her will Interrogated somethinge hard of heareinge but when she was spoake unto with a lowde voyce she made answeare to that w[hi]ch was asked her

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that at the writinge of the saide will Interrogated the said Alice hamon did heare and make answeare to the moste legacies and gift[es] in the will menc[i]oned but whether to ev[er]ye p[ar]ticuler legacie or noe this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Alice Hamon at the Writinge of her saide will did not of her owne Acorde prononnce the saide Edward Maunde to

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be her Executor For Richarde Williams the writer of the saide will asked her the saide Alice whether Edward Maunde shoulde be her Executor or noe (as Margarett Blithe this exa[m]i[n]ates wif toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate) for this exa[m]i[n]ate was not presente at that worde askeinge and she answeared yes and when the will was reade he was reade to be Executor as it is in the will Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] & s[e]c[un]dum articulos allegaci[i]onis et ad Test[ament]um

Ad vj et vij r[esp]ondet that the saide Alice Hamon did at the writinge of her saide will say and declare that she did give her brother John Hamon his Childe iijli And then Edward Maunde did interrupte & troble the saide Alice when she had named the saide Legacie of iijli sayinge w[i]th a loude voyce it will not arise his Father is a knave & therefore the childe shall not have iijli sett him downe but xxs then the saide Alice Hamon saide will it not arise twice togeather and noe more & the writer sett downe but xxs

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d Alice Hamon lived three dayes after the makeinge of her [sic]

Ad x nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xj r[esp]ondet that he this exa[m]i[n]ate harde the saide Edward Maunde saye that he was lothe to parte from any money to the saide Alices releif before it was due unto her for her day was not then come <& he p[ai]d use for it> soe that this exa[m]i[n]ate was glade to succour her in her extremitye

Ad xij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacion]is et ad test[ament]um

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Willia[m] Blythe

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Richardus Williams de Westeborne in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxxvj Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et ad Test[ament]um

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis et ad Test[ament]um articulat[um] Deponit that he this examinate was sente for the sixte day of Maye 1607 by Alice Hamon the testator articulate[d] as Elizabethe Hamon then widdowe toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate who was messenger from the saide Alice to make her the saide Alices will the saide Elizabethe s[ai]d she hadd spoken to John Randall to come alonge w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate to be a witnes unto her said will for she was minded to sett all thing[es] in order Then the nexte morninge beinge the vijth of Maye 1607 he this exa[m]i[n]ate wente unto the saide Alice Hamon unto the house of William Blythe where she did lye sicke to knowe her minde touchinge the makeinge of her saide will where he founde her walkeinge upp and downe the house then this Exa[m]i[n]ate saide unto the saide Alice Hamon Alice, your sister Elizabethe came unto me yesterday to requeste me to come unto you to make yo[u]r will did you sende for me therefore & the s[ai]d Alice Answeared yes then said this examinate unto the s[ai]d Alice hamon is it your minde

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then that I shoulde make yo[u]r will and the saide Alice answeared yes I pray you and I will contente you for yo[u]r paynes Then this examinate by the direction of the said Alice Hamon the testator writt the will exhibited into this Courte in suche manner and forme as in and by the same laste will and Testamente is specified & declared and the said Alice Hamon did give will and bequeathe ev[er]ye legacye & legacyes in the same her will contained unto suche p[er]son and p[er]sons as in and by the same laste will & Testamente is specified & declared in all point[es] And of the same her last will and Testamente she did constitute ordaine and appointe Edwarde Mawnde her Executor And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that at the makeinge of the saide laste will & Testamente of the saide Alice Hamon she the saide Alice was of p[er]fecte minde & memory for she walked upp and downe spoake senceablye & well knewe ev[er]ye one p[rese]nte in soe much that this exa[m]i[n]ate never knewe her of better minde & memorye

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the will articulate[d] was put in writinge by this exa[m]i[n]ate by the appointemente of the saide Alice Hamon the testator articulate[d] and after the writinge thereof publiquely reade unto the saide

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Alice Hamon and this exa[m]i[n]ate then asked the saide Alice Hamon whether it was written & made accordinge to her meaninge or noe and whether she harde the same when it was reade unto her or noe unto both whiche questions she answeared yes and for the better proof thereof sett her marke thereunto All which was done in the p[re]sence of John Randall Edward Mawnde Will[ia]m Blythe & this exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[ega]c[ion]is et ad test[amen]tum et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that the saide Alice Hamon at the time of makeinge her will had her sence of hearinge for she answeared this exa[m]i[n]ate to what he asked her & reade unto her & saide it is well

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Alice Hamon did heare ev[er]ye p[ar]ticuler legacie & gifte named & reade unto her at the writinge of her for she answeared to ev[er]ye p[ar]ticuler legacie that it was well

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that when this examinate asked her the saide Alice Hamon who shoulde be her Executor she answeared her master Mawnde of her owne accorde

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that in respecte that the saide Alice Hamon had given all that she was determined to give by her will and made Edward her Executor unto whome the residue of the good[es] in this exa[m]i[n] at[es] Judgemente by reason thereof her debt[es] firste pade & Legacies p[er]formed this examinate writt (All the reste of my good[es] moveable & unmoveable my debt[es] and Legacies & funerall expenses discharged I give & bequeathe unto Edward Mawnde whome I make my sole Executor) as the order is and she the saide Alice hamon at the readinge of the same word[es] ratified them to be true in the presence of John Randoll Edward Mawnde Will[ia]m Blithe & this Exa[m]i[n]ate

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Ad vjtu[m] et viju[m] Interr[ogatoria] r[esp]ondet that the said Alice Hamon did at the writinge of her said will saye & declare at the firste that she did give her brother John Hamon his Childe iijli but afterward[es] John Randoll a wittnes p[ro]ducted in this cause saide p[rese]ntely Alice Hamon if yo[u]r good[es] will extende soe farr it is well but you had beste advise yo[u]rself for you cannott tell howe longe you may lye sicke soe that yo[u]r good[es] will not arise to soe much as you

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have alreadye given then the saide Alice hamon did onelye give unto John Hamons Childe xxs & noe more as it is sett downe in the will in the p[rese]nce of the wittnesses menc[i]oned in the firste ar[tic]le of the Interrogatories And touchinge Edward Maunde this exa[m]i[n]ate harde him speake noe such word[es] as are contained in the vij th Interr[ogatory]

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix[um] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad x[um] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[ega]c[ion]is et ad test[ament]um

Ad xiij r[esp]ondet that ev[er]ye p[ar]ticuler Legacie is rightely written & sett downe in the will Interrogated and nothinge altered changed augmented or diminished

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Ric[hard] Williams

Margaretta Blithe uxor Will[ia]mu[s] Blithe p[ar]o[chi]e de westeborne in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xj Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Angm[er]inge in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] ij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Bowlde in Com[itatu]

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Lancastrie[nsis] ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] xliij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] Iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et CodicIllu[m] articulat[um]

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et ad Codicillu[m] articulat[um] Deponit that when the will of Alice Hamon articulate[d] was writinge by Richard Williams the writer thereof she this examinate hard the saide Alice Harmon saye That she did give her brother John Hamons childe iijli Then Edward Maunde saide it was too muche and John Randoll and Richard Will[ia]ms toulde the saide Alice Hamon that she coulde not tell howe longe she mighte lye sicke & bydd her advise herself and saide her substance

[[f 51r/f 51v]] would not arise to soe muche and the saide Alice Hamon said troue will it not arise to soe much but this exa[m]i[n]ate nev[er] hard the saide Alice Hamon revoake the saide legacie of iijli soe given unto the said John Hamons childe which iijli was given in the p[re]sence of John Randoll Edward Maunde Will[ia]m Blithe this exa[m]i[n]at[es] husbande and this exa[m]i[n]ate But this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide John Randall Edward Mawnde and Richard Williams in the hearinge of this exa[m]i[n]ate did call unto the saide Alice Hamon and asked her whether the legacie of her brother John Hamons childe should be sett downe xxs & noe more but what answeare she made unto them this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose But Richard Williams the writer sett downe in the will xxs onely & noe more

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

Johannes Randoll de westeborne in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] triu[m] Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit et antea apud Eastemarden in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Test[ament]um ar[ticu]lat[um]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um articulat[um] deponit that he this examinate upon some occasion of busynes went unto the house of William Blythe where the saide Alice Hamon the testator articulate[d] lye sicke to visite her the saide Alice the vijth day of Maye 1607 at whiche his

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comeinge unto the house of the saide William Blythe he this exa[m]i[n]ate then & there founde Richarde Williams writinge the saide Alice Hamons will by her direction and appointemente in soe muche that the saide

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Alice Hamon did then and there make her laste will & Testamente in manner & forme as it is sett downe in the will exhibited into this Courte seene and reade unto this examinate at the time of his exam[ina]c[i]on and did give will & bequeathe ev[er]ye legacie & Legacies therein contained unto such p[er]son & p[er]sons as in & by the same laste will & testamente is limitted & appointed And of the same her last will and Testamente she did constitute ordaine & appointe Edwarde Mawnde her sole Executor And this Exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide Alice Hamon at the makeinge of her saide laste will & Testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for she spoake senceable and well walked upp and downe, knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte <& made answeare to that which weare asked her> in respecte of all whiche this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe she was of p[er]fecte minde & memory

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that after the will of the said Alice Hamon was putt in writinge by Richard Will[ia]ms a wittnes p[ro]ducted in this cause by the appointemente of the saide Alice Hamon the testator & by her d[i]rection the saide Richard Williams reade the same publiquely unto the said Alice Hamon and she founde noe faulte therein But sett her marke thereunto for the better proof thereof in the p[re]sence of Edward Mawnde Will[ia]m Blithe Richard Will[ia]ms and this Exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depos[i]ta p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that Alice Hamon ar[ticu]late[d] at the makeinge of her will had her sence in heareinge for this exa[m]i[n]ate spoake to her twice or thrice & she hard him & answeared him

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative ut credit for she made anweare to ev[er]ye thinge well

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that when Richard Williams the writer of the saide Alice Hamons will asked her who

[[f 52r/f 52v]] shoulde be her executor she looked aboute and saide her m[aste]r Edward Mawnde shoulde be her Executor of her owne accorde

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Alice Hamon did not declare that the saide Edward Mawnde should have the residue of her good[es] not given & bequeathed in Expresse word[es] that this exa[m]i[n]ate hard but she mighte say soe to the writer & when the writer thereof Richard Williams reade the same word[es] unto her she founde noe faulte therew[i]th

Ad vj et vij r[esp]ondet that at the writinge of the saide Alice Hamon her will the saide Alice Hamon did say that she did give her brother John hamon his childe iijli then this examinate saide unto her Alice You may sicke a greate while and other charg[es] will growe advise yo[u]r self will yo[u]r good[es] extende soe farr you cannott tell howe longe you may lye sicke and soe Edward Maunde and Richard Will[ia]ms saide the like unto her the saide Alice whereupon xxs was sett downe & noe more and the Legacie reade unto her & she founde noe faulte therewithe but was contente it should be xxs & noe more But touchinge the word[es] menc[i]oned in this ar[tic]le againste Edwarde Mawnde this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad viij nescit depon[er]e

Ad ix r[esp]ondet tha the s[ai]d Alice Hamon lived three dayes after the makeinge of her will

Ad x[um] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiij r[esp]ondet affirmative ut credit for he knowethe of nothinge altered chaunged augmented or diminished

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Ad allegac[ion]em apud acta et Codicillu[m] articulat[um]

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Codicillu[m] articulat[um] Deponit that Alice Hamon did saye that she did give her brother John Hamon his Childe iijli then this exa[m]i[n]ate saide unto her Alice you may lye sicke a greate while and other charg[es] will growe, advise yo[u]rself, will yo[u]r good[es] extende soe farr you cannott tell howe longe you may lye sicke and soe Edward Mawnde and Richard Will[ia]ms saide the like unto her the said Alice whereupon xxs was sett downe & noe more and the legacie reade unto her the saide Alice Hamon ar[ticu]late[d] and she founde noe faulte therewithe but was contente it shoulde be xxs & noe more in the presence of Edward Mawnde Richarde Williams and this examinate & others

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9 Till

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month/s of depositions August 1607

parish/es Ashington

plaintiff/s Thomas Till and John Till

defendant/s Mary Till

type of case Testamentary

The deponents appear unwilling to say that the Testator William Till was mentally fit to make his will. The signing and witnessing of the will are not discussed, although William's wife Margaret was appointed sole executrix.

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Examinac[io] test[iu]m de et su[per] allegac[i]o[n]em art[icu]l[os] ex p[art]e Thome Till et Joh[ann]is Till apud acta fact[a] con[tra] Mariam Till Executricem test[ament]i Will[ia]m Till nup[er] de Ashington def[uncti] Joh[ann]es Pollard de Thakeham in Com[itatu] Sussex Tayler ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xij Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Ashington in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lta Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em Deponit that upon a Sondaye aboute three Weekes agoe otherwise the time this exa[m]i[n]ate doth not certainely remember Clemente Lee a wittnes producted in this cause toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate at widdowe Frenches house at Ashington that she did thinke in Conscience

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that William Till was not of memorye to make his will but named neither at the time when he made his will nor any other time but spoake gen[er]allye but who harde the same speeches besides this examinate he this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xls and that he is a Tayler & thereby gettethe his livinge

Ad tertiu[m] r[es]pondet that this busynes doth neither directly nor indirectlye concerne him neither shall he gett nor loose any thinge by it whosoev[er] prevalethe in the suite

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that he was compelled by p[ro]cesse out of this Courte to come & testifie what he doth knowe in this matter and at the requeste and charge of Thomas Till Interrogated

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vj r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that he verye well knowethe Mr [christ]ofer Minshall Will[ia]m Tann[er] & James Waterman Interrogated are comonlye reputed and taken to be p[er]sons of good name & fame and such as neither have nor will testifie an untruthe in any matter especiallye upon there oathe Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere the m[ar]ke of John [[mark]] Pollard

Repetit[us] coram me Ric[ard]o Man

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Clemens Lee uxor Rich[ard]i Lee de Wasshington in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxiij Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Thakeham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] xlviij Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ducta Iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[ion]em apud acta Deponit that she this exa[m]i[n]ate cann say nothinge touchinge the sanitye or insanytie or good memory of the saide Will[ia]m Till the testator articulate[d] at the time of makeinge his will exhibited into this Courte for she was neither at the makeinge readinge or acknowledginge of the same nor knowethe nothinge thereof Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet that she is Aunte unto Marye Till Interrogated by marriage Et al[ite]r negative

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that she is worthe nothinge of her owne proper good[es] because she hath a husbaind

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that this busines doth neither directly nor indirectly concerne her this exa[m]i[n]ate neither shall she gett or loose any thinge by it howsoev[er]

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Thomas Till beinge firste compelled by processe out of this Courte

Ad vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vij r[esp]ondet that she verilye beleevethe that Mr xpofer Mynshall William Tanner and James Waterman Interrogated are p[er]sons of good name & fame and suche as neither have nor will testifie an untruthe in any matter especiallye upon there oathe and for suche men they are comonlye reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ric[ard]o Man the m[ar]ke of Clemens [[mark]] Lee

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Agnes Frenche de Ashington in Com[itatu] Sussex vidua ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] Lta Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] Iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em apud acta est Deponit that she this examinate was at the house of the saide William Till articulate[d] when mr Minshall reade the will exhibited into this Courte unto the saide William Till and asked him whether all thing[es] shoulde stande as he the said Will[ia]m Till had declared & the s[ai]d W[illia]m Till answeared yes in the p[re]sence of W[illia]m Tanner James Waterman & this exa[m]i[n]ate but for the insanitye or bad Memorye of the saide Will[ia]m Till at that time this exa[m]i[n]ate cann say nothinge for she see noe ill memorye by the s[ai]d W[illia]m Till Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that this busynes doth neither directlye nor indirectlye concerne her this exa[m]i[n]ate any mann[er] of way

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Thomas Till beinge firste compelled by p[ro]cesse out of this Courte

Ad vtu[m] et vj r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vij r[esp]ondet that mr [christ]ofer Minshall Will[ia]m Tanner & James Waterman Interrogated are p[er]sons of good name & fame and such as neither have nor will testifie an untruthe in any matter especiallye upon there oathe

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and for suche men they are comonlye reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere the m[ar]ke of Agnes [mark] Frenche

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ri[cardo] Man Maria Henley uxor Walteri Henley de wasshington in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Thakeham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] Iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[ion]em apud acta est Deponit that she this exa[m]i[n]ate cann depose nothinge touchinge the allegac[i]on articulated because she was neither presente at the writinge of the will of the said Will[ia]m Till nor at the acknowledgeinge thereof in respecte whereof she cann depose nothinge touchinge the memorye of the s[ai]d W[illia]m Till at the makeinge of his saide will Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet that she is aunte unto Thomas Till & John Till Interro =gated by marriage Et al[ite]r negative

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet that she is worthe nothinge of her owne p[ro]per good[es] ev[er]ye man p[ai]d because she hath a husband

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that this busynes doth not concerne her directly nor indirectly but onely for the thirde of the Lande menc[i]oned in the will exhibited into this Courte

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & Charge of Thomas Till beinge firste compelled by processe out of this Courte

Ad v et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vij r[esp]ondet that Mr [christ]ofer Minshall W[illia]m Tanner and James Waterman are comonly reputed & taken to be p[er]sons of good name and fame & suche as neither have nor will testifie an untruthe in any matter especially upon theire oathe Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e the m[ar]ke of Marye [mark] Henley

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ri[cardo] Man vto Augusti 1607

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10 Weyman

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month/s of depositions August 1607

parish/es West Dean

plaintiff/s Margaret Weyman

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

Robert Weyman, who wrote his will about four years before his death, appointed his wife Margaret as executor.

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Exa[m]i[n]at[i]o test[iu]m de et sup[er] allegac[i]on[es] et test[ament]o Roberti Weyman nup[er] p[ar]o[chie] de westedeane def[unctus] ex p[ar]te margarete weyma[n] Relicte et Executrice test[ament]i p[re]dicti def[uncti] p[ro]ductus ut sequit[u]r

Henricus Bookecame de Northemarden in Com[itatu] Sussex Blackesmithe ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Northelsteade in Com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Testamentu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] et ad test[ament]um deponit that upon the xxjth day of December in the Five & Fortiethe yeare of the Reigne of o[u]r Sov[er]aigne Ladye Queene Elizabethe Etc the said Robert Weyman sente for this Exa[m]i[n]ate to come and speake with him and this exa[m]i[n]ate wente unto him the saide Rob[er]te Wayman unto his howse at Muncton w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Westdeane to speake w[i]th him, at whiche his this ex[amina]te comeinge unto the s[ai]d Rob[er]te Wayman, the saide Rob[er]te Wayma[n] toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate that he had sente for him to be a wittnes

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unto his will Then the said Rob[er]te Weyman called John Treegoose and Richard Swayne to be wittnesses likewise unto his said will whereupon Will[ia]m Yalden the writer thereof reade the will exhibited unto this Courte whereupon this exa[m]i[n]ate [sic] is examined seene & p[er]used by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his Exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on and the saide Rob[er]te Wayman beinge then of p[er]fecte minde & memorye did will give & bequeathe ev[er]ye legacie & legacies in the same will contained unto suche p[er]son and p[er]sons as in and by the same his laste will & Testamente is specified & declared in all point[es] and of the same his laste will & Testam[en]t did constitute & appointe Margarett Wayman his wife his sole & onely Executrix & did ratifie & confirme the same for his last will & Testam[en]t in the p[re]sence of John Tregoose Richard Swayne Will[ia]m Yalden & this Exa[m]i[n]ate And this exa[m]i[n]ate further saithe that the s[ai]d Roberte Weyman the testator at the makeinge and readinge of his saide laste will & Testamente for he sitt upp in his chayre spoake senceablye & well knewe ev[er]ye one theare p[re][se]nte and was not harte sicke but onely trobled w[i]th the Collicke & he lived almoste Fowers yeares after

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the Testamente and laste will menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente artickle was putt in writinge by the appointemente & direction of the saide Rob[er]te Wayman the testator articulate[d] by Will[ia]m Yalden and after the writinge thereof the same was reade openlye unto him the saide testator by the saide W[illia]m Yalden in the p[re]sence of John Tregouse Richard Swayne & this exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d Rob[er]te Wayman the testator articulate[d] after the readinge of the same his laste will & Testamente did acknowledge the same for his laste will & Testamente & for the better proof thereof subscribed his name & sett his seale thereunto & requested John Tregoose Richard Swayne Will[ia]m Yalden & this exa[m]i[n]ate to subscribe theire names thereunto as wittnesses

Ad quartu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

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Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

[[signature]]

Henry Boocom

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Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ric[ard]o Man Richardus Swayne p[ar]o[chie] de Singleton in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] quatuor Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Munckton infra p[ar]o[chi]a[m] de Westedeane ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Cockeinge ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxxvj Anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Testamentu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] et ad Testamentu[m] Deponit that Roberte Weyman the Testator articulate[d] sente for him this Exa[m]i[n]ate to come upp unto him into his Chamber wheare he lye sicke this examinate beinge then his manservante upon the xxjth day of December in the xlvth yeare of the Raigne of o[u]r late Sov[er]aigne Ladye queene Elizabethe and when this exa[m]i[n]ate came unto him, he toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate he sente for him to be a wittnes to his will and then and theare the saide Rob[er]te Wayman beinge of p[er]fecte minde and memorye did make and ordaine his laste will and Testamente whiche is the will exhibited into this Courte seene and reade unto this Exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his Examinac[i]on and by the same his laste will and Testamente he did give will and bequeath ev[er]ye Legacye & Legacies therein contained unto such p[er]son & p[er]sons and in such mann[er] and forme as in & by the same laste will & Testamente is specified & declared And of the same his laste will and Testam[en]t he did constitute ordaine and appointe Margarett his wif his sole & whole Executrix And this Examinate

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further deposethe that the said Roberte Weyman the Testator articulate[d] at the makeinge of his said laste will & Testamente was of p[er]fecte mynde and memorye for he sitt upp in his chare, & spoake senceablye & well and knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and he was not harte sicke but trobled with the Collick and he lived iiijor yeares or thereabout[es] after the makeinge of his said will

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the Testamente of the said Roberte Weyman ar[tic]ulate[d] was by the appoyntemente & direction of him the said Roberte put in writinge by Will[ia]m Yalden and after the writinge thereof reade unto the s[ai]d Roberte Weyman by the said Will[ia]m Yalden in the p[re]sence of John Tregouse Henrye Boocome & this exa[m]i[n]ate

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Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the saide Roberte Weyman the testator ar[ticu]late[d] after the readinge of his saide laste will & Testam[en]t did acknowledge the same for his laste will and Testamente and for the better proof thereof sette his hand & seale & requested John Tregoouse Henrye Boocom Will[ia]m Yalden and this Exa[m]i[n]ate to sett there hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses which they did accordinglye

Ad quartu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ri[cardo] Man

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Johannes Tregouse p[ar]o[chi]e de Westedeane in Com[itatu] Sssex yeoman ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lxv anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et ad Test[ament]um

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis et ad testamentu[m] Deponit that the saide Roberte Wayman the xxjth day of December in the xlvth yeare of the Raigne of o[u]r late Sov[er]aigne Ladye Queene Elizabethe Etc made his laste will and Testamente in writinge whiche is the will exhibited into this Courte seene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his Exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on for he sente for this examinate to be a wittnes unto the same, and by the same his Laste will and Testamente he did will give & bequeathe ev[er]ye legacie and legacies therein contained unto suche p[er]son & p[er]sons and in suche mann[er] & forme as is therein and therebye limitted and appointed And of the same his laste will & Testamente he did constitute and appointe Margarett Weyman his Relicte his sole and onelye Executrix And this examinate further deposethe that the saide Roberte Weyman the Testator articulate[d] at the makeinge of his said laste will & Testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he sitt upp in his chare spoake senceablye & well knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and he was not harte sicke but trobled withe the Collicke & he lived three yeares or upward[es] after the makeinge of his said will and was of p[er]fecte memorye

Ad s[e]c[un]dum articu]lu[m] deponit that the Testamente of the said Roberte Weyman the testator ar[ticu]late[d] was by his appointemente put in writinge and after the writinge thereof publiquely reade unto the said Testator by

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Will[ia]m Yalden the writer thereof in the p[re]sence of Henrye Boocome Richarde Swayne and this exa[m]i[n]ate

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Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the said Roberte Weyman the Testator articulate[d] after the readinge of his saide laste will & testamente in mann[er] & forme in the next p[re]cedente ar[tic]le menc[i]oned did acknowe= ledge the same for his laste will and Testam[en]t and for the better proof thereof sett his hand & seale and requested the wittnesses in the nexte precedente ar[tic]le menc[i]oned to sett theire hand[es] & m[ar]k[es] thereunto as wittnesses w[hi]ch they did accordinglye

Ad quartu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera The m[ar]ke of John [[mark]] Tregouse

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Gar: Williamson Decimo die mens[i]s Augusti Anno d[omi]ni 1607

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11 Standen

starting folio f 60v

month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Yapton

plaintiff/s Henry Standen

defendant/s Hugh Roberts

type of case Tithe

The margin describes this case as Roberts contra Standen, possibly because the majority of cases of this type would be instigated by the incumbent. Tithe grass belonging to Standen had been taken by the Wilsons, farmers of the tithes in Yapton under the direction of the incumbent, but Standen believed that the small tithes had previously been compounded, i.e. converted to an annual monetary payment.

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Mr Robert[es] con[tra] Henricum Standen Examinat[i]o test[iu]m de et sup[er] allegac[i]o[n]e ex p[ar]te henrici Standen con[tra] m[agist]rum Hugonem Robert[es] Cl[er]icu[m] vicar[u]m vicarie eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de Yapton Arch[idiaconati] et d[io]c[e]s[e] Cic[estrensis] in c[aus]a s[ubtractio]nis p[ar]t[es] sine alio[rum] m[agist]r[u]m ecc[lesiae] dat[o] sequitur

Daniel Hartley de Yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi oriundus fuit etatis] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]o[nis] test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam articulatam

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]du[m] tertiu[m] et quartu[m] ar[ticu]los materie articulat[e] Deponit that as he hath harde the said John Wilson al[ia]s Winston and Richard Wilson al[ias] Winston ar[ticu]late[d] are farmers of all the smale tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton articulate[d] or at the leaste of the moste parte of them for he hard the saide John and Richard Wilson al[ia]s Winston saye soe & div[er]se others whose names this examinate doth not nowe remember and as it seemethe it is soe, for

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the saide John and Richard Wilson al[ia]s Winston did sell unto this Examinate certaine grasse comeinge growinge & renewinge upon certaine grownd[es] in the occupac[i]on of henrye Stanley ar[ticu]late[d] scituate w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton ar[ticu]late[d] & titheable places thereof

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which ground[es] the saide henrye Standen tooke to farme of mr John Ellis Clarke <& this exa[m]i[n]ate boughte the same> at or aboute sainte James tyde was two yeares laste paste and this examinate paid unto the said John and Richard Wilson al[ia]s Winston as true owners and farmers of the saide tithe grasse seaven shilling[es] of good and Lawfull money of England after whiche time the said Mr Hughe Robert[es] articulate[d] nor any other for him demaunded anythinge of this exa[m]i[n]ate for the saide tithe grasse in respecte whereof this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe that they had compounded and agreed with the saide Hugh Robert[es] for the smale tithes of his vicaridge and rented the same of him as farmer of the saide smale tithes And otherwise this examinate cannott depose touchinge one thinge or other contained in theis ar[tic]les

Ad quintu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vj nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij nescit depon[er]e

Ad viij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est & r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xls and that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter the requeste & charge of henry Standen ar[ticu]late[d] w[i]thout compulsion

Ad tertiu[m] quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad vtu[m] et sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[te]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad materia[m] p[re]dicta[m]

Ad vij r[esp]ondet that the vicarr of yapton for the time beinge have allwaies had to this examinat[es] remembraunce all the tithes menc[i]oned in this ar[tic]le (tithe corne excepted) & they have beene in quiett possession of havinge and receivinge the same for any thinge this exa[m]i[n]ate ev[er] hard or knewe untill this suite begunn and this exa[min]ate further sayethe that he himself hath paide unto mr Hughe Robert[es] vicarr of yapton for this three yeares last paste for the fall of ev[er]ye calf iiijd, tithe cheese, and for the white of ev[er]ye milche cowe iiijd and tithe Lambe and

[[f 61r/f 61v]] tithe woll Et al[ite]r nescit R[esp]ondere

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix[um] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xij xiij & xiiij Interr[ogatoria] nescit r[esp]ondere the m[ar]ke of Daniell [[mark]] hartley

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ric[ard]o Man Johannes Ellis Cl[er]icus Rector p[ar]o[chi]e eccl[es]ie p[ar]ochialis de otford in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud univ[er]sitatem Oxon[iensis] in Com[itatu] Oxon[iensis] ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] vj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Denbighe in Com[itatu] Denbighe ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus Iuratus et Exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materia[m] articulat[am]

Ad primu[m] secundu[m] et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los materie p[re]dicto Deponit that in the yeare of o[u]r Lorde god 1605 ar[ticu]late[d] the said Henrye Robert[es] ar[ticu]late[d] did covenante and agree with the said John Wilson al[ia]s wynston and Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston or one of them that they the saide John and Richard should collecte and gather the vicars tithes due unto the said Mr Robert[es] comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton articulate[d] for the said John & Richard as farmers or Collectors of the same tithes or one of them had & received of this deponente div[er]se tithes due unto the said Mr Robert[es] some in Kynde & othersome

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this exa[m]i[n]ate compounded with them for a certaine some of money as div[er]se others of the p[ar]ishe of yapton did the like By reason of all whiche this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe that they the saide John and Richard weare appointed Collectors and gatherers of the same tithes by him the saide Mr Robert[es] for they received the same in his name he the said Mr Robert[es] agreeinge thereunto for what they did he nev[er] contradicted the same

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and this exa[m]i[n]ate talkeinge w[i]th the saide Mr Robert[es] about the payinge of his tithes the said Mr Robert[es] acknowledged them the saide John & Richard collectors or rather farmers of his said tithes for he said he had sould the same unto them Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] deponit that before the monthe of October 1605 ar[ticu]late[d] as neare as this examinate can rememb[er] the said Mr Robert[es] spoake to this exa[m]i[n]ate to p[er]swade the said Henrye Standen ar[ticu]late[d] to compounde and agree with the said John & Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston for his tithes comeinge growinge and renewinge upon certaine Land[es] called the Hams scituate w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton ar[ticu]late[d] whereupon this exa[m]i[n]ate meetinge w[i]th the said Mr Robert[es] and the said Henrye Standen at Arrundell he this ex[amina]te endevoured to cause them to agree and compound for the said tithes accordinge to Mr Robert[es] requeste but could not prevayle w[i]th them for the s[ai]d Henrye Standen would give but xxiijs for the same tithes that yeare 1605 ov[er] and above vijs whiche the said John & Richard Winston aforesaid had made of hey growinge upon the saide Land[es] and w[i]thall the said Henrye Standen would not yeeld to give the xxiijs beforemenc[i]oned unlesse he mighte have all the tithes growinge upon the same Land[es] at xxxs by the yeare for two yeares longer whiche Mr Robert[es] would graunte at that time in this exa[m]i[n]at[es] heareinge Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vtu[m[ et vjtu[m] ar[ticu]los nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad d[i]c[t]um] quartu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m]

Ad viju[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad viij dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

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Ad primu[m] satisfactum est et r[esp]ondet negative savinge that the said Henrye Standen doth rente the Land[es] called hames of this exa[m]i[n]ate et quoad alios nescit

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xlli and that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Henrye Standen w[i]thout compulsion

Ad tertiu[m] quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] <& vj tu[m]> nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad quartu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis

Ad vij nescit r[esp]ondere savinge that he knowethe the vicarr of yapton for this two yeares last paste have beene in quiett possession of havinge & receivinge tithe hey calves, cheese wooll & Lambes but for tithe of pasture grounde tithe pasture of barren & idell Cattell tithe pasturinge of fattinge sheepe this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose for him self nev[er] paide any nor knewe any paid

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that the saide Henrye Standen ar[ticu]late[d] had in his occupac[i]on in the yeare ar[ticu]late[d] w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton aboute xxviij or xxx acres of pasture grounde & meadowe ev[er]ye acre worthe by the yeare xs or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad Interr[ogatorium] p[ro]x[imum] preceden[tum]

Ad xum nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xij xiij et xiiij nescit r[esp]ondere

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Joh[annes] Eliss

Repetit[us] coram me Ric[ardo] Man

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Mr Robert[es] con[tra] Standen sup[er] libello Etc Johannes al[ia]s winston p[ar]o[chi]e de yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex Blackesmithe ubi habitavit p[er] spac[iu]m xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Merston ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxxiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the said Mr Hughe Robert[es] hath beene vicarr of yapton libellate[d] for all the time libellate[d] as he is nowe at this presente and soe at this p[re]sente he is comonlye reputed & taken Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the said mr Hughe Robert[es] hath had for all the time libellate[d] and longe before of this examinat[es] knowledge righte to have and reserve all the smale tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge within the p[ar]ishe of yapton libellate[d] and titheable places thereof and enioyed the same quietlye and peaceablye for any thinge this exa[m]i[n]ate ev[er] hard or knewe untill this suite begunn in respecte of his vicaridge Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los libelli et ad scedula in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onatam deponit that the said Henrye Standen libellate[d] in the monethes and yeares libellate[d] or some of them did move xij acres of meadowe or thereabout[es] scituate lyinge & beinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton libellate[d] & titheable places thereof then & nowe in his owne occupac[i]on & of the same xij acres of meadowe he had aboute xij loadg[es] or carriag[es] of hey ev[er]ye Loade worthe aboute xs the Loade And in the monethes and yeare also libellate[d] the saide Henrye Standen had aboute xxiij agres of pasture grounde in his occupac[i]on w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton and titheable places thereof ev[er]ye acre worthe xiijs iiijd by the yeare But touchinge the number of barren and idle cattell that the said Henry Standen had pasturinge upon the saide pasture ground[es] and the Rewens and after pasture of the s[ai]d meadowe ground[es] this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose because he nev[er] tooke any veiwe or notice thereof neither cann he depose of anythinge

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menc[i]oned in the saide fowerthe and fifte ar[tic]les of the libell nor scedule menc[i]oned in the same ar[tic]les further then he hath alreadye deposed

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad statuta[m] libellat[am]

Ad septimu[m] deponit that the saide Henrye Standen is a mere layman & hath noe righte to the tithes libellate[d] neither did he the saide Henrye Standen Leave the tenthe parte of his hey due unto the said Mr Robert[es] libellate[d] in the yeare 1606 libellate[d] for his tithes as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath hard by Richard Winton al[ia]s winston this exa[m]i[n]at[es] unckle for as he the saide Richarde Winton al[ia]s winston toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate who was then Collector and gathered up the saide tithes togeather w[i]th this examinate who rented the said tithes of the s[ai]d mr Robert[es] and imployed them to there owne uses accordinge to a composic[i]on made betwixte this exa[m]i[n]ate his saide unckle & the saide mr Robert[es] the saide Henrye Standen denyed the paymente thereof or otherwise to compounde w[i]th this examinate and his saide unckle Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad viij nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re] deposuit

Ad ix[um] deponit affirmative ex certa sua scientia

Ad x[um] refert se ad iura

Ad xj dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet as before to the p[re]face of his examinac[i]on and that he hath knowne the p[ar]ties Interrogated both of them this Tenn yeares or thereabout[es]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he favourethe the p[ar]ties indifferentlye and wishethe the Lawe to take place Et ad resid[uu]m negative

Ad iijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad septimu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad libellu[m]

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John Winston

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Johannes Winton al[ia]s Winston

Ad materiam articulat[am]

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum & tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los materie p[re]dicti deponit that in the monethes and yeares not onelye libellated but also of the adv[er]se partie Henrye Standen articulated he this exa[m]i[n]ate and Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston this exa[m]i[n]at[es] unckle articulate[d] weare collectors or gatherers of the smale tithes comeinge growinge and renewinge within the p[ar]ishe of yapton and titheable places thereof accordinge to an agreemente made betwixte the said Mr Hughe Robert[es], this Examinate, and Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston this examinat[es] unckle, and accordinge to the saide agreemente did collecte, gather, & receive the same tithes of ev[er]ye p[ar]ishoner w[i]thin the said p[ar]ishe of yapton and other occupiers of any Land[es] w[i]thin the said p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof and did imploye the same to theire owne proper uses savinge that in the yeare 1606 the said Henrye Standen did not nor would not paye any tithes comeinge growinge and renewinge upon any of his Land[es] then in his occupac[i]on w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof unto this Exa[m]i[n]ate nor Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston this exa[m]i[n]at[es] unckle as beinge collectors gatherers or receivers of the tithes abovemenc[i]oned neither did he the saide Henrye Standen pay the same unto mr Robert[es] articulate[d] that ev[er] this exa[m]i[n]ate hard or knewe and the said Mr Robert[es] did ratifie and confirme whatsoev[er] this exa[m]i[n]ate & Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston did in the p[re]misses abovemenc[i]oned by reason of his agreement form[er]lye made w[i]th them the saide John & Richarde Wilson al[ia]s winston

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Ad quartu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad quintu[m] articulu[m] nescit depon[er]e savnge that he this exa[m]i[n]ate and Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston did receive in the yeare 1605 vijs of good and Lawfull money of England of Daniell Hartley for the tithe of Fower acres of medowe grounde then in the occupac[i]on of the said Henrye Standen ar[ticu]late[d] & w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton and titheable places thereof whiche tithe haye or grasse this exa[m]i[n]ate & the said Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston as collectors & gatherers of the smale tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the said p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof sould unto the saide Daniell Hartley And touchinge the xxiijs ov[er] and above the said vijs also articulate[d] he this exa[m]i[n]ate by the appoyntemente of the saide Mr Robert[es] received the said some of xxiijs in considerac[i]on discharge paymente & satisfacc[i]on of all & singuler his tithes in that one yeare comeinge growinge & renewinge upon all and singuler his saide Land[es] and ground[es] libellated But this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the agreemente betwixte the saide Mr Robert[es] this exa[m]i[n]ate & Richard Wilson al[ia]s Winston this exa[m]i[n]ates unckle was that if any p[ar]ishoner w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe of yapton refused to pay unto them the said John & Richarde Wilson al[ia]s winston after the rate of viijd in the noble for ev[er]ye acre of pasture Land or ground wherein they did fall any beast[es] or breed anye younge cattell then this Exa[m]i[n]ate and Richard Wilson al[ia]s winston shoulde give leave unto the said Mr Robert[es] to sue for the tithes due unto him in that behalf Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad sextu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij nescit depon[er]e

Ad viij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto Fortye pound[es] and that he came to testifie what he knowe

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in this matter at the request & charges of henrye Standen Interrogated beinge firste compelled by p[ro]cesse out of this Courte

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet quoad se ip[su]m negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] & vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad r[esp]ondet that all the tithes or the moste parte of them Interrogated have beene pade unto Mr Robert[es] Interrogated or his lawfull receivor for this three or fower yeares laste paste for w[i]thin the time abovemenc[i]oned he this exa[m]i[n]ate hath knowne Thomas Standen of yapton paye unto the saide Mr Robert[es] tithe Lambes one tithe calf, Cheese, & wooll, comeinge growinge and renewinge w[i]thin the said p[ar]ishe of yapton and titheable places thereof and as this exa[m]i[n]ate thinkethe ev[er]ye other p[ar]ishoner w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe doth or oughte to doe the like & touchinge tithe pasture of fattinge sheepe sould awaye from the p[ar]ishe of yapton before shearetyme this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad r[esp]ondet that the said henrye Standen had xviij acres of pasture grounde or thereabout[es] in his occupac[i]on in the monethes & yeares libellated and also articulated w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof ev[er]ye acre worthe xiij s iiijd or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad Nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Henrye Standen had in his occupac[i]on in ev[er]ye of the monethes & yeares Interrogated xij acres of meadowe & grounde mowed or thereabout[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton and titheable places thereof & of the same he had aboute xij load[es] or carriag[es] of hey worthe xs the Loade or thereabout[es]

Ad xu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] xiju[m] 13u[m] & 14u[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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John Winston

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Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

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12 Streater

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month/s of depositions March 1607/8

parish/es Shipley

plaintiff/s Joan Streater

defendant/s William Robins

type of case Defamation

William Robins allegedly called Joan Streater a whore whilst she was standing in the street near her house. This, according to witnesses, led her husband and ‘diverse others within the parish of Shipley’ to ‘think the worse of her’ until she was able to clear herself of the defamation.

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Streater con[tra] Robins Examinatio test[iu]m de et sup[er] li[bel]lo al[io]s ex p[ar]te Joanne Streater p[ar]o[chi]e de Shipley p[ro]ducta iurata et exa[m]i[n]ata con[tra] Will[ia]mu[s] Robins de eadem in c[aus]a diff[amacionis]

Rich[ard]us Michell de Shipley in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Ichingefeild in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that a little before harveste laste or thereabout[es] soe neare as this exa[m]i[n]ate cann remember he this exa[m]i[n]ate beinge in his owne ground[es] aboute his busynes hard the said Will[ia]m Robins libellate[d] saye unto the said Joane Streater also libellated he the said Will[ia]m Robins beinge then in his owne ground[es] & the said Joane Streater then beinge in the King[es] highewaye neare unto her owne house w[i]thin the said p[ar]ishe of Shipley libellated

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[[f 65v/f 66r]] that the said Joane Streater was a whoore whoore, and whoore, and a rascollye whore A roged whore and beggerlye whore in the p[re]sence and hearinge of this exa[m]i[n]ate onelye to this examinat[es] knowledge, savinge that Lewes Pannett a witnesse also producted & sworne in this suite hath tould this exa[m]i[n]ate that he hath & did heare the like word[es] of diffamac[i]on soe as afore deposed by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time and place before by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad articulu[m] prox[imum] precedent[um]

Ad quartu[m] deponit that the good name and fame of the said Joane Streater is by reason of the word[es] of diffamac[i]on libellated amongeste her neighbours the worse thoughte of, untill she is cleared by Lawe Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interrogator[ia]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a husbandman and thereby gettethe his livinge and touchinge the residue of the Interrogatorye he answearethe as before to the p[re]face of his exam[ina]c[i]on

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste and charge of Joane Streator Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

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Ad vjtu[m] <& vij> r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that the said W[illia]m Robins Interr[oga]ted did utter the word[es] of diffamac[i]on before by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed to the libell againste the said Joane Streater for he this exa[m]i[n]ate knowethe the same to be true because he bothe see the said Will[ia]m Robins and Joane Streater taulke togeather when the same word[es] of diffamac[i]on weare used at the time & place above menc[i]oned by this Exa[m]i[n]ate to the libell & in the p[re]sence & hearinge of the saide Lewes Pannett beforenamed as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]lye deposed But touchinge Lewes Pannett[es] presence or heareinge of the saide word[es] of diffamac[i]on this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose because he this exa[m]i[n]ate did not soe muche as see the said Lewes Pannett but as this exa[m]i[n]ate hathe form[er]lye deposed he did heare the saide Lewes Pannett say that he did heare the word[es] of diffamac[i]on form[er]lye deposed by this Exa[m]i[n]ate Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix [um] nescit r[esp]ondere savinge that the poore man Lewes Pannett Interrogated was always accoumpted to be a poore honeste man & suche a one as did allwaes take paynes to live honestlye in the worlde [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Lodovicus Pannett de Shipley in Com[itatu] Sussex Collier ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] vj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Boxgrave ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that in harveste laste paste soe neare as this exa[m]i[n]ate can remember he this Exa[m]i[n]ate beinge at worke in the ground[es] of S[i]r Thomas Carrell knighte neare unto the place & w[i]thin the heareinge wheare the said William Robins libellated and Joan Streater also libellate[d] did talke togeather whiche was w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Shipley libellated he this exa[m]i[n]ate hard the said Will[ia]m Robins call the said

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Joane Streater whoore, whore, and whore, rascally whore, roged whore, and beggerlye whore, noe bodye beinge then w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate but he this exa[m]i[n]ate him self alone neither doth this exa[m]i[n]ate knowe whether any bodye harde the same word[es] besid[es] himself Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] prox[imum] p[re]cedent[um]

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative because bothe the s[ai]d Joane Streaters husband & div[er]se others w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Shipley thinkethe the worse of the said Joan Streater untill she hath cleared her self of this diffamac[i]on

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactu[m] est et [resp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet as before to the p[re]face of his Examinac[i]on

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xls

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] r[es]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Joane Streater Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vij quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

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Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet that is not nor ev[er] was suche a manner of man as he is reported to be by this ar[tic]le [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Robins & Streter Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] excepc[i]onib[us] Jo[hn] Bennett de horsham in com[itatu] Sussex Butcher ubi habitavit p[er] xviij an[norum] vel circiter et antea apud Civit[at]em Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad excepc[i]ones

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that about [Christ]mas laste paste 1607 or a litell after this ex[amina]t[e] hapeninge to be at the house of Edw[ard] Hayler in Shipley in the county together w[i]th John Scatt W[illia]m Robins and thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Michell did heare the said Will[ia]m Robins amongst other speech there had, Richard Michell what was the reason he used him the said W[illia]m Robins soe hardly and unkindely in deposinge against him the s[ai]d Robins in the cause of diffamac[i]on dependinge betwene him the said Robyns and Joane Streater to whome the said Richard Mychell ar[ticu]lat[ed] said thou (speakinge to the s[ai]d W[illia]m Robins) art a wranglinge knave and hast much abused me in huntinge of my hoggs and div[er]s other waies, w[hi]ch was the cause I spoake so much against thee and more than otherwise I would have don if thou hadst used me well All w[hi]ch words were used and spocken by the said Richard Michell at the place and tyme aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearing of the said Edw[ard] Hayler John Scutt and this ex[amina]t[e] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad quintu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera John Bennet

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drury Etc xijo die m[ar]tij 1607

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Johannes Scatt de Horsham in com[itatu] Sussex Tanner ubi moram fecit p[er] xxli annos vel circiter et ante apud Pulbrough in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] quinquaginta Anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad excepc[i]ones

Ad primu[m] s[e]cundu[m] iijiu[m] et iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]e materie exceptione deponit that about fortnight before [christ]mas laste paste or there about[es] otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not p[er]fectly remember, he this ex[amina]t[e] and John Benit a witnes also p[ro]ducted and exa[m]i[n]ed in this cause went to Shipley in the county of Sussex to buye wares viz he this ex[amina]t[e] hides, and John Bennett porkers and cominge to one Edward Haylers howse in Shipley aforesaid then and there mett w[i]th W[illia]m Robins ar[ticu]lat[ed] and then and there also this exa[m]i[n]at[e] beinge requested to goe to Richard Michell ar[ticu]lat[ed] also, to come unto the said Edward Hayler and John Bennett to here whether he would confirme his deposic[i]ons against the ar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Robins in the suite betwene Joane Streater and him the s[ai]d Robins did goe unto the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Rich[ard] Michell and did tell him that Edward Hayler and John Ben[n]ett did desire him the said Michell to come unto them to the place aforesaid to talke w[i]th them concerninge the suite com[m]enced betwene Joane Streater and W[illia]m Robins ar[ticu]lat[ed] then the said Richard Michell ar[ticu]lat[ed] said unto this ex[amina]t[e] that he Could not come unto them the said Edward Hayler and John Bennett and said also that the said W[illia]m Robins was a troublesome fellowe and had much abused him the s[ai]d Michell by impoundynge and huntinge of his beast[es] and hogg[es] w[hi]ch did much urge him and made him speake and depose more against him the said W[illia]m Robins ar[ticu]lat[ed] in the fores[ai]d suite betwene him and Joane Streater ar[ticu]lat[ed]

[[f 75v/f 76r]] then otherwise he would have don And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that afterward[es] viz the same daye wherein the said Michell did speake the word[es] before deposed by this ex[amina]t[e], the said Richard Michell ar[ticu]lat[ed] cominge unto their the said John Bennett and Edward unto the howse of the said Edward Hayler in Shipley aforesaid and their talkinge of the said suite dependinge betwene the said Joane Streater ar[ticu]lat[ed] and the s[ai]d W[illia]m Robins ar[ticu]lat[ed] the said Richard

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Michell said unto the s[ai]d W[illia]m Robins, before and in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of the said Edw[ard] Hayler Jo[hn] Bennett and this ex[amina]t[e] that the said W[illia]m Robins was a troublesome fellowe and had much abused him the said Richard Michell w[hi]ch did urge him and make him speake and depose more against him the s[ai]d Robins in the suite betwene Joane Streater and him than otherwise he would have don Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera signum Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Scatt

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro Jo[hanni] Drury Etc xijo die martij 1607

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13 Jocham

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month/s of depositions November 1607

parish/es Westbourne

plaintiff/s Thomas Jocham

defendant/s Richard Carpenter and Cicily Young

type of case Defamation

Weaver Thomas Jocham called Cicily Young a whore after she came to his house to collect some money he owed to her husband, Henry. When she asked him who she had been a whore with he said it was with Richard Carpenter.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio test[iu]m Richard[us] Fabian de Westeborne in Com[itatu] Sussex sherema[n] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xiiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Greatham in Com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlvij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]d[um] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli Deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate aboute sainte Peters day laste paste otherwise the certaine time this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott nowe remember he this exa[m]i[n]ate did a peece of clothe for the saide Thomas Jocham & then carryed the same clothe unto him to his house at westeborne and then and there he the saide Thom[a]s Jocham tould this exa[m]i[n]ate that he the saide Thomas was soe pestured with a whore for money meaneinge and nameinge Cicilye younge the wif of henrye younge libellated but saide the saide Thomas Jocham I thinke she will come noe more unto me for money for I have called her all to noughte and saide that she was a whore and that she had knaves usinge unto her then the saide Cicilye Younge asked him the said Jocham what knaves did use her companye and the saide Jocham answeared & saide whye that knave Carpenter nameing

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Richarde Carpenter libellate[d] and further saide unto her thou are Carpenters whore and if she saide Carpenter had not had good lucke he had beene pulde from thye tayle when he loste his sadle meaneinge thereby in this exa[m]i[n]at[es] Judgemente that the saide Richarde Carpenter had comitted adulterye w[i]th the saide Cicilye younge libellated All whiche speeches weare soe spoken by the saide Thomas Jocham against the saide Richarde Carpenter & Cicilye younge in the house of the saide Jocham abovenamed in the p[re]sence of this exa[m]i[n]ate & John Kente who was w[i]thin the hearing thereof as this exa[m]i[n]ate thinkethe and soe was Anthonye Jocham sonne of the saide Thomas

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Jocham for they weare boathe at the begingeinge of the speakeinge of the same word[es] & verye neare where the word[es] weare spoken at the endinge of them

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] preceden[tum]

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons menc[i]oned in the seconde artickle of the libell

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative ex certa sua scientia

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet as before to the p[re]face of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on & that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man paide vli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Richarde Carpenter libellate[d] w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative ad vj nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative for the saide Richarde Carpenter was not soe muche as then p[rese]nte neither did he this exa[m]i[n]ate heare the saide Carpenter speake anythinge againste the saide Jocham at any other time

Ad viij r[esp]ondet negative for anythinge this exa[m]i[n]ate ev[er] harde or knewe savinge the word[es] of diffamac[i]on form[er]lye deposed by this exa[m]i[n]ate

[[signature]]

Rychard Fabian

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Alicia Peycocke uxor Thome Peacock p[ar]o[chi]e de Westeborne in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] ix anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Gretham in Com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter at antea apud Binsteade in Com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] p[re]dicto ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] Lx anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iur[ata] et ex[aminata] dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli Deponit that upon sainte peters daye laste paste soe neare as this exa[m]i[n]ate cann remember she this exa[m]i[n]ate was at the house of Thomas Jocham libellate[d] aboute busynes to the said Jocham wheare she this exa[m]i[n]ate harde the saide Thomas Jocham call her the saide Cicilye younge wife of henrye Younge libellated whore arrante whore then the saide Cicilye younge beinge p[re]sente asked the said Tho[mas] Jocham whose whore she was whereunto the saide Jocham answeared & saide to the s[ai]d Cicilye that she was Richard Carpenters whore libellated & bidd her aske her neighbours whether she was or noe and further saide that the saide Carpenter was or mighte have beene drawen from the heeles of the saide Cicilye younge meaninge in this exa[m]i[n]at[es] Judgem[en]t that the saide Carpenter had comitted adulterye w[i]th the saide

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Cicilye All whiche was spoken by the said Jocham againste the saide Cicilye young & Richarde Carpenter libellat[ed] in the p[re]sence of Henrye younge & Cicilye his wif Anthonye Jocham sonne of the saide Thomas Jocham & this Exa[m]i[n]ate Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons menc[i]oned in the seconde ar[tic]le of the libell

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative ex certa sua scientia

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m[ satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that she hath an husbande who takethe paym[en]t for his livinge in husbandrye but what she is worthe of her owne p[ro]per good[es] ev[er]ye man p[ai]d she knowethe not because all she hath is her husband[es]

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Richarde Carpenter Interrogated without Compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad v tu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad viij r[esp]ondet negative for anythinge this ex[amina]te ev[er] harde or knewe saveinge the word[es] of diffamac[i]on, form[er]lye deposed by this exa[m]i[n]ate [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

Joh[ann]es Kente de westeborne in Com[itatu] Sussex Broadeweaver ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] x anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem Sar[um] in Com[itatu] Wilts ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxxvj anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iur[atus] et ex[aminatus] dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu[lu]m li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad secundu[m] deponit that aboute sainte Peters daye laste paste soe neare as this exa[m]i[n]ate cann remember he this exa[m]i[n]ate then workinge in the house of the saide Thomas Jocham libellate[d] at westeborne harde the s[ai]d Thomas Jocham saye that Cicilie younge libellate[d] was a whore and an arrante whore which tale the saide Thomas Jocham toulde to this exa[m]i[n]ate but not in the p[re]sence of the saide Cicilie younge and saide the saide Thomas Jocham to this exa[m]i[n]ate I called her whore & arrante whore, whereunto

[[f 69v/f 70r]] the saide Cicilye younge as the s[ai]d Jocham tould this exa[m]i[n]ate demaunded of the saide Thomas Jocham whose whore she was whereunto the said Thom[a]s Jocham answeared & said as he toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate that she was Richarde Carpenters whore libellate[d] All whiche speeches the said Thom[a]s Jocham tould this exa[m]i[n]ate in his owne house in the p[re]sence of this exa[m]i[n]ate and Anthonye Jocham sonne of the saide Thomas Jocham as this exa[m]i[n]ate thinkethe for the saide Anthonye Jocham was in the hall of his saide Fathers house when & wheare his saide Father tould him this exa[m]i[n]ate the word[es] of diffamac[i]on before by him deposed By reason whereof this exa[m]i[n]ate thinkethe that the saide Thom[a]s Jocham mente that the saide Richarde Carpenter and Cicilye younge libellated had comitted fornicac[i]on or adulterye togeather Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

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Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons menc[i]oned in the seconde ar[tic]le of the libell by him deposed unto

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative ex certa sua scientia

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet as before to the p[re]face of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on and that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man p[ai]d xxs

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Richarde Carpenter beinge firste compelled by processe out of this Courte

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad sextu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative for anythinge this exa[m]i[n]ate knoweth

Ad viij r[esp]ondet negative for anythinge this exa[m]i[n]ate ev[er] harde or knewe savinge the word[es] of diffamac[i]on form[er]ly by him deposed

[[signature]]

John Kentt

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Ed[ward]us Hall de Racton in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter & antea apud Tichefeilde in Com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] lv anno[rum] vel circiter

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] Deponit that aboute three week[es] or a monethe agoe laste paste otherwise the time this Exa[m]i[n]ate cannott nowe remember he this exa[m]i[n]ate beinge titheingeman of Racton had occasion to fetche Cicilye younge the wif of henrye younge libellated before S[i]r George Gunter Knighte one of his maiesties Justices of the peace and another Warrante was sente to Westeborne for the saide Richarde Carpenter also libellated to appeare before the said S[i]r George Gunter and the saide Thom[a]s Jocham also libellated did then & theare appeare before the saide S[i]r George Gunter when the saide Cicilye Younge & Richard Carpenter did appeare and when they weare altogether before the s[ai]d S[i]r George Gunter at his house at Racton he

[[f 70v/f 71r]] this exa[m]i[n]ate harde the saide Thom[a]s Jocham then & there amongeste other speeches say that the saide Cicilye younge libellated was the saide Richarde Carpenters whore also libellated All whiche speeches weare soe spoken by the saide Thomas Jocham at the time and place afores[ai]d againste the saide Cicilye Younge & Richarde Carpenter in the p[re]sence & heareinge of the s[ai]d S[i]r George Gunter and this exa[m]i[n]ate By reason whereof as this exa[m]i[n]ate thinkethe the saide Thomas Jocham mente that the saide Richard Carpenter and Cicilye Younge had comitted fornicac[i]on or Addulterye together

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum]

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons by him form[er]lye deposed to the seconde ar[tic]le of the libel

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative ex certa sua scientia

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

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Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium) satisfactu[m] est & r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a husbandman and thereby getteth his livinge And that he is worth of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man p[ai]d [sic]

Ad tertiu[m] that he came to testifie what he doth know in this matter at the requeste & charge of Richarde Carpenter w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vj et vij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] libell[i]

Ad viij r[esp]ondet negative for anythinge this exa[m]i[n]ate ev[er] harde or knewe savinge the word[es] of diffamac[ion] form[er]lye deposed by this exa[m]i[n]ate [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Henricus Younge p[ar]o[chi]e de Racton in Com[itatu] Sussex Sawyer ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud westeborne in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] ix anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud winston infra p[ar]ochiam de Newechurche in insula vecte ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxiij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that upon s[ain]te Peters day laste past soe neare as this exa[m]i[n]ate cann remember he this exa[m]i[n]ate and his this exa[m]i[n]at[es] wif Cicilye Younge libellate[d] wente to the house of the saide Thomas Jocham for certaine money whiche did owe unto this

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exa[m]i[n]ate and after some Communicac[i]on had betwixte the saide Thomas Jocham & this exa[m]i[n]ate, his this exa[m]i[n]at[es] wif toulde the saide Thomas Jocham that if he did pay this exa[m]i[n]ate the money then due unto him her saide husbande, he should make him an acquittance for the same then the saide Thomas Jocham without any at all called Cicilye Younge this exa[m]i[n]at[es] wif whore, and saide that she was Richarde Carpenters whore also libellated and that the saide Richarde Carpenter was or mighte have beene pulled for the saide Cicilyes tayle meaneing thereby in this exa[m]i[n]at[es] Judgemente that the saide Richard Carpenter and Cicilye younge had com[m]itted fornicac[i]on or adulterye together All whiche speeces weare spoke by the saide Thomas Jocham in his owne house at Westeborne in the pre]sence of Alice Paycocke this exa[m]i[n]ate & Cicilye his wif Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]cedentum

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons before by him deposed in the seconde ar[tic]le of the libell

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a sawyer and thereby gettethe his livinge & that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man p[ai]d xli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad vj <& vij> nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad s[e]c[un]dum articulu[m] libelli

Ad viij r[esp]ondet negative for anythinge this exa[m]i[n]ate ev[er] harde or knewe

Ad Interr[ogatorium] s[e]c[un]do loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] <& s[e]c[un]dum> Interr[ogatoria] r[esp]ondet that he was com[m]itted to Winchester iayle by Mr Cotton one of his maiesties Justices of the peace in hampshire almoste amonethe agoe for suspicion of buggerye with a mare of whiche acte doeinge or that this exa[m]i[n]ate did ev[er] intend to doe this exa[m]i[n]ate is cleare & guiltelesse and he tarryed in the same iayle iij week[es] & odd dayes & was delivered out of the iayle by Thomas Jochams meanes Interrogated

Ad tertiu[m] deponit affirmative for his wif & he was marryed in Racton Churche the m[ar]ke of Hen[rye] [[mark]] Younge

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox xxviij o Novembris 1607

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14 Willard

starting folio f 72v

month/s of depositions January 1607/8

parish/es Eartham

plaintiff/s John Willard

defendant/s George Gibbons

type of case Matrimonial

John Willard alleged that Mary Gibbons, the daughter of George Gibbons, had agreed to marry him. George Gibbons claimed that his daughter had never contracted herself to Willard because, as she told him, she neither loved nor liked him.

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Willard con[tra] Gibbons Examinatio test[iu]m Georgius Gibbons de Eartham in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandma[n] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] vij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Litlehampton in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mo[r]am egit p[er] spaciu[m] quinq[ue] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eartham p[re]d[icto] in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Coldwaltham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lviij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that aboute harveste was Twelve= =monethe the saide John Willarde libellate[d] spooke to this exa[m]i[n]ate to speeke to his daughter Marye Gibbons in his behalf touchinge a marriage to be had and solemnized betwixte him the saide John Willarde who was then a workeman with this exa[m]i[n]ate by the day and the saide Marye Gibbons libellated requeste he this exa[m]i[n]ate spooke unto the saide Marye Gibbons his daughter in the behalf of the saide John Willarde accordinge to his requeste but the saide Marye his daughter utterlye refused to graunte her consente thereunto because as she saide she did never love the saide John Willarde neither could she ever abide him the saide John

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Willarde and as she then saide she never did contracte herselfe unto him the saide John Willarde in the way of marriage nor otherwise nor ev[er] promised him to contracte herself unto him nor to marrye w[i]th him at all and touchinge anythinge ell[es] contained in this ar[tic]le this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad s[e]c[un]dum nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit ad articulu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum]

Ad quartu[m] deponit that he never harde of any such contracte as is menc[i]oned in the artickle neither w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Sutton Eartham or any other place libellate[d] wheresoever or howsoever

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Ad quintu[m] deponit that he never harde that the saide John Willarde & Marye Gibbons his daughter was ev[er] reputed & taken to be man & wif neither doth this exa[m]i[n]ate beleeve that the saide John Willard cann prove any suche matter againste the saide Marye Gibbons this exa[m]i[n]at[es] daughter

Ad sextu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera the m[ar]ke of George [[mark]] Gibbons

Repetit[us] cora[m] me xxvto die mensis Januarij Anno D[omi]ni iuxta etc 1607

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15 Finch

starting folio f 73r

month/s of depositions February 1607/8

parish/es Chiltington

plaintiff/s Alice Finch

defendant/s Richard White

type of case Defamation

Richard White was accused of calling Alice Finch a ‘scurvy long-jawed queen’ but witnesses alleged that she had provoked him by calling him a ‘knave’.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et sup[er] li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Alicie Finche ux[or]is Thome Finch de Chiltington Arch[idiaconatis] Cic[estrensis] con[tra] Richard White de Eadem p[ar]o[chi]a in c[aus]a diffamac[i]onis sine contestij dat[o] et exhibit[o] sequitur

John Willett de Chiltington in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi oriund[us] fuit etate xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus deponit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad ijdu[m] deponit that about the feast day of Simon and Jude last paste this ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the howse of one Margaret Sayer widowe in Chiltington aforesaid, together w[i]th the said Margaret Sayer, this ex[amina]t[es] brother Thomas Willett and one Anthonie Bisshoppe, and then and there determyninge of a matter in controv[er]sie betwane Richard White li[bel]lat[ed] and the above named Anthonie Bisshoppe there were some word[es] and talke amongst the companie concerninge Alice Finche wif of Tho[mas] Finche li[bel]lat[ed] amongst w[hi]ch talke this ex[amina]t[e] heard Richard White li[bel]lat[ed] saye of the said Alice Finche li[bel]lat[ed] that she the said Alice Finch was or is a longe Jawed queane or els that she the said Alice was or is as longe Jawed a queane as he

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the said Richard White li[bel]lated was a knave or some such word[es] in effect w[hi]ch word[es] were spoken by the said Richard White of the said Alice Finche unto the above named Anthonie Bisshopp to be d[elivere]d by him the said Anthonie as a message unto the s[ai]d Alice Finche from him the said Richard White and more to this ar[tic]le this deponent cannot say savinge

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that this deponent saith that the s[ai]d Anthonie Bishoppe hath tolde unto this ex[amina]t[e] that the said Richard White said that she the s[ai]d Alice Finche li[bel]lat[ed] was a scurvy longe Jawed queane All w[hi]ch said word[es] before by this ex[amina]t[e] deposed were spoken at the tyme and place aforesaid of the art[iculate] said Alice Finche by the said Richard White before and in the p[rese]nc[e] of the p[ar]ties beofre named Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiij tu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit that he thincketh that the said Richard White did not speake the word[es] before by this Ex[amina]t[e] deposed to hurte or discreditt the said Alice Finche li[bel]lat[ed] any way or that her good name or fame is any whitt ympayred thereby Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad sextu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the s[ai]d Richard White li[bella]ted is of the p[ar]ish of Chiltington li[bel]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vij refert se ad iura

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] et iijiu[m] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s negative

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Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut primo ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li deposuit et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

[[signature]]

John Willet

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drury xxo die Febr[uarij] 1607

Margareta Sayers de Chiltington in com[itatu] Sussex ex vid[ua] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis deponit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad ijdum ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li deponit that a mn [sic] after M[i]ch[ael]mas laste past the certaine tyme otherwise this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot nowe rem[em]ber this ex[amina]t[e] beinge at her owne howse in Chiltington afores[ai]d there beinge also p[rese]nte w[i]th her John Willett Anthonie Bishoppe and Richard White li[bel]lat[ed] heard the said Rich[ard] White li[bel]lat[ed] say unto the said Anthonie Bisshoppe ser[va]unt

[[f 73v/f 74r]] unto Thomas Finche of Chiltington afores[ai]d (bringinge word[es] from the said Alice Finche li[bel]lat[ed] that the said Richard White was a knave) comend me unto the Longe Jawes thie dame meaninge the s[ai]d Alice Finch li[bel]lat[ed] which word[es] were soe spoken by the said Richard White of the s[ai]d Alice Finche in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of the p[ar]ties aforesaid and at the place aforesaid Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vtu[m] deponit that she doth not thincke the good or fame of the said Alice Finche is any way impayred by utteringe the word[es] afores[ai]d or

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her creditt any way dimi[ni]shed or made of less esteeme Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that the said Richard White is of the p[ar]ish of Chiltington Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]depo[sit]a p[er] eam sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that this Examina]t[e]s mothers brother was the said Alice Finches first husband Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ij du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut primo ad ij du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] depo[sui]t Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that in ex[amina]t[es] opinion Richard White had moste misery Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad li[bel]la p[re]deposuit

signu[m] M[ar]garette [[mark]] Sayers

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drury Etc xxmo die Feb[ruarij] 1607

Anthonius Bishoppe de Chiltington in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxvj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Libellum

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad ijdu[m] deponit that about ij or iij weekes after the feaste of St Michaell laste paste an[n]o 1607 soe nere as this ex[amina]t[e] rem[em]breth Richard White spake theis word[es] followinge of by and concerninge Alice Finche also li[bel]lat[ed] viz talkinge of the said Alice Finche together w[i]th this ex[amina]t[e], said that she the s[ai]d Alice Finche was a scurvye Longe Jawed queane and as much queane as he was knave and willed this ex[amina]t[e] to tell her the s[ai]d Alice so much because he this ex[amina]t[e] was in house and did worke w[i]th Tho[mas] Finch husbond of the s[ai]d Alice Li[bel]lat[ed] All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken of the said Alice Finche by the said Richard White in the house of one Margaret Sayers in Chiltington aforesaid in the p[resen]c[e] of the said Margaret Sayers John Willett and this Ex[amina]t[e], Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] dicit that the s[ai]d Richard White hath confessed since the publishinge of the word[es] before this ex[amina]t[e] set downe that he did spake them of the s[ai]d Alice Finch (as Tho[mas] Finch husbond to the s[ai]d Alice hath tolde to this ex[amina]t[e]) Et al[ite]r nescit deponere As iiijtu[m] refert se ad iura Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vtu[m] deponit that the good name and fame of the said Alice is not anie iott impaired or anie way hurt by reason of the foresaid word[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad viju[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viiju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] e[um] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that this r[esp]ondent did worke by the weeke w[i]th the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Finche husbond of the foresaid Alice since or about the begyninge of this suite Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad li[bel]lu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad li[bel] lu[m] p[re]depo[sui]t Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re] deposuit

signu[m] Anthony [[mark]] B[ysshop]p

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Jo[hn] Drury Etc 27o die Febru[arij] 1607

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16 Stanford

starting folio f 76v

month/s of depositions 1607, May 1608

parish/es Angmering

plaintiff/s Thomas Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke

defendant/s Thomas Olliver

type of case Church Rights

This is a typical dispute concerning chancel repair, initiated by the Churchwardens. Landowners and tenants were taxed in order to pay for repairs and other church expenses. This case refers to broken bells, which would not be rightly included in chancel repairs only.

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Examinac[i]o Testiu[m] in quodam iudgatio reparac[i]o[n]is navis eccl[es]ie paro[chia]lis de Angmering ac piramidis valvaru[m] et fenstraru[m] eius[ai]dem Eccl[es]ie p[ro]indu[m] p[er] Thomam Stanford et Thomam Gratwicke garduanos sive Yconimos paro[chi]e de Angmering p[re]d[icto] Con[tra] Thomam Olliver de Clapham Archi[diaco]nat[i] et dioc[ese] Cicestrens[is] p[re]d[icto] product[us] et iurat[us] decimo nono die mensis martij Anno D[omi]ni iuxta computationem eccle[es]ie Anglicane 1607

Johannes Porter p[ar]o[chi]e de Limister in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xto anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Angm[er]inge in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Ferringe in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] spaciu[m] iiijor anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud weste greenesteade in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Jur[atus]

Ad Ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the said Thomas Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke articulated in the yeare 1607 articulated weare Churchewardens of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angmeringe also articulated and for Churchewardens theare they weare Chosen by the

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consente of the p[ar]ishoners theare and did execute theire office therein and for Churchewardens theare they weare comonlye reputed & taken

Ad s[e]cundu[m] deponit that for this yeares agoe laste of this exa[m]i[n]ate[s] owne knowledge All the occupiers of any Land[es] or ground[es] scituate within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge Articulated and the bonnde limitt[es] and titheable places thereof whether the parties that occupied the same Land[es] or ground[es] scituate within the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and the bonnde limitt[es] and titheable places thereof did dwell within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge or noe, They did allwaies paye toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Churche of Angm[er]inge articulated as they weare taxed for this exa[m]i[n]ate when he was Churchewarden theare which was aboute xxiiij yeares agoe did receive of Mr W[illia]m Palm[er] of parham Esquier certaine money as he was then taxed at for and toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the bodye of the Churche of Angm[er]inge for suche Land[es] and ground[es] as he then occupied within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & he this exa[m]i[n]ate received the like of Mr Will[ia]m

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Shelley of Michellgrove w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Clapham Esquier by the hand[es] of Mr Snappe stewarde of his house for suche Land[es] <& ground[es]> as the saide Mr Will[ia]m Shelley did then occupye w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge whiche was the Land[es] and ground[es] of Thorneweeke belonginge unto Angm[er]inge articulated

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit savinge that All the occupiers of any Land[es] or ground[es] scituate w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge ar[ticu]lated and the bonnde limitt[es] & titheable places thereof as in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le is menc[i]oned for all the time in the same ar[tic]le by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed did paye or oughte to have paide toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the bodye of the Churche and other necessaries thereunto belongeinge as they weare taxed as often as neede did requier Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative for all the time this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]lye deposed Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quintu[m] nescit depon[er]e

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Ad sextu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij nescit depon[er]e

Ad viij nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[ictorum]

Ad ix[um] nescit depon[er]e

Ad x[um] nescit depon[er]e

Ad xj nescit depon[er]e

Ad xij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er]eum sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he livethe by husbandrye and that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man paide xlli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet tht he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Thomas Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke In[terroga]ted without compulsion

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet quoad se ip[s]u[m] negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] quoad se ip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad septimu[m] quoad seip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet negative and for his contest[es] they are & will answeare for themselves

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix[um] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet that the Land[es] & ground[es] before by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed to the seconde ar[tic]le of the Artickles given againste the s[ai]d Thom[a]s Oliver for all the time above menc[i]oned weare & scituate and lyinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge ar[ticu]lated <& titheable places thereof> as they are at this p[rese]nte and not within the p[ar]ishe of Burpham nor the bonnd[es] and limitt[es] of the same that ev[er] this exa[m]i[n]ate harde or knewe

Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondet that there hath beene and is a Custome w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge Interrogated to make a Land scott or taxac[i]on yearely for the charge of the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the bodye of the Churche of Angm[er]inge of breade & wine of Churche book[es] and of other such like charg[es] for all the time before by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed and the Land[es] called Thorneweeke before by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed when he this exa[m]i[n]ate was Churchwarden of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angm[er]inge as aforesaide weare then taxed and the taxac[i]ons weare pade to this ex[amina]te as they weare taxed as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]ly deposed Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad xij nescit r[esp]ondere for he nev[er] se the same p[ar]ishoners of Angmeringe in theire Annuall p[er]ambulac[i]ons compasse & fetche in the saide Thomas Olivers Land[es] as p[ar]te & p[ar]cell of the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and as lyinge w[i]thin the same p[ar]ishe But he hath harde that the saide Land[es] have beene accustomed to be compassed & fetched in by the p[ar]ishoners of Angm[er]inge in theire p[er]ambulac[i]ons as beinge p[ar]te & p[ar]cell of theire p[ar]ishe & titheable places thereof since this exa[m]i[n]at[es]

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comeinge from Angm[er]inge and he never harde the same Land[es] to be knowne or reputed to have beene and to be lyinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe of Burpham nor the bonnd[es] & limitt[es] thereof Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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John Porter

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Thomas Martyn p[ar]o[chi]e de Angm[er]inge in Com[itatu] Sussex mercer ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] Sex anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eastepreston infra p[ar]o[chi]a[m] de Ferringe ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem London ubi mora[m] egit p[er] spaciu[m] unius anni vel circiter et antea apud Ferringe p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lv anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis

Ad Articulos

Ad primu[m] deponit that in the yeare 1607 the saide Thomas Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke articulated weare as they are at this p[rese]nte Churche= =Wardens of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angm[er]inge and did exercise & doe the office of Churchwardens by & with the knowledge and consente of the p[ar]ishoners of Angm[er]inge as at this p[rese]nte they doe and for suche they are comonly reputed & taken Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] deponit that in the yeare of o[u]r Lorde god 1605 when this exa[m]i[n]ate was Churchewarden of the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge articulated All the occupiers of any Land[es] lyinge within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and titheable places thereof whether they dwelte w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge or without the same p[ar]ishe did

[[f 78r/f 78v]] paye toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the bodyes of the Churche of Angm[er]inge aforesaide and other necessaryes there= unto belongeinge suche som[m]e & somes of money be they weare taxed at for mr George Shelley of Warminghurste in the County of Sussex who then did occupye the Land[es] and ground[es] called Thorneweeke by himself or others did pay unto this exa[m]i[n]ate xijs as he was then taxed toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angm[er]inge for the saide Land[es] called Thorneweeke whiche Land[es] called Thorneweeke is nowe in the occupac[i]on of the saide Thomas Oliver articulated and this exa[m]i[n]ate never harde any occupier of any Land[es] or ground[es] scituate within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge aforesaide and titheable places thereof denye the paymente of any some or somes of money as they weare taxed toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the saide Churche of Angm[er]inge (till this suite begun) Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad tertiu[m] deponit that for this three yeares laste paste when this exa[m]i[n]ate was Churchewarden and since untill the time of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on All the occupiers of any Land[es] and ground[es] scituate w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof have paide as they weare taxed as aften as neede did require toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons & decayes of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angm[er]inge (excepte before excepted) Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad quartu[m] deponit That the Churchewardens of Angm[er]inge for the time beinge for this three yeares laste paste of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] knowledge (upon warneinge and notice firste given in the Churche aforesaid unto the p[ar]ishoners then p[rese]nte that they wanted money toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of theIre Churche ) w[i]th the consente of the greater parte or of the cheifeste men of the p[ar]ishe have accustomed to make a seasemente for the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the s[ai]d ruynes and to taxe aswell the occupiers whiche dwellethe without the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge occupyinge Land[es] w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge as the occupiers of Land[es] w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe dwellinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe as ofte as neede shoulde requier for & concerninge the necessary rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the s[ai]d Church of Angm[er]inge and the bell[es] steple windowes wall[es] and other ornament[es] necessarye for the same churche And ev[er]ye occupier & possessor of any such Land[es] & ground[es] have paide theire money soe taxed unto the Churchewardens of Angm[er]inge aforesaide for the time beinge for the discharge and rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the s[ai]d ruines of the s[ai]d Churche of Angm[er]inge Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative ex certa sui scientia

Ad Septu[m] deponit that the ruyns and decayes menc[i]oned in this ar[tic]le & the artickle nexte before goeinge coulde not nor was not repaired and amended under the some menc[i]oned in this ar[tic]le or verye neare there about[es] for the bell castinge coste agreate deale of money neare about x or xj pound[es] Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad vij deponit that the saide Thom[a]s Stanforde and Thomas Gratwicke articulated in the yeare & monethes articulated saide that they had not money enoughe in theire hand[es] belongeinge to the Churche of Angm[er]inge afores[ai]d to repaire the ruynes & decayes of the s[ai]d Churche

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Ad viij deponit that the Churchewardens menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le upon one Sondaye or hollydaye happeninge in the yeare and monethes articulated longe before this suite began did give notice to the p[ar]ishoners of Angm[er]inge aforesaide then p[rese]nte that they had not in theire hand[es] soe much money belongeinge unto the Churche as woulde repaire the ruynes & decayes of the s[ai]d churche and thereupon with the consente of the p[ar]ishoners then p[rese]nte which was in nomber manye as namely mr John Baker, Richarde penfold thelder, mr Thomas Hollande, Thomas Addams John Hurlinge John Frogebrooke this exa[m]i[n]ate and div[er]se others whose names this exa[m]i[n]ate doth not nowe remember the saide Churchewardens and other the p[ar]ishoners of the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe as is aforesaide did as they usuallye weare wonte to doe, taxe all the p[ar]ishoners & occupiers of any Land[es] scituate w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and titheable places thereof as also all other occupiers of any Land[es] within the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe & titheable places thereof dwellinge w[i]thin any other p[ar]ishe as necessitye did then requier Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad ixu[m] deponit that in the yeare and monethes in the firste ar[tic]le above menc[i]oned or in one of the s[ai]d monethes the saide Thom[a]s Oliver articulated had in his occupac[i]on Eightescoore Acres of Lande w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and titheable places thereof whiche Land[es] weare taxed toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the decayes of the Churche both when this exa[m]i[n]ate was Churche =warden which was in A[nn]o d[omi]ni 1605 as aforesaide & ev[er] since as often as neede did require togeather with other Land[es] scituate w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad x nescit depon[er]e

Ad xj nescit depon[er]e

Ad xij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] Imp[re]mus expo[s]ito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a mercer and therebye gettethe his Livinge togeather with his Coppy holde Land[es] and that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man paide xxxli

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Thom[a]s Stanforde and Thomas Gratwicke Churchewardenes Interrogated without compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that this busynes doth not concerne him this exa[m]i[n]ate neither directly nor indirectlye nor he shall neither gett nor loose thereby howsoev[er] this suite goethe

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] quoad seip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this exa[m]i[n]ate is a freehoulder w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge interrogated for the howse he Nowe Dwellethe in his owne and a garden & backside thereunto belongeinge but he occupiethe noe freelande w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof but he occupiethe certaine

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other Land[es] within the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof Et quoad alios nescit

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that a fortnighte after Easter was Twelvemonthe the saide Thomas Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke Interrogated gave notice unto the p[ar]ishoners occupiers of Land[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof to be p[rese]nte at a Landscott or taxac[i]on for the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Churche of Angm[er]inge Interrogated and the parties before by this exa[m]i[n]ate nominated in the viij ar[tic]le of the Artickles weare p[rese]nte & div[er]se others whose names this exa[m]i[n]ate doth not nowe remember at the makeinge thereof which was done in the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angm[er]inge aforesaide & notice given thereof in the Churche by the s[ai]d Churchewardens

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet that the taxac[i]on Interrogated was onely made for the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Churche of Angm[er]inge & not for any thinge ell[es] And what some the s[ai]d taxac[i]on did & doth come unto this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott certainely depose

Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet that he never harde nor knewe that the Land[es] menc[i]oned in the ixth ar[tic]le Interrogated or any parte thereof weare or are scituate & lyinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Burpham and the bonnd[es] &

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limitt[es] of the same p[ar]ishe but allwaies that the same Land[es] weare scituate w[i]thin the p[a]rishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad xj r[esp]ondet that ev[er] since this exa[m]i[n]ate had any doeinge in the p[ar]ishe of Angmeringe Interrogated the p[ar]ishioners thereof have accustomed to make a Landscott or taxac[i]on yearely for the charge

[[f 80v/f 81r]] of the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the bodye of the Churche and of other charg[es] thereunto belonginge and did taxe the Land[es] nowe in the occupac[i]on of the s[ai]d Thomas Oliver toward[es] the re[par]ac[i]ons thereof as they taxed other Land[es] scituate w[i]thin the s[ai[d p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xij r[esp]ondet that he hath harde Mr Thomas Michaell vicarr of Angm[er]inge John Froggebrooke & John Springe saye that they and other the p[ar]ishoners of Angm[er]inge with them have compassed and fetched in the Land[es] interrogated as p[ar]te and p[ar]cell of the saide p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and as lyinge w[i]thin the same p[ar]ishe but this exa[m]i[n]ate never wente the same him self neither did he ev[er] heare the s[ai]d Land[es] reputed or taken to be lyinge within the p[ar]ishe of Burpham nor the bonnd[es] & limitt[es] thereof Et al[ite]r nescit

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Thomas Martin

Johannes Froggebrooke p[ar]o[chi]e de Angm[er]inge in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi omni tempore suo habitavit etat[is] Lxv anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] deponit That the saide Thomas Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke in the yeare and monethes articulated weare as at this p[rese]nte they are Churche =Wardens of the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and by the notice and consente of the p[ar]ishoners of the saide p[ar]ishe did & nowe do exercise the

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same Office of Churche= Wardenshippe & for such they weare & are nowe at this p[rese]nte com[m]only reputed & taken

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that for this xxxty yeares laste paste or thereabout[es] this exa[m]i[n]ate was Churchewarden of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angm[er]inge Articulated and then all the occupiers of any Land[es] within the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe of Angmeringe And titheable places thereof as also all other occupiers of any Land[es] within the saide p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof dwellinge in any other p[ar]ishe or theire farmers weare taxed to paye toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the same Churche & did paye the same then as they weare taxed and ev[er] since (untill this suite begonne) for he this exa[m]i[n]ate received then when he was Churchewarden as aforesaide of mr Will[ia]m Shelley of Michelgrove w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Clapham Esquier as he was taxed by the p[ar]ishoners of Angm[er]inge afores[ai]d for the Land[es] called Thorneweeke as beinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof for and toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Bodye of the saide Churche of Angmeringe And this exa[m]i[n]ate received ijs more for and toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the saide Churche of Angm[er]inge of S[i]r Thomas Palmer of Parham Knighte for the Land[es] called Burpham then in his occupac[i]on as beinge within the p[ar]ishe of Angmeringe & titheable places thereof

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et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that for all the time above menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le the p[ar]ishoners of Angm[er]inge aforesaide the occupiers of any Land[es] or ground[es] within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge aforesaid and titheable places thereof dwellinge in any other p[ar]ishe or theire farmers weare accustomed to pay toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Churche of Angm[er]inge the bell[es] steeple windowes wall[es] & other ornament[es] necessarye for the same Churche as they were taxed (untill this suite beganne) Et aliter nescit

Ad quartu[m] deponit That the Churchewardens of Angm[er]inge for the time beinge (upon warneinge and notice firste given in the Churche of Angm[er]inge unto the p[ar]ishoners then p[rese]nte that they wanted money toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of theire Churche) w[i]th the consente of the

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greater p[ar]te or of the chiefeste men of the p[ar]ishe have for this xxxty yeares laste past accustomed to make a seasemente for the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the ruines, and to taxe the Land[es] and ground[es] lyinge & beinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge aforesaide and titheable places thereof as ofte as neede did requier that money shoulde be disbursed for & concerninge the necessarye rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the s[ai]d Churche of Angm[er]inge & other necessaries thereunto belonginge

Ad vtu[m] deponit that the bodye of the Churche the bell[es] steeple windowes wall[es] & other ornament[es] of the Churche of Angm[er]inge articulated

[[f 82r/f 82v]] in the yeare & monethes articulated or some of them & especiallye one of the bell[es] of the saide Churche was broken & muche decayed & the king[es] armes needed them to be nowe paynted & drawen Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vj deponit that the ruines & decayes menc[i]oned in the nexte precedente artickle & especiallye the newe castinge of the bell afores[ai]d & drawinge & newe paynteinge of the king[es] armes aboves[ai]d coulde not easelye be repaired under xiiij or xvli or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vij deponit affirmative for the p[ar]ishe is yet in there debt[es]

Ad viij deponit that the s[ai]d Thom[a]s Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke Churchewardens articulated havinge a care accordinge to theire office to repaire the ruines & decayes of the saide Churche of Angm[er]inge upon one Sonday or hollyday in the yeare & monethes & long[e]r before this suite begone gave notice to the p[ar]ishoners of Angm[er]inge then p[rese]nte that they had not in theire hand[es] of the Churche money soe muche as woulde repaire the ruines & decayes thereof in respecte whereof the saide Churche= =Wardens togeather with the consente of all the p[ar]ishoners of the saide p[ar]ishe or of as manye as weare then p[rese]nte as namely mr John Baker, Richard Penfolde thelder mr Thom[a]s Hollande, Thom[a]s Addams John Hulinge mr Richarde Hobbes Thomas Martyn this exa[m]i[n]ate & div[er]se others whose names this exa[m]i[n]ate doth not nowe remember the saide Churchewardens and other the p[ar]ishoners of the saide p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge

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did taxe and sease all the p[ar]ishoners occupyinge any Land[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof as also all others dwellinge within any other p[ar]ishe and occupyinge lyinge within the saide p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and titheable places thereof as necessitye then did requier

Ad ix[um] deponit that in the yeare & monethes articulated or in some of them the saide Thomas Oliver had in his occupac[i]on Eighte scoore acres of Land[es] or thereabout[es] within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof called Thorneweeke whiche weare allwaies for this xxxty Yeares laste paste taxed to the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the ruynes and decayes of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angm[er]inge as ofte as neede did requier for of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] owne knowledge mr Will[ia]m Shelley of Michelgrove Esquier paide unto him this exa[m]i[n]ate when he was Churchwarden as afore he hath deposed ijs for & toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the ruynes & decaise of the said Churche of Angm[er]inge for the Land[es] which he then occupied called Thorneweeke as beinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof & this exa[m]i[n]ate nev[er] harde any occupier of any Land[es] scituate within the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof denye anythinge as they weare taxed toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the s[ai]d Churche untill this suite begone

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Ad x[um] nescit depon[er]e

Ad xj nescit depon[er]e savinge that he verilye beleevethe the saide Thomas Oliv[er] refusethe to paye toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Churche of Angm[er]inge as he was taxed

Ad xij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a husbandman & thereby gettethe his livinge togeather w[i]th his owne Land[es] & that he is worthe of his owne p[ro]per good[es] ev[er]ye man paide Cli

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Thom[a]s Stanforde & Thomas Gratwicke Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] quoad seip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a frehoulder and occupiethe Land[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof Et quoad alios nescit

Ad Octavum r[esp]ondet that aboute a fortnighte or three weekes after Easter was Twelvemonthe the Taxac[i]on Interrogated was made in the p[re]sence of the p[ar]ties in the viij Ar[tic]le of the ar[tic]les beforenamed menc[i]oned in the p[ar]ishe Church of Angm[er]inge Interrogated & notice thereof given before unto the p[ar]ishoners to be p[re]sente at the makeinge of the same

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Landscott and Taxac[i]on by the Churchewardens Interrogated

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet that the taxac[i]on Interrogated was made onely for the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Churche of Angm[er]inge

Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet that he nev[er] harde nor knewe this xxxty yeares last past but that the saide Land[es] menc[i]oned in the ixth ar[tic]le of the artickles menc[i]oned againste the saide Thom[a]s Oliver was allwaies accoumpted to be w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof & not within the p[ar]ishe of Burpham nor titheable places thereof

Ad xj r[esp]ondet that theare hath bene a Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge to make a Landscott or taxac[i]on yearely for the charge of the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the bodye of the saide Churche for this xxxty yeares last paste & aboute xxxty yeares agoe the Land[es] Interrogated weare taxed toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the saide Churche of Angm[er]inge as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]ly deposed for he knoweth the same to be true & the same weare taxed amongeste all other Land[es] w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe as beinge p[ar]te & p[ar]cell of the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge and titheable places thereof

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Ad xij r[esp]ondet that he this exa[m]i[n]ate for this xxxty yeares laste paste hath knowne the p[ar]ishon[er]s of Angm[er]inge for the moste parte have in their Annuall p[er]ambulac[i]ons compassed & fetched in the Land[es] called Thorneweeke nowe in the occupac[i]on of the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Oliver

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as p[ar]te and p[ar]cell of the same p[ar]ishe And this exa[m]i[n]ate hath seene the same fetched in div[er]se times himself when he wente w[i]th the saide p[ar]ishoners in theire Annuall p[er]ambulac[i]ons and he nev[er] knewe nor harde the same Land[es] called Thorneweeke to be reputed to be w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Burpham nor titheable places thereof but to be of the p[ar]ish of Angm[er]inge & titheable places thereof Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Repetit[us] coram Publicate fuerunt deposic[i]ones supra scripte septimo die mensis maij Anno D[omi]ni 1608 ut per Byshum potet

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Jonas Mickaell cl[er]icus artiu[m] m[agiste]r vicarius de Angmeringe in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xvijem an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud universitatem Cantabridgie[nsis] ubi moram egit p[er] vij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud civi[ta]tem London ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus deponit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]o[rum] ar[ticu]lor[um] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Thom[a]s Stanford and Thomas Gratwicke in the yeare of our Lord god 1607 and in the monithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] were churchw[a]rdens of the p[ar]ishe Churche of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] Lawfully chosen by the Consent of this ex[amina]t[e] beinge vicar there and the consent of the whole p[ar]ishion[er]s there also and did execute the said office accordingly and for such Churchw[a]rdens they were comonly reputed and taken and soe did contynue in the office of the said Church wardenship iointly to gether untill the feast of Easter 1608 Laste paste Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for theis fifteene yeares Laste paste duringe w[hi]ch tyme this ex[amina]t[e] hath bin vicar of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] he hath knowne that the charge and burden of the makinge and mendinge the decaies and ruyns of the Churche of Angmering ar[ticu]lat[ed] and the ornaments thereof as bell[es] steple windowes dores and like thing[es] about the same Church have belonged and app[er]teyned as they doe nowe belonge and app[er]teine to the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] and other occupiers of Land w[i]thin the same p[ar]ish and lymitt[es] thereof and by them have bin by all the tyme above said and ought to be rep[ar]ed and ame[n]ded and soe have bin as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard theis fiftie yeres Last Laste [sic] <& time out of mind> and nev[er] knewe nor heard the contrary Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that for the space of xx yeres above menc[i]oned as well the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] all other occupiers of Land with the same p[ar]ish lymitt[es] and titheable plac[es] thereof although dwelling

[[f 95r/f 95v]] out of the same p[ar]ish of Angmeringe and tithable plac[es] thereof have wont and accustomed to be taxed toward[es] the rep[ar]ac[i]ons in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned when and soe often as need hath required and have and ought to support the burden and charge thereof Of this Ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledg and as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard so bin accustomed to be taxed and have susteyned and supported the charge of the ruyns and decaies of the said Church of Angmeringe for theis Lty yeres Laste past <& excedinge the memorie of man As> this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard and knewe nor hearde that the said order or Custome hath bin violated or broken untill this suite began Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that for the space of xv yeares above menc[i]oned the Churchw[a]rdens of the p[ar]ish Church of Angmeringe for the tyme beinge upon notice and warninge given in the Church of Angmeringe unto the p[ar]ishion[er]s then p[rese]nte that they wanted monie towards the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Church afores[ai]d w[i]th the consent of the p[ar]ishion[er]s or greatest p[ar]te of them have accustomed to make a seasment and to tax as well the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Angmeringe as all other occupiers of Land[es] and ground[es] lyinge w[i]thin the same p[a]rish although the Occupiers thereof have not dwelled in the same p[ar]ish towards the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the Church aforesaid, And this

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hath bin used to be don for all the tyme before in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le specified as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vtu[m] deponit that In the yeare and monithes articulated the Church of Angmeringe did want some rep[ar]ac[i]ons and that there was a bell broken w[hi]ch was newe Caste and the King[es] Armes newly sett uppe in the said Church Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad Comp[utat]um p[er] Thoma[s] Stanford et Thoma[s] Gratwicke d[i]c[t]os gard[uanos] de Angmeringe ex[amina]tu[m] ac p[er] p[ar]o[chio]nos p[ar]o[chi]e p[re]d[icto] allocato q[uo]d credit esse veru[m] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Churchw[a]rdens had not wherew[i]thall to rep[ar]e the decaies and ruyns aforesaid in the yeres and monithes articulated as this ex[amina]t[e] verily beleveth Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad viiju[m] deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Tho[mas] Stanford and Tho[mas] Gratwicke wantinge wherew[i]thall to repaire the ruyns and decaies menc[i]oned in theis ar[tic]les did one sondaie or holiday in the yeare and mo[ni]thes ar[ticu]lat[ed] give such notyce unto the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Angmeringe aforesaid or soe manie of them as were then p[rese]nte at divine s[e]rvice the same day whose names this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not now remember in respect whereof the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Churchw[a]rdens and the p[ar]ishion[er]s p[rese]nte then and there as aforesaid did make a taxac[i]on, for the rep[ar]ac[i]ons of the ruyns and decaies aforesaid, and did taxe also all the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] as all others wheresoev[er] dwellinge out of the said p[ar]ishe of Angmeringe that had or occupied anie Land[es] or Tenant[es] w[i]thin the same p[ar]ish of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] or tithable places thereof to w[hi]ch Taxac[i]on remayninge in Record in the said p[ar]ish Church ar[ticu]lat[ed] this Ex[amina]t[e] doth referre himself Et ali[te]r nescit deponere

Ad ixu[m] deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Oliv[er] had in the yeare and monithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] as he hath as at this p[rese]nte tyme certaine land[es] lyinge and being w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Angmeringe <&> bound[es] and Lymitts thereof (called Thornweeke w[hi]ch for the space of theis xv yeres to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledg and so for theis xl yeares as this Ex[amina]t[e]

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hath heard have bin taxed usually and comonly w[i]th other land[es] lyinge in the said p[ar]ish of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] towards the rep[a]rac[i]ons of the p[ar]ish Church of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] and ornament[es] of the same Church Et al[ite]r nescit deponere savinge that this Ex[amina]t[e] sayth that he hath seene certaine Accoumpt[es] made to the churchw[a]rdens of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] wherein the said Churchw[a]rdens have charged them selves to have received either of mr Thom[a]s Shelley or his Farmer or Farmers such taxac[i]ons wherew[i]th the s[ai]d Land[es] for the tyme beinge have byn charged Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad xu[m] nescit deponere

Ad xju[m] nescit deponere savinge that the s[ai]d Oliv[er] doth deceive his taxac[i]on to the damage of the church of Angm[er]inge ar[ticu]lat[ed]

Ad xiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a mi[ni]ster and liveth by his function and is worth of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]y man paid xxvjli xiijs iiijd

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte et non coactus Et ad rogatu[m]Tho[me] Stanford Thome Gratwick et al[ios] p[ar]o[chi]ono[rum] de Angmeringe Ac ex sumptib[us] s[ui]s proprijs

Ad iiijtu[m] quoad seip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] quoad seip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad p[ro]x[imum p[re]ceden[tum] inter[rogatorium]

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut antea ad ar[ticu]los deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet that he nev[er] knewe nor heard that the s[ai]d Land[es] menc[i]oned in ixth ar[tic]le of th[e] ar[tic]les mi[ni]stred against Tho[mas] Oliv[er] did ev[er] ly or were scituat w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Burpham interr[ogated] or bound[es] or lymitt[es] thereof But wholie w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Angmering bound[es] lymitt[es] and titheable plac[es] thereof Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondet that the taxac[i]on or Land scott hath bin made yearely but only as necessity required and

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Angmeringe for the tyme beinge have for theis xv yeares Compassed and fetched in the Land[es] of the inter[rogate] Tho[mas] Oliv[er] called Thornweeke, in their yearely p[er]ambulac[i]on or at Least ev[er]y two yeares as p[ar]te and p[ar]cell of the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Angmeringe, to this Ex[amina]t[es] certaine knowledge for he walkinge the said p[er]ambu[lation] hath div[er]s tymes fetched and compassed the same

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and as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard soe have bin used and accustomed to be compassed in w[i]thin the saide bound[es] and lymitt[es] of the p[ar]ish of Angmeringe for theis lx yeares and upward[es] And not to ly or to be scituat within the p[ar]ish of Burpham or tithable places thereof Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative p[er] me

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Jonam Michael cl[er]icu[s]

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox 2o die maij 1608

Will[ia]mus Higgins de Amberley in com[itatu] Sussex Shepperd ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] unu[m] Annu[m] vel circiter et antea apud Angmeringe in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] tres An[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Michelgrove infra p[ar]och[iam] de Clapham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] p[er] xxiiij an[nos] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lx

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anno[rum] vel circiter testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit affirmative ex relac[i]one Tho[me] Gratwicke ar[ticu]lati Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ijdu[m] iij u[m] et iiij tu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit that about ij yeres agoe this ex[amina]t[e] doth rem[em]ber that one of the Bell[es] in Angmeringe Church was broken Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad nonu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that th[e] articulat[e] Thomas Oliv[er] hadd and held in his occupac[i]on in the yeare and monithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] one hundreth and threscore acre of Land called Thornweeke lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Angmeringe and tithable plac[es] thereof and soe have bin comonly reputed and taken to be and lye w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Angmeringe and tithable plac[es] thereof for this Ex[amina]t[e] for theis xl yeres laste paste dothwell remember and knowe that all and singuler the tithes as Corne heye Lambe and wooll and such like tithes have bin paid to the p[ar]son of Angmeringe or his farmer for the tyme beinge and that the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Angmeringe

[[f 97r/f 97v]] for the tyme beinge have for theis iij yeares Laste paste have compassed and included the Land[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Angmeringe ar[ticu]lat[ed] and tithable plac[es] thereof in ther yerely p[er]ambulac[i]ons to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge and he nev[er] heard the contrary but that the said Land[es] did and doe ly w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Angmeringe and tithable plac[es] thereof Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad x et xju[m] nescit deponere

Ad xiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iurij ac pena Etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a shepard and is worth of his owne prop[er] good[es] ev[er]y paid xls

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he was compelled to come and testifie in this Cause by p[ro]cess out of this Court and at the charges of Tho[mas] Stanford and Tho[mas] Gratwick

Ad iiijtu[m] quoad seip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] quoad se ip[s]u[m] r[esp]ondet negative et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut supra ad prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] interr[ogatorium]

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad Nonu[m] nescit R[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xij u[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad nonu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lor[um] p[re]d[i]c[t]o[rum] p[re]depo[s]ita Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative William Higgins [[mark]] his m[ar]k

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox 2o die maij 1608

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17 Winston

starting folio f 84v

month/s of depositions April 1608

parish/es Yapton

plaintiff/s Richard Winston

defendant/s Henry Standen

type of case Tithe

Richard Winston was farmer of the tithes of Yapton. The case establishes the custom for tithe payment and concerns the apparent misuse of the tithe system by Henry Standen, establishing that he had no right to retain small tithes which should have been due to the vicarage.

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Winston con[tra] Standen Examinatio testiu[m] Thomas Moorye p[ar]o[chi]e de Yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] duo[rum] Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Bristeade in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xliiij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli deponit that the saide Richard Winston libellated hath beene, as farmer of all and singuler the tithes belonginge to the vicaridge of yapton libellated for all the time libellated viz for the yeare 1606 he was farmer thereof togeather with John Winston his kinseman and in the yeare 1607 he was at the giveinge of the libell into this Courte farmer thereof for himselfe onely as he is nowe at this p[re]sente as this exa[m]i[n]ate beleevethe & for farmer of the same tithes he is <& was> comonly reputed & taken Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the vicars of yapton libellated or theire farmers for the time beinge have alwaies time out of mynde as this exa[m]i[n]ate beleevethe had righte to reserve and have all and singuler

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the tithes comeinge growinge and renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton libellated and titheable places thereof belongeinge unto the vicars of Yapton or there farmers for the time beinge successively as the s[ai]d Richard Winston farmer thereof oughte to have and receive Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the vicars of Yapton or theire farmers for the time beinge successively have or oughte to have had & received quietly & peaceablye all the tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable palces thereof belongeinge unto the vicaridge of yapton libellated as this exa[m]i[n]ate veryly beleevethe in respecte of his & theire vicaridge for all the yeares articulated & longe before as the saide Richard Winston farmer as aforesaide oughte to have at this p[re]sente Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los li[bel]li et scedulam in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onatam deponit that the saide Henrye Standen libellated had in the monethes <& yeare> 1606 libellated or the moste parte thereof <& p[ar]te of the yeare 1607> aboute xvij Ewes pasturinge and couchinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof and of his saide Ewes he had xvij Lambes of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] owne knowledge for this exa[m]i[n]ate see them w[i]th his owne eyes and the name of the Land[e] is called yapton Croft[es] and warestoune wheare the saide Ewes and lambes did pasture for the moste parte & other some times they did in the yeares & moneth libellated pasture in <& upon> the Land[es] called Lemis Free= =Land[es] w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof & he had also at the same time before menc[i]oned pasturinge w[i]th the same Ewes & Lambes aboute three or fower weathers, ev[er]ye Lambe worthe ijs viijd And of his Ewes and weathers he had Twenty pounde of wooll or thereabout[es] ev[er]ye pounde of wooll worth viijd or And touchinge any thinge ell[es] contained in the scedule ment[i]oned in theis two Ar[tic]les this exa[m]i[n]ate cannot depose

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Ad sextum deponit that the saide Henrye Standen is a mere layman & in respecte thereof hath noe righte to the tithes belongeinge to the vicaridges of yapton libellated Et al[ite]r quoad huior[um] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij deponit affirmative

Ad viij refert se ad iura

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Ad ix dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Thomas Moory

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

Rich[ard]us Knighte p[ar]o[chi]e de yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Shripney infra p[ar]o[chi]a de Southebersteade in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] iiij or annor[um] vel circiter et antea apud westergate infra p[ar]o[chi]a de Aldingborne in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora egit p[er] spaciu[m] quatuor Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud yapton p[re]d[icto] in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] spaciu[m] iij u[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Shripney p[re]d[icto] in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxxviij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus iuratus et ex[amina]tus dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li deponit that the saide Richard Winston libellated hath beene farmer of all and singuler the tithes belonginge to the vicaridge of yapton libellated for all the time libellated as he is at this presente viz for the yeare & monethes 1606 he was farmer thereof together w[i]th John Winston his kinseman & in the yeare 1607 he was at the givinge of the libell as at this p[rese]nte he is farmer of the same tithes him self onely and as farmer of the same tithes he then was he then was & nowe is comonly reputed & taken

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the vicars of yapton libellated and there farmers for the time beinge have allwaies time out of minde as this exa[m]i[n]ate beleevethe had righte to have and receive all & singuler the tithes & other Right[es] belongeinge to the vicaridge

[[f 85v/f 86r]] of yapton for the time beinge successively comeinge growinge & renewinge within the p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof & have received the same by themselves or others for them as Richarde Winston nowe farmer of the same tithes oughte to receive & have Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the vicarrs of yapton libellated or theire farmers for the time beinge have or oughte to have quietly & peaceablye received and had all the tyth comeinge growinge and beinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton libellated belongeinge to the vicaridge of yapton as the s[ai]d Richard Winston farmer of the said tithes ought to have & receive the same at this p[rese]nte Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los li[bel]li et scedulam in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onatam deponit that the saide Henrye Stanley libellated had in the yeare & monethes 1606 libellated and in some of the monethes in the yeare 1607 also libellated aboute xxtie Ewes pasturinge & feedinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton and titheable places thereof and of the same Ewes he had xvij Lambes of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] knowledge for he see the same theare everye Lambe worthe one w[i]th another ijs vjd a peece or thereabout[es] and this exa[m]i[n]ate further saithe that the saide Henrye Standen had then aboute ij or iij weathers pasturinge then & theare with the saide Ewes and of his ewes and weathers he had aboute xxli of wooll ev[er]ye pounde worthe xd or thereabout[es] And touchinge anythinge ell[es] contained in theis ar[tic]les or the scedule therein contained this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad sextu[m] deponit that the saide Henrye Standen is A mere layman & in respecte thereof hath noe righte to the tithes belongeinge to the vicaridge of yapton libellated Et al[ite]r quoad residuu[m] huiorum articuli nescit depon[er]e

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Ad vij deponit affirmative

Ad viij refert se ad iura

Ad ix dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Richard Winston Interrogated Et ad residu[um] negative P[er] me

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Ricardus Knight

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

Exam[ina]t[io] Thome Morye sup[er] Jurijs

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintum r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste and charge of Richard Winston Interrogated Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

[[signature]]

Thomas Moory

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Anth[oni]us Nashe de Yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] xl anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

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Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli deponit that the saide Richarde Winston libellated hath beene farmer of all the tithes comeinge growinge & encreaseinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Yapton libellated & titheable places thereof belongeinge unto the vicaridge of yapton also libellated & for farmer of the same tithes he then was & nowe is comonlye reputed & taken

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the vicars of yapton and their farmers for the time beinge have had righte to receive & have all the smale tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Yapton & titheable places thereof for this xxty yeares laste paste in respecte of theire vicaridge as Richarde Winston hath righte to have & receive the same at this p[rese]nte as beinge farmer of the same tithes Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the vicars of Yapton libellated or theire farmers successively for the time beinge have or oughte to have quietly and peaceablye received the smale tithes belonginge unto the vicarrs of Yapton or theire farmers for the time beinge for all the time above menc[i]oned in the next p[re]cedente ar[tic]le & ymploye the same to theire owne use for this exa[m]i[n]ate hath paide all the tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ishe of yapton & theire farmers for this xij or xiij yeares agoe last paste as he hath done unto Richard Winston nowe farmer of the same tithes for this two yeares laste paste libellated come Michaelmas nexte

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Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los li[bel]li et ad scedula[m] in eis[ai]da[m] menc[i]onatam deponit that the saide Henrye Standen libellated in some of the monethes & yeares libellated had pasturinge & couchinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Yapton libellated & titheable places thereof certaine sheepe certaine milche kyne & calves certaine steares, and oxen & workinge horses but touchinge Lambes this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose neither what certaine nomber of sheepe, milche kyne, calves, steares, oxen & workeinge horses he had pasturinge & feedinge w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof in any the monethes & yeares libellated because he takethe noe regarde of any mans Cattell but his owne neither cann he depose any further to any thinge contained in theis two ar[tic]les nor the scedule therein menc[i]oned

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Ad sextu[m] deponit that the saide Henrye Standen libellated is a mere layman & in respecte thereof hath noe righte to the tithes cominge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof et quoad residuu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij deponit affirmative

Ad viij refert se ad iura

Ad ix dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter & the requeste & charge of Richarde Winston Interrogated Et al[ite]r negative

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Anthony Nashe

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Ambrosius Dunche p[ar]o[chi]e de yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xv anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Somerton in Com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] uni mis Anni vel circiter et antea apud yapton p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xl anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et ex[amina]tus dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li deponit that the saide Richard Winston libellated hath beene Farmer of all & singuler the smale tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of yapton libellated and titheable places thereof for all the time libellated or thereabout[es] as he is nowe at this p[rese]nte and soe he is comonly reputed & taken.

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the vicarrs of yapton & theire farmers ev[er] since this exa[m]i[n]ate cann remember have had righte to have & receive all & singuler the smale tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of yapton & titheable places thereof belongeinge unto the vicaridge of yapton as Richard Winston nowe farmer of the saide tithes hath at this p[rese]nte as this Examinate beleevethe

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the vicarrs of yapton libellated for the time beinge & theire farmers successively have or oughte to have quietly & peaceablye received & had all the smale tithes comeinge growinge & renewinge Within the p[ar]ishe of yapton libellated & titheable places thereof for this xxty yeares laste paste of this exa[m]i[n]ates owne knowledge for he this exa[m]i[n]ate hath paide the same himself & he nev[er] harde the same denyed to be paide in man[er] & forme aforesaide untill nowe of late that Henrye Standen stoode out therein & they allwayes imployed the same to there owne use

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los li[bel]li et scedula in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onatam deponit that the saide Henrye Standen libellated in the yeare <1607> & some of the monethes libellated in the same yeare had pasturinge & couchinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of

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yapton & titheable places thereof aboute Twenty Ewes and of the same his Ewes he had aboute xxtie Lambes ev[er]y Lambe one with another xxd or thereabout[es] and of the same Ewes there was aboute xxli of wooll ev[er]ye pound worth viijd or thereabout[es] and in the same yeare and some of the monethes libellated he had pasturinge w[i]thin the saide p[ar]ishe of yapton & titheable places thereof milche kyne, but touchinge calves Cheeses the nomber of barren & idell beast[es] or any thinge ell[es] contained in these two artickles or the scedule therein menc[i]oned this exa[m]i[n]ate cannot depose.

Ad sextu[m] deponit that the saide Henrye Standen is a mere layman & in respecte thereof he hath noe righte to the smale tithes belonginge to the vicaridge of yapton Et quoad residuu[m] nescit depon[er]e

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Ad vij deponit affirmative

Ad viij refert se ad iura

Ad ix dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r & cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] deponit that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the request & charge of Richarde Winston Interrogated Et ad residuu[m] negative [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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06 Ap[rilis] 1608

Winston con[tra] Standen

Examinacio testiu[m] Johannes Winston p[ar]o[chi]e de Yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex Blacksmith ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xij Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Merston in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etate xxxiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et e In[dentur]a dicit ut sequitur

Ad Indenturam et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] facto

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that the said mr Hughe Robert[es] hath beene vicarr of yapton for all the time articulated and longe before vij yeares at the leaste> as at this p[rese]nte he is and for vicarr of yapton for all the time articulated and longe before is comonlye reputed & taken Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e savinge

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that the Indenture articulated was made sealled and delivered by the saide mr Hughe Robert[es] articulated unto the saide Richarde winston also articulated for his acte and deede in suche manner and forme as the same is nowe exhibited into this Courte seene and p[er]used by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on and whereunto this exa[m]i[n]ate hath sett his handed as a wittnes togeather with W[illia]m Stamer & David Robert[es]

Ad tertiu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons above menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera John Winston

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Will[ia]mus Stamer de yapton in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] xxxviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Indenturam et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] facto

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis et ad Indenturam articulata[m] Deponit that the said mr Hughe Robert[es] hath beene vicarr of yapton this vij yeares at leaste as he is at this p[rese]nte and for vicarr of yapton at this p[rese]nte he is comonly reputed & taken and touchinge the Lease allegated & alledged the same was made sealled & delivered by the same mr Huge Robert[es] articulated unto the saide Richarde compton also articulated for his acte & deede in suche mann[er] & forme as the same is nowe exhibited into this Courte seene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his examinac[i]on & whereunto this exa[m]i[n]ate is a wittnes togeather w[i]th John Winston & Davidd Robert[es] the daye and date menc[i]oned in the same Indenture articulated Et al[ite]r quoad decimas articulat[am]

Ad tertiu[m] deponit affirmative for the reasons menc[i]o[n]ed in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera [[mark]]

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

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18 Harris

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month/s of depositions April 1608

parish/es Angmering

plaintiff/s Richard Harris

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will of the deceased, Robert White, was more complex than usual, involving a number of sheets, and considerable interlining, with corrections, after the initial writing. The will was written by a professional scribe, the plaintiff, "a secrett and trustye frende" requested by the testator but the corrections made by another, Mr Nye, who found fault with the original. Elizabeth, Robert's wife was appointed sole executirx. Harris, the scribe, was also witness to the signing.

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20 Aprilis 1608 Examinac[i]o test[iu]m Rich[ard]us Harris de Arrundell in Com[itatu] Sussex Scrivener ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] septem Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eastergate in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] xj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civit[at]em London ubi moram egit p[er] spaciu[m] xvij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Braunston sup[er] montem in Com[itatu] North[amp]ton ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lj anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Test[ament]um

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis et ad test[ament]um Deponit that upon the xxtyth day of June in the yeare of our Lorde god 1604 Roberte White the testator articulated sente for him this exa[m]i[n]ate to his house at Ham w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angm[er]inge articulated to come & speake w[i]th him the saide Testator this exa[m]i[n]ate wente unto the saide Testator unto his house and then & theare the saide Testator requested him this exa[m]i[n]ate to make & write his the saide testators will which this exa[m]i[n]ate did accordingly at the requeste of

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the s[ai]d testator and the saide testator beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memorye did by the same his laste will & Testamente give will & bequeathe ev[er]ye Legacye & Legacyes therein contained unto suche p[er]son and p[er]sons and in suche manner and forme as in & by the same his laste will & Testam[en]t exhibited into this Courte seene & p[er]used by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is specified & declared saveinge & exceptinge theis word[es] ( or therewithall used or occupied) w[hi]ch weare afterward[es] enterlyned & amended by mr John Nye by the appointemente of the saide

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Testator of this examinat[es] knowledge for he harde the testator himself say soe and the saide testator did likewise confirme the same to be true as appearethe in the latter ende whereunto this exa[m]i[n]ate hath sett his hande as a wittnes (and theis word[es] my saide daughter Alice & her heires yeeldinge & payinge all suche dues duties taxac[i]ons & other payment[es] whatsoev[er] yssueinge & goeinge out of the same lande either to the Churche the Kinges maiesty his heires & successors the Lorde of the fee or fees or to any other p[er]son or p[er]sons) and theis word[es] (he the s[ai]d Roberte Parker & his heires maile yeeldinge & payinge all such dues Duties taxac[i]ons & other paym[en]t[es] whatsoever issueinge & goinge out of the same Land either to the Churche the King[es] maiestie his heires & successors the Lord of the fee or fees or to any other p[er]son or p[er]sons) in the firste leaf of the saide will weare stricken out by mr John Nye by the appointem[en]t of the s[ai]d testator as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]ly deposed & likewise theis word[es] (the bodye of) in the laste lyne said one of the firste leaf of the saide will (& the of suche heire male) in the laste lyne of the saide firste leaf of the said will weare enterlyned & amended by the saide mr John Nye by the appointemente of the saide testator as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]ly deposed and as this exa[m]i[n]ate wittnessethe at the latter ende of the saide will And also the said mr John Nye by the appointemente of the saide testator strooke out theis word[es] in the firste

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& seconde lynes of the seconde leaf of the saide testators will viz (Yeeldinge & payinge all suche dues duties taxac[i]ons and other payment[es] issueinge & goinge out of the s[ai]d Lande as is aforesaide) as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]ly deposed and the names of the overseers weare enterlyned by this exa[m]i[n]ate by the appointemente of the saide Testator because the overseers that weare named at the makeinge of the will weare boathe deade All whiche

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enterlyniac[i]ons and blotting[es] out weare soe enterlyned & blotted out in such mann[er] & forme aforesaide the ixth day of October 1607 in the p[re]sence of this exa[m]i[n]ate & Richarde Buckell and all the whole will (excepte before excepted) was written by this exa[m]i[n]at[es] owne handewritinge by the appointemente of the saide Testator in the p[re]sence of Will[ia]m Greenefeild John Greenefeild and this exa[m]i[n]ate And of the same his laste will & Testamente he did constitute ordaine & appointe the saide Elizabethe while his wif his whole & sole Executrix And after the writinge of the same laste will & Testamente of the saide Testator soe as aforesaid written w[i]th the owne handewritinge of this exa[m]i[n]ate he this exa[m]i[n]ate reade the same unto the saide testator and the saide testator did ratifie & confirme the same for his last will & testamente & in testimonye thereof sett his m[ar]ke & seale thereunto the said 26th of June 1604 in the p[re]sence of the saide Will[ia]m & John Greenefeilde & this exa[m]i[n]ate <& requested the parties abovenamed to sett theire hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses> and for the enterlyniac[i]ons & blotting[es]

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out in the saide will before by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed unto they weare enterlyned & blotted out in suche mann[er] & forme as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]lydeposed and as he hath sett downe under his owne hande at the latter ende of the s[ai]d will And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide testator at the makeinge of his s[ai]d Will was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he spoake senceablye & well & gave noe evill signe of badd memorye at all & knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and at the correctinge & amendinge thereof he was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye & in good healthe for the same was corrected by the s[ai]d mr John Nye at Arundell at mr Bennett[es] house before the saide testator & by his appointem[en]t who was then able to travell either on horsebacke or a foote in such mann[er] as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]lye deposed By reason of all whiche this exa[m]i[n]ate verylye beleevethe the saide testator was then of p[er]fecte minde & memorye.

Ad quartu[m] deponit that the saide Will[ia]m Greenefeild John Greenefeild and this exa[m]i[n]ate at the requeste of the said testator sett theire hand[es] unto the will soe as aforesaide written by & w[i]th this Exa[m]i[n]at[es] owne hande writinge

Ad quintu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis et ad Test[a]m[e]n[tum]

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Ad sextu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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R Harris

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

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Will[ia]mus Greenfeilde p[ar]o[chi]e de Southestoake in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] sex[tum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Tortington in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] Decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Arrundell in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] spaciu[m] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Pulboroughe ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[ion]em et Test[ament]um

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis et ad Test[ament]um articulatu[m] Deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate haveinge occasion to visite the saide Rob[er]te White the Testator articulated in his sickenes the saide testator amongeste other communicac[i]on firste had w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate requested him this exa[m]i[n]ate to procure him a secrett <& trustye> frende to make his will then this exa[m]i[n]ate the nexte day followinge whiche was the 26th of June 1604 requested mr Richarde Harris of Arrundell Scrivenor to accompany him this exa[m]i[n]ate to ham w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Angmeringe to the house of the saide Testator, to make his the saide Testators will which the saide mr Harris did accordingely & at his the saide mr Harris his comeinge unto the saide testator, the saide testator requested him the s[ai]d mr Harris to write his will which the saide mr Harris did by the appointemente & direction of the saide Testator and the saide Testator beinge or p[er]fecte minde & memory did then & theare will give & bequeathe everye legacye & legacyes therein contained unto such p[er]son and p[er]sons and in suche mann[er] & forme as in & by the same last will & Testamente of the saide deceased was then & theare written & sett downe by the saide

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mr Harris with his owne hande writinge seene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his Exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on (excepte some certaine word[es] whiche weare and are since stricken out & enterlyned by mr John Nye accordinge to the will & likeinge of the s[ai]d Testator as the saide Testator him self toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate) And of the same his laste will & Testamente he did constitute ordaine and appointe the saide Elizabethe White his Relicte his full & whole Executrix And after the writinge of the saide his last will & Testam[en]t the saide mr Harris the writer thereof reade the same unto the saide Testator, and the saide Testator did then & theare ratifie confirme and allowe the same for his laste will & Testam[en]t and for the better proof thereof sette his m[ar]ke & seale and caused the saide mr Richarde Harris John Greenfeild & this exa[m]i[n]ate to sett theire hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses at whose requeste they sett theire hand[es] & m[ar]k[es] thereunto as wittnesses And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide Testator at the makeinge ratifyinge & confirmeinge of his saide last will & Testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he spoake senceablye & well & knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and gave noe evill signe of badd memorye at all and he lived Longe after in good healthe et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Richarde Harris the writer of the will ar[ticula]ted the abovenamed John Greenefeild & this exa[m]i[n]ate at the requeste of the s[ai]d Testator sett theire hand[es] & m[ar]k[es] unto the s[ai]d testators will as wittnesses

Ad quintu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad Test[ament]um ar[ticu]latu[m]

Ad vj dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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John Greenefeild p[ar]o[chi]e de Southstoake in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman et antea apud ham infra p[ar]o[chi]a[m] de Angm[er]inge in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] ij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Pulborough in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxj anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Test[ament]um

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Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum tertiu[m] et quartu[m] ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis et ad Test[ament]um articulatu[m] Deponit that upon the 26th day of june 1604 he this exa[m]i[n]ate the house of Rob[er]te White the testator articulated at the requeste of mr Richarde Harris Scrivenor & Will[ia]m Greenefeilde this exa[m]i[n]at[es] m[aste]r to be a wittnes unto the saide Rob[er]te White his will and when he this exa[m]i[n]ate came unto the house of the saide testator he this exa[m]i[n]ate stayed then & theare with the saide Testator the saide mr Harris & W[illia]m Greenefeild till mr Harris by the appointemente and direct[i]on of the saide Testator had written all the saide Testators will and the saide testator beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memorye did give will & bequeath[e] ev[er]ye legacye & legacyes therein contained unto suche p[er]son and p[er]sons as in and by the same his laste will & testamente is specified & declared seene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on (except the legacies of iijs iiijd apeece given unto the Ov[er]seers menc[i]oned) in the will which since that time is amended because the other overseers since the makeinge of the s[ai]d will are deade and of the same his last will & Testamente he did constitute ordaine & appointe Elizabethe White his full & whole Executrix And after the writinge of the saide laste will

[[f 92r/f 92v]] and Testmente of the saide deceased the saide Richard Harris Then & theare did reade the same unto the saide Testator and the saide testator did ratifie confirme & allowe the same for his laste will & testamente in the presence of Mr Richarde Harris Will[ia]m Greenefeild and this exa[m]i[n]ate and for the better proof thereof sett his m[er]ke & seale thereunto and requested the saide Richarde Harris W[illia]m Greenefeild and this exa[m]i[n]ate to sett theire hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses which they did accordingly And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide Testator at the writinge readinge ratifyinge and confirmeinge of the said testators will as before saide the saide testator was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he spoake senceablye & well & knewe ev[er]ye one theare p[rese]nte and gave noe evill signe of badd memorye at all and he lived aboute three yeares after & was in good healthe Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quintu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] ij iij & iiij ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um articulatu[m]

Ad vjtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposuit p[er] eu[m] sunt vera [[mark]]

Repetito cora[m] me Francisco Cox

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Rich[ard]us Buckell p[ar]o[chi]e de Arrundell in Com[itatu} Sussex gen[tleman] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] sex anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Bansteade in Com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad testam[entum] &

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] fact[am]

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum tertiu[m] quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis et ad Testam[entum] Deponit that upon the ixth daye of October 1607 the saide Roberte White the testator articulate[d] came unto the house of mr Thomas Bennett of Arrundell gent[leman] to speake w[i]th mr John Nye then of Slinfold & nowe of horsham where he knewe the saide Mr Nye to be to speake with him the saide Mr Nye concerninge the will exhibited into this Courte seene & p[er]used by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on and when the saide Roberte White had showed the same will unto the saide mr Nye, the saide mr Nye founde faulte that the word[es] stricken out of the saide will weare not to be incerted into the saide will for div[er]se reasons then by the s[ai]d mr John Nye showed unto the said Robert White the testator articulated then the saide mr Nye by the appointemente & requeste of the saide Testator did amende the same laste will and Testamente exhibited into this Courte in suche manner and forme as the same is nowe blotted out and amended in all point[es] in the presence of this exa[m]i[n]ate onely but ymediately after the blottinge out and amendinge of the word[es] blotted out and amended in the saide will Richard Harris of Arrundell Scrivener who writt the same will was sente for and requested by the testator to make a memorandu[m] of the word[es] blotted out and amended in the same will and saide the saide Testator it is nowe accordinge to my will and meaninge in all point[es]

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whiche memorandum the saide mr Richard Harris writt at the requeste of the saide testator and by his appointemente & good likeinge & the saide Testator did ratifie the same for his laste will & Testamente & requested the saide mr Harris and this exa[m]i[n]ate to sett theire hand[es] unto the memorandu[m] at the latter ende of the saide will which they did accordingly

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but touchinge the contente of the will otherwise this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad vju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

[[signature]]

Richard Buckell

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19 Fiste

starting folio f 93r

month/s of depositions April 1608, August 1608

parish/es Horsham

plaintiff/s Susanna Fiste

defendant/s Agnes Patchinge

type of case Defamation

Agnes Patching allegedly described Susanna Fiste as a whore during the course of a dispute about money allegedly owed by Fiste’s husband to her own.

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Fiste con[tra] Patchinge etc Examinac[i]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Susanna Fiste ux[or]is W[illia]mi Fiste de Hurshum Arch[idiaconati] et dioc[ese] Cic[estrensi]s con[tra] et adv[er]s[u]s Aigneti Patchinge ux[or]am Tho[mas] Patchinge p[ar]o[chi]e de horshum pred[icto] in quad[am] c[aus]a Diff[amacionis] sine convic[ij] dat[o] sequitur

William Wythyer p[ar]o[chi]e de horsham in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandma[n] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] unius anni et ultra et antea apud Ichingefeild in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Shipley in Com[itatu] p[re]dicto ubi moram egit p[er] spaciu[m] triu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Pulbroughe in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxxiiij annor[um] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad constituc[i]o[n]em libellat[am]

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad constituc[i]o[n]e[m] p[re]dict[am] libellat[am]

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Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the saide Agnes Patchinge libellated aboute Aprill was two yeares the certainetye of the time otherwise this exa[m]i[n]ate doth not nowe Remember the said Agnes Patchinge at her then dwellinge house called Bougisse w[i]thin the p[ar]ishe of Shipley in the Countye of Sussex and in the hall of the saide house saide unto this Exa[m]i[n]ate <&> Margarett Whthyer this exa[m]i[n]at[es] wife amongeste other Communicac[i]on amongeste them had Will[ia]m Fiste of yo[u]r p[ar]ishe owethe my husbande money whereunto this ex[amina]te answeared then noe doubte but he will pay yo[u]r husbande, for he is houlden to be sufficiente enoughe whereupon the s[ai]d Agnes Patchinge saide well he may be sufficiente enoughe but he will never pay it, for he mainetainethe his wif like a gentlewoman but he may will enoughe for she is a whore a Comon whore and mr Sherleys <& mr Boothes whoore> and a whore she is and I will stande to it and answeare it and my husbande shall doe the like All whiche was spoken by the saide Agnes Patchinge againste the saide Suzan Fiste libellated then and theare in the p[re]sence of Margarett Withyer this exa[m]i[n]at[es] wife, this exa[m]i[n]ate, and Agnes Worgar then servaunte unto the saide Agnes Patchinge Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad quintu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad tertiu[m] articulu[m] li[bel]li

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Ad sextu[m] deponit affirmative for theire is none in the p[ar]ishe of horsham libellated that can chuse but ring true & thinke the worse of the saide Suzan Fiste libellated excepte she cleare her self in good sorte in this Courte Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad septimu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad viij refert se ad iura

Ad ix[um] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] nescit al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet ut prius ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[[m] li[bel]li but he doth not beleeve the saide Suzan Fiste to be any such manner of woman as the saide Agnes Patchinge reported her to be,

Ad quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet that he harde the word[es] by him form[er]ly deposed simpliciter et non ex auditu.

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative for he never harde the saide Suzan Fiste Interrogated ev[er] speake any evill or badd worde againste the saide Agnes Patchinge also Interrogated

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] w[illia]mi [[mark]] withyer

Repetit[us] cora[m] me 25o Aprilis 1608 Francisco Cox

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Fiste con[tra] Patchinge Margaret Withiers ux[or] willi[am]i withiers de horsham in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] unu[m] anu[m] et dimid et antea in Hitchingfeild in com[itatu] p[re]dicto ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] spaciu[m] t[e]r[t]iu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Shipley in com[itatu]p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] iiij or an[n]os vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[a] etat[is] xxxto an[no[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundum ar[ticu]los li[bel]li refert se ad Constituc[i]o[n]em libellata[m] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that about ij yeres agoe and upward[es] otherwise the tyme this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe remember, this

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Ex[amina]t[e] and w[illia]m withier her husbond beinge Tenant[es] and dwellinge in one parte of the dwellinge house of Thomas Patchinge then beinge in the parish of Shipley above menc[i]oned and by reason thereof had some occasion to be w[i]th the said Agnes Patchinge at her said husbond[es] house in Shipley and then and beinge p[rese]nte in the hall of the same house, she this Ex[amina]t[e] did here the said Agnes Patchinge li[bel]lat[ed], talkinge of Suzan Fiste wif of W[illia]m Fiste also li[bel]lat[ed], saye that she the said Suzan Fiste was an whore an Arrant whore, mr Boothes whore, and mr Sherlies whore and soe she the said Agnes would p[ro]ve the said Agnes Patchinge at the tyme and place aforesaid of and against the said Suzan Fiste in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of w[illia]m withier this Ex[amina]t[es] husbonde and this Ex[amina]t[e] and who els this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe remember Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad quintu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] predeposuit

Ad sextu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad viju[m] deponit affirmative

Ad viiju[m] refert se ad iura

Ad ixu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit, but she doth not beleve the foresaid word[es] so published by the said Agnes Patchinge against the said Suzan to be true, for she was never accoumpted but a woman of good and honest reputac[i]on and name

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Ad vtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] al[ite]r

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d audivit verba diffamater p[er] d[i]c[t]am Agneto Patchinge p[ro]lata simpl[icite]r et non ex auditu

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Margarete Withier

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ri Jo[hannes] Drury n[on]o Aug[ustij] 1608

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20 Peachey

starting folio f 98v

month/s of depositions May 1608

parish/es Eartham

plaintiff/s Richard Peachey and George Gibbons

defendant/s Thomas Moorye

type of case Church Rights

The case, brought by the churchwardens, is concerned with establishing precedent for repair to the churchyard boundaries, rather than the church itself. Part of the cost devolved upon the vicar, as his house adjoined the churchyard. Other land occupiers, whilst maintaining their boundaries, did not always repair the existing walls, but used hedging instead.

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Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] ar[ticu]lis ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Peachey et Geo[rge] Gibbons gard[uanos] de Eartham Archi[diaco]nat[i] Cicestren[sis] con[tra] Thomas Moory de Eartham p[re]d[icto] dato et exhibito

Will[ia]mus Peachey de in com[itatu] Sussex yeoma[n] ubi moram egit p[er] quatuor an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eartham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] xlta an[n]os vel Circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that Richard Peachey and Geo[rge] Gibbons ar[ticu]lat[ed] were in the monithes and yeares ar[ticu]lat[ed] or some of them Churchw[a]rdens of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] and for such they were comonly reputed and taken And did execute the office of Churchw[a]rdens there Annis et mensib[us] articulat[ibus] seu eo[rum] mensiu[m] et Anno[rum] plurib[us] sine aliquib[us] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad ijdu[m] et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that there is and hath bin a custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] for theis xlty yeres Laste past that the decaies and ruyns of the Churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] have bin rep[ar]ed mainteyned and amended in maner and forme followinge, that is to saye that the occupiers of the Land[es] and ground[es] next adioyninge to the south side of the said Churchyard of Eartha[m] doe and have accustomed for the tyme and

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space aforesaid to build make repaire and amend the decaies of the said Churchyard ar[ticu]lat[ed] on the south p[ar]te as often as the same happened to goe or fall to decaye and that the fences decaies and ruyns on the Easte side of the s[ai]d Churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] have bin made rep[ar]ed and amended by the occupiers of land[es] and ground[es] for the tyme beinge, lyinge and being next adioyninge to the said East side of the said Church and by none other And also this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the decayes of the said Churchyard ar[ticu]lat[ed] on the North and west p[ar]t[es] have bin for all the tyme aforesaid made rep[ar]ed amended and mainteined by the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] For this about xxxty yeares since doth well remember that Henrye Browninge a witness p[ro]ducted in this behalf havinge in his occupac[i]on the land[es] and ground[es] next adioyninge to the south side of th[e] ar[ticu]lat[e] Churchyard of Eartham did repare make & amend the decayes and fensures on the said south side of the same Church and so did John Browninge likewise whoe had the same land[es] and ground[es] after the said Henry w[hi]ch is the land nowe in the tenure of the s[ai]d Thomas Morie ar[ticu]lat[ed] And that Anthonie Shepard late deceased, havinge and holdinge the land[es] and ground[es] (in his lif time) lyinge and beinge next adioyninge to thest Land of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Churchy[a]rd did make repaire & amend the fensures & inclosures of the said Churchy[a]rd of Eartham on thest side w[hi]ch is as this Ex[amina]t[e] remembreth about xlty yeares since, But they did not wall the said fensures or inclosures as in tymes past it hath bin, but as the walle decayed the s[ai]d p[ar]ties did hedge the same, untill of late the said easte is palled some p[ar]te thereof and the rest the stone walle of mr Earles howse doth incloase Et al[ite]r nescit deponere savinge that this ex[amina]t[e] saith that he havinge in his occupac[i]on some of the Land[es] and ground[es] on

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next adioyninge to the eastside of thar[ticu]lat[e] Church yard is charged w[i]th the rep[ar]ac[i]ons and doth repaire p[ar]te of the s[ai]d eastside of the same Churchyard w[hi]ch Custome and order aforesaid hath so contynued from tyme to tyme untill this suite begun Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative ex visu istius deponent[es]

Ad quintu[m] deponit that if the said decaies of the church yard ar[ticu]lat[ed] should be mainteyned w[i]th a stone wall it would coste about vli yf w[i]th railes or palles less Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative ex scientia sua

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Tho[mas] Mory is of the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ixu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] p[ro] prima p[ar]te satisfact[um]est,

Ad ad resid[uum] r[esp]ondet that he is brother unto Richard Peachey ar[ticu]lat[ed] church w[a]rden of Eartham Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that if the interr[ogate] Tho[mas] Mory be charged by lawe and the Custome afores[ai]d to repaire the decaies on the south p[ar]te of the said Church yard of Eartham Then this Ex[amina]t[e] shall be free as well thoth[e]r p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham of the charge thereof, but if not, then this Exa[mina]t[e] shalbe charged as the rest of the p[ar]ishioners of Eartham w[i]th the rep[ar]ac[i]ons thereof by reason he hath land in the same p[ar]ish Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath not contributed nor p[ro]mised to contribute thereunto, but yet he thincketh that he must contribute thereunto and so must the rest of his contest[es]

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Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ijdu[m] et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]dicto p[re]depo[su]it Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that there is and hath bin such a custome of makinge Landscotts & taxac[i]ons only for the rep[ar]ac[i]ons on the West and North sides of the Churchy[a]rd Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

[[signature]]

William Peache

[[f 99v/f 100r]]

Henricus Browninge de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxxiij anno[rum] vel circiter Et antea apud Duncton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] affirmative ex scientia istius deponent[es]

Ad ij et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that there hath bon and is at this p[rese]nte tyme an auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] that the decaies and dilapidac[i]ons of the south and east sides of the churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] are to be repaired and have bin rep[ar]ed made amended and maynteyned by such p[er]son and p[er]sons as have had and reteyned in his and there occupac[i]on the land[es] and ground[es] next adioyninge to the s[ai]d south and east sides of the Churchyard of Eartham aforesaid, for this Ex[amina]t[e] about xxxij or xxxiij yeares since, when he came to dwell at Eartham first had in his occupac[i]on and tenure the land[es] and ground[es] next adioyninge to the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Churchyard of Eartham on the south nowe in the tenure of Thomas Morye ar[ticu]lat[ed] by reason whereof this Ex[amina]t[e] did repaire and mainteyne the decaies and ruyns of the south side of the s[ai]d Churchyard when and soe often as the same happened to be at decay duringe the tyme he helde the same land[es], and that the p[ar]ishioners for the tyme beinge did tell this Ex[amina]t[e] that he was bound soe to doe by their Custome, and since this ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne Thomas Morie ar[ticu]lat[ed] doe the like because he occupieth the same land[es], And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that he hath knowne Anthonie Shepard nowe deceased havinge certaine land[es] and ground[es] in

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his occupac[i]on (when he lived) next adioyninge to thest side of the Churchyard of Eartha[m] ar[ticu]lat[ed] repare make mainteyne and amend the ruyns and decaies on thest side of the said Churchyard v[i]z soe much thereof as he hath bin charged to doe by reason of his said Land[es] soe often as need required, And that the west and north p[ar]tes of the said Churchyard ar[ticu]lat[ed] hath bin and is rep[a]red made mainteyned and amended at the Com[m]on cost[es] and charges of the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed], All w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne to be don in maner and forme aforesaid for the space of theis xxxiijti yeares And that he hath heard this order and custome aforesaid was soe used amonge the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] for manie yeares before and soe contynued untill this suite began and nev[er] knewe nor heard that the s[ai]d Custome was ev[er] broken till nowe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit affirmative ex visu s[ui]s

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative ex scientia s[ui]s

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d Tho[mas] Morie ar[ticu]lat[um] fuit est p[ar]o[chi]e de Eartha[m] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ixu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that he holdeth and occupieth ij yardland w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham and by reason thereof this suite doth somewhat concerne him and his con[te]st[es] likewise

Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] quoad seip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative et quoad al[ios] nescit

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Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ij et iiju[m] ar[ticu]los p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[espondere]

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that there is such a Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham for makinge a taxac[i]on or landscott for the rep[ar]ac[ion] of the s[ai]d Church but for so much as the p[ar]ishion[er]s are charged w[i]thall Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

signu[m] Hen[ricus] Browninge [[mark]]

Robertus Purdue de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spac[ium] xxxix an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud fishborne in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud ham infra p[ar]o[ch]ie de Sidlesha[m] in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lx an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] deponit affirmative ex scientia istius deponent[es]

Ad ijdu[m] et iijiu[m] deponit that there hath bin and is an auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] that the ruyns and decayes on the south p[ar]te and East p[ar]te of the Churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] have byn and are to be rep[ar]ed made amended and mainteyned by such p[er]son and p[er]sons as have had occupied and used the land[es] and ground[es] next adioyninge to the said south and Easte p[ar]t[es] of the said Churchyard when and soe often as need hath required And that the said west and north p[ar]tes of the said church yard ar[ticu]lat[ed] have and are to be made mainteyned rep[ar]ed and amended at the Com[m]on Costs and charges of

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the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] For this Ex[amina]t[e] doth well rem[em]ber that for xxxixty yeres agoe Henry Browninge a witness p[ro]ducted in this behalf did use and occupie certaine land[es] lyinge next adioyninge to the south side of the s[ai]d Churchyard ar[ticu]lat[ed] and by reason thereof did make rep[ar]e and mainteine from tyme to tyme the ruyns and decaies on the s[ai]d south side of the Churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] and soe did John Browninge and Thomas Peachey the like whoe occupied the said land[es] on the south side of the Churchyard aforesaid after

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the said Henry And soe hath Thomas Morie ar[ticu]lat[ed] whoe nowe holdeth the same land[es] don the like heretofore himself And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that he well remembreth and knoweth that Anthonie Shepard nowe deceased, havinge the land[es] (in his life time) next adioyninge to thest side of the s[ai]d Churchyard of Eartham did make amend mainteine and repaire the ruyns and decaies on thest side of the said Churchyard of Eartham soe often as the same hap[p]ened to be at default duringe the tyme he used the same land[es] and soe hath mr Raph Earle nowe vicar of Eartham don the like rep[ar]ac[i]ons to thest p[ar]te of the said Churchyard or soe much thereof as he hath bin charged w[i]thall by reason of the howse and land nowe in his occupac[i]on w[hi]ch lie next adioyninge to thest side of the said Church yard All w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne to be don and observed in man[n]er aforesaid for all the tyme above specified and he hath heard amongst the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham that this order and Custome hath bin soe used and observed longe before And nev[er] knewe nor heard that the said order or Custome aforesaid was ev[er] broken untill this suite begun Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative ex scientia sua

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d d[i]c[t]us Tho[mas] Moory fuit et est p[ar]o[chi]e de Eartham Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ixu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that this matter in question doth not concerne him this r[esp]ondent unless the p[ar]ishioners of Eartham shalbe compelled to make all the fensures ar[ticu]lat[ed]

Ad iijiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he thincketh he contribute toward[es] the charges in this suite but as yett he hath not neither hath he p[ro]mised soe to doe

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad ij et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]o[rum] ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vj[tu]m r[esp]ondet that there is such a taxacion or landscott for soe much of the said decaies as the p[ar]ishion[er]s are charged w[i]thall Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

signum Rob[er]t [[mark]] Purdue

Thomas Hartley de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex husbondma[n] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xxti an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Boxgrave in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Eartham pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxvij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]ones testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et Exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit affirmative ex scientia sua

Ad ijdu[m] et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit that theire is and hath bin an auncient order and Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham that the Church yard and decaies and ruyns thereof have bin made rep[a]red and mainteyned in maner followinge viz that the decaies ruyns and fences on the south p[ar]te of the s[aid] Churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] have bin from time to tyme as often as need required made mainteyned fenced rep[ar]ed and kept only by the occupiers of the land[es] lyinge next adioyninge to the s[ai]d south p[ar]te of the s[ai]d Church yard for this Ex[amina]t[e] doth well knowe and rem[em]ber that olde John Browninge havinge in his occupac[i]on the land[es] nowe in the tenure of Thomas Morie ar[ticu]lat[ed] did about xxvj yeres agoe laste paste make rep[ar]e and amend the decayes and fensures on the s[ai]d p[ar]te of the s[ai]d ch[ur]ch yard and soe did Tho[mas] Peachey who occupied the same land[es] since doe the like and soe hath Tho[mas] Mori

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ar[ticu]lat[ed] don the like himself since he used the same land[es] And that about the tyme afores[ai]d this Ex[amina]t[e] doth well rem[em]ber that Anthonie Shepard usinge and havinge in his occupac[i]on the land[es] and ground[es] nowe in the tenure of mr Earle vicar of Eartham, lyinge and beinge next adioyninge to thest side of the Churchyard ar[ticu]lat[ed] did make rep[ar]e amend and mainteine the decaies fensures and inclosures on the s[ai]d east side of the church yard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] and soe hath mr Earle now havinge the said land[es] on thest side of the s[ai]d Churchyard don the like when need hath required viz all the rep[ar]ac[i]ons on thest side savinge a stile roome w[hi]ch W[illia]m Peachey maketh and repaireth because he hath a Cloase of land adioyninge to the s[ai]d east side of the churchy[a]rd ar[ticu]lat[ed], And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that the decaies and fensures of the west and north p[ar]tes of the said Churchyard are rep[ar]ed made and mainteyned at the Com[m]on Charge of the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham for the tyme beinge All w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne to be don in maner and forme aforesaid for all the space above menc[i]oned, And as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard soe hath bin done and used for theis lx yeres laste paste and nev[er] herde nor knewe the same order and Custome violated or broken till this suite began Et al[ite]r nescit Deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative ex auditu istius deponent[es]

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Mory hath in his tenure and occupac[i]on all the land[es] and ground[es] lyinge on the south side of the Church yard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] conteyn[ing] by estimac[i]on ij yard land Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit affirmative

Ad ixu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that this matter in question doth not concerne this r[esp]ondent unless the p[ar]ishioners of Eartham shalbe compelled to make all the fensures ar[ticu]lat[ed]

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Ad iiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he doth not contribute to the maintenn[anc]e of this suite neither hath he p[ro]mised anie thinge thereunto Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ij et iij ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[ictorum] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that there is such a Custome for th[ei]r makinge of such taxac[i]ons for such rep[ar]ac[i]ons as are to be don at the charges of the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere Thome [[mark]] Hartley Isti quatuor testes

Repetit[os] fuerunt cora[m] ven[erabi]le viro m[agist]ro Jo[hanne] Drury etc xxiiij to die may 1608 Johannes Page de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] xij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xxxta an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Petworth in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi morabatur p[er] xiiij an[n]os vel circiter et apud Eartha[m] pred[icto] ubi oriundus etat[is] lxxij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that in the yeare 1607 & in the monithes articulated or some of them the ar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Peachey and George Gibbons were Churchw[a]rdens of Eartha[m] ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ij et iij ar[ticu]los deponit that there was and is an auncient Custome w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] that the south and easte p[ar]te of the Churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] have bin made rep[ar]ed amended and mainteyned by the occupiers and occupier of such land[es] and ground[es] as lye and are next adioyninge to the s[ai]d south and Easte p[ar]t[es] of the said Church yarde of Eartham, for this Ex[amina]t[e] doth well and p[er]fectly

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rem[em]ber that for lx yeares ago at leaste this Ex[amina]t[e] hath seene one Moorye graundfather unto Thomas Moory ar[ticu]lat[ed] havinge & holdinge

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in his possession and occupac[i]ons the land[es] and ground[es] lyinge beinge and next adioyning to the s[ai]d south p[ar]te of the Church yard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] repaire amend and make the decayes and fensures on the south p[ar]te of the s[ai]d Church yard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] when and soe often the same did happen to be at decaye, And further this ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne div[er]s other occupiers of the same land[es] and ground[es] on the s[ai]d south p[ar]te of the Churchyard ar[ticu]lat[ed], as the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Mories father and one Browninge whoe had the same Land[es] on the south p[ar]te of the Churchyard ar[ticu]lat[ed], doe the like when and as often as need required <(and soe hath Tho[mas] Morie ar[ticu]lat[ed] don the like also)> And further this Ex[amina]t[e] also sayth that about the tyme above expressed he knewe and doth well rem[em]ber one Rasold <& others before him> havinge in his <& their> occupac[i]on certaine ground[es] <& a house> lyinge on the East p[ar]te of the Churchyard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] did make mend and repaire the ruyns and decaies of the Church yard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] viz soe much as did lye and Abutt on the said house and Land w[hi]ch was about and the rest of the fence of the said Church yard on the Easte p[ar]te was mended and rep[ar]ed from tyme to tyme by him or them whoe had in their occupac[i]on the reste of the land[es] lyinge on the said easte p[ar]te of the Churchyard Ar[ticu]lat[ed], And since that tyme this Ex[amina]t[e] saith he did knowe one Anthonie Shepard who helde in his tenure and occupac[i]on some or all of the land[es] and ground[es] on theaste p[ar]te of th[e] ar[ticu]lat[e] Church yard and next adioyninge thereunto doe the like And hath mr Earle nowe vicar of Eartham havinge a house and land[es] on theste p[ar]te of the s[ai]d Church yard and next adioyninge thereunto and W[illia]m Peachey havinge also at this p[rese]nte a certain Cloase on the s[ai]d p[ar]te of the Church yard ar[ticu]lat[ed] don the said rep[ar]ac[i]ons on thest end of the said Church yard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] And Also this Ex[amina]t[e] further saith that the decaies ruyns and rep[ar]ac[i]ons on the west and north p[ar]te of the s[ai]d Church yard ar[ticu]lat[ed] have bin and are rep[ar]ed at the Comon Charge of the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] All w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne and seene to be don in maner and forme aforesaid and

[[f 103r/f 103v]] from time to time duringe all the terme above menc[i]oned and expressed And nev[er] herde nor the same order and Custome afores[ai]d to be at anie time violated or broken untill nowe this suite begun Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

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Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas morie hath in his occupac[i]on ij yardland lyinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham whereof one Cloase lyeth whollie next adioyninge to the south p[ar]te Church yard of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit d[i]c[t]umTho[mas] Morie fuisse et esse p[ar]o[chi]e de Eartham Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijd[um] r[esp]ondet that he this r[esp]ondent shall neither gett nor loase by this busines howsoever it goeth for ought he knoweth neither doth it concerne him or his contestes otherwise than that they are p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he doth neither contribute nor p[ro]mised to contribute toward the charges in this suite what he may do hereafter he doth not knowe Et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad ij et iij ar[ticu]los ma[te]rie p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative, savinge for the west and north p[ar]tes of the Church yard interrogated

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John Payne

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox 27o maij 1608

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21 Browne

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month/s of depositions June 1608

parish/es Ifield

plaintiff/s Benjamin Browne

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The depositions refer to an inventory of the deceased William Simonds's goods, which were included in another inventory, that of William Cooke, to whom the deceased's widow had also been married. Some of the inventoried goods are listed in the depositions.

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Beniaminius Browne Cl[er]icus vicarius de Ifeild in com[itatu] Sussex ubi stetit vicarius p[er] xij an[n]os ad festu[m] na[tura]lis du[ci]t prox[imum] futuru[m] vel Circiter, et antea apud Limpsfeild in com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi mora[m] agit p[er] spaciu[m] t[e]r[ti]u[m] q[ua]rter[um] an[n]i vel circiter et antea apud horley in com[itatu] Surr[ey] p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] unu[m] ann[um] vel circiter et antea apud univ[er]sitat[em] Cantabridgie[nsis] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] iiij or an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud horley p[re]d[icto] etat[is] xxxv an[n]o[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis test[es] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Comp[arent]um allegac[i]o[n]em et ex[hibi]ta

Ad Comp[arent]um allegac[i]o[n]em et ex[hibi]ta deponit that all and singuler the good[es] cattell[es] and houshoulde stuffe comprized and specified in the Inventary of W[illia]m Symond[es] deceased exhibited in this Cause and subscribed under the hand[es] and nomies of Jo[hn] Staple and W[illia]m Thomas Reg[istra]res of Lewes or their servant or Actuary did belonge and appertaine unto the said W[illia]m Simons ar[ticu]lat[ed] all w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for he was one of the prizers of the same good[es] and did see and p[er]use the same good[es] cattell[es] and houshoulde stuffe at the tyme of prizinge and writt the same In[venta]rye w[i]th his owne hand w[hi]ch is the verie In[venta]ry

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seene and p[er]used by this Ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[mina]c[i]on Et al[ite]r ad dictus Comp[arent]um allegac[i]o[n]em aut ex[hibi]ta nescit deponere, for howe manie of the s[ai]d good[es] cattell[es] or chattell[es] w[hi]ch were the s[ai]d W[illia]m Simond[e]s were putt erroniously into the Inventary of W[illia]m Cooke and prized as his good[es] at the tyme of his decease or remaine nowe in the hand[es] and possession of thar[ticu]lat[e] Jaine Hill al[ia]s Cooke al[ia]s Symond[es] the property not altered, this ex[amina]t[e] doth not knowe

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Beniamin Browne

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox 1 Junij 1608

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Suzanna Butcher ux[or] Jo[hanni] Butcher de Ifeild in com[itatu] Sussex Lathmaker ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] dimid[ium] an[n]i vel circiter et antea apud Crawley in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] p[er] iij es an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Ifeilde p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] vij em an[n]os vel circiter oriund[a] apud Slaugham in com[itatu] pred[icto] etat[is] xxxvij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Comp[arent]um allegac[i]o[n]em et exhibita dicit that all and singuler the good[es] cattell[es] and houshould stuffe menc[i]oned and expressed in the schedule an[n]exed to the allegac[i]on ar[ticu]lat[ed] and reade unto this Exa[mina]t[e] at the tyme of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on or the moste p[ar]te of them were the proper good[es] <& cattell[es]> of W[illia]m Symons ar[ticu]lat[ed] deceased and to him did belonge and app[er]teine at the tyme of his decease, and yet doe or verie lately did remaine and contynue in the hand[es] of Joane Hills al[ia]s Cooke al[ia]s Symonds ar[ticu]lat[ed] the p[ro]pertie of them not altered or changed Except it be the staine cloathes w[hi]ch are worne out and decayed iij sack[es] and a bagge drinckinge potts spoones and trenchers and some other smale ymplem[en]t[es] of houshold stuffe and husbondry w[hi]ch are worne out and decayed a horse bougte w[hi]ch dyed of late, a bull and a barren Cowe w[hi]ch have bin solde away since the decease of the said W[illia]m Symond[es] by the ar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Cooke, or by the s[ai]d Joane Hills al[ia]s Cooke al[ia]s Symond[es] in her widowehoodd All w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for she this Ex[amina]t[e] dwelte w[i]th the said W[illia]m Simond[es] both at the

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tyme of his decease and before, and soe did contynue w[i]th the ar[ticu]lat[e] Joane Cooke al[ia]s Hills al[ia]s Symond[es] untill some vj week[es] after she was m[ar]ried to W[illia]m Cooke ar[ticu]lat[ed], And by reason thereof doth knowe the good[es] cattells and houshould in the said schedule ar[ticu]lat[ed] menc[i]oned to be the proper good[es] and cattells of the s[ai]d W[illia]m Symond[es] and hathe the same good[es] housholde and implement[es] (since the decease of the s[ai]d W[illia]m Cooke ar[ticu]lat[ed]) in the Custodye and occupac[i]on of the s[ai]d Joane Cooke al[ia]s Hill[es] al[ia]s Symond[es] not altered nor changed (Except before excepted) All w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true as aforesaid for the reasons by her before declared Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um all[egacionem] aut ex[hibi]ta nescit deponere in arliquo signum Suz[anna] [[mark]] Butcher

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox primis Junij 1608

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Jacobus Elliss de worthe in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi mora[m] egit p[er] duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud horley in com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] vij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Crawley in com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] unu[m] ann[um] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Ifeilde in com[itatu] Sussex etat[is] xlix an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Comp[arent]um allegac[i]o[n]e[m] et ex[hibi]ta dicit that the barren Cowe one Bull ij other kine one stere and a mare menc[i]oned and expressed in the schedule ar[ticu]lat[ed] were the p[ro]per good[es] and cattells of W[illia]m Simons ar[ticu]lat[ed] deceased and belonged unto him at the tyme of his decease and were by error and ov[er]sighte putt into the Inventary of thar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Cooke deceased as p[ar]te and p[ar]cell of his good[es], and soe were div[er]s other p[ar]cell[es] of the houshold stuffe menc[i]oned in the said schedule by the like ov[er]sighte prized and putt into the Inventary of the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Cooke at the tyme of his decease as namely ix trugg[es] and a bowll a payer of brandirons an iron plate iron wedges a payer shodd wheeles a farowe a square table a mustard quarne iiij chest[es] and a box a holberd and a side sadle whereas in truthe the said good[es] and cattell[es] were not the said W[illia]m Cook[es] but were the good[es] and cattell[es] of the ar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Symond[es] and were prized in the Inventary of the said W[illia]m Simons at the tyme of his deceasse by mr Ben[jamin] Browne Clarke Thomas Mylles and this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] And remaine yet in the hand[es] and possession of the said Joane Hills al[ia]s Cooke al[ia]s Symons ar[ticu]lat[ed] Or lately did remaine in her possession viz since

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the deceasse of thar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Cooke All w[hi]ch this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] knoweth to be true for he hath seene the said cattell and good[es] aforesaid in her possession w[hi]ch he knoweth to be the same good[es] and cattells w[hi]ch were praised in the said In[venta]ry of thar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Symond[es] for he this Ex[amina]t[e] would have bought the said barren Cowe and bull aforesaid of the said Joane Hills al[ia]s Cooke al[ia]s Symons since the s[ai]d W[illia]m Cook[es] deceass but he could not have but afterward were solde to Thomas Grenefeild of Rusp[er], And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that he verily beleveth and is p[er]swaded that W[illia]m Cooke ar[ticu]lat[ed]

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did not in his life tyme sell away exchange or alter the propertye of anie of the housholde stuffe menc[i]oned in the schedule of tharticulat[e] allegac[i]on, but only renued such of them as did waste and decaye, wherefore he thincketh that more of the said good[es] menc[i]oned in the saide schedule than this Ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe knowe or rem[em]ber were the proper good[es] of the said W[illia]m Symond[es] at the tyme of his deceass Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]u[m] Comp[arent]um allegac[ionem] et schedul[am] nescit deponere savinge that this Ex[amina]t[e] hath received of the ar[ticu]lat[e] Joane Hills al[ias] Cooke al[ia]s Symons a legacie of xli given unto him for thar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Symons deceased, And that thar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Cooke stood bound at the tyme of the deceass in the some of xxxli unto Thomas Simons in the Accoumpte exhibited in this behalf for the payment of xxli unto the said Tho[mas] Symonds w[hi]ch some of xxli is yet unpaid as by the said obligac[i]on remayninge in this Ex[amina]t[es] Custody more at large it doth appeare Et al[ite]r nescit

Signu[m] Jaco [[mark]] bi Elliss

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox primo Junij 1608

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22 Chatfeild

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month/s of depositions July 1608

parish/es Oving

plaintiff/s Chatfeild

defendant/s Richard Knight and Ralph Widowson

type of case Tithe

This is a continuation of the issues in Case 1. In addition to the small tithes, the vicar was also entitled to tithe hay, particularly from parcels of land which had been sublet. The copyholders had harvested the hay for the vicar, in lieu of tithe payment. There is detailed description of land deemed poor grazing due to winter flooding.

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Exa[m]i[n]ato test[iu]m de et sup[er] allegac[i]one m[agist]ri widowson Henricus Mackerell de Colworth infra p[ar]och[ie] de Oving in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er]spaciu[m] xxiiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Froile in com[itatu] South[ampton] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lxxij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]e allegac[i]onis dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] mr Raphaell widowson was longe before the begininge of thar[ticu]lat[e] suite and especially in the yeares and monithes li[bel]lat[ed] as he is nowe at this p[rese]nte tyme vicar of the vacaredge of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] and for lawfull vicar there he was and is com[m]only reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iij et iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]los deponit for the space of xxiij or xxiiij yeares laste paste duringe w[hi]ch time this exa[m]i[n]at[e] hath dwelt at Colworth the vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his farmer for the tyme beinge hath had and

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receiv[e]d and bin in possession of havinge and receivinge all the smale tithes growinge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] and the bound[es] lymitt[es] and titheable plac[es] thereof and namely of the haye of iiij or doales or plott[es] of meadowe grounde lyinge w[i]th in the p[re]bend manor or village of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] w[hi]ch doales or plott[es] of meadowe ground as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard have bin in tymes paste and nowe are assigned and alotted unto the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge in lewe and recompense of all his tythe hey growinge and yearely increasinge w[i]thin the Prebend manor or village of Colworth, ar[ticu]lat[ed], And soe lye w[i]thin the meadowes iiij Copie holdes in Colworth namely the Copie holde nowe in the tenure and occupac[i]on of this Ex[amina]t[e] and W[illia]m Sandam, a Copie holde wholie in the tenure of the s[ai]d W[illia]m Sandam, the Copie holde of widowe morie and the Copie holde of Richard Martyn For this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne mr W[illia]m Ryman mr Rob[er]t Harrison and mr Geo[rge] Chatfeilde thelder farmers successively to mr W[illia]m Roades then vicar of Ovinge and next p[re]decessor to mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] to have received taken and carried awaie the hey of the iiijor doales aforesaid as in the righte of the vicar of Ovinge aforesaide And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that he hath heard by div[er]s olde men aboute Colworth that the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge have had and received and bin in possession of the hey of the said doales in maner and forme as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed tyme out of minde and exceedinge the memory of man Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

signu[m] Henri[cus] [[mark]] Mackerell

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Rich[ard]us Stronge de Colworth infra p[ar]och[ie] de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spaciu[m] decem Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Slinden in com[itatu] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] xiiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Climpinge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxv an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Allegac[i]o[n]em

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] mr Raphaell widowson hath bin longe before the suite ar[ticu]lat[ed] begun and especially in the yeares and monithes A[rticu]lat[ed] and before as he is nowe at this p[rese]nte vicar of the vicaredge of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] and for vicar thereof he was and is at this p[rese]nte com[m]only reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ij et iij ar[ticu]los dicit that duringe the tyme that this Ex[amina]t[e] hath dwelt w[i]thin the village of Colworth the vicar of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme beinge hath had and received and bin in possession of havinge and receivinge the smale tithes belonginge to the vicaredge of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] renuynge growinge and happeninge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge and titheable plac[es] thereof, and especially tith haye w[i]thin the village or hamlett of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] viz all the hey of certaine doales or plott[es] of meadowe grounde lyinge w[i]thin the meadowes of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] beinge in nu[m]ber iiij doales w[hi]ch are lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the meadowe ground[es] belonginge to iiij Copie hold[es] in the hamlett or village of Colworthe aforesaid namely Richard Martins Copie holde widowe Mories Copie holde in the tenure of Richard Knighte one other in the tenure of W[illia]m Sandam se[ips]u[m] and thother betweene the said Sandham and Henry Mackerell and have bin <& is yerely> cutt raked and Cocked in grasse Cock[es] by the occupiers of the said Copiehold[es] and for the use of the vicar of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme beinge for and in recompense lewe and discharge of all the tithe hey due to the s[ai]d vicar of Ovinge of all they meadowes and hey ground[es] lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the hamlett p[re]bend or village of

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Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] for this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne mr Rob[er]t Harrison farmer to mr w[illia]m Roades late vicar of Ovinge of the smale tithes belonginge to the vicaredg of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed], or his servant[es] by his appointem[en]t to have come and demaunded taken received and Carryed awaye all the heye of the doales aforesaide so as aforesaid Cutt raked and sett in grasse in full recompense and satisfacc[i]on of all such tithe hey as hath bin growen and yerely increased of the meadowes and hey ground[es] w[i]thin the hamlett village or p[re]bend of Colworth aforesaid and belonginge to the said vicar[e]dge of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] And soe is mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge in like possession of havinge and receivinge and doth receive and take uppe the heye of the said doales in such maner and forme as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed. And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that he hath hearde that the vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his farmer for the tyme

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beinge hath had and received the hey of the doales aforesaid (soe as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath already deposed) for theis three score yeares and tyme out of minde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijta deponit affirmative ex auditu istius deponent[es]

Ad vtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Richarde Stronge

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

Joh[an]nes warde p[ar]o[chi]e de Bersted in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] totam vitam s[ui]s ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxxta an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis dicit that mr Raphaell widowson ar[ticu]lat[ed] was before the beginninge of this suite and in the yeares and monithes li[bel]lated as he is at this instant tyme vicar of the p[ar]ish Church of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] And soe he hath bin and is com[m]only reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad ij et iij ar[ticu]los deponit that the vicar of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme beinge for the space of theis twelve yeres to this Ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge and remembraunce hath bin in possession of havinge and receivinge and hath had and received the haye of iiij doales or plott[es] of meadowe grounde lyinge in Colworth meades and belonginge to iiij Copie holdes w[i]thin the village or p[re]bend of Colworth viz to Richard Martins Copieholde widowe Moories Copie holde and a Copieholde of W[illia]m Sandam and Henry Mackerell w[hi]ch have bin yearely Cutt raked and sett up in grasse Cock[es] to & for the use of the vicar of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme and soe are nowe in theis Daies and tymes likewise Cut raked and Cocked in grass Cocke to and for the use of mr Raphaell widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge w[hi]ch doales or plott[es] of meadowe ground[es] did lye in

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the Comon meade of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] before the incloasinge thereof and were mowed raked and Cocked in grass Cock[es] to and for the use and behoof of the vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his Farmer for the tyme beinge in Lewe and in discharge of all such tithe hey as was yerely growinge and increasing w[i]thin the hamlett village or p[re]bend of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed], And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith Also that the vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] for the tyme beinge or his farmer hath bin in possession and hath had and received the hay of the doales aforesaide or iiij doales in the meadowe of Colworth afores[ai]d before thincloasinge thereof so as aforesaide Cutt raked and Cocked in full satisfacc[i]on lewe & discharge of all the tyth hey yearelie growinge and increasinge and renuynge w[i]thin the hamlett or p[re]bend of Colworth aforesaid for theis Fiftye yeares laste paste And so doth mr widowson nowe take & receive the same Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative ex scientia s[ui]s

Ad vtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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John Ward

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox

Will[iam]us Sandham sen[ior] p[ar]o[chi]e om[ni] S[an]cto[rum] in Palanta Civi[ta]te Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] xvj an[n]os vel circiter et antea infra p[ar]och[ie] Subdecanot[um] Civit[atis] p[re]d[ictum] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xiiij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Colworth infra p[ar]och[ie] de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] xij an[n]os vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lxviij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] mr Raphaell widowson longe before the begininge of this suite he was as he is nowe at this p[rese]nte tyme vicar of the p[ar]ish Church of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] And for vicar of the

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same p[ar]ish Church he was and nowe is com[m]o[n]ly knowne reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad secundu[m] et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los dicit that he this Exa[mina]t[e] hath known the vicar of Ovinge or his farmer for the tyme beinge for theis fiftie yeares laste paste to have hadd taken up and received the Tithe hay growinge renuyinge and yerely increasinge w[i]thin the p[re]bend or village of Colworth and titheable places thereof namely the tithe hey of iiij doales or plott[es] of meadowe grounde lyinge w[i]thin the Com[m]one mead[es] of Colworth called hoe mead[es] before the devidinge thereof, and nowe since the devidinge and inclosinge of the same Com[m]on mead[es] the said plott[es] or doales do ly and are scituat in fower distinct plac[es] of the foresaid meadowes the tithe whereof hath bin and is yearely paide unto the vicars of Ovinge or ther farmers for the tyme beinge as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed for he this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne one mr Richardson mr Smyth and mr Will[ia]ms vicars of Ovinge for the tyme beinge p[re]decessors of mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed]

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to have had and received yearely the said tithe hey in maner and forme before expressed, and soe Doth mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge and hath don the tyme of his Incumbencie there, take and receive the same tithe hay aforesaid, And nev[er] knewe anie other to have or receive or make anie claime or challenge thereunto for all tyme aforesaid Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative ex auditu istius depon[er]e et a relac[i]one m[agist]ri widowson ar[ticu]lat[i] et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative, quoad eius noticia[m]

Ad iiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad ij et iijos ar[ticu]los alle[gacio]nis p[re]deposuit, savinge that since the devidinge of thar[ticu]lat[e] Com[m]on meade of Colworth the said tithe hay of the doales aforesaid hath bin paid by iiij or Copieholders of Colworth viz by this ex[amina]t[e] Richard Knighte and one Mackerell and one Richard Martyn and their p[re]decessors

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occupiers of the fower Copie hold[es] nowe in their occupac[i]ons, because at the devision of the foresaid meadowes the doales before menc[i]oned did fall out to ly and be scituat in fower mead[es] belonginge to their said fow[e]r Copiehold[es] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath meadowe ground[es] lyinge w[i]thin Colworth if the p[ar]tie p[ro]ducent should p[re]veil in this suite he doth not thincke he should pay anie more tithe, because he payeth the whole tith hay of one doale in lewe and full discharge Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad rogatu[m] m[agist]r[i] widowson and as for his charg[es] he hath requested none neither doth he expect anie from him Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that of the two he favoreth mr widows[on] best and coulde wish that he mighte p[re]veile because of his righte

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Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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William Sandam

Repetit[us] coram me Jo[hannes] Drury

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Chatfeild con[tra] Knight & mr widowson p[er] inter[rogatori]e Henr[icus] Mackerell De Colworth p[ar]o[chi]e de Ovinge Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] in com Sussex husbond[man] [sic]

Ad posic[i]ones addic[ionales]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for the space of theis xxiij or xxiiij w[hi]ch time he hath dwelled at Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] he this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] heard nor knewe that the p[ar]sons of Ovinge or their farmers for the tyme beinge ev[er] had or received anie tithe hey of anie the

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meadowe ground[es] lyinge or beinge in Colworth aforesaid belonginge to anie Copieholde of the same maner or p[re]bend of Colworth, And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that he hath heard by his Auncestors and div[er]s olde men of the p[ar]ish of Ovinge and other p[a]rishes thereabout[es] that the p[ar]sons of Ovinge nor their farmers for the tyme beinge received anie tithe hey of the meadowe ground[es] aforesaid duringe the memorie of man, and especially for theis lx yeres last paste Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for the space of this xxiiij yeres to this Ex[amina]t[es] knowledge and soe for the space of yeares and time aforesaid the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge have bin in possession of havinge and receivinge tithe hey renuying growinge and increasinge in & upon the meadowe ground[es] belonginge unto the Copiehold[es] of the manor and p[re]bend of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] and so is mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] in possession thereof at this p[rese]nte and soe hath bin for all the time of his Incumbencie there, viz of the hey of

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of iiij doales or plott[es] of meadowe grounde w[hi]ch have bin yearely at hey harvest time staked bounded & m[ar]ked out from the residue of the said meadowe ground[es] and mowed and sett up in grass Cocks by the Copie holders or their tenant[es] of the Copiehold[es] w[i]thin the manor or p[re]bend of Colworth w[i]thin whose meadowes the same plott[es] doe lie and are scituted, to and for the use of the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the time beinge in full dischardge satisfacc[i]on and paym[en]t of all their tithe hey growinge and yerely increasinge in and upon the meadowe ground[es] lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the said manor or p[re]bend of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed], for this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne w[illia]m Morie now deceased, & w[illia]m Sandham pay the hey of their doales in maner and forme as before is specified and declared, unto the farmers of the vicaredge of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] as namely mr w[illia]m Ryman mr Rob[er]te Harrison and others and so hath this Ex[amina]t[e] don, and doth at this p[rese]nte the like unto mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iij deponit that in the yeares and monithes li[bel]lated or some of them thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Knight was sent unto one of the Copieholders and had in his occupac[i]on one of the Copiehold[es] w[i]thin the manor or p[re]bend of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] and the meadowe ground[es] thereunto belonginge namely the Copie holde of widowe Morie Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that the s[ai]d Richard Knight did Cut rake and sett up into grass Cock[es] the grasse of the doale belonginge to the Copieholde in his occupac[i]on in all or some of the yeares aforesaid in maner and forme as in this ar[ti]cle is menc[i]oned or did otherwise coumpounde and agree w[i]th mr widows[on] for the same Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad vtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that he nev[er] knewe nor hearde for all the time menc[i]oned in this ar[tic]le, but that all and singuler the Copieholders of the Copiehold[es] in Colworth aforesaid or their tenant[es] stakinge boundinge Cuttinge rakinge and Cockinge the hey of the s[ai]d doales ar[ticu]lat[ed], or compoundinge w[i]th vicars of Ovinge or their farmers For the tyme being were ev[er] discharged and acquited from paym[en]t of anie other tith hey unto the vicars or their farmers for the tyme beinge And further that they nev[er] paid anie anie [sic] tithe hey of their s[ai]d meadowes unto the p[ar]sons of Ovinge Ly[bel]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge for all the tyme menc[i]oned in this ar[tic]le, as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard say Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] deponit that he this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard say by div[er]s olde and auncient men that the tithe hay of the brook[es] and meades w[i]thin the p[re]bend of Colworth fro[m] time to time yerely renuyinge hath bin paid unto the vicars of Ovinge or their farmers for the tyme beinge by the name of smale tithes & were estemed litle worth because as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath hearde the said brookes or meades have byn in tymes paste before the Sclusies were made for the conveyinge away of the water, ov[er]flowen w[i]th water in maner and forme as in this ar[tic]le is declared, And so they are and have bin ev[er]y yere for the moste p[ar]te since the makinge of the slucies but not so much nor soe often as they were before, whereby the grass of the s[ai]d Brook[es] or meades did and doe yerely for the moste p[ar]te lye manie monithes under water in the winter time, and by reason thereof the grass of the same brook[es] hath bin verie full of rushes flaggs and Reed[es], And so is at this p[rese]nte in manie plac[es] thereof Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad viij ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that he this Ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] heard that anie this tithe hey renuynge in the brook[es] or mead[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] was ev[er] paid unto the p[ar]sons of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme

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being Et al[ite]r nescit deponere al[te]r qui[d] ad p[ro]ximum p[re]ceden[tum] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad Nonu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r quid ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] posic[i]onu[m] addic[i]o[nalum] p[re]deposuit

Ad iij r[esp]ondet that the brookes or meadowes interrogate[d] have bin good meadowe <& hey groundes> this xiiij or xv yeres Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that this r[esp]ondent nev[er] knewe nor herd but that tithe hay was allwaies accoumpted smale tithes as is Lambe woll and pigge and such smale thing[es] and not in the nu[m]ber of greate tithes as wheate & b[ar]ly and such like and that the p[ar]sons nor p[re]bendaries of Ovinge interrogate[d] nor their farmers for the tyme beinge ev[er]e had or received anie tithe hey w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge or tithable plac[es] thereof, but that the same doth belonge unto the vicar of Ovinge for the tyme beinge and soe doth the Corne and haye growinge upon the said demesne land[es] interr[ogated] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that when the Chappell interrogated was standinge, it was distant from the p[ar]ish Church of Ovinge interrogated aboute a mile Et al[ite]r nescit r[espondere]

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] po[sicio]nu[m] addic[ionalum] p[re]deposuit signum henr[icus] [[mark]] Mackerell

Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

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Johannes Oliv[er] de Colworth p[ar]o[chi]e de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbond ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] vite s[ui]s ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xlviij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that ye ar[ticu]lat[e] mr Raphaell widowson was as he is nowe, vicar of Ovinge longe before this suite begon and so he was and is com[m]only reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ij et iij ar[ticu]los deponit that for the space of theis xxxiiij yeres laste paste the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the time beinge have had and received and bin in quiete possession of havinge and receivinge the tith hay growinge renuynge and increasinge in and upon the meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the Copiehold[es] w[i]thin the manor or p[re]bend of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] viz the hey of iiij doales or plott[es] of meadowe ground w[hi]ch have bin yearely and from yere to yeare, staked bounded and devided from the residue of the said medowe ground[es] and cutt raked and sett up into grass Cock[es] at hey harvest tyme to and for the use of the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge by the said Copie holders in whose meadowe ground[es] the same doales or plott[es] of meadowe ground or grass doe ly and are scituat, for this Ex[amina]t[e] hath mowed Cutt raked and Cocked the grass of some of the said doles in maner and forme aforesaid and namely the doales belonginge to the Copiehold some times w[illia]m Mories and John Gobles nowe deceased manie tymes to and for the use of S[i]r Boane mr Richardson mr Martis & mr Roades vicares of Ovinge and p[re]decessors to mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge, And further this deponent saith that the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge have bin

[[f 117v/f 118r]] in possession of havinge and receivinge the tithe hey aforesaid in man[n]er and forme before specified for theis lx yeres as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard his Father whilst he lived related unto him died about[es] xxxty yeares agoe and was at his death lxx yeres olde and so is mr widowson nowe vicar of Ovinge in possession of havinge and receivinge the said tith hay in maner and forme aforesaid or of monie in considerac[i]on thereof Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

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Ad vtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad po[sicio]nes addic[ionales] ad m[ate]riam p[re]dict[am]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for the space of theis xxxiiij yeres laste paste this Ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] heard nor knewe that anie the p[ar]sons of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge ev[er] hadd or received or were in possession of havinge and receivinge anie tithe hey of the Meadowe ground[es] belonginge to the Copiehold[es] lying and being w[i]thin the manor or p[re]bend of Colworth ar[ticu]lat[ed] And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that he hath heard his father saye when he was livinge that he nev[er] anie of the s[ai]d p[ar]sons or their Farmers were ev[er] in possession of havinge or receivinge the same tithes for lx yeares before his death And so this deponent hath heard of div[er]s others Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that the doales or plott[es] of meadowe or grass aforesaid measured staked m[ar]ked Cutt raked and made into grass Cocks in maner and forme as in this ar[tic]le is declared have bin paid by the said Copieholders or their Tenants in maner and forme as aforesaid, & received accepted and taken by the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge in full discharge paym[en]t and satisfacc[i]on of all their tith hey growinge renuynge and yerely increasinge upon the said ar[ticu]lat[e] meades Et al[ite]r nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] ad materia[m] p[re]d[ictam] p[re]deposuit

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Ad iijtiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit y[a]t in the yeares and monithes li[bel]lated or some of them the ar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Knighte had in his occupac[i]on a Copieholde of widowe Mories lyinge and beinge w[i]thin the manor or p[re]bend of Colworth and the ground[es] thereunto belonginge of this Ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative ut credit et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vtu[m] deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Copieholders and their farmers and Tenaunts for and in considerac[i]on of the Cuttinge rakinge and Cockinge the grasse of doales ar[ticu]lat[ed] in maner and forme before specified to and for the use of the vicars of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or their farmers for the tyme beinge are and have bin from tyme to time duringe all the tyme before by this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] deposed, clearely acquited exon[er]ated and discharged

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from payment of anie other tithe hay of their said meadowe ground[es] And nev[er] paid anie tithe hey of their said meades or meadowe ground[es] to the p[ar]son of Ovinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his Farmer for the tyme beinge as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath credibly heard Et al[ite]r nescit depo[nere]

Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vij deponit that he this deponent hath hearde by div[er]s olde and Ancient men about Colworth that the tithe haye brook[es] and meades w[i]thin the p[re]bend of Colworth from tyme to time growinge and renuynge hath bin paid to the vicars of Ovinge or their farmers for the tyme beInge by the name of smale tithes and so hath bin and is accompted smale tithes and litleworth because in tymes paste the said brookes or meadowes have bin before the makinge of the Sclucies drowned w[i]th water from the sea w[hi]ch breakinge did cause the fresh water to returne and ov[er]flowe the same w[hi]ch caused the

[[f 118v/f 119r]] grass thereof to be full of flagg[es] rushes and reed[es] and soe litle or nothinge worth Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] deponit that he this [sic] nev[er] heard nor knewe duringe all the tyme before by him deposed, that the tithe hey of the foresaid brookes or medowes was ev[er] paid unto the p[ar]sons of Ovinge or their farmers for the tyme beinge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] ad p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijiu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ar[ticu]los materie p[re]d[icte] p[re]deposuit et Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that Henry Mackerell hath in his occupac[i]on some p[ar]te of the interrogat[e] meadowes but he this r[esp]ondent hath not anie Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus Et ad rogatu[m] m[agist]ro widowson et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] quoad se ip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad alios nescit

Ad interrogatoria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad j et ij r[esp]ondet ut antea ad materia[m] et po[sicio]nes addic[ionales] deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that in times paste when the inter[rogate] brookes or meades were wont to be ov[er]flowen w[i]th water as in the said posic[i]on[e]s addic[ionales] is declared they were not all mowed and the grass Cutt for hey but eate up w[i]th Cattell because of the water standinge in the same and the badnes of the grass beinge full of rushes flagg[es] and Reed[es], and y[a]t the sea hath Ceassed from ov[er]flowinge the same above theis xxxty

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yeres in such abundant sorte and measure as it did before the makinge of the said Slucyes although contynually ev[er]y winter the same brook[es] or meades be somewhat ov[er]flowen w[i]th the s[ai]d waters And further that the same brookes or mead[es] have bin Cutt and mowed for the moste and greatest p[ar]te thereof ev[er] since the slucies were made Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet affirm[ative]

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that when the Chappell at Colworth was standinge it was distant from Ovinge vicaredge above a mile Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xmu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad materiam et po[sicio]nes addic[ionales] p[re]dict[as] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Oliv[er]

Hen[ricus] Mackerell

Ad inter[rogatoria] primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo Etc quoad seipsu[m] r[esp]ondet neg[ative]

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad m[ate]riam et po[sicio]nes p[re]dict[as] p[re]depo[su]it Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath ij acres of meadowe grounde in Colworth aforesaid Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uod] venit sponte non Coactus et ad rogatu[m] m[agist]ri widowson Et quoad expens[e]s nullas adhuc requiscuit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victo[riam] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vij u[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative signum Hen[ricus] [[mark]] Mackerell

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drury Etc 13o Julij 1608

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23 Cooke

starting folio f 109r

month/s of depositions Jun 1608

parish/es Ifield

plaintiff/s Thomas Cooke

defendant/s Joan Hill

type of case Testamentary

The case centres around payment due to the defendant for nursing not only the deceased but also his wife and child. Joan Hill was living in William Cooke's house and he had agreed to pay her for her services. After he died she received 5s from his widow.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m ex p[ar]te Thome Cooke sup[er] obiecc[i]onib[us] con[tra] Comp[arent]u[m] ex par[te] Joanne Hill al[ia]s Cooke exhibit[a] etc Joanne Knighte ux[or] Rich[ard]i Knighte de Ifeilde in com[itatu] Sussex milner ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] xv an[nos] vel circiter et antea apud worth in com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] quinq[ue] an[n]os vel circiter antea apud Lewes in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xliij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] Iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ob[ieccio]nes

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundum ar[ticu]los nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lum dicit that she this Ex[amina]t[e] was conv[er]sant and abiding in the house of w[illia]m Cooke ar[ticu]lat[ed] deceased and did nurse w[illia]m Cooke sonne of the said W[illia]m Cooke ar[ticu]lat[ed] and attend and looke his wif in the tyme of their sicknes w[hi]ch was during the space of vj week[es] or thereabout[es] for whose paines and labour takinge in that behalf the said w[illia]m Cooke did p[ro]mise and agree w[i]th this ex[amina]t[e] to pay unto this Ex[amina]t[e] xvjd by the weeke for soe manie week[es] as she this ex[amina]t[e] did or should be helpinge and assistinge the said w[illia]m Cookes wif and nursinge his said Childe <& did

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give unto this Ex[amina]t[e] in p[ar]te of payment xvjd And noe more> Since the death of the said w[illia]m Cooke Joane Cooke al[ia]s Hill ar[ticu]lat[ed] the relict of the said w[illia]m did pay unto this ex[amina]t[e] for her said paines taken w[i]th the said in her sicknes and nursinge the childe aforenamed the nigt some of ?vs and noe more anye man[n]er of waye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eam sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um]

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiju[m] R[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indiff[erente]r et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] obiecc[i]onu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit R[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that she this r[esp]ondent did not attend thar[ticu]lat[e] W[illia]m Cooke by day or by night, but only nurse his childe and attend his wif in tyme of her sicknes, Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad iij iu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] obiecc[i]onu[m] p[re]d[icto] deposuit

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] inter[rogatorium] r[esp]ondet Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad d[i]c[t]um iij iu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] obiecc[ion]u[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondet that she was p[ro]mised by W[illia]m Cooke ar[ticu]lat[ed] five shillings one b[ushel] of wheat and ij b[ushel] of aples more than she this Exa[amina]t[e] ev[er] received Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Joane [[mark]] Knighte

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Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Rich[ard]o Man 27o die Junij 1608

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24 Thorburn

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month/s of depositions June 1608

parish/es Walberton

plaintiff/s Mary Thorburn

defendant/s John Racton

type of case Defamation

The plaintiff was accused of adultery whilst her husband was away from home. John Racton called her a whore, alleging that she had invited William Marshall to her home whilst her husband Daniel was absent.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et sup[er] li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Marie Thurborn ux[or]is Daniel Thurborne con[tra] Joh[ann]em Racton in c[aus]a diffa[macio]nis sine convitij dat[o] etc sequitur Rich[ard]us Coxon de Rewell Lodge in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spac[ium] t[e]r[t]iu[m] mensium vel circiter et an[tea] apud houghton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] xviij an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud Slaugham in com[itatu] Sussex etat[is] xlvta an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that about one monith agoe last paste and w[i]thin the tyme li[bel]lated this Ex[amina]t[e] happened to be at the house of Daniell Thurborne scituat w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of walberton in the Countye of Sussex together w[i]th one Rob[er]t Nash, a witness also p[ro]ducted and sworne in this cause, where and when he this Ex[amina]t[e] did here John Racton also ly[bel]lat[ed] say unto Marie Thurborne li[bel]lat[ed] then and there beinge p[er]sonal[l]y p[rese]nte that she the said Marye Thurborne was a whore, and that she the said Marye did send for one W[illia]m Marshall to lye w[i]th her when her husbond was gon from hoame,

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All w[hi]ch word[es] of deffam[a]c[i]on were uttered and spoken by the said John Racton unto the s[ai]d Mary

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Thurborne li[bel]lat[ed] and of the same Mary at the tyme and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this Ex[amina]t[e] and Rob[er]t Nash before menc[i]oned, and as this Ex[amina]t[e] verily thincketh W[illia]m Racton John Todgose and others did also here the afores[ai]d word[es] of diffamac[i]on so as aforesaid uttered and declared for they were p[rese]nte in the next roome unto that where the aforesaid word[es] were spoken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit that he verily thincketh that thar[ticu]lat[e] Marye Thurborne is much discretited by utteringe the foresaid word[es] of diffamac[i]on of her, and her good name thereby much impaired Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit that the said Jo[hn] Racton is of the p[a]rish of walberton Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad 7mu[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij et pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto vjli xiijs iiijd and that he hath used husbondry but nowe doth walke the Earle of Arundell[s] ground called the Rewell

Ad iij r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a et ex sumptib[us] Daniel[es] Thurborne

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter, and is as much conv[er]sant w[i]th thone as thother

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad li[bel]lum p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Rich[ard]i [[mark]] Coxon

Repetit[us] cora[m] m[agist]ro Rich[ard]o Man 28 Junij 1608

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Rob[er]tus Nash de Binsted in com[itatu] Sussex Tayler ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spac[ium] ixem an[n]os et ultra et antea apud Yapton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxta Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad ijdu[m] dicit that in the monith of may laste paste soe nere as this Ex[amina]t[e] canne rem[em]ber and w[i]thin the tyme li[bella]ted this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the house of Daniell Thurborne li[bel]lat[ed] scituat in walberton in the countie of Sussex did here John Racton also li[bel]lat[ed] saye unto Marie Thurborne wif of Daniell li[bel]lat[ed] theis word[es] followinge that is to say thou (naminge meaninge and manifestly demonstratinge the said Mary) are a whore and didest send for W[illia]m Marshall to lye w[i]th thee, and he is or was but ever nowe pre[se]nte, let him answer for him self, All w[hi]ch word[es] of diffamac[i]on were soe published and declared by the fores[ai]d John Racton unto and of the said Marie Thurborne li[bel]lat[ed] at the tyme and place afores[ai]d in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this Ex[amina]t[e] Richard Coxon and W[illia]m Racton brother of the said John Racton Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that the good name and fame of the s[ai]d Marie Thurborne (as this deponent verily thincketh) is much impaired and

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diminished by reason of the fores[ai]d word[es] of diffamac[i]on utteringe Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vtu[m] dicit that the said Jo[hn] Racton li[bel]lat[ed] is of the p[ar]ish of walberton li[bel]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad 7u[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli & that he doth nowe use husbondry

Ad iijiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coact[us] et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Daniel[is] Thurborne

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter, et cu[m] viro non magis conv[er]satur qui[d] altero

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad li[bel]lu[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative signum Rob[er]ti [[mark]] Nash

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Rich[ard]o Man Etc 28o Junij 1608

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25 Hodson

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month/s of depositions June 1608, January, March 1608/9

parish/es Midhurst

plaintiff/s Margaret Hodson

defendant/s Thomas Ayling

type of case Matrimonial

Margaret Hodson had known Thomas Ayling since she was six or seven years old, at which time she had said she would marry him. Thomas Ayling now maintained that Margaret Hodson was his wife, but had heard that she would be married to Richard Locke, implying that she was merely betrothed to Thomas. Thomas had £40, and maintained he could make another £40, being willing to spend all of this to make Margaret his wife. Margaret however denied the betrothal. Thomas later seems to have changed his mind about Margaret, saying he would not marry her even for £1000. A friend advised him to settle the case out of court, but it appears that Thomas had already paid some charges, which he was reluctant to forfeit, and would keep Margaret as his wife rather than lose his money to no purpose.

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Ex[aminat]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] li[bel]lo al[io]s ex p[ar]te Margarete Hodson con[tra] Thomam Aylinge de Stedham Archidiaconati Cic[estrensis] in quadam c[aus]a castitac[i]onis m[at]r[im]onij dat[us] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us], sequitur

Joh[ann]es Bannyster de Stedham in com[itatu] Sussex Myner ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spaciu[m] xiiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud horsham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] triginta an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Cranley in com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li nescit deponere

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that about Easter laste paste otherwise the tyme this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe p[er]fectly rem[em]ber this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the house of Richard Hodson in Midhurst in the County of Sussex did then and there heare Thomas Aylinge li[bel]lated affirme p[ro]teste and say ( Margaret Hodson also li[bel]lated) that she the said m[ar]garet Hodson was his the said Thomas Ayling[es] wif, and whereas he the said Thomas did here that she the said Margaret should be m[ar]ried unto Richard Locke, he the said Thomas Aylinge said that he had xlli in a chest and could make xlli more All w[hi]ch he would spend but he would have her the said m[ar]gar[et] All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken published and declared by the foresaid Thomas Aylinge so as before

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by this deponent sett downe in the presence of John Haskin Henry Gates and divers others whose names this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot nowe rem[em]ber, And further this deponent saith that at the time and place aforesaid the foresaid Thomas Aylinge did will and request this deponent to tell the said m[ar]garet Hodson that he the said Thomas did say that she was his wif w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] did accordingly at the next convenient tyme he mett w[i]th her but she utterly denied the same Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um secundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] aut contenta euis[es] nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere savinge that he hath hearde div[er]s saye that the said Thomas Aylinge hath affirmed unto them the word[es] before by this ex[amina]t[e] in the next p[re]cedent

menc[i]oned or the like in effect Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um iij ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirm[ative]

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij et pena etc r[esp]ondet that he m[ar]ried w[i]th the said m[ar]garet Hodsons Aunte et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria ius h[ab]ente et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad ij ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit verba p[er] d[i]c[t]u[m] Tho[mas] Aylinge p[ro]lata fuisse aut esse vera in aliquo

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad iiij tu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r non credit hoc inter[rogato]riu[m] fuisse et esse veru[m]

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad li[bel]lum p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r negative signum Jo[hn] [[mark]] Bannister

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]le viro m[agist]ro John Drurie ll[itterae] d[o]c[t]ore etc 29 Junij 1608

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Johannes Hoskin de Midhurst in com[itatu] Sussex Brewer ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] quinque menses et ultra, et antea apud civi[ta]tem Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud hastinge in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Pevensey in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] p[er] duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Madhurst p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] quatuor an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud West deane in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxiiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that about the feaste day of St Mathias laste paste otherwise the tyme this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe rem[em]ber this deponent beinge in the house of Richard Hodson this Ex[amina]t[es] m[aste]r scituat in Midhurst, together w[i]th John Ban[n]ister Henry Gates Edward

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Aylinge and div[er]s others whose names this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot nowe rem[em]ber then and there did here Thomas Aylinge lybellated publish declare p[ro]test and affirme that M[ar]garet Hodson also li[bel]lated was his the said Thomas Ayling[es] wife and that he would spend Fortie pound[es] and Fortie two but that he would have her for his wif, And also this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said Thomas Aylinge did earnestly request and intreate John Ban[n]ister a witness also p[ro]ducted sworne and ex[ami]ned in this behalf to tell unto the said Margaret what he the said Tho[mas] Aylinge did saye of her viz that she was his wif All w[hi]ch word[es] were so spoken at the tyme and place aforesaid by the said Thom[a]s Aylinge of the said Margaret Hodson in the p[rese]nc[e] of the witnesses before menc[i]oned Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad vj tu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera etc

Ad interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] inter[rogato]ria exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena Etc r[esp]ondet that M[ar]garet Hodson the p[ar]tie p[ro]ducent and he this R[esp]ondent are brothers and sisters children Et al[ite]r negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lum li[bel]li p[re]deposuit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit verba p[er] p[re]d[i]c[t]um Thomas Aylinge p[ro]lata fuisse aut esse vera in aliquo

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Ad vij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viij r[esp]ondet q[uo]d audivit verba p[er] eum p[re]deposita simpl[ici]t[e]r et non al[ite]r

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet negative nisi ex p[re]dicacione et castitac[i]one p[re]fati Thome Aylinge signum Jo[hanni] [[mark]] Hoskin

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Joh[ann]is Drury litterae d[o]c[t]ore etc 29 Junij 1608 Petrus Bridger de Wolbedinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi moram egit p[er] maiorem p[ar]tem vite sue ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lx anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lum nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that aboute a monithe since laste paste so nere as this Ex[amina]t[e] canne nowe remember, he this deponent meetinge w[i]th Thomas Aylinge li[bel]lat[ed] at Midhurst m[ar]kett had some talke and speech w[i]th the said Thomas Aylinge of and concerninge m[ar]garet Hodson also li[bel]lat[ed] towards the end and conclusion of w[hi]ch their talke this Ex[amina]t[e] hearinge before that the said Thomas Aylinge had given fourth some speeches concerning the s[ai]d m[ar]garet and him self, asked the said Thomas what he ment to trouble him self and the said m[ar]garet also, to whome the said Thomas Aylinge replyinge said that she was his wife speakinge of the said m[ar]garet and him self and yet he ment not to have her All w[hi]ch word[es] so by this ex[amina]t[e] deposed were spoken by the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Aylinge of the s[ai]d m[ar]garet hodson also li[bel]lat[ed] at the tyme and place aforesaid to this Ex[amina]t[e] and in his p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge, But whoe els hearde the same word[es] or whoe gave anie attencion thereunto this Ex[amina]t[e] canot saye, for beinge imp[er]tinent to him he requested noe man to beare witnes Et al[ite]r q[uo]d huius ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

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Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

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Ad vtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad 4tu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad ij du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit verba p[er] d[i]c[t]ium Tho[mas] Aylinge publicata fuisse aut esse vera in aliquo

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad iiij tu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

signu[m] Petri [[mark]] Bridger

Edwardus Blackman de Easborne in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] quinqu[e] an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Wolbedinge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] iiijor an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Stedham in com[itatu] pred[icto] p[er] maiorem p[ar]tem xxij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Trotton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] etat[is] xxx an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li deponit that betwene the feast of Easter and whitsontyde laste paste otherwise the tyme this depone[n]t cannot p[er]fectly

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rem[em]ber at this p[rese]nte, he this deponent beinge at the dwellinge house of Henry Pattericke w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Stedham in the countie of Sussex together w[i]th one W[illia]m Spurrier a witness also p[ro]ducted and sworne in this behalf and the said Thomas Aylinge li[bel]lat[ed], did then and there heare the said Thom[a]s Aylinge talkinge of thar[ticu]lat[e] m[ar]garet Hodson, say publish and affirme that she the said m[ar]garet Hodson was his the said Tho[mas] Ayling[es] wif and that he coulde p[ro]ve it by div[er]s witnesses But yet he would not m[ar]ry her yf she were worth a Thousand pound[es], Then and theire beinge p[rese]nte and hearinge the foresaid word[es] the said w[illia]m Spurrier this ex[amina]t[e] and div[er]s other[es] whose names this ex[amina]t[e]

[[f 113v/f 114r]] ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe rem[em]ber Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] inter[rogatorium] et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit d[i]c[t]a verba p[er] p[re]fatum Thoma[s] Aylinge p[ro]lata fuisse esse vera in aliquo

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Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d audivit verba p[er] eum p[re]deposita simpl[icite]r et non al[ite]r

Ad ixum r[esp]ondet negative signum Edw[ardi] [mark] Blackman

Will[ia]mus Spurrier de Stedham in com[itatu] Sussex Carpenter ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] totam vita[m] s[ui]s ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxta an[n]o[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ducto iurato et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li nescit depon[er]e

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that about the feast of Easter laste or a litle since otherwise the time this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe p[er]fectly rem[em]ber this Ex[amina]t[e] happeninge upon some occasion to be at the house of Henry Pattricke of Stedham aforesaide in the county aforesaid, And then and there meetinge w[i]th Thomas Aylinge li[bel]lat[ed] the said Thomas Aylinge did talke w[i]th this ex[amina]t[e] concerninge Margaret Hodson also li[bel]lat[ed] about a matter dependinge betwene him the said Tho[mas] and the said m[ar]garet Hodson, then this Ex[amina]t[e] did advise the said Thomas not to goe to lawe, but rather to agree frendly together, Then the said Thomas Aylinge p[ro]tested published and affirmed that she the said m[ar]garet Hodson was and is his the said Tho[mas] wife yet he nev[er] intended to m[ar]rie her but he would kepe her in lawe theis vij yeares rather then he would

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loose his charges laid out about the same suite All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken and uttered by the said Thomas Aylinge at the tyme and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] of this Ex[amina]t[e] Edward Blackman a witness also p[ro]ducted sworne and ex[ami]ned in this Charge and div[er]s others but whether they gave anie heed or attenc[i]on to the said word[es] or noe this Ex[amina]t[e] can[n]ot saye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] dicit that the said Thomas Aylinge li[bel]lat[ed] hath tolde unto him this Deponent that the said m[ar]garet Hodson also li[be]lat[ed] was and is his wif, but he willed this Ex[amina]t[e] not to saye anie thinge thereof, for if

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he did, he the s[ai]d Thomas said y[a]t he would denie it Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victo[riam] ius h[ab]enti Et al[ite]r negative

Ad iijiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ijdu[m] et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit d[i]c[t]a verba p[er] d[i]c[t]um Thoma[m] Aylinge p[ro]lata fuisse aut esse vera in aliquo

Ad vijmu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he this R[esp]ondet heard the word[es] before by him deposed simpl[icite]r Et non aliter

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signum willi[am] [[mark]] Spurrier

Henr[icus] Gates de Midhurst in com[itatu] Sussex Tayler ubi moram fecit p[er] xto an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Alfforde in com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Midhurst pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxvj an[n]os vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

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Ad libellum

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lum li[bel]li nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] deponit that in Lent laste paste otherwise the time this deponent can[n]ot nowe p[er]fectly rem[em]ber this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at his Father in lawe Rich[ard] Hudsons in Midhurst aforesaid, did heare the ar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Aylinge then and there beinge also p[rese]nte and havinge some talke w[i]th this Ex[amina]t[e] and oth[e]rs of m[ar]garet Hodson also li[bel]lat[ed], say affirme and p[ro]test that she the said m[ar]garet Hodson was his the said Thomas his wif, and that if Richard Locke whome it was said, should m[ar]ry her the s[ai]d m[ar]garet, did m[ar]ry her, he the said Thomas should have the more Wronge, Then and there beinge also p[rese]nte at the utteringe of the said word[es] by the fores[ai]d Thomas Aylinge John Ban[n]ester John Hoskins and this Ex[amina]t[e] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit affirmat[ive]

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera Etc

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] exposito p[er]iculo [per]iurij ac pena Etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victo[riam] ius h[ab]enti Et al[ite]r negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad ij ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]depo[s]uit Et al[ite]r nescitt

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit d[i]c[t]a verba per p[re]fa[c]tu[m] Tho[mas] Aylinge p[ro]lata fuisse aut esse vera

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d audivit d[i]c[t]a p[er] d[i]c[t]um Aylinge p[ro]lata simpl[icite]r ex ore duo p[ro]fluentia Et non al[ite]r

Ad Nonu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Hen[ricus] [[mark]] Gates

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Examinac[i]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] allegac[i]one[m] ex p[ar]te Thome Aylinge con[tra] Margaretam Hodson in c[aus]a m[at]r[im]onali Dat[us] sequitur

Margarareta Jarlett uxor Nichol[i] Jarlett p[ar]ochi[e] de Ipinge Arch[idiacona]ti et dioces[i]s Cicestren[sis] ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] quatuor anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Linchemeare in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] unius Anni et antea apud worthe in Com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] ubi orianda fuit etat[is] xl anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] Jurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that she this exa[m]i[n]ate was aboute five or sixe yeares agoe laste paste at the house of John Hudson within the p[ar]ishe of Stedham wheare she then harde the saide

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John Hudson who is father unto the said margarett Hudson articulated saye unto the saide Margarett his Daughter, Margarett shall Thomas Aylinge be thye husbande and the saide Margarett answeared yes, and noe more but who was presente then more then this exa[m]i[n]ate & her Father this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott Depose because it is soe longe agoe and more touchinge this ar[tic]le this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qui[d] predeposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] because she knowethe noe more then therein she hath sett downe

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad In[terrogato]ria

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Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that her husbande is A hammer man & mak[es] iron[s] & is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man paide xls

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Thomas Aylinge Interrogated without compulsion and at his charge

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative quoad seip[s]am et quoad alios nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vj nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis p[re]d[ictum] for she dothe not soe much as knowe what yeares the saide margarett was of when she spoake the worde yes by this exa[m]i[n]ate formerly deposed

Ad vij nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Mar[garet] [[mark]] Jarlett

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox xxvto die mens[i]s Januarij 1608 iuxta etc

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Anna Gavys p[ar]o[chi]e de Stedham in Com[itatu] Sussex vidua, ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] duo[rum] mensiu[m] vel circiter et antea apud Lurgashall in Com[itatu] p[re]d[ict]o ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] Decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Trotton in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los Deponit that aboute Eighte or Nyne yeares agoe laste paste or thereabout[es] she this exa[m]i[n]ate lye sicke at the house of [[space]] hodson late of Stedham w[i]thin the Countye of Sussex Father of the saide m[ar]garett Hodson articulated for half a yeare togeather or thereabout[es] and her this exa[m]i[n]at[es] husbande worked harde by the saide [[space]] Hodsons house & she this exa[m]i[n]ate sente the

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saide Margarett Hodson unto her this exa[m]i[n]at[es] husband for a peece of Cheese the saide Margarett beinge then aboute seven years old at the moste & the saide Margarett broughte this exa[m]i[n]ate a little peece of Cheese from her this exa[m]i[n]at[es] husbande aboute the bredthe of her three fingers & not above & said the saide Margarett there is a husbande indeed I would give as bigge a peece of Cheese to a dogge then saide this exa[m]i[n]ate, whye Megge wilte thowe have him & she saide noe not I, then saide this exa[m]i[n]ate noe you will have Thomas Aylinge & the saide Margarett saide yes that I will why shoulde I not &

[[f 128v/f 129r]] touchinge any thinge ell[es] contained in theis three ar[tic]les this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose for there was noe bodye then p[rese]nte but this exa[m]i[n]ate & the said Margarett Hodson

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] e[a]m sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this matter at the request & charge of Thom[a]s Aylinge Interrogated without compulsion

Ad quartu[m] quoad se ip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] et vij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r quam predeposuit ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis signu[m] Anne [[mark]] Gavyns

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Cox xxvto die mensis Januarij Anno d[omi]ni iuxta etc 1608

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Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et super allegac[i]on[es] al[io]s ex p[ar]te Thome Ayling tam in con[tra] Margareta hodson in c[aus]a m[at]r[im]oniali dat sequitur Joh[ann]es Hudson de Stedham in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spaciu[m] x anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Farnden hill infra p[ar]o[chi]e de Farnhurst in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit per spatiu[m] xviij anno[rum] vel circiter et apud Stedham p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]onem

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em tam apud acto qui[d] in scripte ex p[ar]te d[i]c[t]i Tho[me] Aylinge dat[o] nescit deponere savinge that the said ar[ticu]lat[e] m[ar]garet Hudson is of the age of xix yeres or thereabout[es]

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] Inter[rogato]riu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc ac pena falsidici testis r[esp]ondet that it is comonly reported w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Stedham and other p[ar]ishes thereunto adioyninge that Margaret Jarlett a witnes p[ro]ducted sworne and exa[min]ed in this behalf hath div[er]s and sondrie times aswell before as since her exa[m]i[n]at[i]on said confessed and acknowledged that it was xv or xvj yeres since the said John Hudson interrogate[d] did aske the said m[ar]garet Hudson his daughter also inter[rogated] wheth[e]r she would have Thomas Aylinge to her husband and also that w[illia]m hogsflesh of Ipinge since the beginninge of this suite said that the said m[ar]garet Jarlett did confess so much before him and others and that the said m[ar]garet Hudson at the tyme of the said question by her said Father was a litle childe and about iiij or v yeres olde Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad secundu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogat[e] John Hudson Father unto the said m[ar]garet hath bin dead and buried theis vj yeares and upward[es]

Ad tertiu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said m[ar]garet Jarlett about xvj yeres since did dwell at Stedham in the county of Sussex where she contynued about a yere and from theire she went to dwell in the p[ar]ish of

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Trotton in the countie aforesaid and from theire into wales and from thence came into Surrey to a place called Crawley but howe longe she hath dwelte at anie of theis plac[es] this r[esp]ondent cannot say, and that she nowe dwellinge at Ipinge in the county of Sussex aforesaid where she hath contynued for the space of theis five yeres or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

[[signature]]

Jo[hannes] Hudson

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie 22o m[ar]tij 1608

Margareta Hudson de Stedham in com[itatu] Sussex vid[ua] ubi mora[m] egit per spaciu[m] xl anno[rum] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[a] etat[is] lta Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]on[em]

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em tam apud acta qui[d] in scripte ex p[ar]te Thome Aylinge articulat[e] dat[o] nescit deponere savinge that the ar[ticu]lat[e] m[ar]garet is at this p[rese]nte about xix yeares olde or upward[es]

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Ad Interrogatoria

Ad primu[m] exposit[o] p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena Etc r[esp]ondet that since the exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on of the Interrogate Margaret Jarlett viz about iij weekes since this ex[amina]t[e] happeninge to be at Ipinge mill did then and there meete w[i]th the said m[ar]garet Jarlett and then and there some co[n]v[ers]acation beinge had of Thomas Aylinge interrogat[ed] and m[ar]garet Hudson also interrogate[d] this r[esp]ondent said Goodwife Jarlett yowe have bin at Chichester and deposed against my daughter m[ar]garet Hudson, to whome the said m[ar]garet Jarlett answered and said noe in faith goodwife Hudson not I, for the word[es] w[hi]ch I heard were spoken when Inhomes Furnace was first buildinge w[hi]ch is for xvj yeres agoe and so much I have deposed and no more Et al[ite]r nescit r[espondere]

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] Inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet that John hudson this ex[amina]t[es] husbond is dead and is since his death xj yeres and upward[es] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that about xvj yeres agoe or upward[es] the Inter[rogate] m[ar]garet Jarlett did dwell at Stedham for the space of a yere <& then went awaie> and that she nowe dwelleth at Ipinge in the county of Sussex where she contynued for theis v yeres or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that by com[m]on fame and reporte the said m[ar]garet Jarlett is a woman but of lighte behavio[u]r and estimac[i]on amongst her neighbo[u]rs but this r[esp]onde[n]t cannot accuse her of ill lif or behaviour Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Repetit[us] coram[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie 22 o m[ar]tij 1608

signu[m] m[ar]gare [[mark]] te hudson

Edmundus Hurstwaite de Stedham in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi moram fecit per xxti an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud hartinge in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit per spatiu[m] triu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Petersfeylde in com[itatu] South[amp]t[on] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] t[e]r[t]iu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et apud Civi[ta]tem London[iam] in com[itatu] Mid[dlesex] ubi h[ab]itavit per tres annos vel circiter et apud Stedham p[re]d[icto] ubi morat[us] est p[er] tres annos vel circiter oriund[us] apud Civi[ta]tem London[ium] p[re]d[icto] etat[is] Lta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

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Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em tam apud acta qui[d] in script[is] ex p[ar]te Thome Aylinge Datam dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Margaret Hudson is at this p[rese]nte about xix yeres olde as appeareth by the Register booke kept in the Church of Stedham, and further this Deponent saith that about a q[ua]rter of an yere or upward[es] before the p[ro]ducc[i]on of Margaret Jarlett and Anne Gavis witnesses in this behalf sworne and examyned, this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] and his wif togeth[e]r w[i]th the said m[ar]garet Jarlett went unto the above named Anne Gavis to knowe what she could depose in that behalf, and cominge unto the

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said Anne Gavis this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] tolde unto her the said that there was a cause of m[at]r[im]onie in question betweene Thom[a]s Aylinge ar[ticu]lat[ed] this Deponent[es] sonne in Lawe and m[ar]garet Hudson, and hearinge that she coulde say somethinge to that matter, he was come unto her to heare what she could saie therein, to whome the said Anne Gavis answered I have her (mainynge the said m[ar]garet Hudson), say that she would marrie Thomas Aylinge and noe man but not once nor twice but twenty times, then the said m[ar]garet Jarlett said also and that is that w[hi]ch I can say, w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken by the said Anne Gavis and m[ar]garet Jarlett unto this Deponent and before him and Alice his wife; And further this Deponent saith that Nicho[las] Lutman tolde unto this ex[amina]t[e] in his nowe dwellinge house that [[space]] Tryminer sister unto Anne Gavis the witnes above menc[i]oned came unto Elizabeth Aylinge this Ex[amina]t[e]s daughter in Lawe and tolde her that m[ar]garet Hudson widowe had bin w[i]th the s[ai]d Anne Gavis her sister to request her not to speake anie thinge against her daughter m[ar]garet Hudson in this suite dependinge betwene Thom[a]s Aylinge and her Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo Loco Dato

Ad primu]m exposit[o] p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet that he is father in Lawe unto Tho[ma]s Aylinge interr[ogated] by m[ar]riage of his mother Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto vjli xiijs iiijd and liveth by husbondry

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coact[us] et ad rogatu[m] Thome Aylinge et ex eius sumptib[us] ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath heard Thomas Ayling interrogate[d] say and send word unto the interr[ogate] m[ar]garet Hudson y[a]t she should looke to her conscience for she was his wife before god Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad Inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

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Ad primu[m] satisfactum est Et r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that there are about five or six yeres paste since the interrogate John Hudson died

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that w[i]thin theis xxtie yeres the interr[ogate] m[ar]garet Jarlett did dwell at Stedham in the county of Sussex and that she nowe dwelleth at Iping in the said Countie Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad al[ia] Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this r[esp]ondent hath followed this cause nowe dependinge in the behalf of the s[ai]d Thom[a]s Aylinge interrogate[d] and hath acquainted both his

Advocate and p[ro]curator w[i]th the state thereof but he did nev[er] incouradg the said Thomas therein, but rather to be quiett and Cease p[ro]secuting the same Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondere negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he sworne the last Corte day beinge the xxiijth of m[ar]ch 1608 before m[agiste]r D[o]c[t]or Drury as the Consistorie place in the Cath[edral] Church of Chichester

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

[[signature]]

Edmund Hurstwaite

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie 24o m[ar]tij 1608

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26 Harvie

starting folio f 120r

month/s of depositions July 1608

parish/es Sidlesham

plaintiff/s Joane Harvie

defendant/s William Wilcher

type of case Defamation

William Wilcher is alleged to have called Joan Harvie a whore whilst they were in the street near Sidlesham mill.

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Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Joane Harvie ux[or]is Jo[hannes] Harvy con[tra] Will[ia]mu[s] Wilcher in c[aus]a diff[amacio]nis sine Convitij dato sequitur Moulda Winsley ux[or] Rob[erti] Winsley de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] tote vite s[ui]s etat[is] xxxo anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e Condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et ex[aminata] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]i li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that about a monith or six week[es] since otherwise the time this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe remember, this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at a place w[i]thin Sidlesham p[ar]ish called Sidlesham mill and standinge there in the streate w[i]th div[er]s and manie other p[er]sons she this Ex[amina]t[e] did here w[illia]m witcher li[bel]lat[ed] beinge at that tyme and place also p[rese]nte call Joane Harvie also li[bel]lat[ed] whore and said y[a]t unto the saide Joane that she was an whore and byd her take witnes of his word[es] All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken by the said w[illia]m witcher of and unto the said Joane Harvie at the tyme and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and heringe of this Ex[amina]t[e] Alice Martyn a witnes also p[ro]ducted and sworne in this Cause w[illia]m Bartholmewe and others whose names this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe rem[em]ber Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiju[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit that the said w[illia]m witcher is of the p[ar]ish of Sidlesham li[bel]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eam sunt vera

signu[m] Maulyde [[mark]] winsley

Repetit[us] cora[m] ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Hugo Barker etc 19 Julij 1608

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Alicia Martyn ux[or] Rich[ard]i Martin de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex fisherman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spac[ium] totius vite sue ib[ide]m oriund[a] etat[is] xxxo Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad secundum ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that about iiij or v week[es] since otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] at this p[rese]nte canot rem[em]ber, she this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge and standinge in the streate nere Sidlesham Mill within the p[ar]ish of Sidlesham aforesaid did here w[illia]m Witcher Li[bel]lat[ed] saye unto Joane harvye also li[bel]lat[ed] beinge then and there also p[rese]nte, that she the said Joane harvie was an whore and bid her take advantage and witness of his word[es], Then and there beinge p[rese]nte and hearinge the publishinge of the s[ai]d word[es] by the said w[illia]m Witcher Moulde winsley this Ex[amina]t[e] and others whose names this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot nowe rem[em]ber Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit savinge that the said Ex[amina]t[e] doth say that the said w[illia]m witcher li[bel]lat[ed] hath confessed unto this ex[amina]t[e] that he caled the said Joane Harvie whore since the tyme menc[i]oned and sett downe by this ex[amina]t[e] in the next

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p[re]cedent ar[tic]le and especially at the time of this ex[amina]t[es] p[ro]ducc[i]on in this cause

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eam sunt vera signu[m] Alic[ia] [[mark]] Martin

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro m[agist]ro Hugo Barker Etc xixu[m] die Julij 1608

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27 Muncke

starting folio f 122v

month/s of depositions November 1608

parish/es Ashington

plaintiff/s Jane Muncke

defendant/s Robert Edsawe

type of case Matrimonial

Jane Muncke was contracted in marriage to Robert Edsawe. She confirmed this to William Wady the Rector, and it appears that this was also generally understood in the local area. They had been contracted together for "a long tyme" (at least two years, according to one deponent). However there was a rumour that Edsawe was now courting Cook's daughter who lived at Willingdon in East Sussex. There was also an indication that the betrothal to Jane was not supported by Edsawe's parents. The relationship with Cook's daughter seems to have come to an end, owing to the current suit.

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Will[ia]mus Wady cl[er]icus sacre theol[ogie] Batch[elor]us R[ec]tor eccl[esi]e p[ar]o[chia]lis de Sullington in com[itatu] Sussex ubi R[ec]tor stetit p[er] xiiij an[n]os vel circiter et antea Studens in Academia Cantabridgie in com[itatu] Cantabrigie ubi mora[m] egit p[er] xv an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Amberley in com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xliiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis dicit that about half yere since soe nere as this Ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe remember this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the house of mr [Christ]ofer Minshull in Asshington in the County of Sussex. Father in Lawe unto th[e] ar[ticu]lat[e] Jane Muncke and the s[ai]d Jane

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Jane Munck beinge then also p[rese]nte this Deponent did question w[i]th the s[ai]d Jane concerninge Rob[er]t Edsawe ar[ticu]lat[ed] about a contract of m[at]r[im]onie betwene them two and did aske the said howe the Case stod betwene her and the said Rob[er]t, To whom the said Jane answered and to him this Ex[amina]t[e] did then and there acknowledge that the said Rob[er]t Edsawe and the said Jane were in truth contracted and betrothed together then and there beinge p[rese]nte at the hearinge thereof mr [christ]ofer Minshull this Ex[amina]t[e] and noe man els this Ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe remember Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that there was and is a com[m]on fame and reporte as well w[i]thin thar[ticu]lat[e] p[ar]ishes of Asshington and wasshington as other p[ar]ishes to them adioyninge that thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Edsawe was a suiter in the way of m[ar]riage unto thar[ticu]lat[e] Jane Muncke and that he should m[ar]rye w[i]th her Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ultimu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli And that he is a mi[ni]ster and a p[re]cher of god[es] word and liveth by his function and acctuall promoc[i]ons

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] m[agist]ri xpo[fer] Minshull et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] alllegac[i]onis p[re]deposuit

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] p[er] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

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William Wady

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Ri[chard]i Man xxiijo die No[vembris] 1608

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Geo[rge] Dartenoll de Asshington in com[itatu] Sussex husbond ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] tres An[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Hitchingfelde in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] quinq[ue] An[n]os vel circiter et antea apud westgrinsted ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] iij es an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud worminghurst in com[itatu] com[itatu] [sic] p[re]d[icto] ib[ide]m oriund[us] Etatis xliiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]onem

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis nescit deponere

Ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that about ij yeres agoe and upward[es] so nere as this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe call to minde, this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the house of mr [christ]ofer Minshull in Asshington afores[ai]d and then and there beinge p[rese]nte also thar[ticu]lat[e] Jane Muncke, the said Jane Muncke then and there talkinge of thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Edsawe acknowledge and confess unto this Ex[amina]t[e] that she the said Jane and the said Rob[er]t were contracted together in holie m[at]r[im]onie and that he had p[ro]mised her m[ar]riage & she the like to him Then and there beinge p[rese]nte the s[ai]d Jane and this Ex[amina]t[e] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that there is a publiq[ue] fame & reporte aswell w[i]thin the p[ar]ishes of Wasshington & Asshington as other p[ar]ishes to them adioyninge that thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Edsawe and Jane Muncke are and have bin a longe tyme man and wif and should m[ar]ry together Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc r[esp]ondet that he is uncle unto Jane Muncke interrogated for this r[esp]ondent and her mother are Brother and sister

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet ere alieno deducto xxli and that he liveth by his stocke and his husbondry

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Ad iijtu[m] venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hat c[aus]a et ad rogatu[m] Jane Muncke et ex euis sumptib[us] ut credit

Ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that before the begyninge of this suite this r[esp]ondet did heare that thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Edsawe was a suiter in the way of m[ar]riage to one Cook[es] daughter in thest p[ar]te of Sussex, Then this Ex[amina]t[e] said unto the p[ar]ties that tolde him, that he did not thincke that to be true, for so much as he had heard that the said Rob[er]t Edsawe and Jane Muncke this Ex[amina]t[es] kinswoman were contracted togeth[e]r in the way of m[ar]riage alredy Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative signum Geo[rge] [[mark]] Dartnoll

Repetit[us] coram me Ri[cardo] Man xviijo die no[vembris] 1608

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Muncke con[tra] Edsawe Tho[mas] Parkhurst de Washington in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud civi[ta]tem Cic[estrensis] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] xij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Wasshington p[re]d[icto] in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etatis xxx an[n]orum vel circiter libere condic[i]o[n]is test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] alle[gacio]nis nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

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Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that there was and is a publick fame as well w[i]thin the p[ar]ishes ar[ticu]lat[ed] as other p[ar]ishes thereunto adioyninge that there was some good will & likinge in the way of m[ar]riage betwene thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Edsawe and Jane Muncke by reason of their often resorte together Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ultimu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] Inter[rogato]riu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli and that he liveth by his Land[es] and revenues

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] Jane Muncke et eius sumptib[us] ut credit

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] nescit

Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Thomas Parkhurste

Repetit[us] coram me Ri[cardo] Man xixo die No[vembris]1608

[[f 126v]]

Munck con[tra] Edsawe Ri[cardus] Bridger de worminghurst in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spac[ium] xl anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Shipley in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit Etat[is] lviij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

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Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that there was and is a fame aswell w[i]thin the p[ar]ishes of Wasshington and Ashingto[n] as other plac[es] and p[ar]ishes thereunto adioyninge that there hath bin some good will and likinge in the way of m[ar]riage betwene the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Edsawe and Jane Muncke by reason of their often kepinge company and resortinge one to another Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ult[i]mu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] exposit[o] p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc r[esp]ondet that he is Cosen and somewhat alied unto Jane Muncke but in what degree in affinity or howe nere they are in kin this ex[amina]t[e] cannot say Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is worth ev[er]y man paid xli and better and that he liveth by the revenues of his Land[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad tertiu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie in this cause at the request of Geo[rge] Dartnall unckle unto the interrogate Jane Muncke and as concerninge his viaticall expenses he hath not requested anie

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath heard that the inter[rogate] Rob[ert] Edsawe was a suiter unto one Cook[es] daughter of willingdon in the wey of m[ar]riage before the begyninge of this suit et al[ite]r p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ite]r nescit

signu[m] Ri[cardi] [[mark]] Bridger

Repetitus corame Ri[cardo] Man

Johan[n]es Pepper de wasshington in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spac[ium] xvj an[n]or[um] vel circiter et antea apud Slaugham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit p[er] xij an[n]os, vel circiter et antea apud Cuckfelde in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] xxviij an[nos] vel circiter et antea apud Slaugham p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit Etat[is] Lxv an[n]o[rum] vel Circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that there was and is a com[m]on fame aswell w[i]thin the p[ar]ishes ar[ticu]lat[ed] as other p[ar]ishes thereunto adioyninge that there was good will and likinge in the wey of m[ar]riage betwene the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Edsawe and Jane Muncke and verieli thought of manie that there was a m[ar]riage intended betwene them, yf soe be that the said Rob[er]t could have p[ro]cured the good will and likinge of his p[ar]ent[es] thereunto Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad ultimu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposit[o] p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alien[o] deduct[o] vjli xiijs iiijd and that he liveth by his husbandry and stocke

[[f 127r/f 127v]]

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he was requested by mr minshull father in Law unto thinterr[ogate] Jane Muncke to testifie what he could say in this cause and

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that the said Jane or mr Minshull will beare his charg[es] but as yet he hath requested none

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad viju[m] nescit

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad m[agist]ru[m] Minshull nescit and that he hath hearde that the said Rob[er]t Edsawe interrogate[d] was a suiter in the way of m[ar]riage unto one Cook[es] daughter in thest p[ar]te of Sussex and that he should have had the said Cook[es] daughter to his wif, but nowe it is staide and deferred, by reason of the talke and reporte of m[ar]riage betwene him and the said Jane Muncke Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Pepper

Repet[itus] coram me Ri[cardo] Man

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28 Waters

starting folio f 124r

month/s of depositions November 1608

parish/es West Grinstead

plaintiff/s Robert Waters

defendant/s Thomas Bottinge

type of case Glebe lands

Brief details only are given of this lease, relating to part of the glebe land in West Grinstead known as Church Field. The lease had been made between the parson of West Grinstead, Dr Lawrence Bond, and the curate, Robert Waters, on St Lawrence’s Day, 10 August, 1607.

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Examinatio testiu[m] ex p[ar]te m[agist]ro Rob[er]ti waters Curati eccl[es]ie p[ar]oc[hia]lis de Westgrinsted sup[er] quodam Indentura sine locac[i]one ex p[ar]te s[ui]s dato et exhibito con[tra] Tho[mas] Bottinge et al[ios] in c[aus]a sub[stant]ius Sequitur

Johan[n]es Marten de westgrinsted in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] decem an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Bolney in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis product[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Indentura et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]a[m] deponit that upon St Lawrence day being the xth day of August laste paste was twelve monithes thar[ticu]lat[e] Indenture of Lease was & sealed by mr D[oc]tor Bond menc[i]oned in the same Lease, and by him deliv[er]ed as his owne Act and Deed to mr Rob[er]t Waters menc[i]oned also in the same Indenture of Lease in the Church feilde

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p[ar]cell of the glebeland[es] of the p[ar]sonage of Westgrinsted in the p[rese]nc[e] of this Ex[amina]t[e] and Tho[mas] Body, and further this Ex[amina]t[e] sayth that the said mr Law[rence] Bond did request this

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Ex[amina]t[e] and the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Body to beare witnes thereof and that he sealed and d[elivere]d the same on St Lawrence day and that his name was Lawrence whereupon this Ex[amina]t[e] did write his name thereunto w[i]th his owne hand and the said Thomas did setto his m[ar]ke in testimonie thereof w[hi]ch Lease is the same verie Lease seene and p[er]used by this Ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on for he knoweth and seeth his owne hand writinge thereunto and the said Tho[mas] Bodies m[ar]ke in maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] and the said Tho[mas] sett the same

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John Marten

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ri[card]o Man xixo die No[vembris] 1608

Tho[mas] Body de west grinsted in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] tres An[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Hurston infra p[ar]och[ie] de Storington in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Pulbrough in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi iux[t]a egit p[er] unu[m] Ann[um] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Brighthelmston in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] etatis xxix An[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]on[is] testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Indentura et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]am dicit that upon St Lawrence day beinge the xth day of August laste past was xij monithes the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Indenture of lease was sealed by mr Lawrence Bond D[o]c[t]or in Divinity and p[ar]son of West grinsted menc[i]oned in the same Indenture of Lease w[i]th his owne seale ringe and by him d[elivere]d unto mr Rob[er]t Waters

[[f 124v/f 125r]] his Church of westgrinsted menc[i]oned also in the same Indenture of Lease, in a feild called the Church field p[ar]cell of the glebeland of the p[ar]sonage of westgrinsted aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] of John Martyn and this Ex[amina]t[e], and requested this Ex[amina]t[e] and the said John Martin to sette their hand[es] as witnesses thereof and tolde them that they should rem[em]ber that he sealed and d[elivere]d the same on St Lawrence day and that his name was Lawrence Bond, Then this Ex[amina]t[e] in witnes thereof did sette his m[ar]ke thereunto and the said John Martin did write his name thereunto w[i]th his owne hand, w[hi]ch Lease seene and vewed by this Ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on he knoweth to be the same

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verie Indenture of w[hi]ch was soe sealed subscribed and d[elivere]d by the s[ai]d mr Law[rence] Bond he seeth his owne m[ar]ke w[hi]ch he sett thereunto and the hand writinge of the said John Martin in such maner and forme as they setto the same Et al[ite]r nescit deponere signum Tho[me] [[mark]] Bodye

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ri[cardo] Man xixo die No[vembris] 1608

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29 West

starting folio f 125v

month/s of depositions December 1608

parish/es Kirdford

plaintiff/s John West

defendant/s Richard Allyn

type of case Defamation

Richard Allyn allegedly told John West that he and ‘all the Wests’ were ‘whoremonger knaves’. The dispute was provoked by West’s impounding of an ox belonging to Gregory Cox.

[[f 125v]]

Ex[aminat[io] testiu[m] de et sup[er] li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Joh[an]nis west con[tra] Richard Allyn in c[aus]a diffamac[i]onis sine convitij Dato sequitur Rob[er]tus Penfolde de Kerdforde in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] tota[m] vitam s[ui]s ib[ide]m oriund[us] etatis xxiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us]et exa[m]i[n]at[us] Dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundum dicit that about the begyninge of hey harvest laste other wise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe more redily remember this Ex[amina]t[e] hapeyninge to be at a place called Plastoe Pound w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerdforde aforesaid, and then and there fallinge in con[vers]ac[i]on w[i]th John west li[bel]lat[ed] Richard Allyn and others, did here the said Richard Allyn saye unto John west ly[bel]lat[ed] John West you are whoremonger knaves all, w[hi]ch word[es] were so spoken by the said Richard Allyn at the tyme and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this ex[amina]t[e] Edmu[n]d Brockhurst John Hill and others Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad quintu[m] dicit that he thincketh the good name and creditt of the said John west li[bel]lat[ed] is somewhat diminished and that he is the worse thought of amongst his neghbo[u]rs by reason of the fores[ai]d word[es] uttered against him Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] Deponit affirmative

Ad viju[m] refert se ad iura

Ad ultimu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato[ria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad Quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad li[bel]lu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signum Rob[er]ti [[mark]] Penfolde

Repetit[us] coram me Ric[ardo] Man vjo die dec[embris] 1608

Edmundus Brockhurst de kerdford in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit the begyninge of Meadinge or hay harvest laste past otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not redily

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remember, this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at Plastowe pounde w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of kerforde li[bel]lat[ed] about the busines of John west li[bel]lat[ed] his this ex[amina]t[es] m[aste]r, Did here Richard Allin then and there beinge also p[rese]nte say unto the said Jo[hn] west who was then and there likewise p[rese]nte, John west you are whoremonger knaves all you west[es] All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken by the said Richard Allyn unto the said John west at the tyme and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this ex[amina]t[e] Rob[er]t Penfolde John Hill and the wif of Gregory Cox Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] Deponit affirmative

Ad vtu[m] deponit q[uo]d credit ar[ticu]lu[m] esse vera

Ad vjtu[m] Deponit affirmative

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Ad septimu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad ultima dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est

Ad ijdu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

Ad vtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad li[bel]lu[m] deposuit

Ad vijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Edmu[n]de [[mark]] Brockhurst

Repetit[us] coram me Ri[cardo] Man iijo die Dec 1608

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Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et super excep[ti]b[us] al[ite]r ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Allyn con[tra] testes Joh[an]nes West p[ro]duct[us] etc Edence Cox ux[or] Gregorij Cox de kerdford in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi moram fecit p[er] unu[m] Ann[um] et dimid[is] vel circiter et antea apud Heathfeilde in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] dimid[is] anni vel circiter et ante apud Hoo in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi morabatur p[er] spaciu[m] viij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Alborne in com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] h[ab]itavit p[er] spac[iu]m duo[rum] An[n]o[r[um] et dimid[is] vel circiter et antea pud Slindon in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad excepc[i]ones

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lum d[i]c[t]a[rum] excepc[i]onu[m] refert se ad d[i]c[t]a et Depones d[i]c[t]o[rum] Rob[er]ti Penfolde et Rob[er]ti Brockhurst Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Deponit that at the time when the word[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] were p[re]tended to be spoken by Richard Allin ar[ticu]lat[ed] unto or of John west also ar[ticu]lat[ed] at or nere Plastowe pound in the p[ar]ish of Kerdford this ex[amina]t[e] was p[rese]nte togeth[e]r w[i]th Edward Brockhurst articulat[ed] yet this ex[amina]t[e] all the said time did not heare anie such word[es] spoken by the said Richard Allin of or unto the said John west as the said Edward Brockhurst in his deposic[i]ons to the libell given in that cause are menc[i]oned and deposed and as in this ar[tic]le are declared and expressed but only that the said Richard Allin beinge moved by the wif of the said John west fallinge out and beinge at enmitye about an ox of this ex[amina]t[es] husband[es] w[hi]ch the said John west had impounded, Did say unto the said John west takinge then his wives parte concerninge the impoundinge of the said ox Whie John West you need not stand so much upon your honestie your sister Marie hath had one Bastard, and the reporte is that she hath had ij bastard[es] and therefore this ex[amina]t[e] thincketh that the said Rob[er]t Penfolde and Edward Brockhurst have not deposed a truth in that they have said to the posic[i]ons of the foresaid and as for the saide Rob[er]t Penfolde this ex[amina]t[e] did not see him there p[rese]nte at the time <& place> aforesaid when and where the word[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] were p[rese]nted to be spoken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Penfolde is veriemuch given and adicted to drincke and to be ov[er]come w[i]th drincke sometimes as the reporte and fame goeth in Kerdforde and that this Ex[amina]t[e] herself hath sometimes seene him much ov[er]come w[i]th drincke Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that there hath bin for all the time that this ex[amina]t[e] hath dwelled in kerdforde <& so is at this p[rese]nte> a comon bruite and fame that thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Penfolde hath bin and is a p[er]son of incontinent and evill livinge, and hath bin and is vehemently suspected to have lived and to live at this p[rese]nte incontinently w[i]th the wif of Edwarde Mansfeilde ar[ticu]lat[ed] but wheth[e]r it be true or noe this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot say Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad quintu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Edward Brockhurst is a silly poore fellowe litle or nothinge worth and by reason thereof such a one as is verie likelie to be drawen to saie anie thinge for lucre or gaine, and that he is and was the domesticall serv[a]unt of John west ar[ticu]lat[ed] at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on, to this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vjtum dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eam sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposit[o] p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdum r[esp]ondet that she is worth nothinge of her owne proper goods because she hath a husbond, and that her husbond is worth everie man paid xiijli vjs 8d

Ad iijtu [m] r[esp]ondet that she liveth of her husbond[es] maint[en]aunce who is a husbondman et al[ite]r nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] ad p[re]faciu[m] exa[m]i[n]ac[i]onis p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ad rogatum Rich[ard]i Allin et ad eius sumptib[us]

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] in ius h[ab]enti

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Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vijimu[m] r[esp]ondet that John West did impound an ox of thar[ticu]lat[e] Edw[ard] Foulles in the Custodie and occupac[i]on of this ex[amina]t[es] husbond alitle before the begyninge of this suite but this ex[amina]t[es] m[aste]r her husbond and the saide John West were nev[er] at enmitye or contenc[i]on therefore or did ev[er] the worse for that, Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad octavu[m] r[esp]ondet negative savinge that when this r[esp]ondent went unto the said John west for the ar[ticu]lat[e] ox w[hi]ch he had impounded because he would not suffer her to have the ox out of the said pounde w[i]thout payinge ijd, she this ex[amina]t[e] said unto the same John West Goodman west my thought was that Rich men should not be soe covetous

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that this Ex[amina]t[es] husbond and her self have bin somwhat unneighbourly and unkindely dealt w[i]thall by some of the said John West[es] kinsfolk[es] but this ex[amina]t[e] verily thincketh not by the meanes of the said John West Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

signu[m] Edenc[e] [[mark]] Cox

Repetit[us] coram e [sic] Francisco Cox

[[f 132v/f 133r]]

Johannes Hill de Northchapel in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxxviij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud kerdforde in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxviij ano[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad excep[ciones]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad d[i]c[t]a et deposic[i]ones d[i]c[t]o[rum] Rob[er]ti Penfolde et Edw[ardus] Brockhurst po[s]i[tioni]b[us] et ar[ticu]lis li[bel]li in hac c[aus]a dat[o] et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundum deponit that this ex[amina]t[e] verilie beleveth that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Penfolde and Edward Brockhhurst deposinge that they did heare thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Allin saye unto John West also ar[ticu]lat[ed] John West you are whoremonger knaves they have deposed an untruth for this

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ex[amina]t[e] was p[rese]nte w[i]th the said witnesses the said p[ar]ties litigant and Eden Cox wif of Gregorie Cox at the time and place where and when the said word[es] were p[re]tended to be spoken by the said Richard Allin of or unto the said John w[hi]ch was about hey harvest last past, at or nere a place called plastowe pounde in the p[ar]ish of kerdforde and did heare and m[ar]ke well the word[es] w[hi]ch at time did passe betwene the said Richard Allin and the said John west, w[hi]ch were only theis as this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe remember, that is the said Richard Allin and John west fallinge at variaunce about an ox of Gregorie Coxes w[hi]ch the said John west had impounded for trespassinge of him, the said Richard Allin beinge somwhat by the wif of the said John West, said unto the same John west, John west it is a good kin that nev[er] a bad in your sister hath had a bastard, neither did this ex[amina]t[e] beinge p[rese]nte w[i]th them all the time of theyr Con[vers]ac[i]on and talkinge ev[er] here the said Richard Allin call or unto the said John west or of the said John that he was either a whoremonger or a knave or anie other word[es] of diffamac[i]on as the said ar[ticu]lat[e] witnesses have untrulie deposed Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that true it is th[e] ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Penfolde hath bin and is verie much given and addicted to drinke and hath bin often times druncke and ov[er]come w[i]th th[e] drincke of this Ex[amina]t[es] knowledg and at the time and place in the

[[f 133r/f 133v]] next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le specified soe ov[er]come w[i]th drincke and soe druncke that he could not stand but fell downe for want of sence Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that the said Rob[er]t Penfolde is suspected to be a man of evill Conv[er]sac[i]on and livinge and of incontinent livinge w[i]th div[er]s women and especially w[i]th the wif of Edward Manfeilde of kerdford Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad quintu[m] deponit that Edmond Brockhurst is a verie poore silly fellowe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vijtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

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Ad primu[m] exposit[o] p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena falsidici test[is] etc r[esp]ondet that he is kin unto Richard Allyn about the third degree Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno deducto vjli xiijs iiijd

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and hereby getteth his livinge and that hath dwelt for the space of theis x yeres last past in North chappell in the county of Sussex

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a et ad rogatu[m] Rich[ard]i Allin et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vijum pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiju[m] et ix u[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Hill

Repetit[us] coram me Francisco Cox

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30 Pereson

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month/s of depositions

parish/es Pulborough

plaintiff/s Charity Pereson

defendant/s Walter Plowman

type of case Testamentary

The ownership of the deceased Nicholas Pereson's stock is disputed between the plaintiff and defendant. Varying reasons are given for the defendant's keeping of the disputed animals. The stock had been in Walter Plowman's keeping, and he refused to release them to Charity Pereson, maintaining that he had been given the animals by Nicholas in payment of a debt.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] de et super quibus[ai]dam ar[ticu]les ex p[ar]te Charitate Pereson ad[ministratri]ce sui[s] bonor[um] iuriu[m] et credito[rum] Nich[ol]i Pereson de Pulborough def[uncti] con[tra] walteru[m] Plowman de Pulborough p[re]d[icto] teindear[um] ad eij bonor[um] d[i]c[t]i def[uncti] concerneu[m] Dat[us] et exhibit[us] sequitur

Johannes Humfrey p[ar]o[chi]e de Pulboroughe in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit toto et omni tempore s[ui]s etat[is] lxta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] Deponit affirmative ex certa suis scientia for he is a wittnes to the will himself

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum Deponit affirmative for he this exa[m]i[n]ate is bonnde with the said Charitie in this Courte for the admi[ni]strac[i]on articulated

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Ad tertiu[m] <& quartu[m] ar[ticu]los> deponit that the said Nicholas person articulated had at the time of his decease one horse Tenn sheepe and five lambes as it is the horse worthe aboute five mark[es] The Tenn sheepe worthe aboute L6 and the five Lambes worthe xs or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quintu[m] deponit that after the deathe of the said Nicholas Person articulated the saide walter Plowman articulated had the saide horse Tenn sheepe & five Lambes menc[i]o[n]ed in the two nexte precedente ar[tic]les & scelule thereunto by this exa[m]i[n]ate form[er]ly deposed & ymployed the same to his owne use for the saide walter Plowman toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate soe himselfe and saide he had them & he woulde houlde them for the saide Nicholas Person his Father in Lawe byd him take them for money he did owe unto him the saide Walter plowman but who was then presente at the hearinge of the said word[es] more then this exa[m]i[n]ate, this exa[m]i[n]ate doth not nowe remember.

Ad sextu[m] deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate hath harde the saide Charitye Person aske the saide Walter plowman articulated for the saide horse Tenn sheepe & Five lambes menc[i]oned in the scedule to the Ar[tic]les and the saide Walter Plowman denied the deliverye thereof unto the saide Charitye person althoughe he had noe authority to houlde them but there was then noe bodye p[rese]nte but the saide Charitye person Walter Plowman & this exa[m]i[n]ate [at] the demanding of the saide horse Tenn sheepe & five Lambes

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Ad septimu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viij deponit affirmative

Ad ix[um] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Humfrey

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Gau[fridus] Williamson

Petrus Forman p[ar]o[chi]e de Pulboroughe in Com[itatu] Sussex mercer ubi habitavit p[er]spaciu[m] xiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud horsham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

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Ad articulos et scedula[m] ad primu[m] articulu[m] deponit affirmative ex certa sua scientia for he is a wittnes to the will ar[ticula]ted

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit affirmative for he this exa[m]i[n]ate was heare in this Courte w[i]th the saide Charitye articulated and was a suertye w[i]th her for the

Admi[ni]strac[i]on to her graunted

Ad tertiu[m] et quartu[m] ar[ticu]los et ad scedula in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onat[as] deponit that the saide Nicholas person the testator deceased at the time of his decease had one horse worthe aboute iijli xiijs iiijd And Tenn sheepe worthe aboute iijli or thereabout[es] and five Lambes worthe xvs or thereabout[es] in his owne occupac[i]on of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] knowledge for this exa[m]i[n]ate see them the day that the saide deceased, deceased Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quintu[m] deponit that after the decease of the saide Nicholas Person articulated the saide walter Plowman also articulated had the saide horse Tenn sheepe and five Lambes menc[i]oned in the scedule unto the artickles articulated and imployed the same

[[f 130r/f 130v]] to his owne use for the saide walter plowman toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate soe himselfe before George Rouse of Amberley John Penfold of Newbridge & div[er]se others and the saide walter Plowman further then saide unto this exa[m]i[n]ate that the saide Nicholas Person his father in Lawe did give him the saide Walter Plowman the saide horse Tenn sheepe & five Lambes in his lif time and requested this exa[m]i[n]ate to beare wittnes thereunto but this exa[m]i[n]ate never knewe of any such gifte given unto the saide Walter plowman by the saide Nicholas person his Father in Lawe Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vjtu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit savinge that he hath harde the saide Charitye Person articulated saye that she did demaunde the saide horse Tenn sheepe & five Lambes abovemenc[i]oned in the next p[re]cedente ar[tic]le and that the saide Walter Plowman detayned the same from her w[i]thout any Lawfull aucthority Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij refert se ad iura

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Ad viij deponit affirmative

Ad ix[um] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera by me

[[signature]]

Peter Forman

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Gau[fridus] Williamson

Johannes Skutt p[ar]o[chi]e de Pulboroughe in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] unius anni vel circiter et antea apud Thakeham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] Decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Storrington in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lxxxj vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los et scedula[m]

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Ad primu[m] <& s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los> deponit affirmative ex certa sua scientia for he was heare at this Courte w[i]th the saide Charitye Pearson when the admi[ni]strac[i]on was graunted unto her w[i]th the will annexed duringe the minority of the saide Nicholas person the executor

Ad tertiu[m] et quartu[m] ar[ticu]los et ad scedula[m] in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onat[as] deponit that the saide Nicholas Person the testator articulated had at the time of his decease in his owne possession one horse worthe iijli vjs viijd for soe this exa[m]i[n]ate offered unto the saide testator for the said horse for this exa[m]i[n]ate shoulde have boughte the same horse of the saide testator but he woulde not leave him under iiijli he had likewise at his deathe Tenn sheepe & five Lambes which this exa[m]i[n]ate shoulde also have boughte of him the saide testator a little before his deathe the Tenn sheepe worthe Lvjs viijd or thereabout[es] and the five Lambes was worthe one w[i]th another ijs vjd a peece and soe this exa[m]i[n]ate would willingly have given but coulde not have them soe & this exa[m]i[n]ate did see the saide horse Tenn sheepe & five Lambes in the groundes of the saide testator the day before the testator departed this worlde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad quintu[m] art[icu]lum et scedula[m] in eod[e]m menc[i]onat[um] deponit that a little after the saide Nicholas pearsons deathe the saide Walter plowman toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate that he the saide Walter had the horse Tenn sheepe & five Lambes menc[i]oned in the scedule to theis artickles and saide that the saide Nicholas person his Father in Lawe did give them unto him for & in considerac[i]on of some money that he the saide testator did owe unto him the saide Walter plowman & this exa[m]i[n]ate see the saide horse Tenn sheepe & five Lambes in the grounde of the saide Walter Plowman once after the death of the said

[[f 131r/f 131v]]

Testator but noe bodye was p[re]sente but the said Walter plowman & this exa[m]i[n]ate when the saide Walter plowman confessed unto this exa[m]i[n]ate y[a]t he had the saide horse Tenn sheepe & five lambes Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that before this suite begonne he this exa[m]i[n]ate harde the saide Charitye person ar[ticula]ted saye unto the saide Walter Plowman also ar[ticula]ted Walter Will you keepe my horse & sheepe from me & the saide Walter answeared her againe in her owne house before this exa[m]i[n]ate but who was p[re]sente ell[es] this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose yes they be my owne but by what authority he keepethe them this Exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad vij refert se ad iura

Ad viij deponit affirmative

Ad ix[um] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera signum Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Skutt

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Gau[fridus] Williamson

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31 Turkye

starting folio f 134r

month/s of depositions March 1608/9

parish/es Binderton

plaintiff/s Thomas Turkye

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed and not contested. William Smith, also of Binderton, wrote the will on behalf of the testator, William Randall. Randall left his house in Midhurst to his brother Roger, £50 to his brother Daniel, £60 to his sister Margaret, and small sums to each of his servants.

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Thom[a]s Turkye de Binderton in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] unius an[n]i & dimid[is] vel circiter et antea apud westdeane in com[itatu] in com[itatu] [sic] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit p[er] duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Sidlesham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram traxit p[er] unu[m] an[n]u[m] vel circiter et apud Northm[ar]den in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moratus est p[er] spatiu[m] unius a[nnu]m vel circiter oriund[us] apud Northmu[n]dham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] etat[is] xxxj annor[um] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad testamentu[m] et allegac[i]onem

Ad test[imon]iu[m] ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that uppon Assention daie last paste W[illia]m Randall the testator beinge of p[er]fecte minde and Memorie although sickly and weake of body and lyinge at the howse of w[illia]m Smith of Binderton w[i]th whome then the said testator dwelte in an upper chamber of the same howse and beinge somewhat weake of bodie as aforesaid was disposed to make and declare his will w[hi]ch he did accordinglie and requested the said w[illia]m Smyth his m[aste]r to be his executor and to putt the same in writinge for him w[hi]ch the said w[illia]m Smyth at the request of the said testator was willinge to undertake and did putt the same will in writinge also accordinglie w[hi]ch is the verie

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will seene and reade unto him this ex[amina]t[e] at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on for he knoweth the same by the legacies therein bequeathed and doth yet remember manie legacies therein given by the said w[illia]m Randall the testator as Fiftie pound[es] to Daniell the testators brother, iijs iiijd to ev[er]ie one of this ex[amina]t[es] fellowe s[e]r[va]unt[es] at that time and div[er]s other legacies therein given And further this deponent that after the said testator had made and declared his said last will and testam[en]t ex[ecu]ted and the same was putt in writinge as aforesaid the same was openly reade unto the said testator whoe liked varie well thereof and of ev[er]ie legacie therein expressed and did ratifie confirme and acknoledg the same for his last will and testament in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said w[illia]m Smith his ex[ecut]or this ex[amina]t[e] and Margaret Barn[ar]d his the said test[at]ors sister And also this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the

[[f 134r/f 134v]] said testator w[illia]m Randall was at the tyme makinge and declaringe his said will exhibited of good and p[er]fect remembraunce as this ex[amina]t[e] hath formerly deposed, and spake verie well and senceably and requested this ex[amina]t[e] beinge his fellowe s[e]r[va]unte to doe manie thing[es] for him and to open his chest and to take out certaine bond[es] of his for certaine monie w[hi]ch was owinge unto him tellinge this ex[amina]t[e] verie redily where he should finde them, w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] veriely thincketh he could not have don if so be he the said testator had not then bin of good and sound remembraunce Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um exhibitu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere, savinge that whereas in the will read unto him at the time of his ex[aminacion] it is expressed that Roger ye testators brother shall have his howse in Midhurst or xxli in monie, the said Testator did give unto the s[ai]d Roger his s[ai]d house and xxli monie signu[m] Tho[me] [[mark]] Turky

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Jo[hannes] Drury 22o m[ar]tij 1608

Margaret Barn[ar]d ux[or][or] [sic] Geo[rgij] Barn[ar]d p[ar]o[chi]e de Warblington in com[itatu] South[hamp]to[n] Tayler ubi h[ab]itavit per spaciu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud wodmancote infra p[ar]och[ie] de westborne in com[itatu] Sussex ubi moram fecit p[er] spatiu[m] sex anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eluested in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xlviij anno[rum] vel circiter etc libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a]et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad testamentu[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em

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Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]am dicit that aboute a weeke before witsontide laste paste, this ex[amina]t[e] cominge to visitt her brother w[illia]m Randall the testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] dwellinge then w[i]th w[illia]m Smyth of Binderton in the county of Sussex founde him the said w[illia]m Randall the testator lyinge sicke in an upper chamber of the said w[illia]m Smithes howse afores[ai]d and the said w[illia]m Smyth writinge of the said W[illia]m Randall[es] will in the same roome, and at this deponent[es] cominge to the said testator had written aboute half of the said will and so p[ro]ceeded to the finishinge thereof accordinge to the minde of the said testator and after the finishinge thereof, the said w[illia]m Smyth reade the said will unto the testator w[illia]m Randall in the p[rese]nc[e] of Tho[mas] Turkye and this ex[amina]t[e] of w[hi]ch his said will the same testator did make ordaine and appointe w[illia]m Smyth his m[aste]r his whole executor and did give will and bequeath all and ev[er]ye the legacies in his s[ai]d will expressed of his owne voluntary motyon and dispos[i]c[i]on w[i]thout the p[er]suation of

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anie other body, and did then and there confirme ratifie allowe and acknowledg the said will for his last will and testament before the said w[illia]m Smith Thomas Turky and this ex[amina]t[e], And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said will reade unto this ex[amina]t[e] at the time of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie laste will & testament of the said testator and w[hi]ch was by him acknowledged ratifyed and confirmed before this ex[amina]t[e] and the oth[e]r witnes aforesaid for she this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth and remembreth all or the moste p[ar]te of the legacies therein given as Fiftie pound[es] to Daniell Randall this ex[amina]t[es] brother, threscore pound[es] to her this Ex[amina]t[e] a howse in Midhurst to Roger her brother & div[er]s other legacies in the same will conteyned, And alsoe this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said w[illia]m kendall the testator all the tyme of makinge Declaringe acknowledginge and ratifyinge of his said will and testament was or p[er]fect minde and memory and spake well and senceably and knewe ev[er]y body there p[rese]nte w[i]th him and further this ex[amina]t[e] cannot depose savinge that whereas in the said will read unto this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of her ex[amin]ac[i]on it is expressed and menc[i]oned that Roger the testators brother should have his howse in Midhurst or twentie pound[es] in monie the said w[illia]m Randall the testator did give and bequeath in and by his will unto the said Roger his howse in Midhurst and twentie pound[es] in monie Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um testam[ent]u[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere signu[m] m[ar]garet [[mark]] Barn[ar]d

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Repetit[us] cora[m] m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie 21o m[ar]tij 1608

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32 Pellett

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month/s of depositions April 1609

parish/es Steyning

plaintiff/s Anne Pellett

defendant/s James Pellett

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed and this case concerns a beneficiary and the executor. The testator was careful to amend the will to clarify his meaning in respect of the legacy to his daughter, the plaintiff. He deliberately did not leave his land to his eldest son, as would have been customary. This clarification was important, as the eldest son, the defendant, was his executor.

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Pellett con[tra] Pellett Examinac[io] Testiu[m] de et sup[er] Jo[han]nas Michell Cl[e]r[i]cus m[agister] artibus ius vicarius vicarie eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de Steyninge in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spatiu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Angm[er]inge in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem Cantabrigien[sis] in Com[itatu] Cantabrigien[sis] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] spac[iu]m septem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem Londonii ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlj anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] fact[am]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis et ad Test[ament]um deponit That the saide Richarde Pellett the testator ar[ticu]late[d] sente Frauncis Pellett his sonne unto this exa[m]i[n]ate beinge minister of the p[ar]ishe of Staineinge to requeste him this exa[m]i[n]ate to come unto him the s[ai]d Testator to be a wittnes unto his will which he the saide testator had readye made and as this exa[m]i[n]ate remembrethe upon Shrove Monday laste paste or thereabout[es] otherwise the time this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott nowe remember this Exa[m]i[n]ate wente unto the house of the saide testator where he founde Thomas Smithe John Turner the younger and Will[ia]m

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Hunte wittnesses to the will exhibited into this Courte then this exa[m]i[n]ate began to instructe the saide testator as it became him

[[f 137v/f 138r]] this exa[m]i[n]ate in respecte of his pastorall office and afterward[es] the saide testator saide unto this exa[m]i[n]ate that he sente for this exa[m]i[n]ate to troble him to be a wittnesse to his laste will & Testamente whereupon the will exhibited into this Courte beinge readye written seene and p[er]used by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his Exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on the saide testator beinge then of p[er]fecte minde & memorye was reade unto the saide testator with good deliberac[i]on by mr James Pellett vicar of Madehurste untill he came unto theis word[es] in the firste leaf of the will viz Item I will & give unto Anne Pellett my daughter one hundred Mark[es] of good and laawfull money of Englande to be p[ai]d at her age of xxj year[es] or day of marriage which shall firste happen in and after such conveniente time & space & in suche mann[er] as conveniently may be to be p[ai]d either out of such sumes of money for suche land[es] as shall be soulde or out of the yearely Rent[es] of my free lande lefte & given to myne heire heareafter named & appointed where this exa[m]i[n]ate caused the saide mr Pellett to stay a while & he toulde the saide testator that the bequeathinge of that legacye & makeinge it soe would breede some question hereafter & therefore he requested the saide testator to determine & sett downe some certaine time for the paymente of the saide legacie which motion he tooke thankefully & soe caused within one yeare nexte after my decease to be sett downe as it is in the will exhibited into this Courte then the saide mr James Pellett reade the same will cleane thoroughe unto the end and the saide Testator beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memorye did

[[f 138r/f 138v]] by the same his laste will and testamente give & bequeathe ev[er]ye legacie & legacies therein contained unto suche p[er]son & p[er]sons and in such manner and forme as in and by the same his laste will & testamente is specified & declared and of the same his laste will & testamente he nominated constituted & appointed James Pellett his sonne his hole & sole Executor for when the will was thoroughly reade unto him he sett his hande unto ev[er]ye sheete of paper of his saide will and sealled the same himself & called this exa[m]i[n]ate unto him & the other wittnesses above named, to come nearer unto him and to the will in his hande & saide I pray you see heare is my will beare wittnes thereunto I deliver this will to my sonne James Pellett my Executor for my laste will and testamente all which was done in mann[er] & forme

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aforesaide the saide testator beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memorie not onely for the reasons abovemenc[i]oned but he was of suche p[er]fecte minde & memorye that he did seale a deed of feofemente to other feofees he beinge the last that was in the feofement lefte alive of certaine Lande that was for the use of the poore of Staineinge & remembred ev[er]ye thinge well and then & theare after the acknowledg =inge of his saide will he was able to caste upp an Accoumpte & did caste upp an accoumpte of div[er]se Recconinge betwixte him & one Thomazin Beard for whome he had dealing[es] which he of himself did verye p[er]fectely & referred his sonne to the place where the writing[es] weare aboute the same & sett ev[er]ye thinge in good order himself in the p[re]sence of this exa[m]i[n]ate & one Langforde in the saide Thomazin did repose some

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truste & he gave noe evill signe of evill memory at all but spoake senceably & well in all thing[es] by reason of all which this exa[m]i[n]ate that the saide testator was at the acknowledgeing of his saide laste will & testamente of p[er]fect minde & memorye

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um deponit that the testamente ar[ticu]late[d] was by the of the saide testator put in writinge & after the writinge the rest the same was publiquely Reade unto the saide testator as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath formerly deposed to the firste ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on[s] & to the testamente in the presence of Thomas Smithe John Turner the younger & Will[ia]m Hunte <& this exa[m]i[n]ate> & he acknowledged the same for his last will & testamente & for the more proof thereof sett his hande to ev[er]ye sheete thereof containeinge in number iij sheet[es] & sett his seale to the labell & wax which fixed the saide iij sheet[es] of pap[er] together & requested the wittnesses abovenamed to sett their hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses w[hi]ch was done accordingly

Ad tertium ar[ticu]lu[m] et ad test[ament]um nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] & s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis & ad test[ament]um

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Jonas Michael

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Pellett con[tra] Pellett Thomas Smithe de Steyneinge in Com[itatu] Sussex mercer ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xij Anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Arrundell in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] quinqu[e] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Ford ubi oriundus fuit etatis xxxvij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de super fact[am]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et test[ament]um deponit that the testator articulated havinge beforehande caused his laste will and Testamente to be putt in writinge the day of the date of his saide will exhibited into the Registrie of this Courte seene and p[er]used by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on sente for this exa[m]i[n]ate to come unto him the saide testator to be a wittnes unto his the saide testators will which this exa[m]i[n]ate did accordingly for he wente to the saide Testators house wheare he founde mr James Michell Clarke vicare of Steyninge a wittnes in this cause sworne and Examined & John Turner another wittnes in this cause wente likewise to

[[f 140v/f 141r]] be a wittnesse unto the saide testators will and Will[ia]m Hunte another wittnesse unto the saide testators will was then sente for beinge a neighbor there harde by likewise to be wittnes unto the said will & when all the wittnesses beforenamed weare togeather the saide testators will beinge readye written as nowe it is, by the appointemente of the saide testator the same was publiquely reade unto the saide testator in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses beforenamed by mr James Pellett the executor articulated untill he came unto theis wordes In the firste sheete of the saide will viz Item I will & give unto Anne Pellett my daughter one hundred mark[es] of good and lawfull money of Englande to be paide at her age of xxj yeares or day of marriage whiche shall firste happen in and after such conveniente time & space and in such manner as conveniently maye to be paide either out of such somes of money for such land[es] as shall be soulde or out of the yearely Rente of my free land[es] lefte & given to my heire heareafter named & appointed where mr Jonas Michaell caused the saide mr James Pellett to staye a while for he toulde the saide testator that the bequeatheinge of that legacie & makeinge it soe would breede some question heareafter & therefore he requested the saide testator to sett downe some certaine time after his decease for the paymente of the saide legacie of one hundred m[ar]k[es] then the saide testator caused theis word[es]

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followinge to be enterlyned in the firste leaf of his will viz (within one yeare nexte after my decease) then the saide mr James Pellett reade the same will nowe exhibited into this Courte as aforesaide cleare thoroughe unto the saide testator before the wittnesses beforenamed

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by which will the saide testator beinge of p[er]fecte mynde & memorye did will give & bequeathe ev[er]ye Legacye & legacies therein given & bequeathed unto suche p[er]son & p[er]sons and at such dayes and times to be paide and in such manner and forme as in and by the same laste will & testamente is limitted & appointed & of the same his laste will & Testamente he did constitute ordaine and appointe the saide Jame Pellett articulated his full & whole Executor And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that after the readinge of the same will unto him the saide testator, the saide testator did acknowledge the same for his last will and testamente in ev[er]ye pointe thereof for this exa[m]i[n]ate then & there made a motion unto the saide testator and saide unto him Goodman Pellett I praye god you have done noe wrong in givinge awaye yo[u]r Land[es] from yo[u]r eldeste sonne & the saide testator p[rese]ntely answeared & saide unto this exa[m]i[n]at[e] noe goodman Smithe I doe noe wronge in that for it my owne free lande given by my Father and I may give it unto you if I will, then the saide testator for the better proof & testimonye of his saide will after the readinge & acknowledge of the same will for his laste will & testamente writt his name to ev[er]ye sheete of paper of his saide will containeinge in nomber three sheet[es] & a labell beinge fixed unto the saide three sheet[es] of paper and waxe putt thereunto the saide testator did sett his seale thereunto & delivered the same will unto the above named James Pelled articulated for his laste will & testamente togeather w[i]th

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his signett that he sealled the same will w[i]thall in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses before named and he requested the wittnesses menc[i]o[n]ed to sett theire hand[es] and m[ar]k[es] thereunto as wittnesses which they did accordingly as appearethe at the latter ende of the said will And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide testator at the readinge acknowledgeing sealeinge subscribinge & deliv[er]inge of the same his laste will & testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he spoake senceably & well knewe ev[er]ye legacye in his saide will & to whome he had given the same he knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and was able to make answeare to any thinge that was demaunded of him & lived two or three dayes after by reason of all whiche this exa[m]i[n]ate verylie beleevethe & is

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certaine that the saide testator was then of p[er]fecte minde & memory as he was at other time in his healthe

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad tertium deponit that the Testamente ar[ticu]lated was putt in writinge by the appointemente of the saide testator & after the writinge thereof publiquely reade unto the saide testator as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]ly deposed to the firste ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]ons & testamente in the p[re]sence of mr Jonas Michaell John Turn[er] the younger w[illiam] Hunte & this exa[m]i[n]ate & the wittnesses above named sett theire hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses as is menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et test[ament]um p[re]d[i]c[t]um

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Thomas Smyth

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Will[iamus] Hunte de Staineinge in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] viij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Darkeinge in Com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] Decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Rigate in Com[itatu] Surr[ey] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] spaciu[m] vij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Blechinglye ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] Lij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] fact[am]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis et ad test[ament]um Deponit that the date of the will exhibited into this Courte sene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on he this exa[m]i[n]ate was sente for by the saide Richarde Pellett the testator articulated by Thomas Pellett his sonne to come unto him the saide testator to be a wittnes unto his the saide testators will whiche he had caused to be readye written before hande & when this exa[m]i[n]ate came unto the house of the saide testator, he this exa[m]i[n]ate then & theare founde Mr Jonas Michell Clarke vicare of Staineinge Thomas Smithe & John Turner the younger wittnesses unto the

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saide will of the said testator who weare likewise sente for to be wittnesses unto the said will in whose p[re]sence the saide testator willed James Pellett Clarke the Executor articulated to reade the will exhibited into this Courte as aforesaid which he the saide testator had caused to be readye written before hande as aforesaide unto him the saide testator which the saide mr James Pellett did accordingly untill he came unto theis word[es] followinge viz Item I will & give unto Anne Pellett my daughter one hundred m[ar]k[es] of good & lawfull money of Englande to be paide at her age of

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xxj yeares or day of marriage which shall firste happen in and after suche conveniente time and space and in suche mann[er] as conveniently may be to be paide either out of such somes of money for such land[es] as shall be soulde or out of the yearely Rent[es] of my free land[es] lefte & given unto my heire hereafter named & appointed where mr Jonas Michaell caused the said Mr James Pellett to staye a while & he then toulde the saide testator that the bequeatheinge of that legacie soe & makeinge of it soe doubtfull woulde breede some question heareafter & therefore he requested the saide testator to sett downe some certaine time after his decease for the paym[en]t of the saide Legacye of one hundred m[ar]k[es] then the saide testator caused theis word[es] followinge to be enterlyned in the firste leaf of his will viz (within one yeare nexte after my decease) then the saide Mr James Pellett reade the same will nowe exhibited into this Courte as afores[ai]d cleane thoroughe untill the ende thereof unto him the saide testator before the wittnesses before named by which will the saide testator beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memory did will give and bequeathe ev[er]ye Legacye & legacies therein contained unto such p[er]son & p[er]sons & and at such dayes & times & in such manner and forme as in & by the same laste will & testamente is limitted & appointed And by the same his laste will & testamente he did constitute ordaine and appointe the saide James Pellett his sonne the Executor ar[ticu]lated his full & whole Ex[ecu]tor And this Exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that after

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the readinge of the same laste will & testamente unto the saide testator the saide testator did acknowledg the same for his laste will & testamente in ev[er]ye pointe thereof & for the better proof & testimony thereof after the readinge and acknowledgeinge of the same for his laste will & testamente he writt his name to ev[er]ye sheete of paper of his saide will containeinge in nomber three sheet[es] of paper and a labell beinge fixed unto the saide three sheet[es] of paper & waxe put thereunto the saide testator did sett his signett

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thereunto & deliv[er]ed the same laste will & testamente unto the saide James Pellett his executor articulated togeather with his signett and did acknowledge the same for his laste will & testam[en]t in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses beforenamed & he requested the saide mr Jonas Michaell Thomas Smithe John Turner the younger & this exa[m]i[n]ate to sett theire hand[es] & m[ar]k[es] thereunto as wittnesses as appearethe at the latter ende of the saide will And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that at the readinge acknowledg -inge sealinge subscribinge & deliveringe of the same his laste will & testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memory for he spoake senceably & well & knewe ev[er]ye legacye given in his will & to whome he had given the same & he knewe ev[er]ye one theare p[rese]nte and was able to make a good answeare to againe thinge was demaunded of him & he lived a seavennighte or thereabout[es] after by reason of all whiche this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe & is certaine that at that time the saide testator

[[f 143v/f 144r]] was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye as he was at other times

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um articulat[ed] Deponit that the testamente articulated was put in writinge by the appointem[en]t of the saide testator & after the writinge thereof publiquely reade unto the saide testator & acknowledged for his laste will & testame[nt]e as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]lye deposed to the firste ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on & testamente ar[ticu]lated in the p[re]sence of mr Jonas Michaell Clarke Thomas Smithe John Turner the younger & this exa[m]i[n]ate who sett theire hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses as is menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um p[re]dict[um]

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera signu[m] Wi[lliam] [[mark]] Hunte

Joh[ann]es Turner Junior p[ar]o[chi]e de Staineinge in Com[itatu] Sussex Shereman ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] xxxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Test[ament]um] et allegac[i]o[n]em de su[per] fact[am]

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Ad primu[m] art[icu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis et ad test[ament]um deponit that the daye of the date of the will exhibited into this Courte seene & perused by this Exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on the saide Richard Pellett the testator articulated sent for this exa[m]i[n]ate by Frauncis Pellett his sonne to

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come & speake with him the saide testator which this exa[m]i[n]ate did accordingly & when this exa[m]i[n]ate came unto the house of the saide testator, the said testator toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate that he sente for him to be a wittnes unto his will whiche he caused to be readye written beforehande which is the will exhibited into this Courte as afores[ai]d and then & theare the saide testator caused mr James Pellett his sonne & Executor ar[ticu]lated to reade the same his will unto him which the saide mr James Pellett did accordingly by the appointemente of the saide testator in the presence of mr Jonas Michaell Clarke vicarr of Staineinge Thomas Smithe W[illia]m Hunte & this exa[m]i[n]ate wittnesses requested to beare wittnesse thereunto untill he came unto theis word[es] followinge viz Item I will and give unto Anne Pellett my daughter one hundred mark[es] of good and Lawfull money of Englande to be paide at her age of one & twenty yeares or day of marriage which shall firste happen in and after such conveniente time and space and in such manner as conveniently may be to be pade either out of suche somes of money for such land[es] as shall be soulde or out of the yearely Rent[es] of my free land[es] lefte & given to my heire hereafter named & appointed, where mr Jonas Michaell caused the saide mr Pellett to staye a while & he then toulde the saide testator that the bequeathinge of that legacie of 100 mark[es] soe woulde breede some question heareafter & therefore he requested the saide testator to sett downe some

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certaine time after his decease for the paym[en]t of the saide legacye of 100 mark[es] then the s[ai]d testator caused theis word[es] followinge to be enterlyned in the firste leafe of his will viz (within one yeare nexte after my decease) then the saide mr James Pellett reade the same will exhibited into this Courte as afores[ai]d cleane thoroughe unto the latter ende thereof unto him the saide testator in the p[re]sence of mr Jonas michaell Thom[a]s Smithe Will[ia]m Hunte & this exa[m]i[n]ate wittnesses thereunto by which will the saide testator did will give and dispose ev[er]ye legacye & legacies in the same will contained unto suche p[er]son & p[er]sons and at suche dayes & times and in suche manner & forme as in and by the same is specified & declared the saide testator beinge then of p[er]fecte minde & memory And by the same his

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laste will & Testamente he did constitute ordaine & appointe the aforenamed James Pellett his full and whole Ex[ecu]tor And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that after the readinge of the same laste will & testamente unto the saide testator the saide testator did acknowledge the same for his laste will & Testamente in ev[er]ye pointe & for the better proof and testimony thereof after the readinge & acknowledgeinge of the same for his laste will & testamente he writt his name to ev[er]ye sheete of paper of his saide will containeinge in nomber three sheet[es] of paper and a libell

[[f 145r/f 145v]] beinge fixed unto the saide three sheet[es] of paper & waxe putt thereunto the saide testator did seale the same with his signett & afterward[es] deliv[er]ed the will exhibited into this Courte unto the saide mr James Pellett his Executor articulated and did acknowledge the same for his laste will & Testamente in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses beforenamed & he requested the wittnesses beforenamed viz mr Jonas Michaell Thom[a]s Smithe Will[ia]m Hunte & this exa[m]i[n]ate to sett theire hand[es] & m[ar]k[es] thereunto as a wittnesses which they did accordingly as appearethe at the latter ende of the saide will And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that at the readinge sealeinge subscribinge & deliv[er]inge of the same his laste will & testamente the saide testator was of p[er]fect minde & memory for he spoake senceably & well & knewe ev[er]ye legacie given in his will & to whome he had given the same & he knewe ev[er]ye one theare p[rese]nte and was able to make a good & senceable answeare to any thinge that was demaunded of him & he lived aboute a seavennighte after by reason of all whiche this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe <& is certaine> that the saide testator was then of as p[er]fecte minde & memorye as ev[er] he knewe him to be at any time before

Ad s[e]c[und]um ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um that the testam[en]t articulated was put in writing by the appointemente of the saide testator and

[[f145v/f 146r]] after the writinge thereof publiquely reade unto the saide testator and by him acknow= =ledged for his laste will & testamente as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]ly deposed to the firste artickle of the allegac[i]on[s] & testamente articulated in the p[re]sence of the saide mr Jonas Michaell Thom[a]s Smithe W[illia]m Hunte & this exa[m]i[n]ate who sett theire hand[es] thereunto as wittnesses as is menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedent ar[tic]le

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Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um articulat[um]

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera By me

[[signature]]

John Turner Juni[or]

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Joh[ann]e Drurye leg[at]um d[o]c[t]ore Etc xxjo die mensis Aprilis 1609

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33 Kennett

starting folio f 139v

month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Hardham (here referred to as ‘Heringham’)

plaintiff/s John Kennett

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

John Kennett’s will was left unfinished and he had not named any executors ‘but by word of mouth’.

[[f 139v]]

Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] super testam[en]t[um] Joh[an]nis Kennett de heringham in com[itatu] Sussex def[unctus] ac allegac[i]one de super f[a]c[t]a[m] sequitur Johan[n]es Knowlles de heringham in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxjtie anno[rum] et ultra et antea apud Climpinge in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit per iiij an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud Cockinge in com[itatu] p[re]dicto] etat[is] lviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad test[ament]um exhibitum ac allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that on the xxiijth day of m[ar]ch Laste past John Kennett the ar[ticu]lat[e] testato[r] beinge sicke of body but of good and p[er]fect memory did make and ordaine his last will and testament in writinge exhibited in such maner and forme as in the same will ex[hibi]ted reade and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the time of his exa[m]y[n]ac[i]on is declared and in the same his will did give will bequeath and devise all such legaci[e]s as therein are conteyned of his owne disposic[i]on and further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that mr Richard Charman Curat[e] of Heringham did put the same will in writinge word or for word[es] as the said testator did make and declare the same in maner and forme as in the will afores[ai]d is conteyned, and also that the said John Kennett the Testator did saye that will[iam] Kennett his younger sonne should be his executor but whether it was sett downe in the said will as this ex[amina]t[e]

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doth nowe at his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on see the same while this ex[amina]t[e] was p[rese]nte w[i]th the said testator, this ex[amina]t[e] cannot depose for this ex[amina]t[e] and the rest of the witnesses to the said will had intent before the said testator had finished his said will to have moved him to encrease his wive's legacie because she was discontent w[i]th her said legacie in the aforesaid will alredy given her, but the said testator not well pleased and beinge then also verie much greved, left his will unfinished Without anie ex[ecu]tor naminge therein, but by word of mouth as this ex[amina]t[e] hath formerly deposed, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the ar[ticu]lat[e] John Kennett the testator was well content w[i]th the writinge of his said will in man[n]er and forme aforesaid and did acknowledg and allowe the

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same for his last will and testament in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] mr Richard Charman Richard Kennett and w[illia]m Freeman, the said Testator then beinge of p[er]fect minde and memory as this ex[amina]t[e] verily beleveth, for he spake plaine and senceably and when as this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of makinge of his said will did aske the same testator what he would give unto the pore, the said testator answered I am much charged w[i]th the pore alredy by my land and therefore I will give them nothinge, whereby this ex[amina]t[e] thincketh that the said testator was both of p[er]fect minde and memory Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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John Knowles

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie

Will[ia]mus Freeman de Heringham in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Horncroft infra p[ar]och[ie] de Burie in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi morat[us] est per spac[iu]m triu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et apud Merston in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit per spaciu[m] vijtem anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Bensington al[ia]s Benson in com[itatu] Oxon[iensis] etat[is] xxxta Anno[rum] libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em

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Ad test[a]m[ent]u[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am] dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] testator John Kennett beinge sicke in body yet of good and p[er]fect memory, did the xxiijth day of m[ar]ch last paste make declare and p[ro]nounce his last will and testament exhibited in maner and forme in the same will ex[hibi]ted read unto this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is declared and in the same his will did name and appointe will[ia]m kennett his yongest sonne his only executor and give will and bequeath all and ev[er]y the legacies in the same will expressed of his owne mere motion w[i]thout the p[er]swation of anie other p[er]son and that mr Richard Charman Curat[e] of heringham did at the s[ai]d testators request write the same will in maner and afores[ai]d declared, worde for worde from the s[ai]d testators mouth, And further this deponent saith that the aforesaid testator did allowe

[[f 140r/f 140v]] of the writinge of his foresaid will in maner and forme afore expressed and of ev[er]y thinge therein expressed and conteyned in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of mr Richard Charman John knowlles Richard Kennett and this ex[amina]t[e], the said testator beinge then of p[er]fect minde and memory as this ex[amina]tt[e] verily beleveth for he spake plainely and senceably and lived three dayes after the makinge of his said will Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]u[m] exhibitum aut alle[gacionis] de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere signu[m] w[illia]mi [[mark]] freeman

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro John Drury

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34 Ide

starting folio f 146r

month/s of depositions May 1609, July 1609

parish/es Graffham

plaintiff/s Nicholas Ide

defendant/s Richard Staveler

type of case Testamentary

This and the following case are related. The conflict concerns the purchase of, and payment for, cordwood and firewood. Concern is expressed about the current plague in Chichester. Robert Burdlyn was to purchase the wood from Richard Staveler, but subsequently died intestate, letters of administration being granted to Nicholas Ide. It appears that some of the wood had been used for charcoal burning, prior to payment. Robert Burdlyn had originally purchased wood from Nicholas Greenwood, the defendant in the case following.

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Ide con[tra] Staveler Examinac[i]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] quibus[ai]dam ar[ticu]lis al[ia]s in quodam negotio temerar[um] ad ius bono[rum] Rob[er]ti Burdlyn de Civitate Cicestr[ensis] def[unctus] p[ro]motu[m] p[er] Nich[ol]um Ide ad rem bono[rum] d[i]c[t]i def[uncti] et ex eius p[ar]te dat[o] con[tra] Rich[ard]um Staveler de Graffham Archi[diacon]atus et dioces[i]s Cicestren[sis]

Rich[ard]us wakeford de Graffham in Com[itatu] Sussex Blackesmithe ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] ix anno[rum] vel circiter et ante apud Fitleworthe in Com[itatu] p[re]dicto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] quatuor anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem Cicestren[sis] in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] spaciu[m] viij annor[um] vel circiter et antea apud Petworthe in Com[itatu] p[re]dicto ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxvj anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Articulos

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[[f 146r/f 146v]]

Ad primu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad s[e]c[un]dum nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] <& vtu[m]> ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] et ad scedula in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onat[us] deponit that as he this exa[m]i[n]ate was goeinge to Singleton to the Courte & lawdaye there holden aboute a fortnighte after Michaelmas laste paste the certainetye of the time this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott otherwise remember Richarde Staveler then & there meetinge w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate requested him this exa[m]i[n]ate to goe alonge the wood w[i]th him the saide Richard Staveler & the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn to se the someinge of certaine cord[es] of wood which the saide Staveler was to sell unto him the said Rob[er]te Burdlyn and after the someinge thereof the same wood came unto xliiij Cord[es] & three quarters of firewood or wood to make coale & they agreed betwixte themselves that he the saide Roberte Burdlyn shoulde have the same wood at iijs vjd the coarde and the saide Roberte Burdlyn was contente & did accepte of the same wood at the same rate viz iijs vjd the corde But then the saide Richard Staveler demaunded of the saide Roberte Burdlyn howe he the said Richard Staveler shoulde be paide for the same wood if he the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn shoulde dye the infectious sickenes beinge in Chichester & the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn answeared the saide Richarde Staveler his wood should still be his paymaister for he woulde use none of it or litle of it untill the saide Staveler had his money then the saide Richarde Staveler after the saide Burdlyn when he the s[ai]d Staveler should have is money for the same wood and the s[ai]d Rob[er]te Burdlyn answeared & saide at [christ]mas then nexte followinge & then the saide Richarde Staveler saide the money woulde not then serve his turne for he muste have it three week[es] before [christ]mas & the saide Roberte Burdlyn saide that he coulde not pay the saide Richarde Staveler the same money untill a fortnighte before [christ]mas then the saide Staveler saide againe it woulde not serve his turne then for he muste have it three week[es]

[[f 146v/f 147r]] before [christ]mas for then he had money to pay soe the said Rob[er]te Burdlyn & Richarde Staveler did not agree at that time nor any other time before this exa[m]i[n]ate when the saide wood shoulde be paide for, nor whether the same was full boughte & soulde because they coulde not agree

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time> for the paym[en[t for the saide wood neither did this exa[m]i[n]ate see any monye given in earneste to buyde the bargaine said he did owe the s[ai]d Burdlyn x s> Et al[ite]r ad quartu[m] <& vtu[m]> ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[i]c[t]or[um] et ad scedulam in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onat[um] nescit depon[er]e savinge that Thomas Gooder Collyer was p[rese]nte then & theare with the said Rob[er]te Burdlyn Richarde Staveler & this exa[m]i[n]ate & harde all the word[es] by this exa[m]i[n]ate formerly deposed & noe others weare then p[rese]nte

Ad sextu[m] et sept[im]um nescit depon[er]e

Ad viij nescit depon[er]e

Ad ix refert se ad iura

Ad x deponit affirmative for he the saide Richarde Staveler is of the p[ar]ishe of Graffham w[i]thin the Archedeaconrye of Chichester

Ad xj dicit q[uo]d p[re]deponit p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tert[iu]m Interr[gatoria] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] ex p[ar]te Ide dat[o]

Ad Interr[ogatoria] s[e]c[un]do loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum Interr[ogatoria] r[esp]ondet negative quoad seip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

Ad tert[iu]m nescit r[esp]ondere

Signu[m] Ri[card]i [[mark]] Wakeford

Repetit[us] cora[m] me vto May 1609 Fran[cisco] Cox

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Rich[ard]us Heberden de Graffham in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandma[n] ubi moram fecit o[mn]i tempore suo etat[is] xlvj anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] product[us] Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

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Ad Ar[ticu]los Ide con[tra] Staveler

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] nescit depon[er]e savinge that

Ad s[e]c[un]dum <& tert[iu]m> deponit that he beleevethe the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn died intestate & made noe will because the Admi[ni]strac[i]on of his good[es] as dyinge intestate was graunted unto the saide Nicholas Ide also ar[ticu]lated by the Ordinarye of this Courte Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los articulo[rum] p[re]d[ictos] deponit that aboute the laste day of October laste paste the saide Nicholas Ide the admi[ni]strator articulated requested him this exa[m]i[n]ate & one Richarde Ewen of Graffam aforesaid to goe with him the saide Nicholas Ide unto Charleton & Singleton wood where the saide Nicholas toulde this Exa[m]i[n]ate & the saide Richarde Ewen that he had certaine cord[es] of fierwood or wood to make coale to prise and rate what ev[er]ye corde of the same wood was worthe which was due unto him the saide Nicholas Ide as admi[ni]strator of the good[es] Cattell[es] and debt[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn ar[ticu]lated deceased which wood Richarde Wakeforde a wittnesse producted sworne & exa[m]i[n]ed in this suite & one Thomas Goodyer Collyer showed unto this exa[m]i[n]ate and the saide Richarde Ewen to prize and as they the saide Richarde Wakeforde and Thomas Goodyer then & there toulde this exa[m]i[n]ate & the saide Richarde Ewen they the saide Richarde wakeforde and Thomas Goodyer had someed Fortye Cordes <& free foote> of firewood or wood to make cole as beinge the proper good[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn boughte of Richarde Staveler articulated at iijs vjd the corde some whereof was in corde and some in the pitte to make coale and as the said Gooder then saide the saide Richarde Staveler had received

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Tenn shilling[es] upon the same bargaine of wood made betwixte the saide Burdlyn and the said Staveler and the residue of the money was to be paide a fortnighte before [christ]mas then nexte followinge to the saide Staveler whiche word[es] weare spoken by the saide Thom[a]s Goodyer then & there in the presence of the saide Nicholas Ide Richarde Staveler Richard Wakeforde Richard Ewen and this exa[m]i[n]ate & then & there the saide Richarde Staveler saide noe the Tenn shilling[es] that he the s[ai]d Richarde Staveler had

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of him the saide Burdlyn the saide Staveler borrowed of him the saide Burdlyn soe that it as not given him to bynde the bargaine neither did he the saide Richarde Staveler nor the saide Burdlyn agree upon the certaine day for the paymente for the saide wood for he the saide Staveler I woulde have had it three weekes before [christ]mas & he the s[ai]d Burdlyn saide he coulde not pay the same untill a fortnighte before [christ]mas as aforesaid all whiche speeches weare then & there used before the parties above named & by the parties above named & soe the saide Richarde Ewen & this Exa[m]i[n]ate prised the saide wood as the proper good[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn for as this exa[m]i[n]ate thinkethe the saide Richarde Staveler woulde not have suffred the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn in his lif to have any parte of the saide wood in the pitt burneinge whereas there was then fower cord[es] thereof burninge by the reporte of the saide Richarde wakeforde & Thom[a]s Goodyer for soe much wanted of there someinge unlesse the same wood had bene full boughte & soulde the saide Burdlyn the saide Staveler And further touchinge the saide wood or any bargaine aboute the same this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad sextu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vj deponit that at the time above menc[i]oned in the iiijth & vth ar[tic]les of the ar[tic]les aforesaide the saide Nicholas Ide the

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ad[ministra]tor articulated demaunded the wood articulated menc[i]oned in the scedule also articulated of him the s[ai]d Richarde Staveler as admi[ni]strator of the good[es] Cattell[es] & debt[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn deceased as the proper good[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn and the saide Staveler refused to deliver the same or otherwise to compounde for the same in the p[re]sence of the parties menc[i]oned in the saide iiijth & vth ar[tic]les above menc[i]oned

Ad viij nescit depon[er]e

Ad ix refert se ad iura

Ad x deponit affirmative

Ad xj dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dat[o]

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Ad j ij et iij Interr[ogatoria] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[ictos] et scedula[m] in eis[ai]da[m] menc[i]onata[m]

Ad Interr[ogatoria] s[e]c[un]do loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum Interr[ogatoria] quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad tertiu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Fran[cisco] Cox vto maij 1609

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Thomas Goodyer p[ar]o[chi]e de Hayshott in Com[itatu] Sussex Collier ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] quatuor anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Chilgrove infra p[ar]o[chi]a[m] de westedeane in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] quinq[ue] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eastegreenesteade in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi ortus fuit etat[is] xlvj anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los Ide con[tra] Staveler

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] art[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[ictorum] deponit that the saide R[ob]erte Burdlyn whileste he lived was of the p[ar]ishe of sainte Andrewes ar[ticu]lated & soe com[m]only reputed & taken

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit affirmative ut credit for he never harde that the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn articulated made any will

Ad tertiu[m] deponit affirmative for the saide Nicholas Ide hath the admi[ni]strac[i]on under seale

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los articulo[rum] et ad scedula[m] in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onatam deponit that aboute a fortnighte after

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Michelmas laste paste the certaintye of the time other= =wise this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott nowe remember the saide Roberte Burdlyn articulated requested him

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this exa[m]i[n]ate to some, certaine cord[es] of wood which he the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn had boughte of the saide Richard Staveler also articulated and after the someinge thereof the same wood came unto xliiij cord[es] & three quarters of fier wood or wood to make coale & the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn and Richard Staveler then agreed upon price for the same wood viz that he the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn should have the same wood at iijs vjd the corde before Richarde wakeforde & this exa[m]i[n]ate then the saide Richarde Staveler demaunded of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn howe & when he shoulde be paide his money for the said wood then the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn saide unto the saide Staveler you knowe you owe me Tenn shilling[es] that shall goe in p[ar]te of paymente & th[e]other money remainge you shall have a fortnighte before [christ]m[a]s then nexte followinge then the saide Richarde Staveler saide that he muste use his money before & that he muste have it threeweek[es] before [christ]mas then the saide Burdlyn toulde the saide Staveler againe that he coulde not pay him till a fortnighte before [christ]mas as aforesaid then the saide Richarde Staveler was contente to accepte & did accepte of the same paymente a fortnight before [christ]mas as aforesaide in the presence of Richard Wakeforde & this exa[m]i[n]ate upon whiche bargaine & saile the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn in his lif time caused Fower cord[es] of the same wood to be carryed into the pitt to make coale withe which he woulde not have done unlesse it had beene bought by him the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn of him the saide Richarde Staveler Et al[ite]r ad quart[um] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[i]c[t]o[rum] et ad scedula[m] in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onata[m] nescit depon[er]e

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Ad vj deponit that all the wood menc[i]oned in the scedule to theis ar[tic]les after the decease of the said Roberte Burdlyn came unto the hand[es] & possession of the saide Richarde Staveler for one John Clarke a Collier & he this exa[m]i[n]ate did make the same in Coale for the saide Staveler and paide him the saide Staveler for the same excepte Fower cord[es] thereof that was soulde awaye to Thomas Andrewes Collyer

Ad vij deponit that the saide Nicholas Ide the ad[ministra]tor articulated in this exa[m]i[n]at[es] hearinge did demaunde the wood articulated of him the saide Richarde Staveler & the saide Richarde Staveler refused to deliv[er] the same unto him or otherwise to compounde for the same

Ad viij nescit depon[er]e

Ad ix refert se ad iura

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Ad x deponit that the saide Richarde Staveler is of the Archedeaconry of Chichester & subiecte of this Courte

Ad xj dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria] primo loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] s[e]cundum et tertiu[m] In[terrogato]ria nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[i]c[t]o[rum] ex p[ar]te Nich[ol]i Ide dato

Ad Interr[ogato]ria s[e]c[un]do loco dato

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogato]ria r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Tho[me] [[mark]] Goodyer

Repetitus cora[m] me Francisco Cox viijo Maij 1609

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Ide con[tra] Staveler Examinac[i]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] excepc[i]onibus con[tra] testes ex p[ar]te Nich[ol]i Ide in quodam negotio temarar[um] ad ius bono[rum] Rob[er]ti Burdlyn de Civitate Cicestr[ensis] def[unctus] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dat[us] p[er] Rich[ard]um Staveler de Graffham Arch[diacona]tus et dioc[esis] Cic[estrensis] sequitur Johannes Clarke de hayshott in Com[itatu] Sussex Collyer ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter lib[ere] condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad posic[i]ones addic[i]onales ad excepc[i]ones ingen[er]e

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]los posic[i]onu[m] addic[i]onalu[m] deponit that the saide Thomas Goodyer articulated is a verye poore man and of evill behaviour and conv[er]sation for he is much given to drunckenes <& oftentimes drincke & especially upon the Saboath daies & hollydayes> he is likewise a fugative fellowe and rune awaye from this

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exa[m]i[n]ate & lefte him in debte for him which this exa[m]i[n]ate was compelled to pay for him beinge ioyntely

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bounde w[i]th him in a bonde unto mathewe Litle of All Saint[es] in the pallant & for suche a druncken fellowe, and a fugitive fellowe he is comonly reputed & taken And touchinge the other two wittnesses articulated viz Richarde Wakeforde & Richard Heberden they are honeste men of good behaviour and conv[er]sac[i]on and for suche men they are com[m]only reputed & taken

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] expo[s]ito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a Collyer & gettethe his livinge by makeinge of coale & doinge other husbandrye & that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man paide xxli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter & [sic] the requeste & charge of Richarde Staveler Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[su]m et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad vju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that he knowethe of noe parte of the good[es] specified in the schedule annexed to the ar[tic]les given in Courte on the behalf of the saide Nicholas Ide againste the saide Richarde Staveler that weare the good[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn Interrogated at the time of his decease Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Clarke

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Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Coxe etc quinto die mens[i]s Julij Anno d[omi]ni 1609

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Ide con[tra] Staveler Will[ia]mus Skynner de Lodsworthe in Com[itatu] Sussex Shoveltree maker ubi habitavit p[er] spac[i]um ix anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Lurgashall in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] quinq[ue] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Horsham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] spaciu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Rusp[er] in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi ortus fuit etat[is] xlvij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad posic[i]ones addic[i]onales ad excepc[i]ones ingen[er]e

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tert[iu]m ar[ticu]los posic[i]onu[m] addic[i]onal[u]m ante dict[um] Deponit that the saide Thomas Goodyer Interrogated is a verye poore man a p[er]son of ill behaviour & conv[er]sac[i]on a fugitive fellowe and suche a one as if he cann gett any mans money or good[es] into his hand[es] he accoumpethe the same his owne & hath noe regarde to pay any man their owne he is verye much given to drunckennesse and is many times druncke especiallye upon Sondayes & hollydaies, and for such a poore man a p[er]son of ill behaviour & conv[er]sac[i]on, a fugitive fellowe he is comonlye reputed & taken

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ev[er]ye where, where he comethe But touchinge the other two wittnesses articulated viz Richarde Wakeforde & Richard Heberden they are honeste men, men of good behaviour & conv[er]sac[i]on men of creditt & for suche men they are comonly reputed & taken10

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] expo[s]ito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

10 Here and elsewhere in the following, the scribe has repeated text.

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a Shoveltre maker & thereby gettethe his livinge & that he is worthe of his owne p[ro]per good[es] ev[er]ye man paide xxxli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Richarde Staveler w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiij nescit r[esp]ondere for he knowethe of noe suche thinge as is contained in this Interrogatorie signum Will[ia]mi [[mark]] Skynner

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Coxe etc

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Ex[aminaci]onu[m] testiu[m] de et super allegac[i]one[m] ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Staveley dato Rich[ard]us Wakeforde de Grafham in com[itatu] Sussex Blacksmith ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] viij Anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Petworth in com[itatu] pred[icto] etat[is] xxxto anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et examinat[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]one[m]

Ad primu[m] s[e]cundum tertiu[m] quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]e allegac[i]onis dicit that about vij or viij dayes before the death of the ar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Burdlyn deceased this exa[m]i[n]ant beinge in Charleton Forrest did heare some comuniac[i]on and talke betwene the ar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Stavelely and Rob[er]t Burdlin deceased about the

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ar[ticu]lat[e] Cordes of woode menc[i]oned in the ar[tic]les on the behalf of the said Nicho[las] Ide alsoe ar[ticu]lat[ed] in this cause given, w[hi]ch the said Rob[ert] Burdlyn would have bought of the saide Rich[ar]d Staveley and at

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laste growinge to an end of their said Con[versa]tion and agreynge upon the price w[hi]ch the said Rob[er]t Burlin should paie for the same w[hi]ch was iijs vjd for ev[er]y Corde of wod for so much as was there the said Richard Staveley asked the said Rob[er]t Burdlin when he should have his monie for the saide woodd then the said Rob[er]t Burdlin tolde him the said Richard Stavley he would pay him for it at [christ]mas followinge but because the said Rich[ard] Stavley could not staie soe longe for his monie they fell from their bargaine and soe the said Cordes of wod were not solde but remained in his keepinge still and about a seaven night the said Rob[er]t Burdlyn died Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]os j ij iij iiij et v ar[ticu]los allega[cio]nis nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est et ad residu[um] r[espondet] negative

Ad s[e]cund[um] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno deduct[o] xls and that he is a Blacksmith by his trade and thereby getteth his livinge

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a sponte et non compulsus et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Ricardi Staveley

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

Ad 7um r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nisi schedula de qua fit men[s]e in hoc inter[rogato]riu[m] ad eius visum vel intellectu[m] p[er]ven[er]it nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] R[icard]i [[mark]] Wakeforde

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Will[ia]mus Skynner de Lodsworth in com[itatu] Sussex Shovelmaker ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] viij anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Rusper in com[itatu] pred[icto] libere condic[i]onis Testis productus iurat[us] et ex[amina]tus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]du[m] iij iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los d[i]c[t]e alle[gacio]nis dicit that the wenesday before the death of thar[ticu[lat[e] Rob[er]t Burdlin the said Rob[er]t cominge to this ex[amina]t[e] in Charleton Forrest to buye some woode tolde unto this deponent that he had upon some wod of Richard Stavelyes in that Forrest and they were growen to A price for the same but unless he the said Rob[er]t coulde pay him for yt p[rese]ntly or putt him in security for y[a]t he

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could not have yt w[hi]ch the said Rob[er]t tolde this ex[amina]t[e] he could not p[rese]ntly doe because monie fell shorte and scantie w[i]th him by reason of the infecc[i]on at Chichester where he was to sell his Coale w[hi]ch he was to make of his saide wodd and and soe by reason that the said Rob[er]t did not not [sic] make p[rese]nte payment of the saide monie w[hi]ch he agreed w[i]th the said Rich[ard] Stavley for the said wodde nor give him security therefore accordinge as he the s[ai]d Rich[ard] had requested he the said Rob[er]t nev[er] had the saide wodd, but died before he came to receive the same wodd or to paie or give anie security for it Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]os ij iij iiij et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los nescit deponere

Ad sextum dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposit per eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet nega[tive]

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet y[a]t he is a shovelmaker and thereby getteth his livinge and is worth of his owne p[ro]per good[es] ev[er]y man paid xxxli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this cause at the request and charge of Rich[ard] Staveley and Ni[cholas] Grenewodd w[i]thout compulsion

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad quartu[m] quoad seip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad octavu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere for he kneweth of noe such thinge as is conteyned in this Inter[rogato]ry signu[m] Wi[llia]mi [[mark]] Skynner

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35 Ide

starting folio f 148v

month/s of depositions May 1609

parish/es Graffham

plaintiff/s Nicholas Ide

defendant/s Nicholas Greenewood

type of case Testamentary

This relates to case 34 above. It is unclear whether Burdlyn had actually paid Greenwood for the timber. There was an agreement to pay by All Saints' Day (1 November) if Burdlyn escaped the plague in Chichester, but if he were to die, the timber would belong to Greenwood. Nicholas Ide demanded that the wood be returned to him as administrator, but Greenwood refused either to do this or to pay for it. The situation was further complicated by Burdlyn having sold some of the wood on to others, who later returned it to Nicholas Ide.

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I [sic] Examinac[i]o testiu[m] de et sup[er] ambusdam ar[ticu]lis al[io]s in quoda[m] negotio temerar[ium] ad ius bono[rum] Rob[er]ti Burdlyn de Civitate[m] Cicestrensis def[uncti] p[ro]motu[m] p[er] Nich[ol]um Ide ad[ministrat]em bono[rum] d[i]c[t]i def[uncti] et ex eius p[ar]te dat[o] con[tra] Nich[ol]um Greenewood de Singleton Archi[diaco]nat[i] et dioces[i]s Cicestren[s]is Idem Rich[ard]us Heberden Ide con[tra] Greenewood

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] articulo[rum] nescit depon[er]e savinge y[a]t was of Chichester

Ad s[e]cundu[m] et tertiu[m] deponit that he beleevethe the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn articulated died intestate without makeinge any will because admi[ni]strac[i]on of his good[es] as dyinge intestate was graunted unto the saide Nicholas Ide also articulated by the Ordinarye of this Courte Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

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Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los articulo[rum] p[re]d[ictorum] et ad scedulam in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onatum deponit that aboute October laste paste the saide Nicholas

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Ide the administrator articulated requested him this Exa[m]i[n]ate & one Richarde Ewen of Graffam afores[ai]d to goe alonge with him the said Nicholas Ide unto Charleton wood & Singleton wood where the saide Nicholas Ide toulde this Exa[m]i[n]ate and the saide Richarde Ewen that he had certaine cord[es] of fier wood or wood to make coale to prise & to rate what ev[er]ye corde of the same wood was worthe which was due unto him the saide Nicholas Ide as admi[ni]strator of the good[es] Cattell[es] & debt[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn ar[ticu]lated deceased which wood Thomas Goodyer Collyer showed to this exa[m]i[n]ate & the saide Richarde Ewen to prise & as the saide Thomas Goodyer then & there toulde this Exam]i[n]ate & the s[ai]d Richarde Ewen he the saide Thomas Goodyer had somed the same wood to be liij cord[es] of fire wood or wood to make coale as beinge the proper good[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn boughte of Nicholas Greenewood articulated some parte of the same at iiijs the corde & some other parte thereof at iijs vjd the corde viz xxxviij at iiijs the corde & xv Corde at iijs vjd the Corde and the saide Thom[a]s Goodyer then & there saide in the p[re]sence of Nicholas Ide the ad[ministra]tor Richarde Staveler & Richarde wakeforde unto the said Richarde Ewen that the saide xxxviij cord[es] of wood & xv cord[es] of wood abovemenc[i]oned weare soulde by the saide Nicholas Greenewood unto him the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn articulated at the somes abovemenc[i]oned viz xxxviij cord[es] of the same wood at iiijs the corde & xv corde at iijs vjd the Corde & soe the saide Richarde Ewen & this exa[m]i[n]ate in the presence of the p[ar]ties abovenamed upon the saide Goodyers worde prised the same wood at the rates abovemenc[i]o[n]ed as the proper good[es] of the saide Burdlyn deceased but touchinge the bargaine & saile betwixte the saide Burdlyn & Greenewood

[[f 149r/f 149v]] for or aboute the same wood or whether the saide Burdlyn had either paide for the same or lefte earneste to bynde the bargaine or noe this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad sextu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vij nescit depon[er]e

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Ad viij nescit depon[er]e

Ad ix refert se ad iura

Ad x deponit affirmative for the saide Grenewood dwelleth at Singleton

Ad xj dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]dum Interr[ogatoria] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[ictorum] et scedulam in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onat[am] [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me vto Maij 1609 Fran[cisco] Cox 8o Maij 1609

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Ide con[tra] Greenewood Idem Thomas Goodyer

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] articulo[rum] p[re]d[ictorum] deponit that the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn articulated whileste he lived was of the p[ar]ishe of Sainte Andrewes articulated & soe comonly reputed & taken

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit affirmative ut credit for he nev[er] harde that the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn articulated made any will

Ad tertiu[m] deponit affirmative for the saide Nicholas Ide hath the admi[ni]strac[i]on under seale

Ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los articulo[rum] et ad scedulam in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onata[m] deponit that aboute a fortnighte after Michaelmas laste paste the certainetye of the time this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott otherwise remember the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn articulated requested this ex[amina]te to some, some certaine cord[es] of wood which he the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn had boughte of the saide Nicholas Greenewood also articulated and after the someinge thereof the same came unto liij cord[es] of firewood or wood to make coale and the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn & Nicholas Greenewood beinge then bothe togeather in the wood w[i]th this exa[m]i[n]ate at the someinge thereof did agree upon price for the same wood viz for xxxviij cord[es] thereof iiijs for ev[er]ye corde and for xv cordes more thereof after the rate of iijs vjd the corde then the saide Nicholas Greenewood demaunded of the saide

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Rob[er]te Burdlyn when & howe he shoulde be paide for his wood if it should please god to take him out of this mortall worlde the infectious disease beinge at Chichester whereunto the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn answeared & said if it

[[f 151r/f 151v]] pleased god to spare him lif[e] & healthe he woulde pay him the saide Nicholas Greenewood for his saide wood upon Alhollaude daye nexte followinge the time abovemenc[i]oned & if it pleased god to call him out of this worlde before, then the wood shoulde stande where it was & be his the saide Nicholas Greenwood[es] paymaister and soe they agreed in the p[re]sence of this exa[m]i[n]ate & noe more & afterward[es] the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn caused Nyne corde of the saide wood in his lif time to be made in coale which the saide Nicholas Greenewood did not contradicte & soe died & therfore this ex[amina]te thinckethe the bargaine & sale betwixte them was good because the saide Nicholas Greenewood did not contradicte the same

Ad vj deponit that all the wood menc[i]o[n]ed in the scedule to theis ar[tic]les after the decease of the said Roberte Burdlyn came unto the hand[es] & possession of the saide Nicholas Ide of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] knowledge he soulde parte thereof to Thomas Andrewes & other p[ar]te thereof to Thom[a]s Hartley of Cockeinge & the Nyne Corde w[hi]ch was in coale in the pitt he soulde to this exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad vij deponit that the saide Nicholas Ide the ad[ministra]tor articulated in this exa[m]i[n]at[es] heareinge did demaunde the wood articulated of him the saide Nicholas Greenewood & the s[ai]d Nicholas Greenewood refused to deliv[er] the same unto him or otherwise to compound for the same

Ad viij nescit depon[er]e

Ad ix refert se ad iura

Ad x dicit that the saide Nicholas Greenewood is of the Archedeaconrye of Chichester and therefore subjecte to the Juris[ai]dicc[i]on of this Courte

Ad xj dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

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Ad primu[m] et s[e]c[un]du[m] Interr[ogatoria] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit ad quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]los ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]dicto[rum] et ad scedula[m] in eis[ai]dem menc[i]onata[m]

signu[m] Tho[me] [[mark]] Goodier

Repetitus cora[m] me Francisco Cox 6 Maij 1608 [sic]

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Ide con[tra] Greenewood Examinac[i]o testium de et sup[e]r excepc[i]onibus con[tra] testes ex p[ar]te Nich[ol]i Ide in quodam negotio temararu[m] adius bono[rum] Rob[er]te Burdlyn de Civitate Cicestr[ensis] def[unctus] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dat[us] p[er] Nich[ol]am Greenewood sequitur Joh[ann]es Clarke de hayshott in Com[itatu] Sussex Collier ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad posic[i]ones addic[i]onales ad excepc[i]ones ingen[er]e

Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los posic[i]onum addic[i]onalu[m] deponit that the saide Thomas Goodyer articulated is a verye poore man and of evill behaviour and conv[er]sac[i]on for he is much given to drunckenesse and often times druncke & especiallye upon the Saboathe dayes & hollydayes, he is likewise A fugitive fellowe and he rune awaye from this exa[m]i[n]ate w[i]th whome he wroughte and lefte him in debte for him beinge ioyntely bounde w[i]th him in a bond to Mathewe Litle of All Saint[es] in the pallante Tayler and for suche a druncken fellowe, and a fugitive fellowe he is comonly reputed & taken And touchinge the other two wittnesses articulated viz Richarde Wakeforde & Richarde Heberden they are honeste men of good behaviour & conv[er]sac[i]on and for suche men they are comonly reputed & taken

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] expo[s]ito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a Collyer and gettethe his livinge by makeinge of coale & doeinge other husbandrye & that he is worthe of his owne prop[er] good[es] ev[er]ye man p[ai]d xxli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the Requeste & charge of Nicholas Greenewood Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

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Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that he knowethe of noe p[ar]te of the good[es] specified in the scedule annexed to the artickles given in Courte on the behalf of the saide Nicholas Ide againste the saide Nicholas Greenewood that weare the good[es] of the saide Rob[er]te Burdlyn Interrogated at the time of his decease Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Clarke

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Coxe etc

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Ide con[tra] Greenewood Will[ia]mus Skynner de Lodsworthe in Com[itatu] Sussex Shovelmaker ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spaciu[m] ix anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Lurgashall in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit p[er] spatiu[m] vj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud horsham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram traxit p[er] spaciu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Rusp[er] in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi ortus fuit etat[is] xlvij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad posic[i]ones addic[i]onales ad excepc[i]ones ingen[er]e

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Ad primu[m] s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los posic[i]o[ne]m addici[i]onal[em] antedict[us] Deponit that the saide Thomas Goodyer Interrogated is a verye poore man a p[er]son of ill behaviour and conv[er]sac[i]on a fugitive fellowe and suche a one as if he cann gett any mans money or good[es] into his hand[es] he accoumpethe the same his owne and hathe noe regarde to paye any man their owne he is verye much given to drunckenes and is many times druncke especiallye upon Sondayes and hollydayes and for suche a poore man, a p[er]son of ill behaviour & conv[er]sac[i]on a fugitive fellowe he is comonly reputed & taken ev[er]ye where, where he cometh But touchinge the other two wittnesses articulated viz Richarde Wakeforde & Richarde Heberden they are honeste men, men of good behaviour & conv[er]sac[i]on, men of creditt & for such men they are comonly reputed and taken

Ad quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] expo[s]ito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet tha he is a Shoveltree maker & thereby gettethe his livinge & that he is worthe of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]ye man pd xxxli

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Nicholas Greenewood w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere for he knowethe of noe suche thinge as is contained in this Interrogatorie signum Will[ia]mi [[mark]] Skynner

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Francisco Coxe etc

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Idem Will[ia]mus Skynner

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em Ni[cholas] Grenewodd

Ad j ijdu[m] et iijtu[m] ar[ticu]los dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] John Clarke Thomas Goodyer did tell unto this ex[amina]t[e] that thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Burdlyn Deceased alitle before his death had bought of thar[ticu]lat[e] Ni[cholas] Grenewodd the Cord[es] of woodd ar[ticu]lat[ed] and after the byinge thereof, did for some considerac[i]on sell and deliv[er] the same unto the saide John Clarke and Thom[a]s Goodyer w[hi]ch John Clarke and Thomas Goodyer afterward consideringe the hardnes of the bargaine w[hi]ch they had therein returned the same wodd into the hands of the said Nicholas Grenewod againe of whome the said Rob[er]t Burdlin first bought it who hath bin ev[er] since in quiet possession thereof untill this suite begun by the ar[ticu]lat[e] Ni[cholas] Ide Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]os j ij & iiij [sic] ar[ticu]los allegac[i]oni[s] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogatoria]

Ad j ij iij iiij vtu[m] vj vij et vij [sic] um r[esp]ondet ut prius signu[m] Wi[llia]mi Skynner Rich[ard]us wakeforde etc

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em ex p[ar]te Ni[cholas] Grenewodd nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad j ij iij iij [sic] iiij vj vij et viij r[esp]ondet ut prius signu[m] Ri[cardi] [[mark]] Wakeforde

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36 Clement

starting folio f 152r

month/s of depositions ?

parish/es Felpham

plaintiff/s John Clement

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed, apart from the signatures of witnesses, and not contested. It is an example of the dangers of a will being in the safekeeping of a private individual, since in this case the keeper died, and the will did not come to light until his widow later remarried.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] de et super test[ament]o Joh[ann[es] Grogin p[ar]o[chi]e de Felpham Archi[diaco]nat[us] Cicestren[sis] def[unctus] et allegac[i]onis de super fact[am] Johannes Clement de Frensham p[ar]o[chi]e de Felpham in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] vite s[ui]s ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] Lta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um exhibitum et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] fact[am] dicit that John Grogin the testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] beinge of p[er]fect minde and memory and lyinge then sicke in an upper chamber of his dwellinge house in Fransham w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Felpham aforesaid as this Ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe rember, about a fortnighte before his death did make and declare his last will and testament exhibited in maner and forme as in the same will read unto this ex[amina]t[e] at the time of his exa[m]i[n]aci[o]n is declared and did in the same his will give and bequeath[e] all and ev[er]y the legacies therin conteyned and therein did name and appointe John Grogin his sonne his whole and only executor and did ordaine and appointe John Elnett al[ia]s Eliatt of Bognor and this ex[amina]t[e] his ov[er]seers And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said will was putt in writinge by mr Gilbert Warde Clarke then vicar of Felpham as this ex[amina]t[e] remembreth at the request of the saide John Grogin the testator, and by him the said mr warde after the writinge and finishinge thereof publiquely read unto him the said

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Testator as he lay in his bed at the place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] of Michaell Okenden John Elnott al[ia]s Elliott John Wales & this ex[amina]t[e] and after the readinge thereof the said John Grogin the testator ratyfyinge confirminge and acknowledginge the same will so written and reade as aforesaid for his very last will and testament, did thereunto subscribe his name w[i]th his owne hand and setto his seale in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and thother witnesses beforenamed, w[hi]ch will soe made and declared by the s[ai]d John Grogin the Testator is the verie will read unto him this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]acion as he verily beleveth for he well rem[em]breth all the legacies therein bequeathed and seeth the seale and handwritinge of the said Testator thereunto in the same maner and forme as he the said testator did seale and subscribe the same his will and had much dealinges about the same will and thexecution thereof, by reason that this ex[amina]t[e] had an ad[m]on of the good[es] and Chattell[es] of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] John Grogin deceased w[i]th his said will an[n]exed duringe the minority of the said John Grogin his sonne and ex[ecu]tor named in his said will, And further this ex[amina]t[e] deposeth that he veriely beleveth that the said John Grogin the testator at the tyme of makinge declaringe sealinge subscribing and ratifyinge of his s[ai]d will in man[n]er and forme before declared was of p[er]fect mynde and good remembraunce talked well and senceably and did reckon and accoumpte w[i]th the said John Elnott al[ia]s Eliott concerninge the good[es] of one Irish deceased in as p[er]fect and redy man[n]er as if he had not bin sicke at all and lived after the makinge and declaringe of his said will in maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed about a fortenight as this ex[amina]t[e] remembreth and was verie like to recov[er] his said sicknes Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegacio[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]a[m] nescit deponere

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij ac pena etc r[esp]ondet that the p[ar]tie producent viz Joane Lawrence al[ia]s Grogin was daughter unto Joane Grogin this ex[amina]t[es] owne sister and by reason thereof he is unckle unto the said Joane Lawrence Et al[ite]r respondet negative

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Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] W[illia]mi Lawrence et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad vtu[m] vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vijum & r[esp]ondet prout ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said interrogated will was but once conioined in writinge and that was by mr Gilbert warde as this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe rem[em]ber to w[hi]ch will after the readinge thereof in maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed to the said will and allegac[i]on the said ar[tic]lat[e] testator did putt his hand and seale in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the witnesses before named Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that he verily beleveth the said testator did well understand what legacies he gave and bequeathed by his said Will, because he gave them of his owne accorde w[i]thout the motion or instrucc[i]on of anie other and was then of p[er]fect minde and memory as this ex[amina]t[e] hath form[er]ly deposed

Ad undecimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said John Grogin was worth at the tyme of his deceass about a hundreth pound[es] in moveable good[es] and cattell[es] w[hi]ch came to the hands of this ex[amina]t[e] <& the said John White before named> by virtue of an ad[m]on them graunted w[i]ith the will of the Testator <& thereunto> annexed

Ad xijum r[esp]ondet that the Interr[ogate] Testator had at the tyme of his deceased certaine Land[es] and ten[an]t[es] w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] putt fourth four the benefitt of the children of the s[ai]d decease accordinge to the content[es] of his s[ai]d will at xvjli by the yeare for w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] hath given up his accoumpte

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Ad xiiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the interr[ogate] will ex[hibi]ted hath since the death of the interr[ogate] testator remayned in the hand[es] of mr Gilbert Warde, amongst manie other of his writinges w[hi]ch since the death of the said mr ward came to the hands of this ex[amina]t[e] by reason of his m[ar]riage w[i]th the said mr Ward[es] widowe, but this ex[amina]t[e] was altogeth[e]r ignorant thereof untill it was founde out by mr Jeremy Cooke, alitle before the begyninge of this suite

Ad xiiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the cause whie this ex[amina]t[e] and thoth[e]r witnesses did not setto their m[ar]k[es] and signes to the s[ai]d interrogated will was because they thought that the same will beinge soe subscribed sealed and confirmed by the said testator in their p[re]sence was sufficient w[i]thout settinge their hand[es] thereunto

Ad xvtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he knoweth the will exhibited to be the will and testament w[hi]ch the said John Grogin the testator did seale and subscribe his name unto because he seeth the hand writinge of the said testator and his seale unto the same setto in such man[n]er and forme as the said Testator did seale and subscribe the same, as this ex[amina]t[e] to the said testam[en]t and allegac[i]on[es] hath more fully deposed signu[m] Jo[hanni] Clem[en]t [[mark]]

Repetitus coram me Ric[ardo] Man

Johan[n]es Elliott p[ar]o[chi]e de Southbersted in com[itatu] Sussex Fisherman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxxiij anno[rum] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lxiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]on[is] testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um exhibitu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super factam deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] John Grogin the Testator about a fortenighte before his death then beinge not verie well and healthfull of body, yet of p[er]fect minde and memory and lyinge in an upper chamber of his dwellinge house in Fransham w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Felpham in the county of

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Sussex did send for this ex[amina]t[e] to co[m]me unto him at whose co[m]minge unto him, the said Testator John Grogin said unto this ex[amina]t[e] neighbor Elnott I have sent for you to recken w[i]th you about Thomas Irishes good[es] and I am determined also feelinge my selfe not well,

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to make my will wherunto I would request you to be a witnes, And then the said Testator after that he and this ex[amina]t[e] had reckoned and caste uppe their accoumpt[es] concerninge the said Thomas Irishes good[es] and deliv[er]ed unto this ex[amina]t[e] all such p[ar]te thereof as did belonge then unto this ex[amina]t[e] the said John Grogin the testator did make and declare his last will and testament and requested mr Gilbert ward beinge then p[rese]nte and whose helpe they used in castinge uppe their said Accoumpt[es] to putt the same in writinge w[hi]ch the said mr Gilbert ward did accordingly and after the conception thereof in writinge did read the same will unto the said John Grogin the testator who liked verie well thereof, and did sett his seale thereunto and subscribed his name also w[i]th his owne hand unto the same in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said Gilbert Warde Richard Blunden John wales John Clement and this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] ratifyinge confirminge and acknowledginge the same for his last will and testament in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the witnesses aforesaid and givinge willinge and bequeathinge all and ev[er]y the legacies in his said will expressed of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swation or instigation of anie other w[hi]ch will so made and declared by the said Test[at]or and putt in writinge at his request is the verie same will w[hi]ch was seene by him this ex[amina]t[e] <& read unto him> at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ation as he veriely beleveth for he remembreth p[er]fectly the legacies therein bequeathed and seeth the seale and hand writinge of the same testator thereunto in such Maner and forme as the same testator did subscribe his name and sett his seale thereunto And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said John Grogin the testator at the tyme of makinge declaringe sealinge subscribing ratifyinge and acknowledginge his said will before menc[i]oned was both of p[er]fect minde and memory for he spoake well and senceably and conferred and talked of manie other thing[es] at that tyme verie resonably

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and givinge noe maner of signe or token of bad memory but talked so well as if he had not bin sicke, and did in the same his last will and tesetament make and ordaine his sonne John Grogin ex[ecut]or and lived after the makinge and declaringe of his said will in good and p[er]fect memory the space of xiij or xiiij dayes Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um exhibitu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[act]am Nescit deponere

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that this ex[amina]t[es] graundfather and the said Joane Law[r]enc[es] great graundmother were brother and sisters children and

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other degree of kin there is none betwene this r[esp]ondent and the s[ai]d Joane lawrence Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] w[illia]mi Lawrence et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] et sextum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said interr[ogate] Testator did make and declare his last will and testament in the after noone of the day for this ex[amina]t[e] doth well rem[em]ber that after the finishinge of the same will it drewe toward nighte and that the said testator him this ex[amina]t[e] to staye and suppe w[i]th him but he would not Et al[ite[r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegacio[n]em p[re]deposuit

Ad viijum r[esp]ondet prout ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[ionem] de sup[er] fact[am] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that the originall will was but once written to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge w[hi]ch is the will exhibited seene by this ex[amina]t[e] and read unto him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[na]tion and whereunto the said Testator hath subscribed his name and putto his seale

Ad xum r[esp]ondet that he veriely beleveth that the said Testator did verie well understand what legacies he gave in and by his said will and to whome because he was of verie good and p[er]fect

[[f 154v/f 155r]] memory as this ex[amina]t[e] hath formerly deposed and was able to write and read the same himself

Ad undecimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the testator John Grogin was worth at the time of his deceass in his moveable good[es] and cattell[es] a hundreth pound[es] and that the said good[es] and cattell[es] came to the hand[es] of John Clement and John white by vertue of an ad[m]on of the same good[es] to

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them graunted togeth[e]r w[i]th the will of the same testator thereunto annexed

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Testator had at the tyme of his deceass certaine freeland[es] worth by the yere twenty m[ar]k[es] or fowertene pound[es] w[hi]ch came to the hand[es] and possession of the said John Clement and the said John White and by them were imployed to the use and benefytt of the children of the said deceased as this ex[amina]t[e] beleveth accordinge to theffect and true meaninge of the last will and testam[en]t of the said deceased

Ad xiiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the will ex[hibi]ted hath since the death of the said deceased bin the hand[es] of the said mr Gilbert ward who writt the same and did of late come to the hand[es] of John Clement a witnes p[ro]ducted and exa[mi]n]ed in this behalf, by reason that he m[ar]ried the said mr Ward[es] widowe

Ad xiiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the reason whie this ex[amina]t[e] and the rest of the witnesses did not sett their m[ar]ks and signes to the said will interr[ogated], was because they thought it needless seinge the same was subscribed sealed and acknowledged by the said testator in their p[rese]nc[e] in such sufficient maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed

Ad xvtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he verie well knoweth the will ex[hibi]ted to be the verie will w[hi]ch was acknowledged made declared sealed and subscribed by the said deceased in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the other witnesses before named the legacies therein bequeathed and againe because he seeth the hand and seale of the said testator in such maner and forme as the said Testator did seale and subscribe the same before this ex[amina]t[e] and thoth[e]r witnesses before named

signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Elnott

Repetit[us] coram me Ri[cardo] Man

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37 Blackman

starting folio f 155v

month/s of depositions June 1609

parish/es Lancing

plaintiff/s Joan Blackman

defendant/s Mary Stempe

type of case Defamation

This case, related to case 40, concerns Joan Blackman as plaintiff against Mary Stempe as defendant. Mary Stempe identified Joan Blackman as a gossip for saying that Agnes Barnard, the plaintiff in case 40, was pregnant by someone other than her husband, either Edward Hide or Robert Turnagaine. Mary Stempe was said to have admitted the accusation, but was unrepentant. This incident was a cause for enmity between the Barnards and the Blackmans. The Stempes and Blackmans, and possibly the Barnards, were related by marriage.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] de et super quib[us]dam ar[ticu]lis ex officio ad p[ro]moc[i]o[n]em Johanne Blackman ux[or] w[illiam]i Blackman con[tra] Mariam Stempe ux[or] w[illiam]i Stempe dat[o] sequitur

Agnes Swifte ux[or] Jo[hanni] Swifte de Launsinge in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] nonem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Somptinge in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit per spaciu[m] decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Asshurst in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi morabatur per quinque an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Henfeilde in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxxij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] refert se ad Constituc[i]o[n]em articulatam

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that a litle before the feast of St Michaell anno d[omi]nj 1608 last paste and w[i]thin the tyme ar[ticu]lat[ed]

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otherwise the time this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe Remember, thar[ticu]lat[e] Marye Stempe wif of w[illia]m Stempe beinge at the house of Edward Hide in Launsinge aforesaid did then and there speakinge of Joane Blackman ar[ticu]lat[ed], say that the said Joane Blackman did tell and saye unto Margery Mullins and Thomas Blackmans wif of Launsinge aforesaid in James Webbes garden scituat w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Launsinge aforesaid that Anne or Agnes Barn[ar]d wife of Edward Barn[ar]d was w[i]th childe and that she the said Anne or Agnes Barn[ar]d might thancke Edward Hide and Robert Turnagaine for it, meaninge thereby as this Ex[amina]t[e] verily thincketh that the said Anne or Agnes was begotten or conceived w[i]th childe by the said Edward Hide and Robert Turnagaine or one of them All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken and published by the said Mary Stempe at the howse of Edward Hide aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of Joane Blackman the wife of w[illia]m Blackman and this ex[amina]t[e] and whome els beinge so longe agoe this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe remember

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Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that since the publicac[i]on and speakinge of the said word[es] in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le, at the place afores[ai]d this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] Mary Stempe confessed and sayed div[er]s tymes that she did speake and publish the said word[es] in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le menc[i]oned and that she would speake them againe

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit that by reason of the imposic[i]on of the fore said word[es] the good name and creditt of the said Anne Barn[ar]d and Joane Blackman is somwhat impaired amongst their honest neghbors and hath bred much betwene the said Agnes or Anne Barn[ar]d and Joane Blackman and their husband[es]

Ad quintu[m] refert se ad Constituc[i]o[n]em articulat[am]

Ad sextu[m] dicit q[uo]d d[i]c[t]a Maria Stempe fuit et est p[ar]o[chi]e de Launcinge et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vijum refert se ad iura

Ad ult[im]um dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eam sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

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Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] et tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]d[ictorum] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet p[ro]ut ad interr[ogator]iu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] r[esp]ondet Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ar[ticu]los p[re]d[ictos] p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiju[m] nescit

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet negative p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s

Ad decim[um] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ult[im]um nescit deponere signum Agn[es] [[mark]] Swifte

Repetit[us] coram me Ric[ardo] Man

Lucie Skynner ux[or] w[illia]m Skynner de Launsinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] vijem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud wasshington in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etatis xxvj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]ata dicit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad constituc[i]o[n]em articulat[am]

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] deponit that about a fortnighte before Mich[ael]mas Anno d[omi]nj 1608 last paste this ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the howse of Edward Hide in Launsinge at the upp settinge or Churchinge of his wife, did then and there

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heare Marye Stempe wife of w[illia]m Stempe ar[ticu]lat[ed] saye of Joane Blackman ar[ticu]lat[ed] that she the said Joane Blackman did saye in the garden of James webbe in Launsinge aforesaid that Agnes or Anne Barn[ar]d wife of Edward Barn[ar]d was w[i]th childe and that she might thancke Hide and Turnagaine for yt but for her meaninge therein this ex[amina]t[e] cannot say All w[hi]ch word[es] were so spoken by the said Marie Stempe at the place aforesaid of the said Joane Blackman and Anne or Agnes Barn[ar]d in the p[rese]nc[e] of Marye Hide wif of Edw[ard] Hide of Launsinge aforesaid Agnes Swifte a witness also p[ro]ducted sworne and examined in this suite and this ex[amina]t[e] and whome els this ex[amina]t[e] doth not remember beinge soe longe agoe Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that the said Anne or Agnes Barn[ar]d are somewhat discredited in their good name and reputac[i]on by reason of the publicac[i]on of the foresaid word[es] in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le expressed and that the said Joane Blackman is the worse thought off by the saide Agnes Barn[ar]d and her husbond

Ad tertiu[m] dicit that she this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard the said Marie Stempe confess and say often times since that thar[ticu]lat[e] Joane Blackman did speake the word[es] before menc[i]oned, and that she the said Mary would say soe againe

Ad quintu[m] refert se ad Constituc[i]o[n]em articulat[am]

Ad vj tu[m] deponit aff[i]rm[ative]

Ad sept[i]mu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viiju[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est

Ad ij du[m] et tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad ijdu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad vijum r[esp]ondet ut supra ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] Inter[rogatoria] r[esp]ondet

Ad viiiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit d[i]c[t]a verba diffamater p[ro]lata fuisse aut esse vera

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad dec[im]um nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad undec[im]um r[esp]ondet that the said Marye Stempe is taken to be a modest sober woman for ought this ex[amina]t[e] hath hearde Et al[ite]r nescit sign[um] Lucie [[mark]] Skynner

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Ric[ardo] Man

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Stempe con[tra] Blackman Thomas Blackman de Launceinge in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi moram fecit o[mn]i tempore suo etat[is] xxxix anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus Iur[atus] et ex[amina]tus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materia[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad constituc[i]o[n]em p[ro]vincialem articulat[am] & ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate never harde the saide Joane Blackman articulated neither the saide Marye Stempe also ar[ticula]ted use any suche word[es] of diffamac[i]on againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnarde as are specified in this ar[tic]le nor any other word[es] tendinge the like in effecte or any word[es] of diffamac[i]on at all for by amongeste or againste them or any of them et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] deponit negative for the reasons menc[i]oned in the two nexte p[re]cedent ar[tic]les

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]i[t]a p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactum est et r[esp]ondet that he this exa[m]i[n]ate callethe the saide Cozen because this exa[m]i[n]ate[es] firste wif & william Stempe weare firste Cozens & al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli & that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of W[illia]m Stempe Interrogated beinge firste compelled by processe out of this Courte

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet as before to the 2d & thirde ar[tic]les of the allegac[i]on & al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me Gau[fridum] Williamson surr[ogatus] etc xxijdo die mensis Junij Anno d[omi]ni 1609

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Maria Stempe ux[or] Will[ia]mi Stempe de Launceinge in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] decem annno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Hangleton in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] libelli refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that the morrowe after sainte James daye laste paste soe neare as this exa[m]i[n]ate cann remember she this exa[m]i[n]ate beinge at the house of James Webb in Launceinge who then kepte a victuallinge house to see howe the saide James webb his wif did who then lye in where she this exa[m]i[n]ate amongeste other talke there had harde the saide Joane Blackman libellated saye, that as she harde Agnes or Anne Barnarde libellated was

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[[f 170r/f 170v]] with childe whiche if she weare she mighte thanke Edwarde Hide of Launceinge and Roberte Turneagaine of the p[ar]ishe of Broadwater for it meaneinge thereby this exa[m]i[n]ate that the said Anne or Agnes Barnard hathe com[m]itted adulterye or fornicac[i]on w[i]th the saide Edwarde Hide and Rob[er]te Turneagaine or w[i]th one of them or is conceived w[i]th childe by them or one of them All whiche speeches or the like in effecte weare spoken by the saide Joane Blackman againste the saide Agnes or Anne Barnarde then & in the presence of Thomas Blackman & Margarett his wif the abovenamed James Webb Edward Hide & Rob[er]te Turnagate libellated Peter Duddinge and this exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] deponit that it is a greate diffamac[i]on unto her the saide Agnes or Anne Barnarde by this exa[m]i[n]ate formerlye deposed to the seconde artickle and soe it is accoumpted amongeste many of the p[ar]ishioners of Somptinge althoughe she the saide Barnarde allwaies was & nowe is accoumpted a verye honeste woman

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]iat[us] p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatorium] primo loco dat[um]

Ad primu[m] expo[s]ito p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet negative savinge that w[illia]m Stempe this exa[m]i[n]at[es] husbande callethe Edwarde Barnarde and Agnes or Anne his wif Cozens but of what degree or whether they be of kynn or noe this exa[m]i[n]ate knoweth not

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that she is worthe nothinge of herself because she hath a husbande & that she came to testifie what she dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Edwarde Barnarde husband to the saide Agnes or Anne Barnarde Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet as before to the seconde ar[tic]le of the libell & ad resid[uu]m negative

Ad Interr[ogatoria] s[e]c[un]d[o] loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Joane Blackman Interrogated suethe this exa[m]i[n]ate in this Courte in a cause of diffamac[i]on aboute the word[es] of diffamac[i]on before by this exa[m]i[n]ate deposed to the seconde ar[tic]le of the libell

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Joane Blackman and Anne or Agnes Barnarde are neare neighbours and otherwise she cannott depose

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative for she did not utter the word[es] Interrogated neither to the Agnes or Anne Barnarde nor yet to her husbande

Ad quintu[m] quoad se ip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet that the saide Anne or Agnes Barnarde was & is a woma[n] of honeste lif and conv[er]sac[i]on & for suche an one comonly reputed & taken

Ad vij r[esp]ondet as before to the seconde ar[tic]le of the libell,

signu[m] Marr [[mark]] Stempe

Repetit[us] cora[m] me [sic]

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38 Carus

starting folio f 157r

month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Arundel

plaintiff/s William Carus

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed and not contested. The testator, Adam Kelsham, used a professional scribe, Richard Harris, to write his will. Joan Kelsham, his wife, was sole executrix.

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Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et super test[ament]o Adami kelsham de Arundell in com[itatu] Sussex def[unctu]s ac allegac[i]one de super fact[am] sequitur

William[us] Carus Cl[er]icus artiu[m] m[agiste]r vicarius de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit et stetit vicarius per spatiu[m] quatuordecem Anno[rum] et ultra et ante apud univ[er]sitatem Oxon[iensis] ubi studiu[m] incu[m]bit et moram fecit per xcem an[n]os vel circiter et antea Houghton in le springe infra palatinu[m] dunelmense antea apud Kendall in com[itatu] westm[or]land ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um exhibitum et allegatio[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that upon the xxiijth of February 1608 last paste Adam kelsham the testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] sent for this ex[amina]t[e] to come unto him unto his howse in Arrundell above menc[i]oned, whereupon this Ex[amina]t[e] went unto him and findinge him the said testator lyinge sicke on his bed yet of verie good and p[er]fect rem[em]braunce did advise for the quietinge of his conscience and for the good of his wife and children to make his will, whereunto the said Testator was verie willinge and thereupon sent for Richard Harris the Scrivener to write his will and at the said mr Harris his com[m]inge did then and there in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] the said mr Rich[ard] Harris and John kelsham brother of the said testator, make and declare his last will and testament ex[ecu]ted in maner and forme in all thing[es] as in the will

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ex[hibi]ted seene and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ation is declared, and did give will and bequeath all and ev[er]y the legacies therein conteyned of his owne accorde w[i]thout the instigac[i]on or solli[ci]tac[i]on of anie other body and in the same his will he make and appointe Joane his wife his only executrix and after the declarac[i]on thereof in man[n]er aforesaid he the s[ai]d testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] requested the said mr Harris to putt the same in writinge w[hi]ch the said mr Harris did accordingly and after the writinge thereof he the said mr Harris Reade the same will unto the said Adam kelsham the Testator before this ex[amina]t[e] and the other witnesses aforesaid and after the readinge thereof the said Adam kelsham the testator ratifyinge confirminge and acknowledginge the same for his last will and testam[en]t did in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the s[ai]d Richard Harris and John kelsham his brother putt his m[ar]ke and seale thereunto And after the confirmac[i]on

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Ratificac[i]on signinge and sealinge thereof this ex[amina]t[e] and theother witnesses aforesaid setto their hand[es] unto the same in testimony of the truth thereof, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said Addam kelsham the testator at the tyme of makinge declaringe signinge sealinge ratifyinge and confirminge of his said will ex[hibi]ted was of verie good and p[er]fect memory speakinge well and senceably and gyvinge and bequeathinge the legacies in his said will of his owne accorde as this ex[amina]t[e] hath formerly deposed, And also this Deponent further affirmeth that he verily beleveth and directly knoweth that the will ex[hibi]ted and annexed to the s[ai]d allegac[i]on and read and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ation is the true and last will of the said Adam kelsham the Testator for he seeth the m[ar]ke and seale of the same testator thereunto and this ex[amina]t[es] name written w[i]th his owne hand the hand writinge of the said mr Richard Harris and the m[ar]ke of the said John kelsham thereunto in such and the verie same maner and forme as the said Testator did signe and seale the same and this ex[amina]t[e] and thother witnesses setto their hand[es] there unto and the same will wholie of the hand writing of the said Richard Harris Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um p[re]d[ictum] aut allegaci[i]i[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponere

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Will[ia]m Carus

Repetit[us] coram me Ric[ardo] Man

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Johannes kelsham de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex weaver ubi h[ab]itavit per totam vitam s[ui]s ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxxvj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad testamentu[m] ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about the xxiijth of February 1608 last paste and about iij or iiij dayes before the deathe said Addam kelsham the same Testator lyinge sicke at his dwellinge howse in Arrundell aforesaid, did send for mr Carus vicar of Arrundell to come and visitt him and after the said mr Carus was come unto him seyinge in what weake estate the said testator did advise him to make his will, whereupon the said Addam kelsham the Testator requested this ex[amina]t[e]

[[f 157v/f 158r]] to desire mr Richard Harris to come unto him, w[hi]ch he did accordingly and After mr harris was com[m]e unto him the said Testator Addam kelsham requested him the said mr Harris to write his will for him accordinge as he would deliver it unto him, w[hi]ch did accordingly, and when the said mr Harris had finished the said will he reade the same unto the said Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] allowed thereof and of ev[er]ye thinge then therein conteyned, in the p[rese]nc[e] of mr w[illia]m Carus mr Richard Harris and this ex[amina]t[e], and further the said Testator ratifyinge confirminge accknowledginge and app[ro]vinge the same will so written by the said mr Harris for his last will and testament did in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said mr Carus Richard Harrys and this ex[amina]t[e] setto his m[ar]ke and seale thereunto and after the acknowledginge ratifyinge and app[ro]vinge signinge and sealinge of the said will by the said Testator, the said mr Carus mr Harris and this ex[amina]t[e] sett their hand[es] thereunto as witnesses of the truth thereof And Also this deponent further saith that the will seene by this ex[amina]t[e] and reade unto him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie Last will and testam[en]t of the said Addam kelsham the Testator as he verily beleveth and the same w[hi]ch was soe signed and sealed by the said Testator and whereunto the said mr Carus and the said mr Harris did subscribe their and this ex[amina]t[e] setto his m[er]ke for he was p[rese]nte when the same was made written sealed and signed as aforesaid and knoweth the same by the legacies therein bequeathed and by the seale and m[ar]ke of the said Testator, and the handwritinge of the said mr Carus and mr Harris and this ex[amina]t[es] owne m[ar]ke thereunto in succh and the same maner and forme as the same was sealed signed and subscribed by the said testator, the witnesses aforesaide and this ex[amina]t[e] And further the

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said deponent saith that the said Testator at the tyme of makinge ratifyinge app[ro]ving signinge and sealinge of his said will exhibited was of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce for he spake verie well and plainely and tolde this ex[amina]t[e] and the oth[e]r witnesses that he had bought a howse in deed w[i]th monie that he borrowed of other men and was much indebted therefore

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wherefore he willed and his very minde and will was that his said howse should be soulde for the payment of his said debt[es] as in his will is declared Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

signu[m] Joh[an]nes [[mark]] kelsham

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro hu[m]frido Booth cl[er]ico s[ur]rogato etc

Richard Harris de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex Scrivener ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] vijtem anno[rum] et ultra et antea apud Eastergate in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] novem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem London in com[itatu] Midd[le]sex oriund[us] apud Brimstone super monem in com[itatu] North[amp]ton etat[is] lj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad testamentu[m] ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that upon the xxiijth day of February Anno d[omi]nj 1608 Last paste Adam kelsham the Testator lyinge then sicke in his bed at his dwellinge howse in Arrundell, but of good and very sounde remembraunce, did send for this ex[amina]t[e] to come unto him whereupon this ex[amina]t[e] went unto him unto his said house in Arrundell aforesaid and after that this ex[amina]t[e] was come unto the said Addam kelsham the Testator, the same Testator tolde him that he had sent for him, and wolde request him this deponent to pen his the said Testators will, the said Testator did recite unto this ex[amina]t[e] howe and in what man[n]er he would have his will written in the p[rese]nc[e] of mr w[illia]m Carus this ex[amina]t[e] John Kelsham and Richard an ov[er]seer named in the will ex[hibi]ted thereupon this ex[amina]t[e] accordinge to the instrucc[i]ons given him by the s[ai]d Testator did the same will of the said testator in writinge, w[hi]ch is the will ex[hibi]ted and p[er]used by this deponent at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on, and after the writinge and finishinge thereof, this

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ex[amina]t[e] did reade the said will w[hi]ch he had so written from the said Testators mouth unto the said Testator whereof he allowed and said it was written according to his true meaninge in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the witnesses above menc[i]oned and j the same his said will the same Testator did name and ordaine Joane his wife his whole executrix and did name and appointe Thomas Thorne and Rich[ard]

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Page of Arrundell aforesaid Ov[er]seers, And after that the s[ai]d Adam kelsham the Testator had soe ratified confirmed & acknowledged the said will ex[hibi]ted for his last will and testament, he the said Testator Adam kelsham in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said mr Carus John kelsham this ex[amina]t[e] Richard Page and Joane kelsham his wife did setto his marke and seale thereunto in testimonie of the truth thereof And after the said Testator hadd soe acknowledged ratified confirmed signed and seled his said will, the said mr W[illia]m Carus this ex[amina]t[e] John kelsham did at the request of the said Testator setto their hand[es] and m[ar]k[es] thereunto as wittnesses And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said testator at the tyme of makinge declaringe sealinge signinge ratifyinge confirminge and acknowledginge of his said will was of good p[er]fect and sound remembraunce and spake well and plainely and knewe ev[er]y one there p[rese]nte w[i]th him very well and lived after the makinge of his said will about ij or iij daies Also this deponent further saith that the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Testament ex[hibi]ted and reade and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie true and last will of the said Adam kelsham deceased of this ex[amina]t[es] knowledged for this ex[amina]t[e] seeth the same to be wholie of this owne hand writinge the hand writinge of the said mr Carus the m[ar]ke of the said John kelsham and the m[ar]ke and seale of the Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] setto in in [sic] such and the same man[n]er and forme as the said testator did signe and seale the same his said will, and this ex[amina]t[e] and the other witnesses sett their hand[es] and m[ar]k[es] Et al[ite]r ad testam[ent]u[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]a]m nescit deponere

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R Harris

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Fr[anci]s[co] Cox etc

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39 Leaper

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month/s of depositions June 1609

parish/es Barnham

plaintiff/s Thomas Leaper

defendant/s Anthony Stronge

type of case Defamation

There was a disagreement between Anthony Stronge and Thomas Leaper over some cattle owned by John Joyes which were impounded by Richard Winston. Stronge, who held the office of constable, accused Leaper of being a 'drunken scabbe and a common drunkard' and threatened him with punishment if he appeared before him again.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] de et super li[bel]lo al[ite]r ex p[ar]te Thome Leaper de Barnham Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] con[tra] Anthoniu[m] Stronge de Barnham p[re]d[icto] in c[aus]a diffamac[i]on[is] dat[us] sequitur

Johannes Cutfolde de walberton in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] vj anno[rum] et ultra et antea apud Funtington in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud walberton p[re]d[icto] ubi morabatur per xx an[n]os et ultra et antea apud yapton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] vijtem an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud Climping in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] etat[is] lvj an[n]o[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]I li[bel]li deponit that betwene [christ]mas and Shrovetide an[n]o 1608 last past soe nere as this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe remember Anthonie Stronge and Thomas Leaper beinge then at the shopdore of one John winston a blacksmith scituat in the p[ar]ish of yapton in

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the county of Sussex, and then and there fallinge at strife about certaine cattell of John Joyes taken upon certaine land in controv[er]sie betwene the s[ai]d John Joye and the said Stronge and impownded by one Richard Winston of yapton aforesaid, the said Anthonie Stronge li[bel]lat[ed] did verie much abuse the said Thomas Leaper by manie vile and reprochfull termes and amongst manie other of his speeches and disgrace= full word[es] unto the said Thomas Leaper, the said Anthonie stronge said unto the said Thomas Leaper li[bel]lat[ed] that he the said Thomas Leaper was a beggerly and a loose fellowe a drunken scabbe and acomon drunckard and that if ev[er] the said Thomas leaper were druncke againe duringe the tyme that the said Anthonie Stronge was in his office (beinge then Constable) as he was before, he the said Thomas Leaper should knowe that he was acom[m]on drunckard and that the said Stronge would punish him for it also, All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe used and spoken by the said Anthonie Stronge in maner aforesaid at the tyme and place above specified in the p[rese]nc[e] of John Winston Thomas Crowther Robert Martin & this exa[m]i[n]at[e] and in the hearinge of Margaret Winston wife of the said John Winston stand- inge then at the dore of her howse adioyninge to the s[ai]d shoppe although not in her p[rese]nc[e] Et al[ite]r ad d[ic[t]um secundum ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li nescit deponere

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Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]i li[bel]li nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that the said Thomas Leaper is the worse thought of amongst his neyghbors and his good name somewhat impayred by reason of the foresaid of diffamac[i]on et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] deponit that the said Anthonie Stronge is of the p[ar]ish of Barnham li[bel]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vijmu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera [[mark]]

Rob[er]tus Martyn de yapton in com[itatu] Sussex Blacksmith ubi h[ab]itavit per nonem mens[e]s vel circiter et antea apud Binsted in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi morabatur per spatiu[m] duo[rum] an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Aldingborne in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram egit per spatiu[m] octo an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Walberton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi

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oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit y[a]t in the monith of m[ar]ch laste past soe nere as this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe remember this depon[en]t workinge w[i]th John Winston a Blacksmith in yapton in the county of Sussex did then and there heare Anthonie Stronge li[bel]lat[ed] use manie reprochfull word[es] unto Thomas Leaper also li[bel]lat[ed] callinge the said Thomas Leaper beggerly knave & druncken knave, and that if he the said Thomas Leaper were againe duringe the tyme the said Anthonie Stronge was in his office (beinge then Constable) he would the said Thomas leaper for his drunckennes All w[hi]ch word[es] were uttered and spoken by the said Anthonie Stronge unto the said Thomas Leaper beinge then p[rese]nte together at the shop dore or windowe of John Winston of yapton aforesaid Blacksmith in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of Thomas Crowther & this Ex[amina]t[e] and John Winston this ex[amina]t[es] m[aste]r and John Cutfolde a witnes also p[ro]ducted In this behalf beinge then also p[ese]nte at the place and tyme aforesaid, but whether they hearde the foresaid word[es] of diffamac[i]on or noe this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] can[n]ot depose, this ex[amina]t[e] knowe uppon what occasion the said Anthonie Stronge and Thomas Leaper fell at debate or strife

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Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit that the said Thomas Leaper is somwhat discredited and his good name impared amongst his neighbors by reason of the publishinge of the said word[es] before deposed

Ad quintu[m] deponit that the said Anthonie is of the p[ar]ish of Barnham ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vijum dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

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Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prius ere alieno deduct[o] xls et q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a expo[s]itus et sumptib[us] Thome Leper Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Rob[er]ti [[mark]] Martin

Repetitus cora[m] m[agist]ro Rich[ard]o Man xixo die Junij 1609

Margaret Winston uxor John Winston de yapton in com[itatu] Sussex Blacksmith ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] novem an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Parham on com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit per spatiu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriunda etati[is] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]li

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that betwene the feast of the Birth of our Lord god and Shrovetide last past other wise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not remember the said Anthonie Stronge and Thomas Leaper li[bel]lat[ed] fallinge at contrav[er]sie and strife the grounde or originall whereof this depon[en]t cannot shewe or declare, this Ex[amina]t[e] amongst other bad and reprochfull word[es] used by the said Anthonie Stronge unto the said Thomas Leaper, did here the said Anthonie stronge saie unto the said Thomas Leaper that he the said Thomas a drunckard and a Comon drunckard, to whome the said Thomas Leaper a[n]swered and said if I be a Com[m]on drunckard I m[ar]vell I am not punished for it, then the said Anthonie Stronge said, Be assured of this,

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that if you be druncke againe while I am in myne office as you have bin hertofore I will punish you for it, All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken and used by the said Anthonie Stronge unto the said Thomas Leaper at the shoppe dore of this ex[amina]t[es] husbond in yapton aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] of John Cutfolde Rob[er]t Martin Thomas Crowther <& this Ex[amina]t[e]> this Ex[amina]t[es] also beinge in his shoppe at worke and this Ex[amina]t[e] goinge uppe and downe betwene the said shoppe and her howse about her busines and houshould affayers and more to the said ar[tic]le this Ex[amina]t[e] cannot depose because she was goinge about h[e]r busines as aforesaid and tooke smale regard of their talke

Ad tertiu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] nescit deponere

Ad quintu[m] deponit that the said Anthonie Stronge is of the p[ar]ish of Barnham Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij[um] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] Inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that she worth nothinge of her owne p[ro]per good[es] because she hath a husband and that she cometh to testifie the truth in this cause at the cost[es] and epens[es] [sic] of the said Thomas Leaper concerninge her viaticall expens[e]s & not otherwise Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um Inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad ij dum ar[ticu]lu[m] Libell[i] p[re]depos[ui]t

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that she hath not hearde of anie such fame w[i]thin the said p[ar]ishes articulat[ed] or els where neith[e]r doth she thincke that the said Tho[mas] Leaper is soe addicted as in this Interr[ogator]y is declared signu[m] Margaret [[mark]] Winston

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Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Ric[ard]o Man xixo die Junij an[n]o 1609

Respons[e]s Jo[hn] Cutfolde ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno deducto xli and that he cometh to testifie in this cause at the request and charg[es] of Thomas Leaper beinge compelled thereunto by p[ro]cess out of this Court decreed

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad li[bel]lu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] inter[rogatoria] r[esp]ondet negative [[mark]]

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Rich[ard]o Man xixo die Junij 1609

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Leaper con[tra] Stronge Thomas Crowcher de Ferringe in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per tres mens[e]s et ultra et antea apud Yapton in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit per unu[m] annu[m] et ultra et antea apud Angmeringe in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per unu[m] annu[m] vel circiter et antea apud Hempsted Norris in com[itatu] Bark[shire] ubi moram traxit per tres mens[e]s vel circiter et antea apud Ilsfeilde in com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi mora[m] egit per sex mens[e]s vel circiter et antea apud wortinge in com[itatu] South[amp]ton p[re]d[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] unius an[n]i et antea apud Bentworthe in com[itatu] South[amp]ton p[re]d[icto ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lum

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lum deponit that a litle before Shrovetide Anno d[omi]ni 1608 last past otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe p[er]fectly remember this Ex[amina]t[e] beinge at John Winstons shoppe a blacksmith in yapton in the countye showinge of mr Edwards his horses whome this Ex[amina]t[e] then served, and then and there Tho[mas] Leaper and Anthonie Stronge beinge also p[rese]nte did here fall at

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variance about the impoundinge of certaine cattell whereupon amongst other word[es] then and there used betwene the said Anthonie Stronge and the said Thomas Leaper the said Anthonie Stronge said unto the said Thomas Leaper that he the said Thomas Leaper was a drunckard & acomon drunckard whereupon the said Thomas Leaper asked the same Anthonie if he would or could him a comon drunckard to whome the said Anthonie replied and said that he would prove him a drunckard & a Comon drunckard All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken by the said Antho[nie] Stronge unto the said Thomas Leaper at the tyme and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said John Winston and his wife and his servaunt and this Ex[amina]t[e] and as this Ex[amina]t[e] hath heard John Cutfolde did here the said word[es] of diffamac[i]on so as aforesaid, but this Ex[amina]t[e] did not see him in p[rese]nc[e] Et al[ite]r add[i]c[io]nem s[e]cund[um] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

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Ad tertiu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] prox[imum] p[re]cedentum

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vijum deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interrogator[ia]

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]d[u]m r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs xs & q[uo]d ven[it] ad requisic[i]o[n]em Thomi Leaper et ex eius sumptibus & al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ter[tiu]m r[esp]ondet q[uo]d v[er]ba prod[ucta] p[ro]lata fuer[it] in pu[ni]tia Joh[ann]es Wilson de yapton & famuli eius cuius nomen r[esp]ondens ignorat[us] ac ultius r[esp]ondet q[uo]d uxor p[re]d[icta] Joh[ann]is Wilson fuit prope locu[m] ubi v[er]ba p[re]d[icta] p[ro]lata fuer et credit q[uo]d ip[s]a[m] audivit v[er]ba p[re]d[icta]

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath herde thesaide Anthonye Stronge saye that the saide Thomas Leaper was a drunkarde & al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ante ad iiijtu[m] Interr[ogato]riu[m] & al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative Thomas Crowchers [[mark]] m[ar]ke

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40 Barnard

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month/s of depositions June 1609

parish/es Lancing

plaintiff/s Agnes Barnard

defendant/s Joan Blackman

type of case Defamation

This is a 'tit-for-tat' case to case 37, where Joan Blackman as plaintiff accused Mary Stempe of saying that she had spread gossip about Agnes Barnard.The alleged defamation took place in the garden of a victualling house. In this case, Agnes Barnaard is accusing Joan Blackman directly. The deponents gave conflicting accounts of whether the defamatory words were actually spoken.

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Examinac[i]o testiu[m] Barnard con[tra] Blackman Thomas Blackman de Launceinge in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi moram fecit omni tempore suo etat[is] xxxix anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] diccat ut sequit[u]r

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate never harde the saide Joane Blackman libellated use any suche wordes of diffamac[i]on againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnerd as are specified in this ar[tic]le or any other word[es] tendinge the like in effecte or any wordes of diffamac[i]on at all againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnard Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e ex ca[us]is p[er] eu[m] narrat[es] in ar[ticu]lo p[rox]im[um] p[re]ceden[tum]

Ad quartu[m] deponit negative for the resons menc[i]oned in the two nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]les

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Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]i[t]at[us] p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xxli & that he to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet as before to the 2d & 3d ar[tic]les of the allegac[i]on & al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] me [sic]

[[f 162r/f 162v]]

Margareta Blackman ux[or] Thome Blackman de Launceinge in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi moram fecit p[er] spaciu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eastergate in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi orta fuit etat[is] xxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et ex[amina]tus [sic] dicit ut sequitur

Ad materia[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad constituc[i]o[n]em p[ro]vincialem articulat[am] & ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that she this exa[m]i[n]ate never harde the saide Joane Blackman articulated neither the saide Marye Stempe also articulated use any suche word[es] of diffamac[i]on againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnarde articulated as are specified in this ar[tic]le nor any other word[es] tendinge to the like in effecte or any word[es] of diffamac[i]on at all for by amongest or againste them or any of them et al[ite]r nescit depone

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

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Ad quartu[m] deponit negative for the reasons menc[i]oned in the two nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]les

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]i[t]at p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet that she this exa[m]i[n]ate callethe the saide Cozen by marriage for her husbande married w[i]th the saide william Stempe husbande of the said Marye Stempe

[[f 162v/f 163r]]

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that she is worthe nothinge of her owne proper good[es] because she hath a husbande & that she came to testifie what she doth knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of w[illia]m Stempe beinge firste compelled by processe out of this Courte

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los allegac[i]onis p[re]d[ictos] [[mark]] Barnard con[tra] Blackman Margarett Blackman

Ad Libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura As s[e]c[un]dum deponit y[a]t she this examinate never harde the saide Joane Blackman libellated use any suche word[es] of diffamac[i]on againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnard libellated as are specified in this ar[tic]le nor any other Word[es] of diffamac[i]o]n tendinge to the like in effecte or any word[es] of diffamac[i]on at all againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnard Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum]

Ad quartu[m] deponit negative for the reasons menc[i]oned in the two nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]les

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

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Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]i[t]at p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

[[f 163r/f 163v]]

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that she is worthe nothinge of her owne proper good[es] because she hath a husbande & that she beinge p[rese]nte in Judgemente p[ro]ducted and sworne in this suite to testifie a truthe

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad s[e]c[un]dum et tertiu[m] ar[ticu]los li[bel]li [[mark]]

Jacobus Webb p[ar]ochi[e] de Launceinge in Com[itatu] Sussex Cordwaner ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eastergate in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] iiij or anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Coldwaltham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi ortus fuit etat[is] Lx anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ducc[i]onis Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materiam

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad Constituc[i]o[n]em p[ro]vincial[is] et ad iura

[[f 163v/f 164r]]

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that aboute sainte James tide laste paste certaine people beinge a drinkeinge in the garden of this exa[m]i[n]ate who keepethe a Victulinge house at Launceinge as namely Thomas Blackman and Margarett his wif Peter Duddinge Rob[er]te Turnagaine & Joane Blackman wif of will[ia]m Blackman articulated and amongeste other word[es] as they were in comunicac[i]on togeather this exa[m]i[n]ate as he was bringinge a pott of beare unto them harde them talkeinge howe many women theire weare w[i]th childe parte w[i]thin the p[ar]ish & p[ar]te out of the p[ar]ish then saide the saide Joane Blackman it is saide that Anne or Agnes Barnard the

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wif of Edwarde Barnarde is w[i]th childe which if she be she may thanke Edwarde Hyde of Launceinge aforesaid & Rob[er]te Turneagaine of Broadewater for it meaneinge in this exa[m]i[n]at[es] Judgemente that the saide Anne or Agnes Barnarde hath com[m]itted adultery or fornicac[i]on w[i]th the saide Edwarde Hide & Roberte Turneagaine w[i]th one of them & was or is conceived w[i]th childe by them or one of them All whiche word[es] weare then & there spoken by the saide Joane Blackma[n] articulated againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnard articulated in the presence of the parties abovenamed & this exa[mi[n]ate, in soe muche that they mighte heare the same word[es] as well as this exa[m]i[n]ate Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

[[f 164r/f 164v]]

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deponit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum]

Ad quartu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno deducto vli & that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of w[illia]m Stempe beinge firste compelled by processe out of this Courte

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet as before to the seconde ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on touchinge the word[es] to the same by him deposed et ad residuu[m] huius Interr[ogatoria] negative [[mark]] Jacobus Webb

Barnard con[tra] Blackman

Ad libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li refert se ad iura

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that aboute sainte James tide laste paste the certainetye of the time otherwise this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott nowe remember certaine people beinge a drinkeinge in the garden of this exa[m]i[n]ate who keepethe a victualinge

[[f 164v/f 165r]] house at Launceinge as namely Thom[a]s Blackman and Margarett his wif Peter Duddinge Rob[er]te Turneagaine & Joane Blackman wif of w[illia]m Blackman libellated and amongest other word[es] as they weare in Comunicac[i]on togeather this exa[m]i[n]ate as he was bringinge a pott of beare unto them harde them talkeinge howe many women there weare w[i]th childe p[ar]te w[i]thin the p[a]rishe of Launceinge & p[ar]te out of the same p[ar]ishe then saide the said Joane Blackman libellated it is saide that Anne or Agnes Barnard the wif of Edwarde Barnarde of Launceinge is w[i]th childe which if she be she may thanke Edwarde Hide of Launceinge aforesaide and Rob[er]te Turneagaine of Broadwater for it meaneinge in this examinat[es] Judgemente that the said Anne or Agnes Barnard hath com[m]itted adultery or fornicac[i]on with the saide Edwarde Hide and Roberte Turneagaine or w[i]th one of them and was or is conceived w[i]th childe by them or one of them All whiche word[es] weare then and there spoken by the saide Joane Blackman againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnarde also libellated in the p[re]sence of the p[ar]ties above named & this exa[m]i[n]ate, in soe muche that they mighte heare the same word[es] as well as this exa[m]i[n]ate et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] prox[imum] p[re]cedentum

Ad quartu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]itat p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

[[f 165r/f 165v]]

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto vli & that he was in the Courte beinge p[rese]nte in Judgemente to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet as before to the seconde ar[tic]le of the libell touchinge the word[es] by him thereto deposed & ad resid[uam] huius Interr[ogatorium] r[esp]ondet negative [[mark]]

Petrus Duddinge p[ar]o[chi]e de Somptinge in Com[itatu] Sussex Miller ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] sex mensium vel circiter et antea apud Launceinge ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Brightehelmeston in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi ortus fuit etat[is] xxix anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad materia[m] articulat[am]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad constituc[i]o[n]em p[ro]vincial[is] articulat[am]

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that he this examinate never harde the saide Joane Blackman articulated neither the saide Marye Stempe also articulated use any suche word[es] of diffamac[i]on againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnarde articulated

[[f 165v/f 166r]]

as are specified in this ar[tic]le nor any other word[es] tendinge to the like effecte or any word[es] of diffamac[i]on at all amongeste or againste any of them et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quartu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]i[t]ata p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactu[m] est & r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xls and that he came to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter at

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the requeste & charges of Will[ia]m Stempe beinge firste compelled by p[ro]cesses out of this Courte

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that true it is he this exa[m]i[n]ate did take a glasse of beare & drinke the same & wished that it mighte be the laste that ever he shoulde drinke or the like word[es] in effecte if ever he did heare the saide Joane Blackman speake or utter any word[es] of diffamac[i]on of to or againste the said Agnes Barnarde Interrogated which this exa[m]i[n]ate mighte well doe because he never harde any word[es] of diffamac[i]on spoken as aforesaid [[mark]]

[[f 166r/f 166v]]

Petrus Duddinge

Ad Libellu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Libelli refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate never harde the saide Joane Blackman libellated speake any suche word[es] of diffamac[i]on againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnard libellated as are specified in this ar[tic]le nor any other word[es] tendinge to the like in effecte nor anyword[es] of diffamac[i]on at all of or againste the saide Anne or Agnes Barnard Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad tertiu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]cedentum

Ad quartu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad sextu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

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Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet that he is househoulde servante to Edwarde Barnarde husbande of the saide Anne or Agnes Barnarde et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xls and that he was in the courte beinge p[rese]nte in Judgemente to testifie what he doth knowe in this matter

[[f 166v/f 167r]]

Ad ter[tiu]m r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that true it is he this exa[m]i[n]ate did take a glasse of beare & drinke the same & wished that it mighte be the laste that ev[er] he shoulde drinke or the like word[es] in effecte if ever he did heare the saide Joane Blackman speake or utter any word[es] of diffamac[i]on of to or againste the saide Agnes Barnarde Interrogated which this exa[m]i[n]ate mighte well doe because he never harde any suche word[es] of diffamac[i]on spoken as aforesaide [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] m[agist]ro Francisco Coxe etc surr[ogatus] etc 22do Junij 1609 Fran[cisco] Cox

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41 Browne

starting folio f 172r

month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Kirdford

plaintiff/s Richard Browne

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed and not contested. The testator Edward Martin had written his will earlier but kept the contents from his wife and children, fearing they would expect greater legacies than he was able to provide. His children were sent out of the room when the will was finally witnessed. He left his eldest children 6d each as they had already received their portions.

[[f 172r]]

Exa[mina]tio testiu[m] de et super test[ament]o sine ultima volunt[at]e Edwardi Martyn p[ar]o[chi]e de kerdford Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] nuper et allegac[i]one de super f[a]c[t]a[m] Sequitur

Rich[ard]us Browne de Wisbiroughgrene in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud kerdford in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit per spac[ium] ij o[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud wisbroughgrene p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit per spac[iu]m iiijor an[n]o[rum] et dimid[is] et antea apud kerdford p[re]d[icto] ubi morat[us] fuit per xxti Anno[rum] et ultra ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] Lta anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[ioni]s testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur A test[ament]um ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that on a sabboth day next before the death of the said Edward Martin the Testator w[hi]ch was about whitsontide last 1609 the said Testator did send for this deponent to come & speake w[i]thim by Edward Martin his sonne and because this deponent was not at hoame when the Messenger came to this ex[amina]t[es] howse he staide his cominge whereupon this ex[amina]t[e] so soone as he was come hoame & taken his diett

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the same day he went w[i]th the said Messenger to the s[ai]d Edward Martin the Testator to his howse in kerdford p[ar]ish and at this ex[amina]t[es] cominge unto the said testator he could see noe body about the house whereupon he went, to the chamber where the said testator was, and there findynge him sittinge on his bed w[i]th a walkinge staffe in his hand beinge then sicke of body but of good and p[er]fect remembraunce, this ex[amina]t[e] questioned w[i]th him, of his health to whome he replied and said he was sicke and weake, and after their con[vers]ac[i]on ended the said Edw[ard] Martin sent away Joane his daughter and Edward his sonne into his ground for a botle of water sayinge that he much chaunge of drincke & none could like him, and that he thought he should like to drincke of that water better than drincke whereupon when they were gon fourth he the said Edward Martin the Testator delivered his key of his Chest unto his wife who was then p[rese]nte w[i]th him and willed her to fetch his will out of his chest and that she might knowe yt by a thread that is bounde and tied w[i]thall w[hi]ch she did accordingly and delivered unto him and soe walkinge out of his chamber into the hall of his said howse he said unto this Ex[amina]t[e] that he had sent for him to be a witness to his will w[hi]ch he had alredy made and caused to be putt in writinge and had sett his hand and seale thereto, and thereupon also sent for Gregory a witnes also producted in this behalf to be a witnes also to his said will, at whose cominge unto him w[hi]ch was suddenly because he dwelt in some p[ar]te of the s[ai]d Testators howse he said unto him as before to this ex[amina]t[e] that he made his will and had setto his hand and seale thereunto and soe holden the said will ex[hibi]ted in his hand did acknowledge the same to be his last will and testament and confirmed ratified and allowed the same for his owne verie act and deed, in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] the said Gregorye Cox and Elizabeth the said testators wife And furth[e]r the said Testator

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said unto this Ex[amina]t[e] and the said Gregory Cox and Elizabeth Marlin his wife they should it an other tyme by the legacies w[hi]ch he had therein given to his elder children viz to John Richard and Mary Marlin w[hi]ch was vjd apeice, and noe because he said they had their porc[i]ons alredy, and requested this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] and the said Greg[ory] Cox to kepe his Counsell concerninge his said will for otherwise he should be much molested coaxed and disquieted w[i]th his said children if soe they had knowledge of the makinge of his will and had given them noe more w[hi]ch he could not doe because his wealth was but smale, And further this deponent saith that the said Edward Marlin the Testator was of p[er]fect minde and memory at the tyme of acknowledginge ratifyinge and confirminge of his said

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will and spake well and plainely and talked and discoursed verie senceably as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed and lived untill the next daye followinge Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere signu[m] Rich[ard]i [[mark]] Browne

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]le viro m[agist]ro Fr[ancisco] Cox etc

Gregorius Cox p[ar]o[chi]e de kerdford in com[itatu] Sussex husbo[n]d[man] ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] et ultra, et antea apud Hoovem in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] duo[rum] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Warblington in com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxvj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that uppon a saboth day about a monith agoe and the day before the testator Edward Marlen dep[ar]ted out of this worlde in the after noone this ex[amina]t[e] dwellinge in house w[i]th the said Edward Marlin in the p[ar]ish of kerdforde afores[ai]d was sent for by the s[ai]d Testator to com[m]e unto him at whose cominge then and there beinge p[rese]nte w[i]th him Richard Browne a witness exa[mi]ned in this behalfe and Elizabeth Marlin wife of the said Testator the said Testator shewed unto th[e]m will exhibited and said it was his last will and testament and did deliver acknowledge and confirme the same for his last will and

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Testament and for his owne proper act and deed and Did in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] the said Richard Browne and Eliz[abeth] Marlen his wife likewise acknowledge and confes that he had setto his hand and seale thereunto before in the p[rese]nc[e] of Edward Linfeilde and w[illia]m winch whoe writ the same, but before he delivered acknowledged and confirmed his said will ex[hibi]ted, he had away Joane his daughter and Edward his sonne because they should not be p[rese]nte thereat or anie waye acquainted therewith, all w[hi]ch was don at the dwellinge howse of the said Testator in the p[ar]ish of kerdforde aforesaid viz in the hall of the said house in the afternoone of they daye, and requested this ex[amina]t[e] and the said Richard Browne to kepe his Counsell concerninge his said will, and further this deponent saith that the sayd Testator did tell and declare unto this exa[m]i[n]at[e] and the said Richard Browne that they shold knowe the s[ai]d

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will w[hi]ch he so acknowledged declared ratified and confirmed to be his verie last will and testament by the legacies w[hi]ch he had therein given and bequeathed to his children and recited manie legacies therein bequeathed as to John Richard and his daughters vjd apece and noe more because he had given them portions all redy, and that the rest of his childrens legacies would hardly extend to soe much he had alredy given unto the said John Richard and and further that he given unto his sonne w[illia]m vjli to Joane his daughter five pound[es] as in the will seene and read unto him this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is declared And further this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] sayth that the said Testator was at the tyme of deliv[er]inge acknowledging ratifyinge and confirminge of his said will of good and p[er]fect memorye and was able to walke up and downe the howse and and talked well and senceably and lived untill the next daye followinge

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And further to the said will ex[hibi]ted or allegac[i]on[s] thereupon made because he was not p[rese]nte at the makinge and declaringe sealinge or signinge of the foresaid will he cannot depose

signu[m] Greg[orius] [[mark]] Cox

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]le viro m[agist]ro Fr[ancisco] Cox etc

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42 Greene

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month/s of depositions August 1609

parish/es Sidlesham

plaintiff/s George Greene

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

A nuncupative will, although witnesses were present. The testator John Aylwin appointed his brother Thomas as executor, leaving him the residue of his estate, but had inadvertently omitted his sister from the will. He made her a verbal bequest of £40.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] de et super test[ament]o nu[n]cupativo Joh[an]nis Aylwin de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex def[unctus] et allegac[i]o[ne]m de super fact[am] sequitur

Georgius Greene Jun[ior] de Civi[ta]te Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] Sussex yeoma[n] ubi h[ab]itavit per spaciu[m] quindecim Anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Sidlesham p[re]d[icto] in com[itatu] pred[icto], etat[is] xxv anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Testamentu[m] nu[n]cupativum ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that about the twenteth day of Aprill last past 1609 soe nere as this exa[m]i[n]at[e] can nowe remember John Aylwin the Testator beinge sicke and weake in body but of good and p[er]fect remembraunce and lyinge then at the dwellinge howse of W[illia]m vicar of Sidlesham, in the p[ar]lour of the same howse scituat[e] in Sidlesham aforesaid Did in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] Thomas Munday Thomas Alcocke Alice Carpenter Pratt Joane Butcher and Joane Boley Widowe, make and declare his last will and testament exhibited, by word of mouth in man[n]er and forme as in the will ex[hibi]ted read and p[er]used by him this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ation is declared or the verie same in effect and did will give and bequeath all and

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ev[er]y the legacies in the s[ai]d will exhibited conteyned of his owne minde, without the p[er]swation or sollicitinge of anie man thereunto, more then beinge asked by the above named Thomas Alcocke his brother by the motherside howe he would dispose of his good[es] whereupon the said John Aylwin the Testator did make and declare his said will in maner and forme before specied in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the witnesses before named And further this ex[amina]t[e] sayth that the said Testator John Aylwin was of verie p[er]fect remembraunce (as this ex[amina]t[e]) belevethe at the tyme of making his s[ai]d will, for this Ex[amina]t[e] asked the s[ai]d

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John Aylwin if he knewe him, to whome the s[ai]d testator answered I know you well and thereupon named this ex[amina]t[e] by his name and soe he did knowe all and ev[er]y the witnesses before named although he did not name them, w[hi]ch no doubt he would have don if be anie of them had asked him as this ex[amina]t[e] did, Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupativu[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super factam nescit deponere, savinge that about an hower after the declared of the said will, Elizabeth Pratt one of the witnesses before named did aske the said Testator what he would give to his sister Ribe, to whom the said testator answered in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the witnesses before menc[i]oned, that would give her forty pound[es]

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George Greene Junior

Elizabeth Pratt ux[or] de Rich[ard]i Pratt de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex ubi mora[m] egit per xxxta an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Katherington in com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] liij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iur[ata] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupat[ivum] ex[hibi]tu[m] ac allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that ym[m]ediatly after Easter last paste 1609 otherwise the tyme this deponent cannot nowe remember & in the night tyme, John Aylwin the Testator beinge of p[er]fect minde and memorye although sicke and weake of body lyinge at the howse of mr w[illia]m whaley vicar of Sidlesham in the county of Sussex beinge the vicaredge howse of Sidlesham in the p[ar]lour of the same house, In the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of Thomas Alcocke Thomas Aylwin brother to the Testator George Greene the younger

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Thomas Mundaye this ex[amina]t[e] Joane Butcher and Joane Boley widowe, did make declare and pronounce his last will and testam[en]t nu[n]cupative in maner and forme as in the will exhibited is conteyned or the verie same in effect And did will give and bequeath all and ev[er]y the legacies therein expressed of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swation of anie man els, more then beinge asked by the above named Thomas Alcocke seinge that he was weake, what should become of his good[es] and land[es] if so be god should him whereupon the said John Aylwin the testator

[[f 174v/f 175r]] spake and verified his said will by worde of mouth in maner and forme aforesaid and as in the will ex[hibi]ted and read unto this ex[amina]t[e] at her said exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is declared in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of the witnesses before menc[i]oned and this deponent, And also this deponent saith that the said Testator at the tyme of makinge his said will was of p[er]fect minde and memorye and did speake well and plainely and knewe ev[er]y bodie there p[rese]nte w[i]thin and lived untill fower or five of the Clocke in the afternoone of the day followinge and was lett bloud and in good hope of recov[er]y, and more to the said will ex[hibi]ted and allegac[i]on this ex[amina]t[e] cannott depose, savinge that im[m]ediatly after the declaringe of the said will in maner aforesaid, mr whally did rise out of his bed and came to visitt the said testator and to pray w[i]th him and after that they and the companie had praied to god, the said mr whalley asked the same testator who should be his executor and have the disposic[i]on of his good[es] to whome the said testator answered my brother Thomas Aylwin, and he shall have the disposinge of my good[es] hopinge he will remember the poore, Then this deponent asked the said John Aylwin the testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] what he would give to his sister Ribe seinge that he had not rememb[e]red her in his will, then the said ar[ticu]lat[e] testator answered and saide I will and give her fortie pound[es] in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of the witnesses aforesaid mr whalley and this Ex[amina]t[e] signu[m] Eliz[abeth] [[mark]] Pratt

Johan[n]a Bowley de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex vid[ua] ubi moram fecit per xxxta an[n]os vel circiter ubi oriunda fuit etat[is] lxta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]ata dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupativu[m] ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that about nine or ten dayes after Easter last past 1609 so nere

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as this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] can remember, in the night tyme John Aylwin the testator lyinge sicke at the vicaredge howse of Sidlesham in the county of Sussex in the p[ar]lor of the same howse, yet of good and p[er]fect memory did make p[ro]nounce and declare his last will and testament by word of mouth in maner and forme as in the will exhibited and read unto this Ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme

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of her exa[m]i[n]ation is conteyned viz he will first to the poore of Sidlesham xli to the poore of Pagham xli to Olive Carpenter a Crowne in monie, to his brother Thomas Alcocke his chest he gave and bequeathed to Thomas Aylwin his brother his land and the residue of his good[es] and chattell[es], or soe in effect, in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of the said Thomas Alcocke George Greene ye younger Thomas Munday Elizabeth Pratt wife of Richard Pratt Alice Carpenter Joane Butcher and this exa[m]i[n]at[e], w[hi]ch he did of his owne minde and accord w[i]thout beinge anie way urged p[er]swaded or sollicited by anie other thereunto, savinge only that his brother Thomas Alcocke did aske him the said Testator who should have and enioye his land[es] and good[es] whereupon the same Testator did declare his said will, by word of mouth in maner and forme aforesaid And this ex[amina]t[e] further saith that the said Testator at the tyme of makinge and declaringe his said will of good and p[er]fect remembraunce and spake and talked well and plainely and lived untill three or fower of the Clock in the afternone of the day followinge and was in good hope of Recov[er]y, Also this deponent moreov[er] saith that ym[m]ediately after the publication and declarac[i]on of the same will, mr w[illia]m whalley came downe off his chamber to visit and pray w[i]th the said Testator and after prayer ended the said mr whalley said unto the ar[ticu]lat[e] testator, that he did understand that he the said Testator had sett thing[es] in good order meaninge that he had made his will, and thereupon asked him who should be his ex[ecutor] and have the disposic[i]on of such legacies as he had given, Then the same Testator answered, my brother Thomas Aylwin hopinge he will remember the poore and be good unto them Then p[rese]ntely after Eliz[abeth] Pratt one of the witnesses afores[ai]d asked the same Testator what he would give to his sister Ribe Then the said Testator in the p[rese]nc[e] of mr whalley and the other witnesses beforenamed said I give her Fortie pound[es] And more to the said will ex[hibi]ted or allegac[i]on thereupon she cannot depose signu[m] Jo[h]ane [[mark]] Boley

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Johanna Butcher ux[or] Rich[ard]i Butcher de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit per xxti annos vel circiter et antea apud Birdham in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit per xix an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud donington in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] Iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad testam[en]tum nu[n]cupativu[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about the feast of Easter last past In the night tyme, the Testator John Alwin lyinge then sicke in a p[ar]lor of mr whallyes vicaredge howse in Sidlesham aforesaid but of good and p[er]fect memory & beinge putt in minde by his brother Thomas Alcocke to make his will while he had tyme for the quietinge of his owne conscience, the said John Aylwin p[rese]ntly thereupon did make and declare his last will and testament by word of mouth in maner and forme as in the will ex[hibi]ted and read unto this deponent at the tyme of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is declared and expressed then & there beinge p[rese]nte and hearinge the same the said Thomas Alcocke George Greene Thomas Munday Alice Carpenter Eliz[abeth] Pratt Joane Boley and this ex[amina]t[e] and that the s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] Testator was at the makinge and declaringe of his said will of p[er]fect minde and memory he shewed manie signes and tokens and spake well and plainely, w[i]thout shewinge anie signes of lightenes or of ill memory, And further this depone[n]t sayth that ym[m]editly after mr whalley cominge to visitt and pray w[i]th the said Testator, after prayer beinge ended, the same testator John Aylwin mindinge further to declare and add to his s[ai]d will, beinge asked by Elizabeth Pratt what he would give to his sister Ribe the same Testator said I give her forty pound[es] then and there beinge p[rese]nte the said mr whalley this ex[amina]t[e] and the witnesses beforenamed Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere signu[m] Johanne [[mark]] Butcher

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Thomas Munday de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xijdum anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Pagham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxj Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis product[us] Iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupativu[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that on the Thursday next after the feast of Easter last past soe nere as this Ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe rem[em]ber the Testator John Aylwin

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lyinge then sicke in the p[ar]lor of the howse of w[illia]m whalley Clarke beinge the vicardg howse of Sidlesham but of good and p[er]fect remembraunce did make and declare his last will and testament by word of mouth, in the p[rese]nc[e] of Thomas Alcocke George Greene Iun[ior] This Exa[m]i[n]at[e] Alice Carpenter Elizabeth Pratt wif of Richard Pratt Joane Butcher and Joane Boley widowe in maner and forme as in the will ex[hibi]ted and read unto this Ex[amina]t[e] at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is declared or the like in effect And did will give and bequeath all and ev[er]y the legacies therein expressed of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion or sollicitac[i]on of anie man soe to doe, more then beinge asked by Thomas Alcocke his brother whoe should have his land[es] and good[es] yf so be god should call him to his mercye whereupon the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Testator did make and declare his said will in maner and forme before expressed in the p[rese]nc[e] of the fores[ai]d witnesses and this ex[amina]t[e] And also this deponent further saith that the said John Aylwin at the time of makinge and declaringe his said will in man[n]er afores[ai]d was of p[er]fect minde and memorie and knewe ev[er]y body there p[rese]nte w[i]th him, and named George Greene by his name and spake and talked well and plainely w[i]thout shewinge anie signe or token of lightenes or ill memory and lived after that untill three or fower of the clocke in the afternoone of the friday followinge Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

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Thomas Munday Isti quinque testes

Repetit[us] fuer coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drury xvjti Augusti 1609

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43 Quell

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month/s of depositions October 1609

parish/es Littlehampton

plaintiff/s John Quell

defendant/s Peter Leedes

type of case Obligation

An obligation is a legal agreement to provide a sum of money or particular service to another, sometimes with a penalty attached. The only record of this case is the deposition by John Quell, which was sealed by Peter Leedes. There are no details given of the actual obligation.

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Examinat[i]o testiu[m] Johannes Quell de Litlehapton in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] quadraginta et quinq[ue] anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em apud acta fact[a] et proposit[us] etiam dat[us] et exhibit[us] Deponit that the Fowerteenthe day of Januarye menc[i]oned in the obligac[i]on exhibited into this Courte seene and redd unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on whereunto this exa[m]i[n]ate sett his marke as a wittnes was sealed subscribed and delivered by the saide Peter Leedes menc[i]oned as well in the allegac[i]on apud acta fact[a] as also in the Obligac[i]on & Condic[i]on exhibited into this Courte as aforesaide as well in the p[re]sence of this exa[m]i[n]ate as also in the p[re]sence of James wilson & Anthonye Wepham and for his acte and deede ratified and confirmed in the p[re]sence of the parties above menc[i]oned And further this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Quell

Repetit[us] coram nobis Jo[hannes] Drurye leg[at]u[m] d[o]c[t]ore surr[ogatus] etc xviijo die mens[i]s Octobris Anno d[omi]ni 1609

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44 Ford

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month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Petworth

plaintiff/s Richard Shotcher

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed and not contested. The testator Richard Shotcher the elder appointed his son Nicholas as executor. Richard Shotcher the younger maintained that he had not received the legacy due him from Nicholas, which included £5 as well as a number of household goods.

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Examinac[i]o testiu[m] de et super Test[ament]o Jacobus Ford de Petworthe in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et test[ament]um

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad testa[ment]um deponit that the xiiijthe day of marche in the yeare of o[u]r Lorde god 1608 menc[i]oned in the will articulated the saide Richarde Shotcher the testator articulated findeinge him self not well sente for this exa[m]i[n]ate to come & speake w[i]th him the saide testator which this exa[m]i[n]ate did accordingely and at his comeinge to the saide testator, the saide Testator tould this exa[m]i[n]ate that he sente for him because he was minded to make his will & to name him this Exa[m]i[n]ate one of his Ov[er]seers in the same will & that he had sente for Thomas Barnard to write his will who was then p[rese]nte who he minded likewise to make & constitute another of his Ov[er]seers then the saide Richarde Shotcher the testator beinge of good & p[er]fecte minde & memorye caused the saide Thomas Barnarde to put his will in writinge and give him the saide Thomas Barnarde directions from his owne mouthe howe to write his will in the p[re]sence of the said Thomas Barnard Richard Shotcher of Bunckes & this exa[m]i[n]ate and by the same his laste will & testamente exhibited in this

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Courte seene & reade unto this Exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on the saide testator did give will & bequeathe ev[er]ye legacie & legacies therein contained unto suche p[er]son & p[er]sons and in suche manner and forme as in & by the same his laste will & testamente is specified & declared

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of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of any p[er]son or p[er]sons whatsoev[er] and of the same his laste will and Testamente he did constitute ordaine & appointe Nicholas Shotcher his sonne his full & sole Executor And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide Testator at the makeinge of his saide will was of p[er]fecte minde & memory for he did of himself as is aforesaide tell Thomas Barnarde from his owne mouthe howe he woulde have ev[er]y thinge disposed by his will he spoake senceably & well he knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and showed noe badd signe of evill memory at all All which he did in the p[re]sence of the saide Thomas Barnarde Richard Schotcher of Bunck[es] & this Exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the Testamente articulated was putt in writinge by Thomas Barnard by the appointem[en]t & direction of the testator himself of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] owne knowledge for this exa[m]i[n]ate stoode buy all the while the same Testamente was a writinge & after the writinge thereof the same was publiquely reade unto the saide Testator in the p[re]sence of Thomas Barnarde the writer thereof Richarde Shotcher of Bunckes & this Exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the saide Richarde Shotcher the Testator after the readinge of the Testamente unto him the saide Testator in mann[er] & forme as is menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le he the saide testator did acknowledge and approve the same for his Laste will & testamente & for the better proof thereof sett his m[ar]ke thereunto in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le

Ad quartu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Interr[ogatoria]

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Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] expo[s]ito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij quoad se ip[s]um r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a husbandma[n] and thereby gettethe his livinge & ad resid[uu]m r[esp]ondet as before to the p[re]face of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

Ad Tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xlli

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charge of Nicholas Shotcher Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti.

Ad sept[i]mu[m] r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[su]m et quoad alios nescit savinge that there is given unto this Exa[m]i[n]ate by the will Interrogated iijs iiijd w[hi]ch this exa[m]i[n]ate respectethe as nothinge

Ad viiiju[m] quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad ix r[esp]ondet that the will Interrogated was made & done in suche mann[er] & forme as this exa[m]i[n]ate hath form[er]lye deposed the day by him deposed aboute the howers of Tenn & Eleaven of the clocke in the forenoone in a Lower roome of the house of the saide testator where the said testator did lye in the p[rese]nce of Thomas Barnarde Richard Scotcher of Buncke & this ex[am]i[n]ate

Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet as before to the allegac[i]on & the Interr[ogatory] nexte p[re]cedente & al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondet that the will Interrogated was firste drawne, & afterwardes faire written for the better creditt thereof, and after the faire writinge thereof reade publiquely unto the said Testator once onely & it was reade unto him by Thomas Barnard

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the writer thereof in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses therein menc[i]oned and the word[es] before deposed by this Exa[m]i[n]ate unto the allegac[i]on was used by the saide Testator et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit

Ad xij r[esp]ondet as before to the vijth Interrogatorie & otherwise he cannott depose savinge that Thom[a]s Barnard an other wittnes in this cause hath iijs iiijd given him by the will Interrogated w[hi]ch he respecteth not

Ad xiij r[esp]ondet that the saide Nicholas Shotcher Interrogated bearethe the charge of this suite him self for anythinge this exa[m]i[n]ate knoweth to the contrary & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad xiiij r[esp]ondet as before to the Interrogatories & al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere [[mark]]

Repetit[us] cora[m] [sic]

Thomas Barnard de Petworthe in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] quinq[ue] anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et et [sic] antea apud Ferringe in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] triu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Burton in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] xiiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civitatem Cic[estrensis] in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] egit p[er] spaciu[m] quatuor anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Goringe in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi ortus fuit etat[is] xlv anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis productus Iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad all[egacion]em et Test[ament]um

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um de sup[er] fact[am] Deponit that he this exa[m]i[n]ate was sente for by the saide Richarde Shotcher the testator ar[tic]ulate[d] the xiiijth day of Marche 1608 menc[i]oned in the will exhibited in this Courte where upon this exa[m]i[n[ate is exa[m]i[n]ed seene & p[er]used by this Exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on to write the same will & when this Exa[m]i[n]ate came unto the saide Testator, he the saide testator in the p[re]sence of James Forde and Richard Shotcher of Buncke requested this exa[m]i[n]ate to make his will the saide Testator then beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memorye at whose requeste

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this exa[m]i[n]ate writt the will exhibited into this Courte as aforesaid by the directions of the saide Testator in suche mann[er] & forme as by the same will is specified & declared and the saide testator of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of any p[er]son or p[er]sons whatsoev[er] did by his saide laste will and Testamente give & bequeathe ev[er]ye Legacie and Legacies therein contained unto suche p[er]son & p[er]sons and in suche mann[er] & forme as in & by the same his laste will & Testamente is specified & declared in all point[es] And of the same his laste will & Testamente he did constitute ordaine and appointe the saide Nicholas Shotcher his sonne his full & whole Executor And this exa[m]i[n]ate furthe deposethe that the saide Testator at the makeinge of his laste will & Testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye for he

[[f 179v/f 180r]] was able to give & did give this Exa[m]i[n]ate instructions from his owne mouthe howe he would and did dispose of his estate he spoake senceably & well he knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte & he gave noe evill signe of badd memorye all by reason whereof this exa[m]i[n]ate verily beleevethe the said testator was then of p[er]fecte minde & memory All which was done in the p[rese]nce of the wittnesses beforenamed

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the will articulated was put in writinge by this exa[m]i[n]ate by the appointem[en]t & direction of the testator him self & after the writinge thereof publiquely reade unto him the saide testator by this exa[m]i[n]ate in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the saide Testator articulated after the readinge of the testamente articulated as before is menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le did acknowledge the same for his laste will & testamente & for the better proof thereof sett to his m[ar]ke in the p[rese]nce of James Forde Richard Shotcher of Buncke & this ex[amina]te as is aforesaid

Ad quartu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]los p[ro]x[imos] p[re]ceden[tos]

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

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Ad primu[m] expo[s]ita p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet that this exa[m]i[n]at[es] wif is Cozen to the saide Nicholas Schotcher viz the Testator was her greate unckle et ad resid[uu]m quoad se ip[su]m negative & quoad alios nescit

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he livethe p[ar]tily by his land[es] & p[ar]tely by his penn et ad res[i]d[uu]m r[esp]ondet as before to the p[re]face of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto C li

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charges of Nicholas Shotcher Interr[ogated] w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad sept[im]u[m] r[esp]ondet negative savinge that this exa[m]i[n]ate hathe iijs iiijd given him by the will which this exa[m]i[n]ate respectethe not

Ad viij quoad se ip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet as before to the allegac[i]on and that the same Testamente was made the day menc[i]oned in the will aboute Tenn or Elven of the clocke in the forenone

Ad xum r[esp]ondet as before to the allegac[i]on

Ad xj r[esp]ondet that the will was firste drawe & afterward[es] faire written & after the writinge thereof faire in paper reade unto the saide testator & by him acknowledged for his laste will & testamente & for better testimony thereof sett his handed thereunto in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses therein menc[i]oned & al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit aad allegac[i]o[n]em

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Ad xij r[esp]ondet that bothe he this exa[m]i[n]ate and James Forde are legataries for they have iijs iiijd a peece given them w[hi]ch they respecte not

Ad xiij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad xiiij r[esp]ondet as before et al[ite]r nescit

[[signature]]

Thomas Barnard

Repetit[us] cora[m] [sic]

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Richard Shotcher p[ar]o[chi]e de Petworthe in Com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi habitavit p[er] spatiu[m] xiiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Gorehill infra p[ar]o[chi]a de Petworthe p[re]d[icto] ubi ortus fuit etat[is] li anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et Test[ament]um p[re]d[ictum] Deponit that the xiiijth day of marche 1608 this Exa[m]i[n]ate was sente for by the testator him self to come unto him he this exa[m]i[n]ate beinge one of his sonnes & his father the testator then lyinge sicke at whose comeinge unto the saide Testator, the saide testator beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memorye caused Thomas Barnard a wittnes in this suite to write his will, whiche the saide Thomas Barnard did accordingly in the presence of the testator James Forde & this exa[m]i[n]ate and writt the same from the testators owne mouthe & by his directions & instructions and the saide Testator by the same his laste will & Testamente did give will and bequeathe ev[er]ye legacie & legacies therein contained unto suche p[er]son and p[er]sons and in such mann[er] & forme as in and by the same laste will & testamente exhibited into this Courte seene & this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of any p[er]son or p[er]sons whatsoev[er] for this exa[m]i[n]ate was at the writinge thereof And of the same his laste will & Testamente he did constitute ordaine & appointe the saide Nicholas Shotcher articulated his full & whole Executor And this exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide Testator at the makeinge of his saide laste will & Testamente was of p[er]fected minde & memorye for he was able & did give the saide Thomas Barnard

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Instructions howe to make his will he spoake senceably & well he knewe ev[er]yone there p[rese]nte and gave noe evill signe of badd memorye at all by reason of all which this exa[m]i[n]ate verily beleeveth the saide Testator was then of p[er]fecte minde & memory All which was done in the p[re]sence of the Witnesses abovenamed

Ad s[e]c[un]dum deponit that the will articulated was put in writinge by Thomas Barnard a wittnes p[ro]ducted in this suite by the appointem[en]t of the saide Testator himself and p[rese]ntely after the writinge thereof publiquely reade unto the saide Testator in the p[rese]nce of the saide Thom[a]s Barnard James Forde & this exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that the saide Richarde Shotcher the Testator p[rese]ntely after the readinge of the Testamente articulated unto him the said testator he the saide Testator did acknowledge the same for his laste will & Testamente & for the better proof thereof setto his m[ar]ke in the p[re]sence of the Witnesses menc[i]oned in the nexte p[re]cedente ar[tic]le

Ad quartu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad quintu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] In[terrogatorium] expo[s]ito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij r[esp]ondet that he is n[at]urall brother unto the saide Nicholas Shotcher Interrogated et ad resid[uu]m r[esp]ondet negative savinge that his this examinat[es] brother hath not paide him, the Legacie which is given unto this exa[m]i[n]ate by his this exa[m]i[n]at[es] fathers Will

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that he is a husbandman and thereby gettethe his livinge & ad resid[uu]m as before to the p[re]face of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xli

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charges of Nicholas Shotcher Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad sept[im]um r[esp]ondet that this suite concernethe this exa[m]i[n]ate as he is a legatarie because the testator his father gave him therein one Bedd & bedsteade that he then ly on w[i]th all thing[es] thereunto belonginge a greate ketle two pewter platters one pewter dishe & five pound[es] of lawfull money of Englande but if he had given nothinge he woulde have looked for nothinge neither dothe he care howe this suite goethe for that matter but wishethe the Lawe to take place

Ad viij quoad seip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet as before to the allegac[i]on & that the will Interrogated was made in a lower roome of this exa[m]i[n]at[es] fathers house betweene the howers of Tenn & Eleaven in the forenoone

Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet as before to the allegac[i]on

Ad xj r[esp]ondet that the will Interrogated was firste drawne & then p[rese]ntely faire written & reade unto the saide Testator as nowe it is & by acknowledged for his laste will & Testam[en]t in the p[re]sence of Thomas Barnard James Forde & this exa[m]i[n]ate

Ad xij r[esp]ondet quoad seip[s]um as before to the vij th & that there is iijs iiijd a peece given to thother two wittnesses p[ro]ducted in this suite by testators Will Interrogated

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Ad xiij r[esp]ondet that Nicholas Shotcher Interrogated bearethe the charges of this suite himselfe Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xiiij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit signu[m] R[icard]i [[mark]] Shotcher

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Repetit[us] cora[m] [sic]

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45 Burgis

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month/s of depositions December 1609

parish/es West Marden

plaintiff/s Barnard Burgis

defendant/s Joan Hare alias Lawrence

type of case Testamentary

This nuncupative will was contested as the testator John Huson left his estate to his lifelong friend and executor Barnard Burgis rather than to his family. He maintained that his niece, Joan Hare (described as his ‘nephew’), had already received what she deserved. Witnesses were present at the making of the will.

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Examinac[i]o testiu[m] ex p[ar]te Barnardi Burgis sup[er] test[ament]o Nuncupativo Joh[ann]is Huson def[unct]i et allegac[i]o[n]e de sup[er] fact[am] Hare al[ia]s Lawrence con[tra] Burges xjo Dec[embris] 1609 Rep[etitus] cora[m] Jo[hannes] Drurye

Arthurius Lodger p[ar]o[chi]e de Upmarden in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] xlviij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Test[ament]um Nuncupativu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] fact[am]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis et ad test[ament]um Nuncupativu[m] articulat[um] Deponit that he this Exa[m]i[n]ate was at the house of the saide John Huson articulated the thirde day of September menc[i]o[n]ed in the will Nuncupative exhibited into this Courte seene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on to visite the saide John Huson who then lye sicke in his bedd yet he was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye and did make and declare his laste will & Testamente Nuncupative in manner and forme in effecte as followethe viz the said John Huson beinge asked by this exa[m]i[n]ate howe he mente to dispose of his good[es] and what he would give unto Joane Hare his nephewe articulated or any bodye ell[es] he made answer in the presence of Nicholas Crosler & margarett Swifte & this

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exa[m]i[n]ate that she had her porc[i]on alreadye & that she was gone S[i]r George Gunter did knowe it And saide the saide John Huson the testator articulated my minde & meaninge is that

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Barnarde Burges shall have all my good[es] and be my Executor & take all and paye all because saide the saIde Testator the saide Barnarde Burges had beste deserved to have all my good[es] for that he was ev[er] helpefull unto me in my necessitye & broughte me upp of a boye & lente me money at my neede and saide the s[ai]d testator I am at this p[rese]nte indebted unto him the saide Barnarde and he made the s[ai]d Barnarde his full & whole Executor of the same his laste will & Testamente All which was done in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses beforenamed the saide testator beinge then of p[er]fecte minde and memorye for he spoake senceably & well and was able to deliver his mynde touchinge this his s[ai]d will senceably & well he knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and was able to give a sufficiente answeare to what was asked of him <& saide I hope we shall all meete in heaven togeth[e]r> by reason of all w[hi]ch this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe he was of p[er]fecte minde & memory.

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis et ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupativu[m] articulat[um] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]cedentum

Ad tertiu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera.

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbandma[n] & thereby gettethe his livinge and livethe w[i]thall by his land[es] et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit to the preface of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xlli

Ad r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste and charges of Barnard Burges w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

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Ad sextu[m] quoad seip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad septimu[m] quoad seip[su]m r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that the will Interrogated was made by the saide John Huson also Interrogated in mann[er] & forme as this exa[m]i[n]ate hathe form[er]lye deposed to the allegac[i]on annexed to the saide will the day menc[i]oned in the s[ai]d will aboute the hower of three or fower of the clocke in the afternoone of the saide day in the lofte over his Chamber in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses before by this exa[m]i[n]ate no[m]i[n]ated

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet that the testator John Huson Interrogated at the time of makeinge of his saide will nu[n]cupative was lyinge in his bedd and afterward[es] did rise a litle & sitt upp in his chare whileste his bedd was made but did not putt on any apparrell but had gott cloathes aboute him till he wente to bedd againe

Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet as before to the allegac[i]on annexed to the will exhibited into this Courte

Ad xj[um] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xij dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera signu[m] Arthuri [[mark]] Lodger

Repetit[us] cora[m] ven[er]abili viro m[agist]ro Joh[ann]e Drurye legu[m] d[o]c[t]ore etc xjo die mensis Decembris A[nn]o d[omi]ni 1609

Nich[ol]us Croster p[ar]o[chi]e de Compton in Com[itatu] Sussex yeoma[n] ubi habitavit omni tempore suo etat[is] Lta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]ductus Iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad Test[amentu]m Nuncupativu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] fact[am]

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad Test[ament]um articulatu[m] Deponit that the Thirde daye of September 1609 this exa[m]i[n]ate who was sometime servante to the saide

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John Huson articulated for some three yeares togeather tooke occasion to goe to the house of the saide John Huson at westemarden to visite the said John Huson heareinge before that he was sicke where at this exa[m]i[n]at[es] comeinge he founde the saide John Huson sicke in his bed in the lofte over his chamber and after some Communicac[i]on the saide John Huson did make and declare his laste will & testamente Nuncupative in mann[er] & forme followinge or the like in effecte viz beinge asked by Arthure Lodger a wittnes p[ro]ducted in this suite howe he mente to dispose of his good[es] and what he woulde give unto Joane Hare al[ia]s Lawrence his nephewe articulated or any other of his kindred he made answeare in the p[re]sence of the saide Arthure Lodger Margarett Swifte and this Exa[m]i[n]ate that she the saide Joane Hare al[ia]s Lawrence was well enoughe there be bonde S[i]r George Gunter dothe knowe it And further the saide John Huson the testator articulated then & there saide that his mynde & meaninge was That Barnarde Burges shoulde have all his good[es] and be his Executor and take all and pay all because the s[ai]d Barnarde Burges did ever helpe him in his necessitie & further the saide testator saide that he was otherwise in his debte and of the same his laste will & testamente he did constitute ordaine & appointe the saide Burnarde Burges his full & whole Executor All which was done by the saide testator in mann[er] & forme aforesaide in the presence of the wittnesses abovenamed And this Exa[m]i[n]ate further deposethe that the saide testator at the makeinge of his saide laste will & testamente was of p[er]fecte minde and memorye for he spoake senceably & well, he knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and was able to give a

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sufficiente answeare to any thinge demaunded of him & at this exa[m]i[n]at[es] departure & others when they tooke there leeves of him he saide that he hoped shoulde all meete togeather againe in heaven by reason of all w[hi]ch this exa[m]i[n]ate verily beleevethe the saide testator was or p[er]fecte minde & memory

Ad s[e]c[un]dum nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r quam p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] prox[imum] p[re]cendent[tum]

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Ad tertiu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbandman & thereby gettethe his livinge and to the residue he answearethe as before to the p[re]face of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he came to testifie what he dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charg[es] of Barnard Burges Interrogated w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative quoad seip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative quoad seip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that the will Interrogated the day place & the p[re]sence of the wittnesses before by this exa[m]i[n]ate named in the firste ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on about 3 or 4 of the clocke in the afternoone of the same day.

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet that the saide testator was lyinge in his bedd at the time of makeinge of his saide will & he rise afterwardes a litle whileste his bedd was made and what the women that tended him put aboute him to keepe him warme this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet as before to the firste ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on

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Ad xju[m] r[esp]ondet negative quoad se ip[su]m et quoad alios nescit

Ad xij dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera [[mark]]

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Margareta Swifte p[ar]o[chi]e de Upmarden in Com[itatu] Sussex spinster ubi habitavit p[er] spaciu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Idsworthe infra p[ar]o[chi]a de Chancton in com[itatu] Sussex ubi mora[m] fecit p[er] spaciu[m] sex[ti] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Stedham in Com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] ubi orta fuit etat[is] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur viz

Ad Test[ament[um] Nuncupativ[um] et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] fact[am]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um articulat[um] Deponit that John Huson the testator articulated sente for this exa[m]i[n]ate to attende him in his sicknes whiche she did for two dayes togeather untill he dep[ar]ted this worlde and the saide John Huson the day and yeare menc[i]oned in the will exhibited into this Courte seene & reade unto this exa[m]i[n]ate at the time of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on beinge of p[er]fecte minde & memorye did make and declare his laste will & testamente Nuncupative in mann[er] & forme in effecte as is menc[i]oned in the will beforemenc[i]oned viz he the saide John Huson beinge asked by Arthure Lodger a wittnes p[ro]ducted in this suite howe he mente to dispose of his good[es] & what he woulde give unto Joane Hare his nephewe articulated or any other of his kindred and the saide Testator answeared in the p[re]sence of the saide Arthure Lodger Nicholas Crosler & this exa[m]i[n]ate that the s[ai]d Joane Hare had that she shoulde have and that she was gone for her p[ar]te for S[i]r George Gunter did knowe it And the saide John Huson the testator

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articulated further saide that his minde and meaninge was that Barnarde Burges articulated should have all his good[es] & be his Executor and take all and pay all because he had beste deserved to have all his good[es] for that he was ev[er] helpe= =full unto him the s[ai]d testator in his necessitie & lente him money at his neede & the saide testator saide that he did owe the saide Barnarde Burges money at that p[rese]nte & he made the s[ai]d Barnarde his full & whole Executor of the same his laste will & testam[en]t And the saide testator at the makeinge of his saide laste will & testamente was of p[er]fecte minde & memorye he spoake senceably & Well: he knewe ev[er]ye one there p[rese]nte and was able to give a sufficiente answeare to ev[er]ye thinge demaunded of him & when Arthure Lodger Nicholas Crosler & others tooke theire leeve of him he saide he hoped they shoulde all meete togeather againe in heaven by reason of all w[hi]ch this exa[m]i[n]ate verilye beleevethe the s[ai]d testator was then of p[er]fecte minde & memory All which speeches

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weare used by the saide testator in the presence of the wittnesses beforenamed touchinge the declareinge of the laste will & testam[en]t of the saide testator.

Ad s[e]c[un]dum ar[ticu]lu[m] all[egacio]nis et ad test[ament]um articulatu[m] nescit depon[er]e al[ite]r qua[m] p[re]deposuit ad ar[ticu]lu[m] p[ro]x[imum] p[re]ceden[tum]

Ad tertiu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[s]ita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad Interr[ogatoria]

Ad primu[m] Interr[ogatorium] r[esp]ondet that she gettethe her livinge by her service as other maydens doe and to the residue of the Interrogatorie she answearethe as before to the p[re]face of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on

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Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xls

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she came to testifie what she dothe knowe in this matter at the requeste & charg[es] of Barnarde Burges w[i]thout compulsion

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferent[e]r et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vj et vij quoad seip[s]am r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad viij r[esp]ondet as before to the firste ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on & that the will Interrogated was made in the lofte over the testators Chamber aboute the howers of 2 or 3 of the clocke in the afternoone in the p[re]sence of the wittnesses beforemenc[i]oned

Ad ix[um] r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d testator was lyinge in his bedd at the time of makeinge his saide laste will & testament apparrell upon him this exa[m]i[n]ate cannott depose certainely

Ad x[um] r[esp]ondet as before to the firste ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on

Ad xju[m] quoad seip[s]am r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

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Ad xij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera [[mark]]

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46 Peachey

starting folio f 186v

month/s of depositions December 1609, January 1609/10, May 1610

parish/es Eartham

plaintiff/s William Peachey

defendant/s Ralph Earle

type of case Tithe

The case concerns the custom of payment of tithes to the vicar of Eartham, currently Ralph Earle, particularly in the context of pasturing barren and idle cattle, i.e. those not able to or currently producing offspring. The vicar was entitled to receive the small tithes, but had not historically been paid for such pasture. It was generally thought by the deponents that the vicar was already receiving sufficient tithes to meet his needs, and should not require William Peachey and others to pay the additional pasture tithe.

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Examinatio testiu[m] de et super allegac[i]oni[s] et pa[rti]b[us] addic[ionis] ad eandem ex p[ar]te Willi[a]mi Peachey con[tra] m[agiste]rium Raduric Earle vicariu[m] de Eartham dato sequitur

Johannes Page de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex m[er]chaunt ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] xiiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Arrundell in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Petworth in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram traxit per spaciu[m] xxti an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eartham pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lxxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iuratus et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et pos[icio]nes addic[i]onales eam[dem]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that mr Raph Earle vicar of Eartham and his p[re]decessor vicar[es] of Eartham have for theis lx yeares bin in quiet and peceable possession of all maner of tithes as Corne Lambe woll pigge Calfe and such like growinge renuynge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartha[m] ar[ticu]lat[ed] and titheable plac[es] thereof Except the tithes of

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pasturinge of idle cattell pasturinge and feedinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] for, for [sic] soe longe agoe this Ex[amina]t[e] hath knowne his father and his brother to have paid the said tithes to mr Rob[er]t Harper and mr GregorIe then vicars of Eartham successively and p[re]decessors to the said mr Earle nowe vicar of Eartham, but he this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] knewe nor hearde that anie men dwellinge w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Eartham for all the tyme aforesaid or at anie tyme before ev[er] paid anie tithes for the herbage or pastureinge of his idle and barren Cattell pastureinge or feeding w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] or bound[es] or limitts thereof either to mr Earle nowe vicar of Eartham or to his p[re]decessors but have bin allwaies freed and acquited and discharged paym[en]t of anie tithes of pastureinge and feedinge of anie such barren and idle cattell for all the tyme aforesaid and tyme out of minde as this dep[onen]t hath herd say Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am allegac[ionem] aut d[i]c[t]um ar[ticu]lu[m] po[sicio]nu[m] pr[e]d[ictum] nescit depon[er]e

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Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that the tithes renuynge increasinge and yearely growinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] and the Lymitts thereof besides the tithes of Barren and idle cattell, pasturinge w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Eartham are yerely worth one hundreth m[ar]k[es] or lxxxli of lawfull English monie Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that for theis lx yeares last past this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] nev[er] knewe that the said mr Earle ar[ticu]lat[ed] or his p[re]decessor vicars of Eartham or their farmo[r]s ev[er] were in lawfull or peceable possession of havinge or receivinge of anie tithes for the herbage or pasturing of anie barren or idle cattell feedinge w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Eartham or tithable plac[es] thereof, And further this Exa[mina]t[e] saith that he nev[er] heard that the mr Earle or his p[re]decessors vicar of Eartham aforesaid or ther farmors for the tyme beinge ev[er] were in quiet possession of the said tithes in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned or ev[er] hadd or received the same tithes Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad quartu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that for all the tyme aforesaid this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] knewe but that the vicars of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] and their farmers for the tyme beinge have bin content to receive take and enioye the tithes in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned growinge fallinge and hapninge w[i]thin the parish of Eartham aforesaid and lymitt[es] thereof and thereupon have freed and discharged the p[ar]ochians inhabitant[es] and occupiers of Land

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w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of all tithes of herbage and pasturinge of barren and idle cattell fedinge the said p[ar]ish and titheable plac[es] thereof and soe he thincketh mr Raph Earle nowe vicar of Eartham hath bin contented and satisfied w[i]th the said tithes for this Ex[amina]te] nev[er] heard that he ev[er] received or had anie tithes for the pasturinge of idle and barren cattell w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Eartham since the tyme he hath bin vicar there Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet that w[illia]m Peachey the p[ar]tie defendant in this cause m[ar]ried this ex[amina]t[es] neec[es] daughter and other kin he is none unto him

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet that is cessed to the king[es] ma[jes]tie in the subsidie at vli and so much he thincketh he is worth and toward[es] his vicaticall expenc[es] in this behalf the said w[illia]m Peachey did give him apinte of wine and more he doth not expect Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath knowne for theis lx yeres or thereabout[es] that there have bin barren and idle cattell kept and fed w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham for the winteringe of them, but in the Som[m]ertyme the said p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham whoe had anie such barren and idle cattell, have bin faine and enforced to pasture them out of the p[ar]ish for want of pasture and feedinge in the said p[ar]ish of Eartham and that this

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R[esp]ondent doth kepe two steres w[hi]ch he accompteth idle and barren, but he doth not feed nor pasture them w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Eartham for want of pasture, but in other p[ar]ishes where he can get pasture for his monie Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he beleveth that the Com[m]ons and wodground[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham and belonginge to the same Church do yelde relief for such and the like cattell as are menc[i]oned in this Inter[rogato]rie but not sufficient to kepe them w[i]thout other fodderinge and meate, the names of w[hi]ch Com[m]ons & wodeground[es] are theis viz Sidneys Eartham bushes Crowchham litle heath Blakdeane Bottom, and the holle Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere savinge that at the tyme of puttinge of Cattell into the Som[m]er denges , if anie p[ar]ishion[er] of Eartham inter[rogated] hath not sufficient cattell or not his competent w[hi]ch there he maie pasture he putteth into the same denges a bullocke or Coulte w[hi]ch otherwise they do not in anie case

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Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that he beleveth there is litle com[m]odity or profitt gotten by sufferinge of Idle and barren cattell to goe on the Com[m]ons and wodground[es] menc[i]oned in the viijth Inter[rogatory] neither would this r[esp]ondet kepe anie barren cattell thereupon if he had more than he hath

Ad xjum nescit r[esp]ondere because he taketh litle care or regarde of anie other mens cattell bestides his owne

Ad xij r[esp]ondet that if the Inter[rogate] w[illia]m Peachey doe kepe anie such cattell as menc[i]oned in theis Inter[rogatories] on the Com[m]ons and ground[es] interr[ogated] (w[hi]ch this R[esp]ondent doth not certainly knowe) it may be some litle com[m]odity unto him Et al[ite]r nescit

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John Payge

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie etc xjo die Ja[nuarii] 1609

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Richardus Emerie de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud yapton in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit per spaciu[m] iiijor an[norum] vel circiter et antea apud Hampton p[ar][och]ia in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit per spatiu[m] iiij or anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Storrington in com[itatu] pred[icto] oriund[us] apud watersfeild libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et po[s]i[cio]nes ad eand[em]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit affirmative for this Ex[amina]t[e] for the tyme he hath dwelled in Eartham viz for theis xxiiij yeres or thereabout[es] hath paid to mr Earle ar[ticu]lat[ed] such tithes as were due from this ex[amina]t[e] unto him viz for smale tithes as pigge lambe and woll but corne he nev[er] paid anie because he had none growinge, yet he hath knowne div[er]s other p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham paie tith corne unto the said mr Earle or his assignes and all other tithes in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned for all the tyme aforesaide Except as in this ar[tic]le is excepted, And this deponent further saith that he the said mr Earle and his p[re]decessors and their farmers for the tyme beinge have bin in possession of havinge and receivinge all and ev[er]ie the tithes menc[i]oned except as in the s[ai]d ar[tic]le is excepted tyme out of minde Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that the tithes yearly increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] and belonginge to the s[ai]d vicaredg of Eartham are worth one yeare w[i]th an other at the leaste xlli yearely by comon estimac[i]on Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiiju[m] nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

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Ad ij du[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad v tu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xs et q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad rogatu[m] w[illia]m Peachey super p[ro]mis[es] soluc[i]onis expensis viaticar[ibus] Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

Ad viju[m] nescit deponere

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative for the com[m]ons belonginge to the p[ar]ish of Eartham are lande altogether w[i]th shepe and the inhabitant[es] there doe feed their shepe on them and by reason thereof there is litle relief or none at all for barren or idle cattell there to be kept Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet that w[illia]m Peachey had goinge in the Som[m]er tyme the last yeare iiij steres or bullock[es] in the Som[m]er feeding[es] of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] w[hi]ch he hired for his said cattell from about Whitsontide untill St James tide next followinge Et al[ite]r nescit de[po]nere

Ad xum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xjum r[esp]ondet ut ad inter[rogato]riu[m] prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] r[esp]ondet Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xijum r[esp]ondet ut antea r[esp]ondet Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Ri[cardi] [[mark]] Emery

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]le m[agist]ro Jo[hanne] Drurie etc xiiijto die Decembris 1609

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mr Earle con[tra] Peachey Rich[ard]us Peachey de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] sex anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Ovinge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit per spatiu[m] unius an[n]i vel circiter et antea apud Eatham pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duc[tus] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] posic[i]onu[m] addic[i]onalu[m] predi[ctum] dicit that thar[ticu]lat[e] mr Raph Earle and his p[re]decessors and their farmers for the tyme beinge have bin for all the tyme ar[ticu]lat[ed] as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard say in quiett

[[f 193r/f 193v]] and peceable possession of all and sing[u]ler the tithes specified in this ar[tic]le in the right of the vicaredge of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] Except the tithes of herbage and pasturinge of barren and idle cattell pastured and fed w[i]thin the parish of Eartham and tithable plac[es] thereof, w[hi]ch the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham or anie of them nev[er] paid for the space of theis xxty yers of this Ex[amina]t[es] knowledge and he hath hearde the said p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham nev[er] paid anie such tythes for herbage and pasturinge of barren and idle cattell so pastured and kept as aforesaid to the vicars of Eartham or their farmers for the tyme beinge but thereof have bin acquited freed and discharged by all the tyme ar[ticu]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit q[uo]d (salvis et except[is] decimis p[re]except[is] infra d[i]c[t]am p[ar]och[ie] de Eartham finesijs limites et loca decimabilia eius[ai]d[em]) are yearely worth one yere w[i]th an other Fortie pound[es] and upward[es] Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] dicit that this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] knewe for all the tyme that this ex[amina]t[e] hath bin of understandinge Neither hath heard at anie tyme that ar[ticu]lat[e] mr Raph Earle nowe vicar of or his p[re]decessors or their farmers for the tyme beinge were ev[er] in possession of havinge or Receivinge anie tithes for herbage or pasturinge of idle and barren cattell[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ish limitts and tithable plac[es] of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed], for all the tyme in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that this ar[tic]le and the contents thereof are true for ought this deponent ev[er] knewe or hearde to the contrarie and that the p[ar]ishion[er]s and occupiers of anie lands w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham and limitt[es] thereof have bin from tyme to tyme for all the tyme aforesaide freed acquited and discharged from paym[en]t of tithes of herbage and pasturinge idle and barren cattell as aforesaid by the said vicars of Eartham for all the tyme above menc[i]oned Et al[iter] nescit deponere

Ad quintu[m] dicit that by com[m]on interpretac[i]on (for ought he this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard) the tenthes and tythes of herbage and pasturinge of barren and idle cattell have bin and are reckoned and accoumpted smale and pettie tithes Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad sextum deponit that in his this ex[amina]t[es] iudgemente the tithes and other fruit[es] belonginge to the vicaredg of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] besides the tithes of herbage and pasturinge of barren and idle cattell as afores[ai]d are verie sufficient for the sustenance of the vicar there and soe they are comonly reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad septum d[i]c[i]t q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eum sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that he is brother unto w[illia]m Peachey the partie producent et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that of the two p[ar]ties Lytigant he favoreth w[illia]m Peachey moste because he is his brother optat tamen victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti et non al[ite]r

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s proprijs ere alieno deducto xxli et q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad rogatu[m] will[iam]i Peachey et quoad expens[e]s viaticas nullas requisitavit neq[ue] receptur putat Et al[ite]r r[espondet] negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

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Ad sept[i]m[u]m r[esp]ondet that for the space of theis xxty yeres as this r[esp]ondent beleveth there have bin some barren and idle cattell[es] accustomed and used to be brought up and pastured w[i]thin the parish and tithable plac[es] of eartham for the winter tyme only for then the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham had fodder to feed them, but all the Som[m]er tyme they have bin allwaies fed and pastured out of the p[ar]ish because there is noe feedinge or pasture for them w[i]thin the same p[ar]ish or limitt[es] thereof, and y[a]t this r[esp]ondent hath five younge bullock[es] w[hi]ch he kepeth after the same man[n]er as this r[esp]ondent hath before declared and that sometimes he putteth them fourth into the com[m]ons w[hi]ch is more for the refresshinge of them and for water, than anie foode they gett otherwise Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad octavu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative, as brusinge on furze and water for their said cattell, and that the moste parte of the p[ar]ishion[er]s and land occupiers in Eartham doe put their cattell to the said Comons of Eartham in the winter tyme but howe manie or what cattell they are this r[esp]ondent cannot say because he taketh noe care or regarde of them, and that the names of the Com[m]ons w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham are theis viz Eartham Bushes

[[f 194v/f 195r]] and olde downe the Noare Northwood Crowcham and litleheath Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad Inter[rogato]riu[m] prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] r[esp]ondet

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad dec[im]um nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] est per eu[m] prius r[esp]onstu[m]

Ad undec[i]mu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xij r[esp]ondet ut prius est per eu[m] r[esp]onstura et al[ite]r nescit signu[m] Rich[ard]i [[mark]] Peachey

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie xjo Ja[nuarius] 1609

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Mr Earle con[tra] W[illia]mu[s] Peachey Georgius Gibbons de Eartham com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] ix anno[rum] vel

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circiter et antea apud Litlehampton in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit per quinqu[e] an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Eartham pred[icto] ubi morabatur per quatuor an[n]os et antea apud Litlehampton pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per vijtum an[n]os vel circiter et apud Eartham pred[icto] per xiij an[n]os vel circiter etat[is] Lta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et posic[i]ones add[itionale]m ad eand[em]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit affirmative, for he this ex[amina]t[e] hath paid unto mr Raph Earle vicar of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] or cause[d] to be paid unto him for the space of xxxvj yeares or upward[es] at such tyme as he had doinge and occupyinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham all and ev[er]y the tithes in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned except the tyth herbage of barren and idle cattell, and soe hath hearde other[es] the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] have don for yeares before, except as in this ar[tic]le is excepted and further that the said mr Earle and his have disposed and conv[er]ted all and singler the foresaid tithes growinge increasinge and renuynge yearely w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Eartham except before excepted for all the tyme afores[ai]d to their owne benifitt comodity and use Et al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that the tith yearely increasinge growinge and renuyinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham and belonginge to the vicaredge of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] except as in this ar[tic]le is excepted are yearely worth one yeare w[i]th an other threescore pounds by Com[m]on estimac[i]on Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad tertiu[m] deponit that for the space of theis xxxvj yeres he is well assured that thar[ticu]lat[e] mr Raph Earle nowe vicar of Eartham, or his Farm[e]rs or farmer for the tyme beinge were now in lawfull and quiett possession of havinge or receivinge anie tithes for the herbage & feedinge of anie barren and idle Cattell fedinge & pasturinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of Eartham or titheable plac[es] thereof And this ex[amina]t[e] saith that he hath credibly hearde there were nev[er] anie tithes of herbage or feedinge of barren and idle cattell w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham fed and pastured duringe the memorie of man Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad quartu[m] dicit that he nev[er] heard nor knewe to the contrarie for all the terme aforesaid, but that the said mr Earle nowe vicar and his p[re]decessors for the tyme beinge have content and well pleased to accept and take the tithes in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned, and nev[er] made claime nor challenge to the tithes of herbage and feedinge of barren and idle cattell fedinge pasturinge or gowinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] untill the begyninge of this suite Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] nescit deponere because he nev[er] paid anie tithes for herbage and pasturinge of such idle cattell

Ad sextu[m] deponit affirmative for the tithes belonginge and apperteyninge to the vicaredge of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] are worth troib[us] an[n]is lxli besides the tithes of pasturinge and feedinge of barren and idle cattell w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish and titheable plac[es] thereof, as he hath before deposed

Ad vij um dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eu[m] sunt vera ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet partib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s proprijs ere alieno deducto xlli et q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad rogatu[m] w[illia]mi Peachey, et quoad expens[e]s nullas requisuit

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet that for the space of theis xxxvj yeres last paste he hath knowen that there have bin some barren and idle cattell brought upp and pastured w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham and titheable places thereof as smale calves & such young cattell untill they have bin ayeare olde and afterwards theowners of them have bin compelled to pasture them out of the p[ar]ish for want of feedinge and pasture w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Eartham and if in the somertime the said p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham

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or anie of them have had their said younge cattell into their said p[ar]ish of Eartham againe, they fed them there noe longer then from Mich[ael]mas untill the feaste of all saint[es] or thereabout[es] and afterward putt them to kepe into other p[ar]ishes where they gett pasture for monie Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viij r[esp]ondet that Northwoode and Eartham Bushes com[m]ons w[i]thin the p[ar]ishes of eartham doe yealde some reliefe for such cattell as are menc[i]oned in this interogatory, but not w[i]thout givinge of their other meate Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that the Som[m]er denges and feedings w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham are com[m]only eaten w[i]th working cattell as horses oxen and kine and not w[i]th barren & idle cattell unless the p[ar]ishion[er] who hath anie pasturinge in the said denges hathe not his full number of cattell w[hi]ch there he may feed, and then he putteth into the said feedinge abullocke or two for want of other cattell and not otherwise et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that there is smale profitt or none at all cominge by pasturinge anie such cattell upon the interr[ogate] ground[es] if the said p[ar]ishion[er]s or anie of them did pasture their cattell all the yere, (as they doe not)

Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xij r[esp]ondet ut supa ad xmu[m] inter[rogato]ru[m] r[esp]ondet Et al[ite]r nescit

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Fr[ancisco] Cox xo maij 1610

signu[m] George [[mark]] Gibbons

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Henricus Browninge de Eartham in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per xxxvij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Duncton in com[itatu]pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et po[sicio]nes addic[ionalem] ad eand[em]

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that this deponent hath knowne y[a]t mr Raph Earle nowe vicar of Eartham hath had & bin in quiett and peceable possession of havinge & receivinge all and singuler the tithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] (except the tithes in this ar[tic]le excepted for the space of theis xxxviij yeares and upward[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad s[e]cundu[m] deponit that the tithes growinge renuynge and increasinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham and tithable plac[es] thereof and app[er]teyninge to the vicaredge of Eartham are yearely worth one yeare w[i]th an other xlli at the least by comon estimac[i]on Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] deponit affirmative for this ex[amina]t[e] nev[er] knewe nor hearde for all the tyme in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned that there were ev[er] anie such tithes v[i]z the tithes of herbage and pasturinge of barren and idle cattell feedinge pasturinge and goinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartha[m] and titheable plac[es], paid unto the said mr Raph Earle or his p[re]decessors or their farmers for the tyme beinge Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quartu[m] deponit that he nev[er] heard nor knewe for all the tyme above menc[i]oned in the next p[re]cedent

but that the vicars of Eartham for the tyme beinge and soe hath mr Raph Earle ar[ticu]lat[ed] bin content to accept and take of the tithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] as due unto them in the right of the said vicardge of Eartham and nev[er] knewe nor hearde that anie challenge or claime was made by them or anie of them to the tithes of herbage and pasturinge of barren and Idle cattell fed w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham ar[ticu]lat[ed] untill this suite began betwene mr Earle and w[illia]m Peachey Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative, for they are worth co[mmun]ib[us] an[n]is lxli at least

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m]

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet negative

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Add tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli et q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad rogatu[m] w[illia]m Peachey qui p[ro]misit ei viaticas expens[es] Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the p[ar]ishion[er]s of Eartham kepe verie fewe barren and idle cattell w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham & tithable plac[es] thereof by reason they have no feedinge for them and if they keepe anie the are but weyninge calves, and when they are ayere olde they put them fourth to others plac[es] to be kept for want of keepinge in Eartham p[ar]ish, and soe doth this ex[amina]t[e] ulterius that this r[esp]ondent doth kepe j smale bullocke after that order <& ij Coult[es] upon the comon> et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viij u[m] r[esp]ondet that he beleveth the Com[m]ons and wod ground[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham doe yelde some reliefe towards the bringinge up of such idle cattell as are menc[i]oned in this inter[rogato]ry the names of w[hi]ch wood[es] and com[m]ons are called Eartham Busshes and Northwodd[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet that there is smale profitt or none at all gotten by pasturinge and feedinge of idle and barren cattell w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Eartham Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad decimu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad duodecim[u]m nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Henr[icus] [[mark]] Browninge

Repet[itus] coram m[agist]ro Francisco Cox viijo maij 1610

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47 Andrewe

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month/s of depositions December 1609

parish/es Poling

plaintiff/s Robert Andrewe

defendant/s Richard Smyth

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed. The case concerns the codicil to a previous will, in which the testator had given a cow and various household objects to her granddaughter, Elizabeth Andrew. Joan Smyth, her daughter, pressed her to give a ewe to her husband, to which Agnes agreed. She also gave a ewe to 'litle John Fowles'. Agnes was determined that the legacies should be correctly fulfilled.

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Andrewe con[tra] Smyth Will[ia]mus Oliv[er] de Weeke infra p[ar]och[ie] de Lymister, in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xlta anno[rum] et ultra ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et test[ament]um

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that the six and twenteth day of September in the yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord Kinge James viz of England France and Ireland the the [sic] sextu[m] and of Scotland the xxxvijth Agnis Lee the testatrix beinge in good health and p[er]fect and sounde memorie and beinge minded to declare and make her will did cause Thomas Cooke a witnes p[ro]ducted and sworne in this behalf to be sent for to drawe her said will in writinge whoe after he was com[m]e unto the house of the said testatrix in the p[ar]ish of Polinge in the county of Sussex did in the hall of the said howse soe nere as this ex[amina]t[e] can nowe rem[em]ber, accordinge to thinstrucc[i]ons to him delivered by the said Annys Lee then and there about midday drawe the will exhibited seene and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]at[i]on and after the writinge thereof the said Thomas Cooke did openly reade the same

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will unto the said Annys Lee whoe liked verie well thereof, and did then and there acknowledg confirme and approve the same for her last will and testament <& therein did name & appoint Rich[ard] Smith her son in Lawe her ex[ecu]t[or]> in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e], the said Thomas Cooke and James Lee And after the acknowledginge and confirmac[i]on thereof she the said Annis Lee did setto her m[ar]ke and seale in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the wittnesses before named, And then after ward this ex[amina]t[e] James Lee and Thom[a]s Cooke afores[ai]d did subscribe their names w[i]th their owne hand[es] And further this deponent saith that the said Annis Lee ar[ticu]lat[ed] was at the tyme of makinge declaringe signinge sealynge and acknowledginge of her

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said will, both healthfull of bodie and also of good and sounde remembraunce (but somewhat full of paine and aches by reason of her old age) for she walked a bout the howse and was able to doe her housholde busines at the same tyme, And also this deponent sayth that the will reade and p[er]used by him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie originall will w[hi]ch was soe signed sealed and acknowledged by the said testatrix as beforesaid, and whereunto this deponent James Lee and Thomas Cooke aforesaid subscribed, for this ex[amina]t[e] seeth the signe and seale of the s[ai]d Testatrix there unto and the hand writinges of this ex[amina]t[e] James Lee and Tho[mas] Cooke thereunto sett in such and the verie same maner and forme as this ex[amina]t[e] and the said James Lee and Thomas Cooke subscribed there names, and testatrix putt her signe and seale, And further that the said Annis Lee the testatrix was not anie waye p[er]swaded sollicited or urged by this ex[amina]t[e] to make her said will in man[n]er and forme as in the same is declared, but did it of her owne motion and disposic[i]on for the better quiett of her conscience and minde in that behalf savinge she was an olde woman and not able by course of nature to live manie yeares Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est Et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and liveth by his land[es] and husbondrie

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alien[o] deducto xlli

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] et ex su[m]ptib[us] Rich[ard]i Smyth ex[hibit]us test[ament]i d[i]c[t]e Agnes Lee def[uncti]

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

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Ad vjtum r[esp]ondet that this cause doth neither directly nor indirectlie concerne him this r[esp]onde[n]t nether shall he loose nor gett thereby more than his legacie of iijs iiijd given him in the will before menc[i]oned for his paines as beinge an ov[er]seer therein appointed Et al[ite[r pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad ixu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]um ex[hibit]u[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am predeposuit

Ad xij xiij xiiij xvtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictum] predeposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xvjtu[m] dicit that he is an ov[er]seer named in the will Interrogat[ed] and hath given unto him thereby for his paynes iijs iiijd and soe is James Lee an other witnes sworne in this behalf and hath likewise given iijs iiijd by the testatrix for his paines

Ad xvijum satisffactu[m] est

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William Olyver

Jacobus Lee p[ar]o[chi]e de Burpham in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi habitavit per spatiu[m] xxxta anno[rum] et ultra et antea apud Polinge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xlvj annor[um] vel circiter

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libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et testa[ment]um

Ad test[a]m[ent]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]e[m] de super f[a]c[t]a[m] dicit that on the six and twenteth day of September in the yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Lorde kinge James of England Fraunce and Ireland the second and of Scotland the xxxvijth Agnis Lee the testatrix beinge of good health and of sounde and p[er]fect remembraunce, and mindinge to make her laste will and testament did send for this Ex[amna]t[e] to acquaint him there w[i]th and to be one of her ov[er]seers, And thereupon also sent for Thom[a]s Cooke a witness also p[ro]duct[e]d in this behalf to drawe her said will and to putt the same in writinge for

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her And after that the said Thomas Cooke was come unto her to her howse w[i]thin the parish of Polinge in the county of Sussex aforesaid, did about mid tyme of the same in the hall of the house of the said testatrix accordinge as he was instructed by the said Annys then and there write the will of the said testatrix And after the writinge and finishinge thereof did reade the same to the said Agnis Lee w[i]th a loawde voice in the p[rese]nc[e] of w[illia]m Oliv[er] and this ex[amina]t[e] And the said testatrix did in the same her will make and ordaine Richard Smyth her sonne in lawe her whole ex[ecu]tor And after the readinge thereof the said Annis Lee did setto her m[ar]ke and seale in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said w[illia]m Oliv[er] Thomas Cooke and this ex[amina]t[e] and then requested the said w[illia]m Oliv[er] Tho[mas] Cooke and this ex[amina]t[e] to subscribe their names as witnesses w[hi]ch they did accordingely And further this deponent saith that the said Annis Lee the testatrix did allowe ratifie and confirme the same will for her last will and testament, beinge then of p[er]fect minde and memorie & in good and p[er]fect health as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before deposed goinge about her houshold affayers, And was not p[er]swaded urged or sollicited by this ex[amina]t[e], nor by anie other to his knowledg to make and declare her said will in maner and forme as in the same is conteyned, but onlie of her owne mere motion for the better quiett and satisfacc[i]on of her owne minde therein w[hi]ch will seene and p[er]used by this exa[m]i[n]ate at the tyme of this exa[m]i[n]ation is the verie originall will w[hi]ch was soe acknowledged ratified declared signed and sealed by the same Testatrix of this ex[amina]t[es] certaine knowledge for he seeth his owne hand writinge thereunto and the hand writinge of the s[ai]d

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w[illia]m Oliv[er] and Thomas and the m[ar]ke and seale of the s[ai]d Testatrix thereunto

[[f 191r/f 191v]] in such and the verie same maner and forme as the same was m[ar]ked and sealed by the same Testatrix and subscribed by this ex[amina]t[e] and thother witnesses before menc[i]oned Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad ult[im]um ar[ticu]lu[m] allegac[i]onis dicit q[uo]d p[re]depo[si]ta p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est, et r[esp]ondet negative savinge y[a]t Richard Smyth the p[ar]tie producent m[ar]ried w[i]th Joane Lee this ex[amina]t[es] Cosin Iermanii once removed et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] et tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and getteth his livinge thereby and is worth of his owne proper good[es] ev[er]y paide xxxli et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet prout ad p[re]fac[ta]m p[ri]m[i]s exa[m]i[n]ac[i]onis p[re]depo[sui]t

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] d[i]c[t]i Rich[ard]i Smyth et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad viju[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative, and that he shall nether loose nor get thereby more than his legacie of iijs iiijd given him in the will interrogate[d] for his paines at beinge an ov[er]seer therein made Et al[ite]r pro parte sua r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] pro p[ar]te r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]on[em] de super f[a]c[t]am p[re]deposuit et al[te]r nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad x, xj, xij, xiij xiiij et xv Inter[rogatoria] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um pred[ictum] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]a[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad xvjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is an ov[er]seer named in the will interrogate[d] and hath given him thereby for his paines iijs iiijd and is w[illia]m Oliver also a witnes p[ro]ducted and exa[m]i[n]ed in this cause & hath for his paines the like some of iijs iiijd

Ad xvijum satisfactu[m] est

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James Lee

Thomas Cooke de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] sex mensiu[m] vel circiter et antea apud Lymister in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram traxit per spatiu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud univ[er]s[ita]tem Oxon[iensis] ubi morabatur per duos annos et dimidi et ultra et antea apud Boxgrave in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per xvj annos vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]onem de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that on the xxvjth day of September in the yeare of the raigne of or sov[er]aigne Lord kinge James of England Fraunce and Ireland the second & of Scotland the xxxvijth This ex[amina]t[e] beinge requested to com[m]e to the house of Annys Lee the Testatrix scituat in the p[ar]ish of Polinge in the county of Sussex went thether at whose cominge the said Agnis Lee requested him to drawe her will in writinge for her according as she woulde give him instrucc[i]ons w[hi]ch he did accordinglie about the myd tyme of the day in the hall of her said And after that he had written the same he read it unto the s[ai]d Testatrix whoe liked verie well thereof allowinge confirminge and ratifyinge the same for her s[ai]d last will and testam[en]t and in the same did name and appointe Richard Smyth her sonne Lawe her only executor in the p[rese]nc[e] of w[illia]m Oliv[er] James Lee and this ex[amina]t[e]And after the readinge of the said will unto her she the said Annis

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did sett her m[ar]ke and seale thereunto of her owne accorde and afterward requested the said w[illia]m Oliv[er] James Lee and this ex[amina]t[e] to subscribe their names w[hi]ch they did accordingly in testimonie and witnes thereof, And further this deponent saith that the said Agnis Lee was at the makinge ratifyinge signinge and sealing of her said will both in health of body and of good and p[er]fect remembraunce walking in her house about her houshold affayrs, And also this ex[aminan]t saith that the will seene reade and and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the time of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the same verie originall will w[hi]ch was soe made and declared ratified signed sealed and confirmed by the said testatrix and w[hi]ch this ex[aminan]t putt in writinge for her of his this ex[amina]t[es] owne p[er]fect knowledge for he knoweth the same to be all of his owne handwritinge and seeth his name subscribed thereunto w[i]th his owne hand, and the handwritinge of w[illia]m Oliv[er] and James Lee the foresaid witnesses and the m[ar]ke and the m[ar]ke [sic] and seale of the s[ai]d Testatrix thereunto in such and the verie same maner and forme as the same was by this ex[amina]t[e] and thother witnesses subscribed, and by the said Agnes Lee the Testatrix signed and sealed, And that she was not urged or sollicited by this ex[amina]t[e] or anie to his knowledge to make her said will in maner and forme as in the same is declared, but only of her owne motion for her better quietnes of her minde knowinge that she was an old woman and could not live manie yeares Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tum aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad s[e]c[un]du[m] r[esp]ondet that he is toward the Lawe and therby getteth his livinge and by his industrie and labour that way

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us]

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] pro parte s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negat[ive] et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad ix x xj xij xiij xiiij xv r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super fact[am] p[re]deposuit

Ad xvj r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xvijum satisfactu[m] est

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Tho[mas] Cooke

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drurie xxijo dec[embri]s 1609 iste tres testes

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et super allegac[i]one ex p[ar]te Rob[er]ti Andrewes Agnes Cooke ux[or] Joh[an]nis Cooke de Polinge in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Lymister in com[itatu] pred[icto] oriund[a] apud Katherington in com[itatu] South[amp]ton libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ducta iurata et exa[m]i[n]ata dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that the day wherein the ar[ticu]lat[e] Agnes Lee dep[ar]ted out of this worlde lyinge sicke on her bed in a lower Chamber of her dwellinge howse beinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Polinge in the county of Sussex, but of verie good and p[er]fect remembrance and havinge made her will before as this ex[amina]t[e] did then gather by her owne speches did by way of Codicil add unto the same her will theis legacies expressed in the allegac[i]on reade unto this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on viz beinge asked by this ex[amina]t[e] what she would give to Elizabeth Andrewe ar[ticu]lat[ed], the said Agnes Lee the Testatrix I have given her some thinge alredy, then this ex[amina]t[e] asked the said Agnes Lee what it was she had given to the said Eliz[abeth] Andrewe, then the said Agnes Lee answered I have given her acowe, then this ex[amina]t[e] asked her againe

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what Cowe it was, then the said Agnes said, my best Cowe and one payer of sheet[es] a pewter platter a candlesticke and a saltceller then and there beinge p[rese]nte w [sic] the said Agnes Lee and Hearinge the said word[es] before menc[i]oned this ex[amina]t[e] and Susan Brookman wif of w[illia]m Brookman, Then ym[m]ediatly upon the utteringe of the foresaide word[es] Joane Smyth daughter of the said Agnes Lee cominge to the said Agnes

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Lee the testatrix to visit her requested her said mother Agnes Lee to give unto John Fowles ar[ticu]lat[ed] w[i]th Rob[er]t Andrewes her sonne in Lawe an ewe or some thinge whereunto the said Agnes Lee the testatrix I will give him an ewe, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said testatrix at the tyme of givinge the before recited legacies of good and p[er]fect minde and memory and spake well and plainely and knewe those p[rese]nte w[i]th her and lived after the makinge of the said Codicill untill three or fower of the Clocke in the after Noone the same day, All w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for she was p[rese]nte w[i]th the said Agnes Lee all the tyme aforesaid and soe was the said Susan Brookman and attended the said Testatrix at that tyme of her sicknes And more to the said allegac[i]on this ex[amina]t[e] cannot depose

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est, et r[esp]ondet q[uo]d novit p[ar]tes litigantes per spatiu[m] xviij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter

Ad ij iij iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] ut ad allegac[i]onem pred[ictam] p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad allegac[i]on[em] p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad xum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

signu[m] Agn[es] [[mark]] Cooke

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro humfrido Booth

Susanna Brookman ux[or] w[illia]mi Brookman de Polinge in com[itatu] Sussex ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] viij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Felpham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mo[r]am egit per spatiu[m] triu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[a] apud Polinge pred[icto] etat[is] xxxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] et Iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

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Ad allegac[i]onem dicit that the same day wherein the said Testatrix Agnes Lee ar[ticu]lat[ed] dep[ar]ted out of this worlde other wise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe remember the said testatrix beinge sicke and lyinge on her in a lower Chamber of her dwellinge house in Polinge aforesaid havinge as this ex[amina]t[e] did collect and gather by her owne talke made her last will and testament before, and this ex[amina]t[e] and Agnes Cooke a witnes also p[ro]ducted sworne and examined in this cause whoe attended the said Agnes Lee in her sicknes, talkinge betwene them selves and askinge amongst them selves what the said Agnes Lee would give to Elizabeth Andrew ar[ticu]lat[ed] her graundchilde, and beinge nere unto the said Agnes Lees bed where she then lay sicke the said Agnes Lee ov[er]hearde them and their con[vers]ac[i]on and said unto this ex[amina]t[e] and the said Agnes Cooke that she the said Agnes had given unto the said Elizabeth Andrew ar[ticu]lat[ed] acowe then beinge asked by the said Agnes w[hi]ch cowe, the said testatrix answered my best cowe a payer of sheet[es] a pewter platter a latten candlestick and a salte seller, and to litle John Fowlles one ew shepe, and requested and charged Joane Smith her the said Agnes Lee daughter beinge then and there also p[rese]nte at the recitinge of the foresaid legacies to see the same duly p[er]formed accordinge to her minde and meaninge And further this deponent sayth that the said Testatrix at the tyme of recitinge the fore said legacies was of p[er]fect minde and remembraunce knewe ev[er]y body there p[rese]nte and spake and talked well and senceably and lived from tyme of makinge the said Codicill or rehersinge the foresaid legacies w[hi]ch was about viij of the clocke in the forenoone untill three or fower of the Clocke in the after noone of the same day And more to

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the saide allegac[i]on reade unto her this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on she cannot depose

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est Et r[esp]ondet that she hath knowen the p[ar]ties litigant theis x yeres or there about[es]

Ad ij iij et iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative for this ex[amina]t[e] hath often tymes before the makinge of the Codicill aforesaid say that she would give unto thar[ticu]lat[e] Eliz[abeth] Andrewe her graund childe a cowe Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viijum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]deponit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti signu[m] Susan[n]e [[mark]] Brokman

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro humfri Booth

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48 Fayermaner

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month/s of depositions February 1609/10

parish/es Stoughton

plaintiff/s Edmunde Fayermaner

defendant/s Thomas Blaunche

type of case Testamentary

This nuncupative will was not contested. The testator, Thomas Blaunche the elder, wanted to make his will before taking medication, as he was unsure how this would affect him. Much of his money was already held by others. Edmund Fayermaner was appointed executor. Thomas wished to leave money to his grandmother, Joan Frye, as most had been inherited from her late husband.

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ult c[aus]a Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] ex p[ar]te Edmunde Fayermaner de et super testis allegac[i]one Thome Blaunche Rich[ard]us Tilbrorough de Eastm[ar]den in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] unius anni et ultra et antea apud Chilgrove infra p[ar]och[ie] de westdeane in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per spaciu[m] unius et ultra et antea apud Northm[ar]den in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moratus est per unu[m] anu[m] et ultra oriund[us] apud westmeone in com[itatu] South[ampton] libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]onem de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that on the sonday before the feaste of St Andrewe last past w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] thincketh to be the xxvjth day of November or thereabout[es] about vij of the Clocke in the morninge this ex[amina]t[e] then beinge in bed and not stirringe was sent for by Thomas Blaunch the Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] to come unto him to the howse of Edmond Fayermanor thelder scituat w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Stoughton lyinge then sicke and lyinge in his bed whereupon this ex[amina]t[e] went unto the said testator, and his cominge unto the said Testator Tho[mas] Blaunche, the said testator tolde this ex[amina]t[e] he had sent for him because he would make his will the said Tho[ma]s Blaunche was then the same tyme to take a purgac[i]on w[hi]ch was

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then p[ro]vided for him for the better restoringe of his health did will the said Thomas Blaunche to make and declare his will before he tooke the said purgac[i]on not knowinge howe the

[[f 197v/f 198r]] same purgac[i]on might worke w[i]th him afterward[es] said unto the said Testator Tho[mas] Blaunch, Tho[mas] Blaunch or sonne Thomas for soe this ex[amina]t[e] used to call him, you knowe the moste p[ar]te of your wealth and stocke was given you by Henry Frye your grandfather and therefore you shoulde do well to give the same againe unto his wif your grandmother then the said Testator answeared his mind it was not soe Then this ex[amina]t[e] willed and advised the said Testator to give unto his said grandmother Joane Frye ar[ticu]lat[ed] five pound[es] to dispose at her death to whome she woulde because she did finde some faulte and was greved at the content[es] of her said husband[es] will: whereupon the said Thomas Blaunche did then and there make and declare his last will and testament by worde of mouth in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] Richard Fayermaner Eliz[abeth] Rudman and Agnes Smyth in such maner and forme or the same in effect as in the will ex[hibi]ted and reade unto him this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his ex[amin]ac[i]o[n]e is confyrmed and expressed and therein did make and ordaine Edmond Fayermanor his the said Testators m[aste]r his sole and only executor, the saide Testator Tho[mas] Blaunch then beinge of good and p[er]fect remembraunce for ought this ex[amina]t[e] coulde gess to the contrarie for he this ex[amina]t[e] called him Father (as he used to doe in his lif tyme) and this ex[amina]t[e] likewise called him the s[ai]d Testator sonne, and soe he knewe all the rest of the witnesses before named and others there p[rese]nte w[i]th him Et al[ite]r ad resi[d]uu[m] test[amentu]m nu[n]cupat[ivum] ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet that Edmond Fayermaner doth owe and is indebted unto this ex[amina]t[e] at this p[rese]nte the some of Twenty pound[es] Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ijdum r[esp]ondet that he liveth and mainteyneth him selfe by his Revenues and stocke and other occupac[i]on or misterie he hath none

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Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno deducto Cli

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad rogatu[m] Edmonde Fayermanor se[ips]u[m] et ex eius sumptib[us] etc

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that of the p[ar]ties litigant he is moste conversaunt w[i]th the said Edm[ond] Fayerman[er] p[ro]ducent because he dwelleth in a howse of the said Edmo[nd] Faymanor and therefore doth favour him moste but yet noe otherwise then in the way of righte neither and that of the two p[ar]ties he coulde wish that the said Edmond Fayermanor shoulde preveill if soe be the equity and right of his cause will beare yt & noe oth[e]rwise

Ad vijum pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad testes refert se ad test[ament]um dic[tum] def[uncti]s ex[hibi]tu[m]

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ixum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xum r[esp]ondet that the said Thomas Blaunch the Testator when he made and declared his said will nu[n]cupative did then lye in the p[ar]ler of the said Edmond Fayermanors howse before said and yt was betwene the howers of vij and ix of the Clocke in the forenoone of the day as this ex[amina]t[e] remembreth in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the witnesses before by him named to the said will and allegac[i]on

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Ad xjum r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] p[re]deposuit et q[uo]d d[i]c[t]us testator condidit test[ament]um suu[m] nu[n]cupati[ivum] pred[ictum] circiter ante eius obitu[m] et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xijum r[esp]ondet ut prius ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xiiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath heard and it is com[m]only reported that the interrogat[e] Joane Frye was and is grandmother to the said Tho[mas]

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Blaunch deceased and soe she is comonly and publiq[ue]ly reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xiiij r[esp]ondet that the said testator inter[rogated] lay sicke before he died about Eighte dayes and although the said Joane Frie his graundmother might have an intent to visitt him in his sickenes she coulde not come unto him because she then lay verie sicke alsoe

Ad xv tu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Tho[mas] Blanch the testator was worth in good[es] and monie about at the tyme of his deceass whereof xvli is in the hand[es] of Edmond Fayermaner thexecutor named in his will by the s[ai]d Edm[onds] owne confession Ls in the hand[es] of w[illia]m Rasoll of the p[ar]ish of Stoughton and Ls or thereabout[es] in the hand[es] of w]illia]m Baily of the p[ar]ish of Stoughton and vjli in the hand[es] of Geo[rge] Page of Eastm[ar]den <& xxs in the hand[es] of one Godfriede Smithe> Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere savinge that his apparrell remeineth in the hand[es] and custody of the said Edmond Fay[e]rmaner

Ad xvij r[esp]ondet that he knoweth nothinge to the contrary but y[a]t the said Edmond Fayermaner beareth the charg[es] of this suite out of his owne mony and of his p[ro]per coste Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xviij satisfactum est

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Richard Tylbero

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Richard Fayrmaner de p[ar]o[chie] de Stoughton in com[itatu] Sussex yeom[an] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter et ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]e[m] de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that on the sondaye before the feast of St Andrewe last paste w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] taketh to be the xxvjth day of November or there about[es], this ex[amina]t[e] bordinge in the howse of his kinsman Edmond Fayermaner w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Stoughton above said and beinge gon fourth of the

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same howse w[i]thin a while after was sent for to Come into Tho[mas] Blaunche whom lay sicke in the same howse and cominge unto the said and into the p[ar]lor of the same howse he founde then and there p[rese]nte Richard Tilborough Eliz[abeth] Rudman and Agnes Smyth, to whome the saide Tho[ma]s Blaunch saide that he was desirous to make his will and for that cause had sent for this ex[amina]t[e] and the said Richard Tilborough, and after the said Richard Tilbrough had tolde him that he might doe a good deed to give some p[ar]te of his good[es] unto Joane Fry his grand mother in respecte the moste p[ar]te of his the said testators substance came from her husbond Henry Frye the said Tho[mas] Blaunches grandfather the saide Tho[mas] Blaunche the Testator did the same daye betwene the howers of seven and ix of the clocke in the forenoone make and declare his laste will and testam[en]t nu[n]cupative in such man[n]er and forme the effect as in the will reade unto him this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his examinac[i]on is expressed and declared and in the same his will did name and appointe Edmond Fayermaner thelder his sole and only executor in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said Richarde Tilborough this ex[amina]t[e] and the said Eliz[abeth] Rudman and Agnes Smyth, And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith

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that the same Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] was at the tyme of makinge and declaringe of his said will of verie good and p[er]fect memory and spake well and plainely and knewe ev[er]y one there p[rese]nte w[i]th him and further this ex[amina]t[e] cannot depose

Ad Inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est, et r[esp]ondet that he is a border in the howse of Edmond Fayermaner and that he is also unto the said Edmond and that the said Edmond is indebted unto this R[esp]ondent the some of Ten pound[es],

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and liveth by land[es] and husbondry et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet ut ad p[re]faciu[m] deponiu[m] s[ui]s p[re]dicavit

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno deduct[o] xlli

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a et ex sumptib[us] suis proprijs ad rogatum tamen d[i]c[t]i Edmu[n]d Fayermaner p[ar]t[e]s eu[m] p[ro]ducent[es]

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet that of the p[ar]ties litigant he favoreth his kinsman Edmond Fayermaner moste for w[i]th him he is moste conv[er]sante and wisheth him victory in the way of righte

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad contestes refert se ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m]

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative savinge that he beareth his owne charges in cominge to testifie in this cause

Ad ixu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad xum nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r quoad test[ament][um] et allegac[i]on[em] p[re]d[ictam] p[re]deposuit

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Ad xjum r[esp]ondet that the said Tho[mas] Blaunch did make and decklare his said will in maner and forme or the like in effect as in the will exhibited is declared xlviij howers and more before his death et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative for the said Testator contynued in p[er]fect memory untill the hower of his death

Ad r[esp]ondet that the said Tho[mas] Blaunche the Testator did make and declare his said will of his owne accorde and was not neither solicited or p[er]swaded soe to doe by anie man but only putt in minde to be good unto his said graundmother by the said Richard Tilbrough a witnes also p[ro]ducted in this suite in maner and forme as this r[esp]ondent to the said testam[en]t and all[egacions] hath deposed Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Joane Frye is graundmother unto the inter[rogate] Tho[mas] Blaunche and so she is comonly reputed and taken and the sister of Ralfe Randall inter[rogated] & soe comonly also reputed and taken

Ad xiiijtu[m] r[ep]ondet that the said inter[rogate] Testator was sicke about vij or viij daies before he died and that the said Joane Frye was then sicke also and

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verie like to dye and by reason thereof could not come to visitt although she would

Ad xv r[esp]ondet that the said Testator was accoumpted to be worth at the tyme of his deceass about xxvli for at so much is good[es] and monie were valued and prized in his Inventary besides the some of xxiijli iiijs iiijd given unto him by his grandffather henry Frye and rem[aineth] in his said grandmothers hand[es] Ls whereof is remyninge in the hand[es] of w[illia]m Rasoll and Ls more in the hand[es] of w[illia]m Baily

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of walderton and the rest remaineth in the hand[es] and custody of the said Edmond Fayermaner his ex[ecu]tor

Ad xvijum r[esp]ondet that the said Edmond Fayermaner did beare the costs and charges of this suite of his owne mony et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xviiju[m] satisfactu[m] est

signu[m] R [[mark]] Fayemaner

Elizabeth Rudman ux[or] w[illia]mi Rudman de Eastm[ar]den in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per septem an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Chillgrove in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per spaciu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eastdeane in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per xvij an[nos] vel circiter oriund[a] apud Lurgashall in com[itatu] pred[icto] libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro] duct[a] iurat[a] et ex[amina]t[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]am dicit that on the sonday before the feaste of St Andrewe Laste paste the said testator Tho[mas] Blaunche desirous to make his will did cause Richard Tilborough and Richard Fayermaner to be sent for w[hich] beinge done they came unto him the said Testator then lyinge sicke at the howse of Edmond Fayermaner thelder w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Stoughton at whose cominge, the said Tho[mas] Blaunche said unto them that he was to take a purgac[i]on and that before he tooke the same he was verie willinge and desirous to make his will, w[hi]ch he did p[rese]ntely at their cominge unto him, in such maner and forme or the like in

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effect as in the will exhibited and read unto her this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is expressed and declared in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said Richard Tilborough Richard Fayermaner this ex[amina]t[e] and Agnis Smyth and of the saide his Laste will and testament nu[n]cup[ative] did make and ordaine Edmond Fayermaner his m[aste]r his sole and only ex[ecu]tor And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said Testator was at the tyme of makinge and declaringe his said Laste Will and testament of good and p[er]fect memory for ought could be gathered to the contrarie for he spake plainely and senceably and lived in such good remembraunce from the tyme of makinge of his said untill tues[ai]day in the afternoone followinge Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet ut ad p[re]faciu[m] ex[aminat]us s[ui]s and that she is a woman and a mans wif and getteth her Livinge w[i]th her owne industrie and her husbonds together

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nil valet in bonis because she hath a husbond

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Ed[mond]i Fayrmaner

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that of the two p[ar]ties litigant she favoureth the s[ai]d Edm[ond] Fayrmaner moste because she thincketh he hath moste righte & w[i]th him she is moste conv[er]sant Cupit tamen victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

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Ad sept[im]um r[esp]ondet that she hath given unto her by the will ex[hibi]ted ijs vjd and more she shall not gett nor loase by this suite howesoev[er] it cometh to pass and otherwise this suite doth nothinge concerne her

Ad viijum pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

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Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondet that the will interrogate[d] was made and declared by the said Testator before the witnesses aforesaide and this ex[amina]t[e] in the p[ar]lor of the said Edm[und] Fayermaners howse about viij or ix of the Clocke in the forenoone of the day before by this r[esp]ondent deposed and sett downe in her deposic[i]ons to the testam[en]t and allegac[i]on before menc[i]oned

Ad xjum r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xijum r[esp]ondet that the said Tho[mas] Blaunch the Testator was not p[er]swaded provoked or urged by anie to make and declare his said will in man[n]er and forme aforesaide more than beyinge asked by the said Richard Tilborough what his will and minde was, the said Joane Fry his grand mother should have to dispose at the tyme of her death to such as she thought good, the said Testator said she should have five pooind[es] to dispose and give at her death to whome she thought good

Ad xiij r[esp]ondet that the saide Joane Fry is graund= mother unto the said testator and so she is comonly reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xiiiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Testator was sicke the space of vij daies before his death Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad xv et xvjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that this r[esp]ondent did heare the saide Testator saie before his death that w[illia]m Rafell of Walderton did owe him Ls Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xvijum r[esp]ondet that she thincketh the said Edm[und] Fayrmaner beareth the charg[es] of this suite Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xviiju[m] satisfactum est

signum Eliz[abeth] [[mark]] Rudman

Agnis Smith uxor Joh[ann]is Smith de Eastm[ar]den in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxta anno[rum] et ultra et antea apud Northm[ar]den in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] iiijor anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud hartinge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi

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oriund[a] fuit etat[is] lx anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ducta iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that about a monith before [christ]mas Last paste and upon a sunday morninge this deponent watchinge & givinge attendaunce on the said Tho[mas] Blaunch the Testator in tyme of his sickenes and makinge redy of a purgac[i]on for him w[hi]ch was sent unto him to be taken for the better restoringe of his health asked the said Tho[mas] Blaunch the Testator if he wolde take and drincke his purgac[i]on to whome the said Testator answered he would first make his will before he tooke the purgac[i]on and there upon callinge unto his m[aste]r Edmond Fayermaner who lay in a lofte ov[er] the

[[f 202v/f 203r]] p[ar]lor where the said Testator lay sicke to rise and come unto him and requested him to send for Richard Tilborough and Richard Fayermaner for he woulde faine make his will before he tooke his purgac[i]on at whose comynge after some talke and communicac[i]on the said Thomas Blaunch did make <& declare> his laste will and testament nu[n]cupative in such maner and forme or the like in effect as in the will exhibited & read unto this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of her exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is conteyned or the like in effect in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said Rich[ard] Tilborough and Rich[ard] Fayrmaner Eliz[abeth] Rudman and this deponent and of his said will and testam[en]t he did make ordaine and appointe the said Edmond Fayrmaner his m[aste]r And further this ex[amina]t[e] sayth that the said Tho[mas] Blaunch the Testator at the tyme of makinge and declaringe his said will was of p[er]fect mind and memory speakinge plainely and senceably and knewe those w[hi]ch were there p[rese]nte w[i]th him and so contynued unto the hower of his death w[hi]ch was untill the tues[ai]day followinge in the afternoone And more to the said testament ex[hibi]ted and allegac[i]on thereupon she cannot depose

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]c[un]dum r[esp]ondet that she is a woman and a mans wife and that her husbond is a husbondman and that they live and mainteyne their estates by their Labours and industries together

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Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d ius valet in bonis s[ui]s quia nupta est

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus [sic] et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Edm[on]di Fayrmaner

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet that there is given unto her by the will ex[hibi]ted ijs vjd for her paines for tendinge the said testator in his sicknes Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiju[m] p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad ximu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said testator interr[ogated] did make and declare his said will nu[n]cupative upon a sunday about a monith before [christ]mas and about viij or ix of the Clocke in the forenoone lyinge sicke then in the p[ar]lor of Edm[ond] Fayrmanors howse in the p[rese]nc[e] of the witnesses before named

Ad xj r[esp]ondet ut prius ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]on[em] p[re]depo[sui]t and that the said testator died the tuesday followinge after he made his will Et al[ite]r negative

Ad xiju[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Joane Frye inter[rogated] is grandmother into the said Tho[mas] Blaunch and soe she is comonly reputed and taken and Rob[er]t Randall interr[ogated] doth call the said Joane Fry Aunte et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xiiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Testator was sicke about seaven nighte before he died Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative ut credit because the said Joane Fry was then also verie sicke and not able to come and visit the said Tho[mas] Blaunch

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Ad xv et xvj r[esp]ondet that the said Thomas Blaunch died worth about xxxli in good[es] and monie as she hath heard, whereof he said he had in the

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hand[es] of w[illia]m Rasoll and w[illia]m Baily of Stoughton Ls apece and in the hand[es] of Edm[ond] Fayrmaner his m[aste]r xvli Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xvijum r[esp]ondet that she thincketh the said Edmond Fayrmaner beareth his charges of his owne purse w[i]thout the helpe of anie

Ad xviijum satisfactum est signum Agn[es] [[mark]] Smyth

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Caretto Winson primo die Feb[ruarii] 1609

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49 Knighte

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month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Ford

plaintiff/s Richard Knighte

defendant/s John Ellis

type of case Tithe

The case concerns the Rector of Ford, John Ellis, and appears to concern the manner of setting out tithes. The sole deponent knew of no agreement existing between the plaintiff, Richard Knight, and John Ellis.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et super alle[gacio]ne Rich[ard]i knighte de Forde Arch[idiaconatus] Cic[estrensis] con[tra] m[agist]ru[m] Joha[n]ni Ellis R[e]c[t]orem de Forde dat[us] sequitur Johan[n]es Drewett de Forde in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxli anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Ilesham intra p[ar]och[ie] de Climpinge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit per xiijcem Annos vel circiter et antea apud kingston infra p[ar]o[ch[ie] de Ferringe in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxto anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]oni[s] testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad primu[m] s[e]cundum or anie agrem[en]t or Composic[i]on makinge nor men anie such agrem[en]t or composic[i]o[n] betwene the p[ar]ties ar[ticu]lat[ed]

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet that this r[esp]ondent[es] first wife who is nowe ded and buried was the said Richard Knight[es] owne sister

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Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto vli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a husbondman and thereby getteth his livinge

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that on a tyme when Richard knighte requested this r[esp]ondent to come & testifie in this cause, this r[esp]ondent answered him that he shold doe him litle good in this cause because he nev[er] knewe of anie such agrement or bargaine betwene mr Jo[hn] Ellis and him as he wolde p[ro]duce him upon and therefore was not willinge to put the said knighte to Charges and expenc[es], and y[a]t the said Rich[ard] knighte neither hath given nor offered anie thinge to this r[esp]ondent for his charges but this r[esp]ondent requested his charg[es] and expenc[es] whereupon d[o]c[t]or Cox a Judge of this Cons[istory] Court did award unto him for his viaticall expenc[es] iijs iiijd w[hi]ch he hath not yet rec[eived]

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad primu[m] et s[e]cundum ar[ticu]los allega[cio]nis p[re]d[icte] p[re]deposuit signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Drewett

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50 Hide

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month/s of depositions February 1609/10

parish/es Clapham

plaintiff/s John Hide

defendant/s Richard Richardes

type of case Tithe

It was alleged by William Peachey that Richard Richardes had demanded tithes from John Hide, but would not accept what was offered, nor 5s in lieu. John Hide also asked William Peachey to intercede for him with Richardes.

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Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et super alle[gacio]ne ex p[ar]te Joh[an]nis hide al[io]s apud acta con[tra] Rich[ard]um Richard[e]s firmariu[m] pina[rum] ad R[e]c[t]orariu[m] de Clapham spectam in c[aus]a sub[stant]ius pina[rum] dato sequitur

Willi[a]mus Peachey de Colworth in com[itatu] Sussex yeoma[n] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] vj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eartham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xlviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that mr David English p[ar]son of Clapham John Hide ar[ticu]lat[ed] this ex[amina]t[e] and Thomas Peachey his brother beinge at the Canons gate leadinge into the Cloase of the Cathedrall Church of Chichester on saturday the eleventh day of Novemb[e]r last paste, and havinge some talke and comunicacio[n] together the said ar[ticu]lat[e] John Hide tolde unto this ex[amina]t[e] that Richarde Richard[es] sued him the said John Hide for tithes and that he the said John Hide had offered him the said Richard[es] his due and yet he would not take it and while they were so talkinge together of the same matter the s[ai]d Richard Richard[es] came unto them, whome the said John Hide asked if he would take vs for all his tithes due unto him from the said John Hide and said if he wold take it he had it redy for him and then and there did really offer and tender the some of five shilling[es] and delivered

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the same into the hand[es] of this ex[amina]t[e] to the use of the said Richard[es], but the said Richard Richard[es] went away from them and would not give anie eare unto the said John Hide nor accept of his said tender but dep[ar]ted from them as though he had not heard it, and soe this ex[amina]t[e] seinge he would not accept of the said vs in such man[ne]r

[[f 205r/f 205v]] and forme as the same was tendered this ex[amina]t[e] delivered the said vs unto the said John Hide againe and soe they dep[ar]ted and more to the said allegac[i]on this ex[amina]t[e] cannot say

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nonit c[aus]am de qua contraner tituem ex relac[i]one p[ar]tiu[m] litigan[um] ab undecimo die Novembris ultimo preterit[us] usqu[e] in huiis diem

Ad vtu[m] et vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad allegac[i]on[em] pred[ictam] predepo[su]it

Ad vij r[esp]ondet ad inter[rogatorium] prox[imum] preceden[tum] r[esp]ondet

Ad octavu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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William Peache

Thomas Peachey p[ar]o[chi]e de Northmu[n]dham in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi moram fecit per spaciu[m] xijcem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eartham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xl anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

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Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that upon a saturday in November last paste w[hi]ch he taketh to be the xjth day of the same monith the ar[ticu]lat[e] John Hide and Richarde Richardes this ex[amina]t[e] and w[illia]m Peachey his brother and another whose name is unknowne unto this ex[amina]t[e] whome he hearde say to be the p[ar]son of Clapham beinge p[rese]nte together at or nere the Canons gate leadinge into the cloase of Cath[edr]all Church of Chiches[ter] the said ar[ticu]lat[e] John Hide did tell unto

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w[illia]m Peachey this ex[amina]t[es] brother that he was sued for certaine tithes by the said Richard Richard[es] and that he had offered unto the said Richard[es] vs for his said tithes but he would not take it, and thereupon drue out vs and asked the said Richard[es] if would accept of it for the said tithes due unto him from the said John hide and if he would accept of it, it was redy and soe tolde out the said vs into the hand[es] of the said w[illia]m Peachey this ex[amina]t[es] brother to the use of the said Richard Richard[es] and seinge the said Richard[es] redy to dep[ar]te companie the said John Hide called unto him to take and accept the same vs, but the said Richard Richard[es] went from him and the rest of the Companie as though he heard him not and would not returne againe to take the said five shillings, and soe because the said w[illia]m Peachey sawe that the said Richard[es] went away from them after that man[n]er and would not take the said five shilling[es] so tendered and really offered, he gave the same unto the said John Hide againe. Then the said Jo[hn] Hide because he was well acquainted tw[i]th the said w[illia]m Peachey this ex[amina]t[es] brother, requested him when he talked w[i]th the said Richard[es] againe that he would sett them at one and at peace concerninge the said tithes if he could and soe they departed, Et al[ite]r adclsam allegac[i]on[is] nescit deponere

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferent[e]r et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he understandeth the cause dependinge in Judgment betwene the inter[rogate] p[ar]ties is for tithes, by their owne

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confession and that he hath bin acquainted therw[i]th ev[er] since the said xjth day of Novemb[e]r last et al[ite]r nescit

Ad v vj et vij r[esp]ondet ut ad allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ict[am] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath heard the said Inter[rogate] Richard Richard[es] say yt was for tithe plus he sued the said Jo[hn] Hide and what els this R[esp]ondent hath hot hearde

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Thomas Peachey

Repet[itus] coram m[agist]ro Humfrid[us] Booth 13o die Februarij 1609

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51 Dudman

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month/s of depositions February 1609/10

parish/es Lyminster

plaintiff/s John Dudman

defendant/s Thomas Sowton

type of case Defamation

John Dudman was alleged to have committed adultery with the wife of Thomas Sowton on the day of their wedding, with the result that the child she was carrying was Dudman's and not her husband's. Since a deponent asserted that the churchwardens of Arundel were aware of this, they may have brought the case of Margaret Sowton to the attention of the vicar, William Carus, the plaintiff in case 52.

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Exa[m]i[n]atio testiu[m] de et super Li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Joh[an]nis Dudman p[ar]o[chi]e de Lymister Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] con[tra] Thoma[s] Sowton de Southstoake Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] in c[aus]a diffamac[i]onis sine Convitij sequitur

Johannes kelshaw de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex Weav[er] ubi moram fecit per xxvj an[n]os vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] p[re]dict[orum] ano[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]o[n]is testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad L[ibel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] deponit that this deponent beinge at the howse of Thomas Sowton in offam w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Southstoke in the county of Sussex on the feast day of St John the Evangelyst last paste 1609 did then

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and there amongst other ill speaches passinge betwene the said Thomas Sowton li[bel]lat[ed] and Margaret his wif, heard the said Thomas Sowton saye and affirme that he the said Thomas nev[er] had carnall knowledge of the said Margarete his wives body and yet she the said Margaret was w[i]th childe and that the said John Dudman Libellatt[ed] was father of her said childe and that the said John Dudman did lye w[i]th her the said Margaret his wife at the howse of Ben[jamin] Blundell in Arrundell the same day that he the said Thomas Sowton and the said Margaret were m[ar]ried meaninge thereby that the said John Dudman Libellat[ed] had com[m]itted adultery or fornication w[i]th the said Margaret Sowton his wif and that the said John Dudman had begotten her w[i]th childe, and not he the said Thomas Sowton although he wer her husbond All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoaken and published by the said Thomas Sowton the and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] xpofer Penicodd and Marie Garrett Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] L[ibel]li nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that this ex[amina]t[e] did here the said Thom[a]s Sowton once since the tyme before in the next p[re]cedent ar[tic]le specified at the howse of the said Margaret Sowton his wife in Arrundell saye and affirme that he had spoken the said word[es] of diffamac[i]on before specified Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that the said Margaret Garrett al[ia]s Sowton li[bel]lat[ed] was and is m[ar]ried unto the said Tho[mas] Sowton also li[bel]lat[ed] for he this ex[amina]t[e] came w[i]th them when they were m[ar]ried at Chichester and that for man and wife they are publiquely reputed and taken

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Ad quintu[m] dicit that it cannot be but that the said John dudman Libellatt[ed] is much discredited amongst grave and honest men by reason of the publicac[i]on of the foresaid word[es] of diffamac[i]on

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad septi[m]um refert se ad iura

Ad octavu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

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Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s proprijs ere alieno deducto vli

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] Li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] L[ibel]li pred[ictam] p[re]depo[sui]t

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit verba diffamatoria p[re]dicta esse vera

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet that there is acomon fame and report w[i]thin the Burrough of Arrundell that the said Margaret Sowton and John dudman have lived incontinently together and that the said John Dudman did lye w[i]th the saide Margaret the day that the said Margaret and Tho[mas] Sowton were m[ar]ried, and that thereupon they were p[rese]nted and detected by the Churchwardens and sidemen of Arrundell aforesaid Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d audivit verba diffamatoria pred[icta] s[u]is ut p[re]fertur p[ro]lata sumpti[bus] et non ex auditu vel relac[i]one alio[rum]

Ad ixum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xum r[esp]ondet negative

signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] kelshaw

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro D[o]c[t]ore Cox

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[Christ]oferus Penicodd p[ar]o[chi]e de Southstoake in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud kerdford in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lvj

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anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] dicit that in the [christ]mas hollidaies Last paste an[n]o 1609 otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] cannot nowe remember this ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the howse of Thomas Sowton in offam w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Southstoke in the county of Sussex, this said m[ar]garet Sowton his wife beinge then and there w[i]th the said Thomas and fallinge at debate and discord, did heare the said Thomas Sowton say that if the said Margaret his wif was w[i]th childe (as he the said Thomas suspected she was) her Companions and them whome she consorted w[i]th all, or one of them, was father of her said childe and especially John Dudman li[bel]lated for soe afterward[es] in and and [sic] conclusion of his said speech he declared and affirmed All w[hi]ch word[es] were by this deponent specified were uttered and spoken by the said Thomas Sowton at the tyme and place afores[ai]d in the p[rese]nc[e] of John Kelshaw Mary Gerard and this Deponent, and more to the said ar[tic]le this ex[amina]t[e] cannott depose for he was goinge up and downe the howse about his busines and gave litle heed or regard of anie wordes passinge the same tyme

Ad iijtu[m] Deponit ut ad prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] Deponit that the said Thomas Sowton and m[ar]garet Garett li[bel]lat[ed] were m[ar]ried at Chichester as he hath heard, and that they are com[m]only reputed and taken

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Ad vtu[m] dicit that he verily beleveth the good name creditt of the said John Dudman is much impeached by reason of utteringe the foresaid word[es] of diffamac[i]o[n] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad viju[m] refert se ad iura

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Ad viiju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro] proprijs ere alieno deducto iiijli

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit

Ad quartum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad d[i]c[t]um s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] L[ibel]li p[re]depo[s]it[a]

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet that there is a publiq[ue] brute and fame w[i]thin the Burrough of Arrundell that the said John Dudman hath com[m]itted adultery or fornicac[i]on w[i]th the said Margaret Sowton Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viijum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d audivit verba diffamater p[re]dicta s[ui]s ut p[re]fertum p[ro]lata simpl[ici]t[e]r et non ex relac[i]one vel auditu alio[rum]

Ad Nonu[m] r[esp]ondet favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xmu[m] r[esp]ondet negative et q[uo]d non est conduct[um] ad p[er]hibund[um] testimoniu[m] ex alicinus p[er]suason vel instigatione nequ[e] p[re]ce aut p[re][dic]tu motus instancus ad rogatu[m] d[i]c[t]i Jo[hanni] Dudman et eius expens[i]s quoad viaticas

signu[m] [christ]of[e]r [[mark]] Penicodd

Repetit[us] coram d[o]c[t]ore Cox xxjo die Feb[ruarii] 1609

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Maria Gerard de Offam infra p[ar]och[ie] de Southstoke in com[itatu] Sussex spinster ubi h[ab]itavit per tres mens[e]s vel circiter et antea apud Arrundell in

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com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per nonem menses vel circiter et ante apud Bearsted in com[itatu] pred[icto] et antea apud Lidsey in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] iiij or anno[rum] vel circiter et apud Bearsted ubi morata est per spatiu[m] vj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Barnham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]ata dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that on one of the [christ]mas holidaies Laste past anno 1609 this ex[amina]t[e] beinge In the howse of Thomas Sowton li[bel]lat[ed] on offam w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Southstoake aforesaide did then and there, here Margaret Sowton wif of the said Thomas Sowton, tell him the said Thomas that she was w[i]th childe, then the said Thom[a]s asked her who was the father thereof, to whome the said m[ar]garet replied and said, that he the said Thomas was father, Then the said Thomas said unto the said Margarett his wif that if she were w[i]th childe John Dudman was father thereof as he thought, for he the said was not father thereof All w[hi]ch word[es] were spoken by the said Thomas Sowton of and against the said John Dudman at the tyme and place aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] and hereinge of John Kelsham of Arrundell and this ex[amina]t[e] and who els this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] doth not nowe remember Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu[lu]m nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that she hath hearde the said Thomas Sowton speake the foresaide word[es] or the Like effect often tymes et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit that the said Thomas Sowton and the s[ai]d Margaret Garrett were m[ar]ried at Chichester as she hath heard and by reason thereof are comonly reputed and taken to be man and wif

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Ad quintu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that she thincketh the good name and creditt of the said John Dudman is somewhat dyminished by reason of the publishinge of the foresaid word[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] deponit affirm[ative]

Ad vijum refert e ad iura

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Ad viiju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] ea[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] r[esp]ondet that she worth litle besides her apparrell

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad li[bel]lu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad iij tu[m] inter[rogator]iu[m]

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vijmu[m] r[esp]ond[e]t that there is com[m]on fame and reporte w[i]thin the Burrough of Arrundell and other plac[es] thereunto adoynynge that the said John Dudman doth live incontinently w[i]th the said Margaret Sowton li[bel]lat[ed] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d audivit verba diffam[ato]ria pred[icta] p[ro]lata simpl[icite]r et non ex relac[i]one vel auditu al[ios]

Ad ixum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad x r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad rogatu[m] Joh[an]nis Dudma[n] ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a

Ad ean[dem] vertute decreti di[ct]ii Iudicant[es] Cur[ia] Compulsa Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

signu[m] Marie [[mark]] Gerard

Repetit[us] m[agist]ro Fr[ancisco] Cox 2o die Feb[ruarii] 1609

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52 Carus

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month/s of depositions February 1609/10

parish/es Arundel

plaintiff/s William Carus

defendant/s Margaret Garrett alias Sowton

type of case Purgation

Margaret Sowton was the wife of Thomas Sowton in the preceding case. Here she is accused of adultery, not with John Dudman, as previously alleged, but with John Finch. She was discovered by Finch's wife, but maintained that the bedclothes were between her and Finch. The plaintiff attempted to discover the truth about Margaret, and the mayor of Arundel also questioned her. Relations between Margaret and her husband were strained. It seems that the vicar was concerned more with Margaret's own repentance than any injury done to either her husband or Finch. Notably, Margaret would not accept her husband's help to travel to Chichester when required by the Court. A later deposition indicates that Margaret was charged to repent by Carus, which would have involved her appearing dressed as a penitent during Sunday service, and making admission of her guilt.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et super obiecc[i]onib[us] ex p[ar]te m[agist]ri w[illia]mi Carus con[tra] purgac[i]o[n]em Margarete Garrett al[ia]s Sowton datus sequitur Maria Gerard deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that this Exa[m]i[n]ant beinge serv[au]nte unto Margaret Sowton al[ia]s Garrett did in goe into the bedchamber of the said Margaret at her then dwellinge house in Arrundell and where nowe the said Margaret still dwelleth, where she founde the ar[ticu]lat[e] John Finche in the bed of the said Margaret and the said Margaret Garrett al[ia]s Sowton w[i]th him or at leaste as not betwene the shett[es] yet lyinge under the blankett and Cov[er]lett as this ex[amina]t[e] p[er]ceived naked to her mydle havinge nothinge about her more than her smocke for soe farre this ex[amina]t[e] had good sighte of her, and the said John Finch lyinge

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naked in the same bed havinge nothinge but his sherte upon him and the bed Cloathes and that about two howers before day the wif of the said John Finche dwellinge to gether in the same howse haringe her husbond John Finche cough as he lay in the said Margaret[es] bed nere unto his wives chamber came w[i]th acandle to seeke her said husbond thinckinge he had bin laid downe the table or bench and so gotten the Colde and missinge him there she came up into the said Margarett[es] Garrett[es] al[ia]s Sowtons Chamber aforesaide where she founde her said husbond John Finch in bed w[i]th the said Margarett in maner as this ex[amina]t[e] hath before Deposed and waked him and tolde him it was a great faulte, and that she would make his freind[es] acquainted to his shame and soe she Dep[ar]ted and the said margaret slept still and did not wake the while Finches wife was in the chamber

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and then afterward this ex[amina]t[e] for her better satisfacc[i]on did aske the said John Finch whether the said Margaret Garrett were in the bed w[i]th him naked betwene the sheet[es] the tyme and place before specified the said John Finch said and affirmed that she the said Margaret was betwene the sheets w[i]th him In the bed afores[ai]d havinge nothinge but her smocke upon her body and the bed clothes Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere in alieno

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that she is a maide and noe m[ar]ried woman

Ad tertiu[m] quartu[m] et quintu[m] interr[ogatoria] this r[esp]onde[n]t will not answer because she doth thincke she is not bounde to answer unto them if they were true as they are not

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative

Ad sept[im]um r[esp]ondet negative savinge that the said Tho[mas] Sowton did tell the said Margaret his wife that she should not stay in his howse interr[ogated] and takinge his sword said he would strike her w[i]th the flatt thereof if she did stay in his said howse, but she the said Margaret did stay in his said howse all that nighte inter[rogated] and her childe also but the said Tho[mas] did nev[er] strike her nor her childe nor offer them anie violence

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Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet negat[ive]

Ad xum pro parte s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xjum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xijum r[esp]ondet that mr w[illia]m Carus inter[rogat]ted did aske this ex[amina]t[e] what she could say in this matter concerninge Jo[hn] Finch and Margaret Sowton to whome she answeared and tolde as before she hath deposed to the obiecc[i]ons & al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad xiiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r q[ui]d ad obiecc[i]ones p[re]d[ict]es p[re]deposuit

Ad xiiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that she is not much p[er]swaded of the honestie of the said Margaret for the causes before by her deposed & other her misdemener et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xvtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad obiecc[i]ones pred[ictes] allegavit

Ad xviju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xviij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xix[um] r[esp]ondet negative for the said Thomas Sowton hath a sonne and a daughter in his howse also & one [crist]ofer Penicodd bordinge in the house alsoe

Ad xxum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xxjum r[esp]ondet that the said Tho[mas] Sowton did allowe and lend this ex[amina]t[e] a horse to ride to Chichester about the premisses and soe would have allowed a horse unto the s[ai]d Margaret his wif if she would have accepted of his p[ro]ffer but she the said Margaret said she scorned him and his horse also, would goe on foote Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad xxijdu[m] r[esp]ondet that she is not much worth besides her apparrell signu[m] Marie [[mark]] Gerrard

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Francisco Cox xxjo die Febr[uarii] 1609

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mr Carus con[tra] Sowton

Thomas Bennett de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex gen[er]osus ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] viij anno[rum] vel circiter et apud Civit[at]em London ubi moram fecit per sex an[n]os vel circiter et ante apud Collegiu[m] de Eton in com[itatu] Bucks ubi studijt per tres Annos vel circiter Oriund[us] apud Arrundell pred[icto] etat[is] xxxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that about the feaste day of St Mich[ael] Tharchaungell Last paste this ex[amina]t[e] beinge then Maior of the Birrough of Arrundell ar[ticu]lat[ed] and hearinge of some ill reporte and disorder of life touchinge Margaret Sowton ar[ticu]lat[ed] and one Finch of Arrundell, Dyd send for the said Margaret to examine her whether the reporte and bruite w[hi]ch he had herde concerninge the said Finch and her were true or noe, and soe did examine her accordingly upon the truth of the same matter privatly to whome the said Margaret upon her s[ai]d exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on confessed

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that true it was that she the said Margaret did goe to bed to the said Finch and there did lye w[i]th him and next unto him the said Finche although there was a childe then in the same bed and more to the said allegac[i]on beinge soe longe since and beinge much imployed in other busines he cannot nowe depose

Ad inter[rogato]rie primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit

Ad tertiu[m] iiij v vj vij viij ix x xj et xijima Inter[rogato]ria nescit r[esp]ondere in aliquo

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Ad xiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative pro p[ar]te s[ui]s

Ad xiiijtu[m] refert se ad depo[sition]em s[ui]s ad allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] et al[ite]r non potest r[esp]ondere

Ad xvtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xvj r[esp]ondet pro p[ar]te s[ui]s neg[ative]

Ad xvij pro parte s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xviij xix et xxum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xxj pro parte s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xxij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] refert se ad depo[sitio]nes s[ui]s ad allegac[ionem] f[a]c[t]as Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogat[e] mr w[illia]m Carus doth prosecute this matter in question against the said Margaret Sowton al[ia]s Garrett & Finch and as this r[esp]ondent is p[er]swaded rather for the reformac[i]on of such vices then of iniury or wronge or mallice to other of the said p[ar]ties

Ad quartu[m] refert se ad depo[sitio]nes s[ui]s ad allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]d[ictam] et al[i]ter nescit

Ad v et vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet negative

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Tho[mas] Bennett

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Nethanni Fenn de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex m[er]tcer [sic] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxxviij anno[rum] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxxviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that about the feast of St Michaell tharchaungell last paste anno 1609 this ex[amina]t[e] havinge occasion of busines w[i]th Margaret Garrett al[ia]s Sowton ar[ticu]lat[ed] went to her howse scituat in Arrundell aforesaid and cominge thether founde the said Margaret verie pensive and sadd, whereupon this ex[amina]t[e] asked her what was the cause of her sadnes, to whome she answered y[a]t she was much abused by John Finch ar[ticu]lat[ed], for he had gotten into her the said Margarett[es] bed and she coulde not gett him fourth, whereupon she was faine to take her childe and to goe into the same bed also unto him the said John Finch then this deponent tolde her that it was a greate and haynous faulte soe to doe, for she might have the Constable and soe have enforced him to goe fourth her bed, or els that she might have gon to bed to the said Finches wife whoe then dwelt in the same howse and soe avoided such offence, then the said Margaret saide that although she did soe, yet there was noe harme done for she had her petticoate on her all the while she lay w[i]th the said John Finch Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad Inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] et tertiu[m] Nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard that ar[ticu]lat[e] Mary Garrett hath had a bastard Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Interrogate Marie Garrett is serv[a]nte unto the said Tho[mas] Sowton and is sometimes at his howse Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viju[m] viij ix x xj xij et xiij nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xiiiju[m] r[esp]ondet negative for the reasons before by him deposed and because the said Margaret hath bin detected or suspected vehemently of evill and lewde life before this tyme

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Ad xvtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xvjtu[m] p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xvij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xviij nescit

Ad xixu[m] xx xxj et xxij nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad inter[rogato]ria secundo loco dato

Ad j nescit R[esp]ondere

Ad ij du[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he knoweth that mr w[illia]m Carus ar[ticu]lat[ed] doth followe and p[ro]secute this matter in question against the interr[ogate] Margaret Sowton al[ia]s Garrett but he is p[er]swaded not of anie mallice or hatred toward[es] the said Margaret but rather for the punishment of vice and reformac[i]on of such grosse inormyties & offences

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative for the reasons by him deposed

Ad vtu[m] et vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Nethaniah Fenn [sic]

Responsiones p[er]sonales Joh[ann]is Finch cuidam all[egacionem] al[ite]r apendact[us] ex p[ar]te m[agist]ro w[illia]m Carus fact[um] seipsum

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

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Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that a Litle before the feaste of St Mich[ael] Tharchangell last past Anno d[omi]ni 1609 this ex[amina]t[e] havinge bin in the Towne of Arrundell in companie amongst div[er]s of his frend[es] and cominge hoame at night to the dwellinge of the said Margaret Sowton al[ia]s Garrett in Arrundell aforesaide in w[hi]ch howse this ex[amina]t[e] did then dwell in somewhat a pleasant humor by reason of his company keepinge, went and layd him self to rest and sleepe in the bed of the said Margaret where she and her children were wont to lye, and there lay all that nighte, because this ex[amina]t[es] wife was then sicke, and could not lye in bed w[i]th her by reason thereof, thinckinge that the said Margaret nor enie body els seinge him there in bed would have come and layd there in the same bed, neither did this ex[amina]t[e] ev[er] see or knowe her there

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before he was waked in the morninge at w[hi]ch tyme this ex[amina]t[e] did see that the said Margaret did lye in the same by him And touching the other content[es] of the said allegac[i]on this ex[amina]t[e] upon his oath denieth to be true, for he was verie prone and much given to slepe and slept faste all the night untill the morninge he was waked by his owne wife signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Finch

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53 Meadowcrofte

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month/s of depositions March 1609/10

parish/es Walberton

plaintiff/s Edmund Meadowcrofte

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed and not contested. John Lane the testator appointed his wife Agnes as executrix. A later change was made, giving two silver spoons to his son.

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Examinatio testiu[m] de et super testam[en]to Joh[an]nis Lane nuper de Walberton in com[itatu] Sussex def[unctus]:

Edmu[n]dus Meadowcrofte Cl[er]icus vicarius de Walberton in com[itatu] Sussex ubi vicarius existit per spatiu[m] xxxvj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civi[ta]tem Cic[enstris] in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per viij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et apud Civi[ta]tem Westminsterij ubi Moram egit per iiij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Lowth in com[itatu] Lincoln[shire] ubi morabatur per decem an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud Tilbridge in com[itatu] Lincoln[shire] pred[icto] etat[is] lxxxj anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

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Ad Testamentu[m] dicit that on the xth day of February last paste anno d[omi]ni 1609 this ex[amina]t[e] beinge sent for to come to John Lane the Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] went unto him to his dwellinge howse in walberton aforesaid where he founde the said John Lane the Testator lyinge sicke on his bed in an upper roome of the same howse and after some Co[nvers]ation had, the said testator said unto this ex[amina]t[e] that he would intreat him to drawe his will for him or some word[es] to the like effect, whereupon this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] did accordinge to the instrucc[i]ons then and there delivered unto him by the same Testator Drawe his saide will and after the writinge

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thereof did reade the same unto the said testator in the p[rese]nc[e] of Edmond Harborowe, Agnes Lane wife of the said John Lane and others whose names this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe remember, And after the readinge thereof the said John Lane the testator allowinge acknowlinge and affir[m]inge the same did thereunto sett his hand in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] and the witness[e]s aforesaid; and after the subscription of the said testator to the same his will, this ex[amina]t[e] and Edmond Harborowe Did sett their hand[es] thereunto as witnesses. All w[hi]ch said will this ex[amina]t[e] deposeth is of his owne hand writinge, and so the same will w[hi]ch was soe written by this ex[amina]t[e] and whereunto the said Testator did write his name and did ratifie and allowe the same for his last will and testament, and whereunto this ex[amina]t[e[] and the said Edmond Harborowe Did subscribe their names for he this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth his owne writinge and seeth his owne hand writinge and the hand writinge of the said testator and the s[ai]d Edmond Harborowe thereunto in such and the same maner and forme as the same was written by this ex[amina]t[e] and subscribed by the s[ai]d testator & the said Edmond harbrowe the witnes aforesaid w[i]thout

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anie alterac[i]on in anie p[ar]te thereof And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said Testator John Lane at the tyme of makinge declaringe subscribinge acknowledginge and confirminge of his said will in maner and forme as aforesaide (as this ex[amina]t[e] verily beleveth and knoweth) was of p[er]fect minde sence and memory, for he spake well and senceably and was able to give notice and instrucc[i]ons for the framinge of his said will in maner afores[ai]d and to declare howe he would have the same done w[i]thout the helpe assistance, p[er]swasion or aide of anie body els there p[rese]nte and y[a]t the will reade and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie same will w[hi]ch was soe declared by the said testator and by him subscribed and confirmed, of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[amentu]m nescit deponere by mee

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Edmund medowcroft

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro] Jo[hannes] drurie xixo die m[ar]tij 1609

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super test[ament]o Jo[hannes] Lane Edwardus Harborowe de Walberton in com[itatu] Sussex Carpenter ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxxvj anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Civi[ta]tem Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxix anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[imoni]um dicit that on [sic] Edmond Medowcrofte Clarke vicar of Walberton aforesaide beinge sent for by the said testator John Lane or by his meanes to bringe unto the said Testator his will w[hi]ch he had requested the said Mr Medowcrofte to putt in writinge for him accordinge as he had instructed him; the said mr Medowcroft went unto the said Testator and willed this deponent beinge his p[ar]ish Clarke to goe w[i]th him, w[hi]ch he did accordingly, and findinge the said testator lyinge sicke on his bed at his dwellinge howse in Walberton aforesaid after whose stayinge there some time, was desirous or willinge to sett upp and to here his will read and because the said mr had not finished the same, he asked the said testator wheth[e]r it were well

[[f 219r/f 219v]] or like word[es] in effect, after the reading of soe much as he had written Then the said Testator I give unto w[illia]m my sonne ij silver spoones and then named his ov[er]seers and soe finished the same, w[hi]ch will beinge soe reade unto the said testator in such and in the same maner and forme as in the will seene and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on ys conteyned, the Testator allowinge the same for his last will and testam[en]t and thereunto did willingly write his name w[i]th his hand in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said mr Meadowcrofte and his wife this ex[amina]t[e] and the wife of John Racton of Walberton and then the said mr Edmond Medowcrofte and this ex[amina]t[e] did setto their hand[es] and subscribe their names at the request of the said testator, as witnesses. And further this deponent saith that the said will was whollie written by the hand of the said Edmond Meadowcrofte, and is the verie same will w[hi]ch was read seene and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledg for he seeth the same to be the verie the same hand writinge of the said Edmond Medowcrofte and seeth his name subscribed thereunto and the hand writinge of the said testator and this ex[amina]t[es] hand writinge also, w[i]thout alteringe or changinge anie thinge in the same will, And also this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said testator at the tyme of readinge allowinge ratyfyinge and confirminge of this his said will and writinge his name thereunto was of p[er]fect minde and memory as this ex[amina]t[e] verily beleveth and knoweth, for he was able to

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give further instrucc[ions] for the finishinge of his said will beinge not finished when it was brought unto him as afores[ai]d and of his owne accorde w[i]thout the helpe of anie man els to declare his further meaning therein and to give the said legacie of ij silver spones

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and to name and appointe his said ov[er]seers in as good sorte as if he had bin good health and did name and appoint Agnes his wif his full and whole executrix of his said will Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um nescit deponere

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Edmund harborow

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Johanne Drury Etc xxijo die m[ar]tij 1609

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54 Jux

starting folio f 216r

month/s of depositions

parish/es Petworth

plaintiff/s Thomas Jux

defendant/s Thomas Ayer

type of case Defamation

The case is a combination of improperly slaughtering meat, and being a fornicator or adulterer, with parallels drawn between the two. Edward Morley, the Constable of Petworth, was directed to apprehend Thomas Ayer for defaming Thomas Jux the younger concerning the butchering of meat. Ayer followed his accusation by accusing Jux the elder of fornication with Nan Hamond, drawing the parallel of having 'your armes full of flesh'. There is reference to a prior excommunication of Thomas Jux in Petworth church.

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Jux vs Ay[e]r Ex[aminati]o test[imoniu]m de et super Li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Thome Jux de Petworth Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] con[tra] Thomam Ayer de eadem in quadam c[aus]a diffamac[i]onis dato sequitur

Edward[us] Morley de Petworth in com[itatu] Sussex Cultellarius ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xv anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Cattell in com[itatu]pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] vj mens[i]s vel circiter oriund[us] apud Marter Wordy in com[itatu] South[amp]ton etat[is] L anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] dicit that about some two monithes since other wise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe better remember this ex[amina]t[e] beinge Constable of Petworth and havinge a warrant directed unto him to apprehend Thomas Ayer Li[bel]lat[ed], from mr Tho[mas]

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Churcher a Justice of the pece and one other Th[omas] to attache and apprehend

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W[illia]m Ayer brother also of the said Tho[mas] Ayer and to bringe them before the saide Justice or some other of his followers and because S[i]r Tho[mas] Bishoppe of Parham knight one other of the king[es] ma[jes]ties Justic[es] of the peace and was then at that tyme at the place of the Lord and Earle of Northumberland scituat in Petworth aforesaid and nerer unto this depone[n]t than anie oth[e]r of his ma[jes]ties Justic[es] after the apprehenc[i]on of the said Tho[mas] Ayer and w[illia]m Ayer this ex[amina]t[e] caused the same p[ar]ties to goe unto the said S[i]r Tho[mas] Buishopp, and cominge to the said place of the Earle of Northumberland and beinge before the said Thomas Buishoppe when and where some word[es] arisinge and growinge betwene the said Tho[mas] Jux beinge then and there also p[rese]nte and the said Tho[mas] Ayer aboute the killinge of Butcheres meate, the said Tho[mas] Jux Li[bel]lat[ed] said that his said sonne Thomas Juxon [sic] did kill well and good meate and therefore he sawe noe cause to the contrary but he might lawfully doe, to whome the said Thomas Ayer said, that you kill well indeed for you helde a made in your armes untill you had begotten ij Bastard[es] upon her then the said Tho[mas] Juxe [sic] Li[bel]lat[ed] asked the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Ayer if he would prove it, then Thomas Ayer said unto him, aske D[o]c[t]or Bounde All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe used at the tyme and place afores[ai]d by the said Tho[mas] Ayer unto the said Tho[mas] Juxon [sic] in the p[rese]nc[e] of S[i]r Tho[mas] Buishopp knighte this ex[amina]t[e] Henry Badmeringe Robert Cowper and div[er]s others whose names this deponent doth not nowe remember Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iijtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad iiijtu[m] deponit ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] dicit that the said Tho[mas] Ayer is of the p[ar]ish of Petworth Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Henricus Cooke al[ias] Badmeringe de Petworth in com[itatu] Sussex Butcher ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xiiij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Arrundell ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] sex mensis vel circiter et antea apud Petworth pred[icto] in com[itatu] pred[icto] ui oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxij anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] p[ro]duct[us] [sic] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad Li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] d[i]c[t]i Li[bel]li, refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that about the space of ij monithes since otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe more p[er]fectly remember, this ex[amina]t[e] and others beinge in exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on before S[i]r Tho[mas] Buishoppe one of the king[es] ma[jes]ties Justic[es] of the peace at the place of the Earle of Northumberland scituat in Petworth aforesaide about certaine matters there obiected against them by the said Thomas Juxon li[bel]lat[ed], after the finishinge of w[hi]ch busines by the said Justice this ex[amina]t[e] w[i]th others did stey at the said place a while, and then and there beinge also p[rese]nte the said Tho[mas] Jux and the said Tho[mas] Ayers Li[bel]lat[e]d some con[ver]sation and talke did arise and growe betwene the said p[ar]tie Li[bel]lat[ed] concerninge Tho[mas] Juxe the younger sonne of the said Tho[mas] Jux Li[bel]lat[ed] killinge of Flesh the said Tho[mas] Jux Li[bel]lat[ed] said that his said sonne Tho[mas] Jux the younger killed good whole some and cleane flesh and fitt to be solde to anie man or the like word[es] in effect, and therefore he knewe noe reason to the contrary but he should be suffered to kill flesh: to whome the said Thomas Ayers said, when Nan Hamond had two bastard[es] or the like word[es] in effect All w[hi]ch word[es] were spoken by the said Tho[mas] Ayers by and of the said Tho[mas] Jux li[bel]lat[ed] and unto the said Tho[mas] Jux in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said S[i]r Tho[ma]s Buishoppe knight Edw[ard] Morley Constable of Petworth w[illia]m Ayer Rob[er]t Cooper this ex[amina]t[e] and div[er]s others at the tyme and place aforesaid Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]u[m] s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that by com[m]on interpretac[i]on he w[hi]ch doth begett a bastard & is taken and helde to be a fornicator or an Adulterer

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Ad iiijtu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]depo[sui]t

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] dicit that the said Tho[mas] Ayer is of the p[ar]ish of Petworth Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] [sic] refert se ad iura

Ad viijvu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij Etc r[esp]ondet that Tho[mas] Juxes wif doth call this ex[amina]t[e] Cosin but howe nere kin or in what degree of kinried they are this ex[amina]t[e] cannot saye

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is worth ev[er]y man paide xxs and is a butcher by his occupac[i]on and thereby getteth his livinge

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]ent[i]

Ad iiijtu[m] p[ro] parte s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad alios nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vj r[esp]ondet ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet that for two yeres agoe or thereabout[es] Anne Hamond interrogat[ed] was delivered of two children w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Petworth & that there was a comon fame and report and this ex[amina]t[e] did credibly heare it spoken that Tho[mas] Jux interrogat[ed] had com[m]itted fornication w[i]th the said Anne and had by her the two children and that she the said Anne was then a single woman Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixum nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad xmu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogat[e] Thomas Jux about a yeare since was exco[mun]icat[ed] in the p[ar]ish Church of Petworth & denounced for such an exco[mmun]icat[e] p[er]son as this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard Et al[ite]r nescit A xj nescit r[esp]ondere

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Henry Cooke

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Rob[er]tus Cooper de Petworth in com[itatu] Sussex shereman ubi h[ab]itavit per xiiijcem an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud et antea apud [sic] Southhampton in eod[em] com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi mora[m] fecit per spatiu[m] t[e]r[t]iu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Petworth pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxviij anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that about vj or vij week[es] agoe laste paste otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] cannot remember this ex[amina]t[e] beinge at the Earle of Northumberland[es] house scituat in Petworth aforesaid, and then and there beinge alsoe Thomas Juxe and Tho[mas] Ayer li[bel]lat[ed] and upon some con[vers]ac[i]on and talke then and there had betwene the said p[ar]ties Li[bel]lat[ed] concerninge Tho[mas] Jux Jun[ior] sonne of the said Tho[mas] Jux li[bel]lat[ed] about the killinge of flesh, the said Tho[mas] Jux Ly[bel]lat[ed] said that his said sonne Tho[mas] Jux killed good and wholesome meate and fitt to be solde to anie body, Then the said Thomas Ayers Li[bel]lat[ed] said unto the said Tho[mas] Jux also li[bel]lat[ed] yt seemeth soe, for you killed well when you begott ij bastard[es] upon the maide, All w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken by the said Thomas Ayer unto the said Thomas Jux at the tyme and place aforesaide in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of S[i]r Tho[mas] B[isho]p knight Edward Morley Constable of Petworth henry Cooke al[ia]s Badmeringe this ex[amina]t[e] and div[er]s others whose names this ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe remember Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit y[a]t by com[m]on interpretac[i]on he is said taken and helde to begett a bastard w[hi]ch doth com[m]itt adultery or fornicac[i]on et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad quartu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] p[re]deposuit

Ad vtu[m] nescit deponere

Ad vjtu[m] dicit that the said Tho[mas] Ayer is of the p[ar]ish of Petworth Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viju[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet ere alieno deduct[o] xxxs and liveth by his occupac[i]on beinge a shereman

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad iiijtu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad ali[os] contestes nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] Nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li p[re]deposuit

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet that there was a com[m]on fame and reporte and this r[esp]ondent did here it often spoken w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Petworth and other p[ar]ishes thereunto adioyninge that Thomas Jux interrogat[ed] did com[m]it fornicac[i]on w[i]th the said Anne Hamond also interrogate[d] and had by her two children w[hi]ch children are since ded, and the said Agnes Hamond was delivered of the said two children w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of Petworth Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viij nescit et nonu[m] nescit

Ad xmu[m] nescit

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Ad xjum nescit signu[m] Rob[er]ti [[mark]] Cooper

R[esp]onsa Edw[ard] Morley ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xvli and that he is Cutler by his occupac[i]on and Constable of the Towne of Petworth

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quartu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative et quoad Contestes nescit

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad li[bel]lu[m] p[re]deposuit

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Ad sextum r[esp]ondet that this ex[amina]t[e] hath heard it reported w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Petworth that the said Tho[mas] Jux interrogat[ed] did com[m]itt fornicac[i]on w[i]th Anne hamond also interrogate[d] a single woman and that he had ij children by her and thereof there was a comon fame and reporte and that the said Anne Hamond was d[elivere]d of the said two children in Petworth about twelve monithes since or upwards Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viij et ixum nescit

Ad xum r[esp]ondet that he hath heard that the saide Tho[mas] Jux was exco[mmun]icat[ed], about the said matter and soe denounced in the p[ar]ish Church of Petworth et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xj nescit r[esp]ondere signu[m] Edw[ard] [[mark]] Morley

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55 Tilborough

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month/s of depositions July 1610

parish/es Stoughton

plaintiff/s Richard Tilborough

defendant/s

type of case Drunkenness

Richard Tilborough was accused of excessive drunkenness in Chichester, and had to be helped up by John Gittens and Matthew Brooke. Tilborough was a witness to Thomas Blaunche the elder’s will (see case 48 above) and this is clearly an attempt to discredit him. It also links to case 57 below.

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Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et super po[sicion]ib[us] addic[ionalis] ad excepc[i]ones

Johannes Gittens de Stockbridge iuxta Civi[ta]tem Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per xxij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Civi[ta]tem Glocester in com[itatu] Glocestr[ensis] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] Lv ano[rum] v[e]l circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad posic[i]ones

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] nescit

Ad iiij tu[m] et vtu[m] nescit

Ad sextu[m] dicit that at the Latter end of the monith of February or the begyninge of the monith of m[ar]ch last this deponent and Mathewe Brooke of the citty of Chichester beinge then together in the hall of the ynne called the

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crowne or the signe of the Crowne w[i]thin the cittye of Chichester aforesaid did see Richard Tilbrough ar[ticu]lat[ed] verie much ov[er]taken w[i]th drinke and soe druncke that he was not hable to stand butt fell downe to the grownde as he passed by them and was not able to rise againe of his owne strength untill John Ward did helpe him upp then this ex[amina]t[e] and the saide Mathewe Brooke p[er]cevinge in what ill case the s[ai]d Tilbrough was, went of his companie in[to] the streat, there to conferre about such busines as they had then to talke offe, then the said Tilbrough seyinge this ex[amina]t[e] and the s[ai]d Mathew Brooke to be gon out of his company came into the streate after them and as he was comynge toward[es] them he fell downe againe against the wall and hurt himselfe much thereby and for such a druncken &

[[f 222v/f 223r]] disordered man he the said Richard Tillbrough by comon fame and reporte, reported and taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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John Gittins

Ad Interrogatoria

Ad j ij iij iiij v vj vij r[esp]ondet that he thincketh them to be imp[er]tinent to this matter in question and therefore not to be answeared unto by this r[esp]ondent

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John Gittins

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Res[p]on[sor]es pleniores Joh[an]nis Gittens f[a]c[t]e Inter[rogator]ijs al[ia]s ex p[ar]te Edmu[n]di Fayrmaner dato sequitur

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xlli

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative, and that he doth imploye therein about[es] an hundreth m[ar]ks

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet negative but rather diswadeth him from the same

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad octavu[m] r[esp]ondet negative because he hath seene and hearde that the said Richard Tilbrough is much given to drunckennes & often tymes ov[er]come therewith John Gyttjens

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannis] Drurye 5o Julij 1610

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56 Silverlocke

starting folio f 223r

month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Westbourne

plaintiff/s William Silverlocke

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was properly executed and not contested. The testator John Randall asked John Williams to write his will, and then to keep it on his behalf as he did not trust anyone else. He appointed his wife Alice as executrix. Silverlocke was a witness.

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Examinatio test[iu]m de et super test[ament]o Joh[an]nis Randall nuper defuncto ac allegatione de super f[a]c[t]a[m] sequitur

Will[ia]mus Silv[er]locke de westborne in com[itatu] Sussex m[er]cer ubi h[ab]itavit per xxxta an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Barnett in com[itatu] Midd[lesex] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] duo[rum] Anno[rum] et antea apud westborne pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xliiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] ac allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that on the vjth day of Aprill last 1610 this ex[amina]t[e] was sent for by John Randall thar[ticu]lat[e] Testator to come unto him whereupon this deponent went unto him to his dwellinge house in westborne abovesaide, at whose cominge the said Testator beinge sicke and lyinge on his bed in a lower chamber of his said howse, requested this deponent to intreat to come also unto him, and sent also for for the like purpose whoe came unto him accordingly, at whose cominge he the said testator said that seinge he was not well he was desirous to make his will, and soe requested the said Richard will[ia]ms to drawe the same accordinge as he would deliver unto him w[hi]ch he did accordinge to the minde of the said testator, and when he had finished the same, he the said Richard Will[ia]ms

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Did reade the same will publiq[ue]lie unto the said John Randall the testator, who allowed verie well thereof, and in Confirmac[i]on thereof did w[i]th his

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owne hand setto his m[ar]ke in the p[rese]nc[e] of this ex[amina]t[e] Richard will[ia]ms and the said Robert Stevens, and then requested this ex[amina]t[e] and the said Rich[ard] will[ia]ms and Robert Stevens to setto their hand[es] and m[ar]kes as witnesses, w[hi]ch they did accordinge to his request, And after the same was soe finished in maner and forme as aforesaid, the said testator John Randall deliv[er]ed his said will to the said Richard will[ia]ms to kepe because he was loath to truste anie bodie ells, At the makinge of w[hi]ch will the said testator was of verie p[er]fect minde and memory talkinge well plainely and senceably and was able w[i]thout the assistance of anie other to give p[er]fect instrucc[i]ons for the framinge of his said will & soe he did, and in the same his will did name and appointe Alice his wife his soale and only executrix; And further this ex[amina]t[e] saith that the will seene and p[er]used by him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the same will was soe made signed acknowledged and Confirmed by the same testator John Randall of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge, for he seeth the said John Randall[es] m[ar]ke thereunto the hand writinge of this ex[amina]t[e] the hand writinge of the saide Richard Will[ia]ms and the m[ar]ke of Rob[er]t Stevens in such and the same maner and forme as the said testator this ex[amina]t[e] and thother witnesses did subscribe and signe the same, And also th[i]s Ex[amina]t[e] sath that the said Testator lived after the makinge of his said will two daies at leaste Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere.

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est, Et r[esp]ondet that he m[ar]ried the said Alice Randall[es] daughter Et al[ite]r negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]onet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs vjli for so much he is taxed in the subsidie booke and getteth his livinge by mistery and trade beinge am[er]cer

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coact[us] et ad rogatu[m] d[i]c[t]e Alice Randall

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that of the p[ar]ties litigant he favoreth the said Alice Randall best and w[i]th her he is moste co[n]v[er]sant yet noe further then good conscience and equety will allowe Et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this R[esp]ondent and Richard W[illia]ms [crossed through] are ov[er]seers in the interrogat[e] and have given him thereby iijs iiijd Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad octavu[m] r[esp]ondet that the will interrogat[ed] was reade about x or xj of the Clocke in the nighte, Et al[ite]r nescit al[ite]r qui[d] ere test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]deposuit

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d test[ament]um interrogat[um] fuit nisi semel scriptu[m] Et al[iter] nescit nisi ut ad p[ro]x[imum] interrogatoriu[m] r[esp]ondet

Ad decimu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]d[ictam] p[re]deposuit et al[ite]r nescit

Ad undecimu[m] r[esp]ondet that he knoweth the will exhibited in this behalfe is the originall will for the reasons by him sett downe in his deposic[i]ons to the will and allegac[i]on and that the same will was delivered into the hand[es] of Richard Will[ia]ms, who kept the same untill the death of the said Testator accordinge to the truste in him reposed Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad duodecimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said Testator did make his said will of his owne accorde w[i]thout the motion or instigac[i]on of anie bodie els

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W[illia]m Silverlok

Rob[er]tus Stevens de westborne in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] Liiijtuor anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Banwell in com[itatu] Som[er]s[e]t per unu[m] an[u[m] et antea Shepmallett in com[itatu] Som[er]s[e]t ubi mora[m] traxit per tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea Chalton in com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lxxij anno[rum] vel

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circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that on Maundy Thursday beinge the vjth day of Aprill 1610 last paste John Randall the testator beinge sicke and weke of body but

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of good and p[er]fect memory about x or xj of the Clocke at nighte did send for this ex[amina]t[e] w[illia]m Silv[er]locke to come unto him, whereupon this ex[amina]t[e] went unto him to his dwellinge house in Westborne aforesaide and findinge the said testator lyinge sicke on his bedd asked him howe he did, and wherefore he had sent for him And the said Testator John Randall said unto this ex[amina]t[e] he had sent for him to be a wittnes to his will, and hadd requested Richard will[ia]ms to drawe the same for him w[hi]ch will the said Richard was then and there wittinge [sic] and when he had made the preface the said Testator tolde him what he would give and bequeath by his s[ai]d will and willed the said Richard w[illia]ms to sett it downe accordingly and when the said Richard W[illia]ms had finished the said will he reade the same unto the said Testator, whoe allowed and liked the same verie well acknowledginge the same for his last will and testament and callinge for a pen setto his m[ar]ke or signe thereunto in the p[rese]nc[e] of w[illia]m Silv[er]locke Richard Will[ia]ms and this ex[amina]t[e] and afterward[es] requested this ex[amina]t[e] and thother witnesses above named to subscribe their names and sett their m[ar]k in testimonie thereof w[hi]ch they fourthw[i]th did, And further this deponent saith that the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Testator at the tyme of makinge signinge acknowledginge and Confirminge of his said will was of p[er]fect minde & memory and spoake verie playnlie and well and was able and did of his owne accorde w[i]thout the motion of anie other give will and dispose all the legacies in his will expressed, and of the same his will he did name and appoint Alice Randall his wife his whole executrix and w[illia]m Silv[er]locke and Edmond Fayrmaner his ov[er]seers and gave them for their paines iijs iiijd apece, And also this ex[amina]t[e] that the will ex[hibi]ted seene p[er]used and reade unto him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie Last will and testam[en]t of the said John Randall of this deponent[es] owne knowledge for he remembreth all thelegacies given thereby for the moste and seeth his m[ar]ke thereunto the m[ar]ke of the said testator, the hand writinge of the said w[illia]m Silv[er]locke and Rich[ard] W[illia]ms thereto putt in such and

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[[f 224v/f 225r]] the same maner and forme as the said testator and this ex[amina]t[e] and thoth[e]r witnesses did signe and subscribe the same, Et al[ite]r ad tes[ament]um ex[hibi]tu]m aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s ere alieno deduct[o] vjli xiijs iiijd and liveth his husbondry

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hac negotio

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius habenti

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] et septimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viiij ix x xj et xij r[esp]ondet that the said will was but once written and the same originall will w[hi]ch was soe signed acknowledged and Confirmed by the said Testator in the p[rese]nc[e] of this Deponent and the witnesses before named Et al[ite]r Respondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[nem] pred[ictam] p[re]deponit And more he cannot say signu[m] Rob[er]ti [[mark]] Stevens

Rich[ard]us Will[ia]ms de westborne in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per xxxviij annos vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxxvij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em eidem annex[um]

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em exhibit[um] dicit that on the vjth day of AprIll 1610 last paste John Randall the testator beinge sicke and weake in

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body, but of good and p[er]fect remembraunce, sent for this exa[m]i[n]at[e] to come unto him whereupon this deponent went unto him, to his dwellinge howse in Westborne aforesaid, and findinge him lyinge sicke upon his bedd in a lower chamber, this Ex[amina]t[e] asked him what his will was w[i]th him, to whome the s[ai]d Testator answeared that he had sent for him to write

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his will, and shewed him this Ex[amina]t[e] what he woulde give will and dispose and whoe should his ex[ecutor] w[hi]ch was his wife, w[hi]ch when the same testator had related and tolde unto him, he this deponent putt yt in writinge and when he had finished the same, he this deponent red the same unto him the said testator in the p[rese]nc[e] of w[illia]m Silv[er]locke Rob[er]t Stevens the wife of the said testator and the relict of Henry Stent and after the readinge thereof, the said testator allowinge acknowledginge and Ratifyinge the same for his last will and testament did thereunto sett his m[ar]ke and signe in the p[rese]nc[e] of this depon[en]t and the witnesses before named, all tw[hi]ch [sic] the said Testator did of his owne accorde w[i]thout the motion or instigation of anie other body beinge then of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce and speakinge plainely and senceably knowinge ev[er]y body there p[rese]nte w[i]th him, And alsoe this deponent saith that the will seene reade and p[er]used by this Ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ation is the true last and originall will of thar[ticu]lat[e] John Randall the Testator of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge for this deponent seeth the same will to be all of this deponents owne hand writinge, and seeth the m[ar]ke of the said testator the writinge of the s[ai]d w[illia]m Silv[er]locke the m[ar]ke of the said Rob[er]t Stevens, and this deponent[es] name written w[i]th his owne hand, unto the said will in such and the same man[n]er and forme as the said originall will of the saide deceased was signed and subscribed And further this deponent saith that the said testator after the Ratifyinge confirminge signinge makinge and p[er]fectinge of his said will delivered the same unto this deponent to kepe, w[hi]ch he kept untill such tyme as the same was exhibited into this Courte Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em eidem annex[um] nescit deponere

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est Et r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet ere alieno deduct[o] xxli and lyveth by his land and stocke and other his indevours

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac p[ar]te sponte non coactus

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] sextu[m] et septimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viij ix x xj et xij r[esp]ondet that the interrogat[e] will was but once written, and that the will seene read and p[er]used by this r[esp]ondent at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ation is the verie Originall will of the said John Randall Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] p[re]deposuit

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Ric[hard] Williams

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]li viro Jo[hannes] Drurie etc

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57 Randall

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month/s of depositions May 1610, September 1610, December 1610

parish/es Stoughton

plaintiff/s Robert Randall

defendant/s Edmond Fayermaner

type of case Defamation

This case relates to case 55 above, and gives a possible reason for Richard Tilborough's drunkenness, being accused of defamation towards the plaintiff and others, before falling down drunk. Richard Tilborough maintained he was responsible for the making of Thomas Blaunche's will, and that Edmond Fayermaner should be grateful to him for so doing (see case 48 - Thomas Blaunche and Robert Randall were related). The defendant, although Blaunche's executor, was not related in any way. Joan Fry believed that Blaunche had in fact died intestate, and that she should therefore have been the administrator of his estate. Although the depositions are concerned with establishing family relationships, it would appear that the defamation of Edmond Fayermaner was to do with malpractice, although this is not explicitly stated.

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Randall v Fayrmaner

Will[ia]mus Winch p[ar]ochi s[anc]ti Barth[olome]i extra portam occidental[am] Civi[ta]t[is] Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] Sussex diaconus ubi moram egit per spatiu[m] triu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter, et antea apud Cockinge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Linchmere in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per duos an[n]os et ultra, et antea apud Kerdforde in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit per duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Lymister in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi morabatur per duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud London in com[itatu] Midd[lesex] ubi h[ab]itavit per xv an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Lowton in com[itatu] Bedforde ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxxvj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

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Ad posic[i]ones addi[ciona]les

Ad primu[m] s[e]cundu[m] tertiu[m] quartu[m] et quintu[m] ar[ticu]lis nescit deponere

Ad sextu[m] dicit that Richard Tilborowe ar[ticu]lat[e]d about the tyme of his p[ro]ducc[i]on and exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on ar[ticu]lat[ed] beinge at the howse of Robert Randall w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of St Bartholomewes w[i]thout the west gate of the Cittie of Chichester and then and there beinge somwhat take w[i]th drincke did

[[f 226r/f 226v]] saye and affirme that before this Ex[amina]t[e] and Elizabeth Randall wife of Rob[er]t Randall and others whose names this Ex[amina]t[e] doth not nowe rember, that Thomas Blaunche ar[ticu]lat[ed] had made no will if he the said Richard had not bin, and that Edmond Fayrmaner might thancke him for it, he was the Cheifest agent therein, And further this deponent saith that about fowertene daies after that, this ex[amina]t[e] beinge at or nere the dore of the signe of the Crowne w[i]thin the citty of Chichester aforesaid, did see the saide Richard Tilbrowe soe much ov[er]taken w[i]th drincke y[a]t he was not able to goe or stand but fell downe in the entry and was not able to rise againe of himselfe untill he was holpen up by one of the said howse Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto vli

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victoriam ius habenti

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] et septimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad octavu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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William Winche

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes]Drury xxjo die may 1610

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Randall contra fay[er]maner Edwardus Ben[e]s p[ar]o[chi]e de horsham in com[itatu] Sussex gen[er]os[u]s ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] quinq[ue] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Bosham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] x an[n]o[rum] oriund[us] apud Elie in com[itatu] Cantabridg[ensis] libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los nescit depore [sic] in aliquo

Ad tertiu[m] quartu[m] et quintu[m] nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad sextum dicit that true it is thar[ticu]lat[e] Richard Tilbrough is much addicted and given to drincke extraordinarily in so much that manie tymes and verie often he is ov[er]come therew[i]th and especially about xij yeres since the said Richard Tilbrough was so druncken that beinge on horsbacke he was not able to ride but was taken downe his horse by this ex[amina]t[e] & an other for feare he should have fallen downe & maymed him self, and further this deponent saith that he knowne the said Richard Tilbrough verie druncke insomuch that he hath not able to goe w[i]thout aide or helpe, but the p[ar]ticuler tymes and places this deponent doth not nowe rem[em]ber Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere because he doth not knowe his owne estate,

Ad s[e]cundu[m] nescit

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

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Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that this r[esp]onde[n]t kepinge noe howse doth sometymes when he cometh to this Cittye take his diett at Robert Randall[es] and sometymes els where as he thincketh good, payinge for the same

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] et septimu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad viiij nescit

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Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] Inter[rogato]ria aud[i]c[t]a r[esp]ondet

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] ad rogatu[m] Rob[er]ti Randall et quoad expens[e]s nullas requisivit

Ad quartu[m] quintu[m] et sextu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad septim[um] r[esp]ondet that he liveth by his revenues and his owne industrie

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad tertiu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] primo loco

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Edw[ard] Bennes

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Hugone Barker xxiiijo Septembr[is] 1610

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu[m] de et super allegac[i]one ex p[ar]te Rob[er]ti Randall al[io]s apud facto contra Edwardu[m] Fayrmaner

Will[ia]mus Jenman p[ar]o[chi]e de Stoughton in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xlta anno[rum] vel Circiter et antea apud Eastm[ar]den in com[itatu]pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit, etat[is] quinquaginta

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Anno[rum] vel Circiter Libere Condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et examinat[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit that in the life tyme of Ralph Randall menc[i]oned in the allegac[i]on he this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] hath heard the said Raph Randall call Joane Frye widowe relict of henry Frye deceased sister, and likewise the said Joane Frye call the said Raph Randall brother, And for brother and sister they the said Raph and Joane were & have bin comonly reputed taken and knowne but whether the said Tho[mas] Blaunches Father menc[i]oned in the allegac[i]on were nephewe unto the said Raph Randall by his sisters side, or whether the said Rob[er]t Randall the party p[ro]movant in this Cause were the said Raph Randall[es] sonne, or whether the said Rob[er]t hath any right or interest to p[ro]mote this busines nowe in question about the p[ro]vinge of Tho[mas] Blaunches will, against Edmund Fayrmaner this Examinant cannot in sorte depose

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Ad Inter[rogato]ria primi loco mi[ni]strato

Ad primu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s proprijs ere alieno deducto xxs

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] et vijmu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viijvu[m] r[esp]ondet that he nev[er] heard nor knewe to the Contrary but that interrogat[e] Richard Tilbrough was and is a man of honest Conv[er]sac[i]on Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad Inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco mi[ni]strato

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that he hath Rob[er]t Randall interrogate[d] theis iij or iiij yeres Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he knewe one Raph Randall but wheth[e]r he were Rob[er]t Randall[es] father or noe he cannot depose and that he knoweth Joane Frye widowe relict of henry Frye deceased, nowe dwellinge in Eastm[ar]den, who was sister unto the said Raph Randall, as this deponent hath heard the said Raph and she Confess Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he this R[esp]ondent did verie well knowe Thomas Blaunch and his wife father and mother of Thomas Blaunch interrogate[d], for the said Thomas Blaunches wife was the daughter of the above named Johan Frye sister of the said Raph Randall, and dwelled some tymes in East m[ar]den aforesaid and after y[a]t went and dwelled at Walberton in the County of Sussex aforesaid and there died Et al[ite]r nescit signu[m] Will[ia]m [[mark]] Jennden

Will[ia]mus Slidell de Rumboldsweeke in com[itatu]Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxviij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Ringwodd in Com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] Lta anno[rum] vel Circiter libere Condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n[a]t[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit that about yeares since Henry Frye late of Eastm[ar]den in the county of Sussex nowe deceased havinge certaine sheepe as he tolde this deponent came downe to seeke for them, and meetinge w[i]th this deponent enquired of him whether he knewe

[[f 239r/f 239v]] one Robert Randall about the Citty of Chichester, to whome this deponent answered that he knewe one Rob[er]t Randall (w[hi]ch was Rob[er]t Randall dwellinge w[i]th mr John Cawley in Chichester, then the said henry Frye, said unto this deponent I would I mighte see him for my wife is his Aunte, and he is her nearest kinsman, And Further this deponent saith that he very well knewe Raph Randall Father of the said Rob[er]t Randall who then dwelt at Elbridge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge in the County of Sussex, for he this deponent went often tymes w[i]th the said Rob[er]t Randall to the said Raphes Randall[es] howse to see howe he did & sone tymes upon other occasions and for the Naturall and lawfull sonne of the same Raph and Nephewe unto the

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said Henry Fryes wife the said Rob[er]t Randall is comonly reputed & taken Et quoad certera in huioi allegac[i]one Contenta nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] xljs

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet quod favet partib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

Ad iiijtu[m] et vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vj et vij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viijvu[m] r[esp]ondet that he knoweth not Rich[ard] Tilbrough inter[rogated]

Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo loco dato

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that he hath knowne the interr[ogate] Rob[er]t theis xxvj yeres or upward[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that he verie well knewe Raph Randall Father of Rob[er]t Randall interr[ogated] and that he then dwelt at Elbridge as this r[esp]ondent hath deposed to the allegac[i]on and one of his brothers whose name was w[illia]m Randall (as he doth remember) and iij of his sisters, one whereof was m[ar]ried to one Symons of Colworth w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge aforesaid whose name was Mary, but by what names the other were called he cannot saye Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quartu[m] nescit deponere W[illia]m Slidell[es] [[mark]] m[ar]ke

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Examinati[o] test[iu[m] de et super allegac[i]one ex p[ar]te Rob[er]ti Randall con[tra] Edmu[n]du[m] Fayrmaner apud acto primo die decembris 1610 fact[us] sequitur

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Johanna Fry de Eastm[ar]den in com[itatu] Sussex vid[ua] ubi h[ab]itavit a Cunabulis ib[ide]m oriund[a] etat[is] lxx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit the moste true it is that Edmond Fayrmaner menc[i]oned in the allegac[i]on and ex[ecu]tor to the said Thomas Blaunche menc[i]oned also in the same allegac[i]on is and was a mere stranger unto the said Thomas Blaunch and kyn unto him noe maner of way and for such a one he the said Edmond is comonly reputed and taken, And also that this ex[amina]t[e] is and was the n[atu]rall sister unto Ralfe Randall menc[i]o[n]ed also in the same allegac[i]on, by the Fathers side, And further that the said Raph Randall was Father unto Rob[er]t Randall named in the foresaid allegac[i]on and soe is and hath bin com[m]only reputed and taken all w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] knoweth to be true for she hath all her life tyme dwelled in Eastm[ar]den p[ar]ish where the said Edmond Fayrmaner dwelleth and was grandmoth[e]r unto the said Tho[mas] Blaunch viz his mothers mother and therefore if there had bin anie affinity or kyn betwene the said Tho[mas] Blaunch and Edmond Fayrmaner this deponent should have knowne of it, And was and is sister unto the said Raph Randall as aforesaid and therefore she doth well knowe that he was Father unto the said Rob[er]t Randall, And that she this deponent and her Rob[er]t Randall are the neerest in kyn and affinity unto the said Thomas Blaunch and such as by righte and the Lawes of this Realme should have the adm[ini]strac[i]on of the good[es] and chattell[es] of the said Thomas Blaunch dyinge intestat, as she verily thincketh Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that she had xxiijli or thereabout[es] given unto her by her husbond[es] will and more than that she is not worth

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she favoreth Rob[er]t Randall best by reason he is her graundchilde and to him could wish the victorie if he have right

Ad iiijtu[m] vtu[m] vjtu[m] et vijum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viijvu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad inter[rogato]ria s[e]cundo Loco dat[o]

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that she knowne the said Rob[er]t Randall all his lif tyme and was her brothers sonne and borne at or nere Elbridge about ij miles from Chichester

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she well the said Raph Randall interr[ogated] for she is and was his sister as she hath before deposed to the allegac[i]on and that he hath no more sisters livinge

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that she well [sic] the Father and mother of the said Thomas Blaunch for his mother was this ex[amina]t[es] daughter and dwelled some times w[i]th this ex[amina]t[e] at Eastm[ar]den, and then went and dwelt at Walberton in Sussex and there both of them died

signu[m] Jo[hann]e Frye

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hanni] Drurie xvto Decembri[s] 1610

Elizabethe Bredham ux[or] Joh[ann]i Breadham p[ar]o[chi]e de Ovinge in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xliij Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit that moste true it is, Joane Frye widowe menc[i]oned in the said allegac[i]on is and was n[atu]rall and lawfull sister unto Raph Randall menc[i]oned in the said allegac[i]on by the Fathers side, And soe she was and is comonly reputed and taken and that the said Raph Randall whilst he lived was the n[atu]rall and lawfull father of Rob[er]t Randall menc[i]oned also in this allegac[i]on and soe was and is comonly reputed and taken, all w[hi]ch this deponent knoweth to be true for she is sister unto Rob[er]t Randall and daughter unto the foresaid Raph Randall & by reason thereof she could not be ignorant of the premisses Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad inter[rogato]ria primo loco dato

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that she is worth nothinge of her owne proper good[es] because she is m[ar]ried

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that as for Edmond Fayrmaner she doth not knowe him, but Rob[er]t Randall she knoweth whome she favoreth best of the two because he is her broth[e]r and wisheth right may be take place

Ad iiijtu[m] quintu[m] vj tu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vij nescit

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Ad inter[rogato]ria secundi loco

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that she hath knowne Rob[er]t Randall from his Cradell and that he was borne at nere [sic] Elbridge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ovinge in the county of Sussex

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she knewe Raph Randall Father to Rob[er]t Randall for he was father to this ex[amina]t[e] also, and that he the said Raph had two sisters the one m[ar]ried into kent to one Rowland the other Joane Frye before menc[i]oned in the allegac[i]on Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative and that they both died at walberton in Sussex

Ad inter[rogato]ria tertii loco

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that she wissheth him to prevaile that hath moste righte

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad primu[m] interr[ogatorium] in primo loco dato

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Ad vijum r[esp]ondet affirmative, for she this r[esp]ondent is sister unto the said Rob[er]t Randall, and the said Joane Frye is Aunte unto him by the Fathers side Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Eliz [[mark]] Breadham

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hanni] Drury p[re]d[icto] die

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58 Wilkin

starting folio f 227r

month/s of depositions May 1610

parish/es Ferring

plaintiff/s Robert Wilkin

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

This nuncupative will was correctly executed, and not contested. The testator John Ticknor made complex arrangements for his children, giving them £20 apiece when they reached their majority.

[[f 226v/f 227r]]

Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et super test[ament]o nu[n]cupativo Joh[an]n[is] Ticknor de Kingston p[ar]o[chi]e de Ferringe Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] def[unctus] et allegac[i]one de super fact[am] sequitur

[[f 227r]]

Rob[er]tus Wilkin de Kingston infra p[ar]o[chi]e de Ferringe in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per xij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Upm[ar]den in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud hampton p[ar]va in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi m[or]am traxit per viij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud kingston pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuerit etat[is] L anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super facto deponit that on the xxviijth day of m[ar]ch last 1610 John Ticknor the Testator beinge sicke of bodie, but of good and p[er]fect reme[m]brance sent for this deponent to come unto him whereupon this Ex[amina]t[e] went unto him, and findinge him lyinge sicke on his bed in a lower Chamber of his dwellinge house in kingston aforesaide, w[hi]ch was about an hower before nighte the same day, asked him wherefore he had sent for him unto whome the said Testator John Ticknor answered he had sent for him because he was desirous to make his will, And thereupon the said John Tickenor in the p[rese]nc[e] of

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this deponent and Eliz[abeth] Scotterell did make and declare his laste will and testament nu[n]cupative in such maner and forme and in such or the like word[es] as in the will reade unto this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[na]c[i]on is declared viz he did declare that his minde and will was that his twoe children shoulde have xxli apeece at their sev[er]all ages of xxj yeares, to be made and levied out of his leaseland w[hi]ch he had in the wilde And further this deponent saith that the said testator at the tyme of declaringe his said will was of verie good and p[er]fect memorye and knewe ev[er]y one there p[rese]nte w[i]th him and talked and reasoned verie senceably and lived after the makinge of his said will a weeke or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupativ[um] ex[hibit[um] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

[[f 227r/f 227v]]

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet, that he doth hire a litle land of the said Thomazine Tickenor the p[ar]tie p[ro]ducent Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s proprijs ere alieno deducto xls and that he is a husbondman and thereby getteth his livinge

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a et ex su[m]ptib[us] d[i]c[t]e Thomazine Tickenor

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viij nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]am p[re]deposuit

Ad nonu[m] p[ro] p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad decimu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad undecimu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath hearde there was an Inventary taken of the said John Ticknors good[es] since his deceass Et al[ite]r nescit signu[m] Rob[er]ti [[mark]] Wilkin

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hannes] Drury xxiijo die maij 1610

Elizabeth Scotterell de kingston in com[itatu] Sussex vid[ua] ubi h[ab]itavit per xxti an[n]os vel circiter ib[ide]m oriunda etat[is] xx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am dicit that on the xxviijth day of m[ar]ch 1610 soe nere as this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe remember, John Ticknor the testator beinge sicke of Bodye, but of good and p[er]fect remembraunce caused this deponent beinge w[i]th him in tyme of his sicknes, to send for Robert Wilkins to come and speake w[i]th him w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e] did accordingely and when the said Rob[er]t Wilkin was come unto him the s[ai]d testator, he asked him wherefore he had sent for him unto whome the said Testator

[[f 227v/f 228r]] answered he had sent for him because his purpose was to make his and thereupon instantly the said John Ticknor the testator in the p[rese]nc[e] of Thomazine his wife Rob[er]t Wilkin and this Exa[m]i[n]at[e] did make and declare his will and testam[en]t by word of mouth in such maner and under suche or the like forme of word[es] as in the will reade unto this deponent at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is expressed & declared viz the said testator, said his will was and did give and bequeath to his two children xxli apece, and beinge asked also by the said Rob[er]t Wilkin howe the said portions should arise, the said testator answered out of his leaseland in the wilde when his said children should accomplish their sev[er]all ages if xxj yeres, And that Thomazine his wife should have the custody and keepinge of his said two children, w[hi]ch will was soe made and declared by the said John Ticknor the testator about an hower before sonne sett the day before said, the said testator lyinge then in his bed in a lower Chamber of his dwellinge howse in kingston w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Ferringe aforesaid of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swation or instigac[i]on of anie other body, And further this deponent saith that the said Testator at the tyme of makinge and declaringe his

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said will was of good and p[er]fect memorie and knewe ev[er]y bodie there p[rese]nte w[i]th him and reasoned verie well and lived after the makinge of his said will almoste fortnighte Et al[ite]r ad D[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de sup[er] f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est, Et r[esp]ondet that John Tickenor deceased and this R[esp]ondent were first Cosins and that in his life tyme she lent unto him xls w[hi]ch yet is not paide to this respondent againe Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that she is a widowe woman and not worth much her debt[es] beinge paid and liveth by her labour and honest endevours

[[f 228r/f 228v]]

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ex sumptib[us] Thomazine Tickenor

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tibus indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad octavu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]depo[sui]t et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative

Ad decimu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad undecimu[m] r[esp]ondet that there was an Inventary of the said Testators good[es] and chattells of her owne knowledge for she was p[rese]nte when the same was taken Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Eliz[abeth] [[mark]] Scotterell

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Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hann]e Drury etc xxiijo die maij 1610

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59 Finch

starting folio f 228v

month/s of depositions June 1610

parish/es Madehurst

plaintiff/s Thomas Finch

defendant/s Margaret Nowell

type of case Matrimonial

Thomas Finch and Margaret Nowell agreed to marry, even though this would not please her father. William Finch asked Margaret if she had indeed pledged to marry Thomas, which she affirmed. As Margaret is the defendant in the case, this would imply that she had later retracted her pledge, but there is no evidence of this. The case includes reference to the theft of a mare by William Finch.

[[f 228v]]

Ex[aminati]o testiu[m] de et super potic[i]one sum[m]iaria ex p[ar]te Thome Finch contra Margaretam Nowell in quadam m[at]r[im]oniali sine spontaliter dat sequitur

Joh[ann]es Downer de Madehurst in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxviij anno[rum] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xxviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em dicit that aboute the feaste of Pentecoste last was twelve monithes, the said Thomas Finch and Margaret Nowell ar[ticu]lat[ed] talkinge of m[ar]riage betwene themselves in the Eveninge before bed tyme in the kitchin of the dwellinge howse of Thomas Perley of Madehurst aforesaid the said Thomas Finch asked the said Margaret whether she were contented and well pleased to be his wife to whome the said Margaret Answered she was well content so to be and thereupon gave the said Thomas Finche her hand and said unto him that she woulde never forsake him untill God did sep[ar]at them, sayinge more unto him the s[ai]d Finch that thereby she would incurre his fathers displeasure but she would not breake her p[ro]mise notw[i]thstandinge, All w[hi]ch this deponent saith

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[[f 228v/f 229r]] is true for he was p[rese]nte in the kitchen aforesaid w[i]th the said p[ar]ties at the speakinge and utteringe of the foresaid word[es] and was goinge then to bead and when he heard the said Communicac[i]on he staid untill the same was ended and then he went to bed, but he doth not remember there was anie bodie els p[rese]nte besides him selfe and the said Tho[mas] and Margaret Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro humf[rid]us Booth xixo die Junij 1610 signu[m] Joh[annes] [[mark]] Downer

Will[ia]mus Finch de Aldingborne in com[itatu] Sussex shomaker ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] per xv annos vel circiter et antea apud Felpham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per viij an[n]os et ultra oriund[us] apud Aldingborne pred[icto] etat[is] l anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit that on the midsomer last this deponent havinge occasion of busines was w[i]th Thomas Finche at the house of Tho[mas] Perley in Madehurst in the county of Sussex and after the dispatchinge of his business this deponent returninge homeward[es] againe w[i]th the said Thomas bringinge this deponent on his way, the said Margaret Nowell ar[ticu]lat[ed] came unto them before they were gon farre from the said howse, and brought a tankard of beare in her hand, and drancke unto this deponent, to whome this deponent said he would not pledge her Except she would answer his question w[hi]ch before he had asked her w[hi]ch was whether she had made the said Thomas Finche anie p[ro]mise of marriage or whether she were his wife or noe to whome the said Margaret answered that indeed she was the said Thomas Finche his wife and would nev[er] forsake him, in the p[rese]nc]e of the said Thomas Finche and Thomas Forde or Forder her fellowe s[e]r[va]unte Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere signu[m] will[iam]i [[mark]] Finch

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro humfrido Booth 19o Junij 1610

[[f 237v]]

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Thomas White de Slinden in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per xxti an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Froxfeild in com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lvij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad posic[i]on]es addic[i]onales

Ad primu[m] nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundum deponit that betweene Mich[ael]mas and [christ]mas Laste was two or yeres since otherwise the tyme this deponent cannot remember, true it is that w[illia]m Finch ar[ticu]lat[ed] did take away amare of this deponent[es] out of his ground or from the Com[m]on where the said Mare did their pasture and kept her in his owne Custody for the space of ij or iij week[es] for afterward this deponent had the same mare againe, the said w[illia]m Finche all this while knowinge that the said mare

[[f 237v/f 238r]]

was not his owne, w[hi]ch this deponent thincketh was not the p[ar]te of an honest man Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] nescit deponere

Ad sextu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eu[m] sunt vera

signu[m] Tho[me] [[mark]] white

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[han]ne Drury etc

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60 Fayers

starting folio f 229r

month/s of depositions June 1610

parish/es North Mundham, South Mundham

plaintiff/s William Philips alias Martin

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The testator, William Philips the elder, initially declared himself unable to make a will, as he had extensive debts, even though he was owed some money. The will eventually made was concerned with legacies of livestock to his children.

[[f 229v]]

Examinatio testiu[m] de et super test[ament]o nu[n]cupat[ivo] w[illia]mi Philips al[ia]s Martin seu[m] def[unctus] et allegac[i]o[n]e de super f[a]c[t]a[m] sequitur

Will[ia]mis Fayers de Northmu[n]dham in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Sidlesham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] L anno[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud hunston in com[itatu] pred[icto] etat[is] lxxx anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupat[ivum] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about vij dayes before the death of the said w[illia]m Philipps the ar[ticu]lat[e] testator whoe then lay sicke at house w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Northmu[n]dham aforesaide w[illia]m Philips his sonne came unto him and asked him the said Testator who should have the longe legged heifer to whome the said testator answered Tom, for Tome must have some thinge, meaninge as this ex[amina]t[e] thincketh Thomas Philipps his sonne who stoodd then by his bed side nere unto him, then and there beinge p[rese]nte and hearinge the foresaid word[es] Tho[mas] Pilbeame deceased this deponent and whoe els this deponent cannot say And that the said testator was then of p[er]fect minde and memory as it seemed to this deponent and lived afterward about seaven nighte And further this dep[onen]t saith that nere about the same tyme this ex[amina]t[e] and the said

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w[illia]m Philips the testator talkinge to geth[e]r the said w[illia]m Philips said to This deponent that one Cobden of London did owe him ten pound[es] w[hi]ch if he coulde recov[er] he would give to his sonne Thomas Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli and liveth by his land and stocke

Ad r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ex sumptib[us] suis p[ro]prijs ad rogatu[m] Eliz[abeth] Philippe et Joh[an]nis Passinger

[[f 229v/f 230r]]

Ad iiijtu[m] quintu[m] sextu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet that he verily thincketh the said w[illia]m Philipps at the tyme of utteringe the foresaid word[es] had noe intent or meaninge to declare or make will because he then said he must undoe some thinge els w[hi]ch he had alredy don if he should make a will, and said therefore that he would not nor coulde not make anie will and againe because his debt[es] were manie and the same beinge paid he had litle thinge or nothinge to give Et al[ite]r nescit al[ite]r qui[d] ad allegac[i]o[n]em et test[ament]um p[re]d[ictum] ex[hibi]tu[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad prox[imum] p[re]ceden[tum] inter[rogator]iu[m] et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad decimu[m] nescit

Ad undecimu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative and that the said will[ia]m Philips thelder said he would not nor Colde not make anie will for the reasons aforesaid and because he had given <& d[elivere]d> unto w[illia]m Phillipps his sonne as much corne as was worth xxxv pound[es] and as for the rest of his good[es] and cattell[es] w[hi]ch were at South mu[n]dham he had pawned

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unto the said w[illia]m Philips his said sonne for his securitie because he was bounde w[i]th him the said w[illia]m thelder and for the p[ro]per debt of the s[ai]d w[illia]m thelder, and that if he the said w[illia]m Philips thelder did live to paye the said debt he was to have his said good[es] & cattell[es] soe pawned and morgaged as afores[ai]d to his said sonne, againe Et al[ite]r nescit signu[m] w[illia]m [[mark]] Fayers

Joh[an]nes Stacy de Domegston [sic] in com[itatu] Sussex husbandman ubi moram fecit per quinq[ue] an[n]os vel circiter et antea Brinffaste infra p[ar]o[chi]e de Northmu[n]dham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per tres An[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Chidham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per tres an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud Northmu[n]dham pred[ictam] etat[is] xxij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

[[f 230r/f 230v]]

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about fower yeres agoe this deponent dwellinge w[i]th w[illia]m Philips thelder at Fissher in the p[ar]ish of Northmu[n]dham came into his bedchamber in the morninge before he was up, unto whome the said w[illia]m Philips said amongst other talke betwene them that Roger Philips his sonne should have a heifer y[a]t was and Tho[mas] his sonne one red heifer and Anne his daughter one heifer in the p[rese]nc[e] of his Eliz[abeth] his wife beinge then of p[er]fect minde and memory Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet that he is kin unto the s[ai]d Roger Philipps but in what degree he knoweth not Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s proprijs ere alieno deducto xli and liveth by his labour

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] et sumptib[us] Joh[an]nis Passinger

Ad iiijtu[m] quintu[m] et sextu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad allegac[i]o[n]em et test[ament]um p[re]d[ictum] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viij ixu[m] xum et xjum nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Jo[hannes] [[mark]] Stacie

Johanna Peryn ux[or] Georgij Peryn de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] ix anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Apledram in com[itatu] pred[icto] ib[ide]m oriund[a] etat[is] xxxj anno[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] dicit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that the day wherein the said w[illia]m Philipps al[ia]s Martin thelder died viz about an hower before his death this deponent beinge w[i]th him the said w[illia]m Philipps at his dwellinge house w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Northmu[n]dham in the county of Sussex the said w[illia]m lyinge then sicke on his beadd, did talke w[i]th him about ij kine w[hi]ch she should have hired of him, the said w[illia]m said unto this deponent that he had iij kine, but they were his childrens viz one was his sonne Rogers the other his daughter Annes and the other

[[f 230v/f 231r]]

his sonne Thomases, the said Testator then beinge of good and p[er]fect remembraunce Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad secundu[m] q[uo]d nihil valet quae nupta est

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ad rogatu[m] Eliz[abeth] Philipps al[ia]s Martin et ex sumptib[us]

Ad iiijtu[m] v et vj r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad viiju[m] ixu[m] xum et xjum r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Joane [[mark]] Peryn

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]le viro m[agist]ro w[illia]mo Thorne etc xxvijto die Junij 1610 [sic]

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61 Brincklowe

starting folio f 231v

month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Unknown

plaintiff/s Mary Brincklowe alias Roades

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will of the testator Robert Roades was correctly executed, but some legacies, relating to money in trust for the children of the executor William Roades had not been paid.

[[f 231v]]

Ex[amin]atio testiu[m] ex p[ar]te Marie Brincklowe al[ia]s Roades super allegac[i]o[n]em et po[sicion]ib[us] add[i]c[i]o[n]ales ad eandem ex p[ar]te s[ui]s dat[o]

Georgius Greene sen[ior] de Civi[ta]te Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Sidlesham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fecit etat[is] lij anno[rum] libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] Iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] nescit deponere in aliquo, but rather thincketh to the Contrary because the said Rob[er]t Rodes p[ar]tie agent in this cawse hath confessed before this Ex[amina]t[e] and other that he is paid anie p[ar]te of the said legacye

Ad ultimu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad po[sicio]nes addic[i]o[na]les

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that true it is the said w[illia]m Roades executor ar[ticu]lat[ed] did putt in bonds w[i]th securitie unto the Ov[er]seers named in the lastwill and testament of Rob[er]t Roades the Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed], for the payment of the hundred pound[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] to the children of the said Will[ia]m Road[e]s ar[ticu]lat[ed] also ( as they should accomplish their sev[er]all ages of one and twentie yeares ) as this ex[amina]t[e] doth nowe remember Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] deponit that true it is, this deponent was bounde as s[e]cuertie w[i]th the said w[illia]m Roades ar[ticu]lat[ed] the Ov[er]seers named in the last will of thar[ticu]lat[e] Rob[er]t Roades deceased, or to some or one of then for the payment of the hundreth pound[es] above menc[i]oned but that the said hundreth pound[es] or anie p[ar]te thereof was ever paid unto this deponent to the use in this ar[tic]le menc[i]oned this Ex[amina]t[e] doth utterly denye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] deponit that this deponent nev[er] paid nor cause to be paid unto the children of W[illia]m Roades or anie of them or anie of their Attournies the said hundreth pound[es] or anie p[ar]te thereof nor gave anie bond or securitie unto them or anie of them and especially unto Rob[er]t Roades the party agent in this behalf, Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad quartu[m] deponit negative

Ad quintu[m] deponit negative

Ad sextu[m] deponit negative, but rather thincketh that the said Marye Brincklowe al[ia]s Roades is chargeable w[i]th the paym[en]t of the saide hundreth pound[es] because she hath or hadd the same in her owne hand[es] for the p[er]formance of the will ar[ticu]lat[e]d, and hath taken upon her to p[er]forme the same will for to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge she the said Marie hath paid to the wife of w[illia]m Bryante of Petworth one of the children of the said w[illia]m Roades the legacie given and bequeathed in and by the last will of the said Rob[er]t Road[es] deceased Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad ult[im]um deponit q[uo]d predeposita p[er]eum sunt vera p[er] me

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Georgius Greene senior

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Mr Rogerius Smyth Cl[er]icus R[e]c[t]ore ecc[les]ie p[ar]ochial[is] de west Ichenor in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter & antea apud Eastgrinsted in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi mora[m] traxit p[er] spatiu[m] sex[ti] anno[rum] vel circiter & antea apud Okhurste infra p[ar]och[ie] de Billingshurst in Com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit iiij or annos vel circiter et antea apud Prescott in Com[itatu] Lancastr[iensis] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xlviij anno[rum] vel circit[e]r lib[e]r[e] cond[icionis] test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] & exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em

Ad primu[m] s[e]cund[um] & t[er]tiu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad posic[i]o[n]es addicionales

Ad primu[m] & s[e]c[un]d[um] dicit that the said George Greene ar[ticu]lat[e]d dyd tell this Exa[m]i[n]ate that he had entered into bonde w[i]th the said will[ia]m Rhod[es] ar[ticu]late[d] for the paym[en]t of one hundreth pounds to the children of the s[ai]d w[illia]m Rhod[es] accordinge to the laste will & testament of the said Robert Rhod[es] ar[ticu]late[d] & al[io]s nescit depon[er]e

Ad ter[t]iu[m] iiij tu[m] v tu[m] nescit depon[er]e

Ad vjtu[m] dicit that he knoweth no cause Wh[e]n the sayde Marye Rhod[es] shoulde be freed from paying of thise legacye libellated & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Roger Smithes

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Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro] Jo[hannes] Drurie etc

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62 Haler

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month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Shipley

plaintiff/s John Haler

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The original will was considerably blotted and interlined, and the testator Edward Hill requested that it should be rewritten. A deponent observed that it was usual to give 2d to the Cathedral, but did not remember the testator being specific about this. A Codicil containing additional legacies was added. There was some disagreement about the actual date of the will and codicil.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de super test[ament]o Edwardi hill nuper de Shipley Arch[idiaconatis] Cic[estrensis] def[unctus] et allegac[i]o[n]e de super fact[am] sequitur

Joh[an]nes Haler de Shipley in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] lxiiij an[n]os vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lxiiij ano[rum] vel Circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ultimo loco dato et exhibito et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about five or six daies next before the death of Edward Hill the ar[ticu]lat[e] Testator otherwise the tyme this deponent doth not nowe remember this deponent beinge sent for to come unto the said Testator to his dwellinge howse in Shipley aforesaide he the said testator then lyinge sicke in an upper chamber of his saide house, this Ex[amina]t[e] upon certaine urgent occasion omitted to goe unto the s[ai]d testator untill the morrowe after his sending for w[hi]ch was the midday followinge, And then cominge unto him ye testator founde him lyinge sicke as aforesaid but of verie good remembraunce, had some talkes and C[onver]cation w[i]th the s[ai]d testator w[hi]ch beinge ended the said Edw[ard] hill tolde him this ex[amina]t[e] that

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he made his will and callinge for the same requested this depon[en]t to reade it unto unto him w[hi]ch this ex[amina]t[e]

[[f 232r/f 232v]] did accordingly and after the readinge thereof the said Edward Hill the testator said it was well and accordinge to his minde and meaninge yf there one or two thing[es] more added unto it, then this ex[amina]t[e] asked him what it was to whome the said Testator answered he would give vjs 8d to the poore of Shipley and ten shilling[es] to Thomas hill[es] childe, then Bryant weller sittinge by them in the same Roome, answered and said there was noe roome and spare place in the s[ai]d will to sett downe the same, then the said testator saide unto them if there be noe roome sett the same on the bakside of my will then the said Briant said unto the same testator it woulde doe well if all the said will were written againe because it was blotted and interlined, Then the said Edw[ard] Hill testator said Bryatt weller take it hoame w[i]th you and th[e]r[e] write it faire and putt thes legacies into the same will and putt my m[ar]ke unto the same and I thinck it will be well, whereupon the said Briant Weller tooke the said will of the foresaide testator accordinge to his request to newe write the same and to putt in the said legacies to the same will and that after the said Bria[n]t weller was departed, John Booker a witnes also p[ro]ducted and sworne in this behalf and askinge the said testator whether he made his will, and sett his worldly affayrs in order for the better quietnes of his minde, he answered he hadd made his will alredy And further this Ex[amina]t[e] saith that the said testator at the tyme of acknowledginge his said will and willinge the same to be fare written and addinge the fore said legacies thereunto was of verie good & p[er]fect memory and talked verie well and planely and knewe ev[er]y body that came unto him and lived about five or six daies after Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am test[ament]um ex[hibi[tu]m aut allegac[i]o[n]em desuper f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere savinge that concerninge ijd given to the high church of Chichester this deponent did not here the s[ai]d testator give the s[ai]d ijd in precize word[es] but because the said Briant weller did say it was usuall in all mens testament[es] the said testator bid him use his discretion And further this ex[amina]t[e]

[[f 232v/f 233r]] saith that he verily beleveth that the said will seene and p[er]used by this deponent and lastli exhibited in this busines is the verie hand writinge of the said will[ia]m Michell awitnes named therein and is the verie same will w[hi]ch was read by this Ex[amina]t[e] unto the said testator in tyme of his

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sickenes and and that there is nothinge added or taken from the same nor anie way altered or interlined more than was when this deponent did read the same unto the said testator And further this deponent sayth that moste true it is the said Edward hill the p[ar]tie agent in this cawse did come to this deponent and did say unto them as in the ixth ar[tic]le of the allegac[i]on is declared the same in effect, and that if this ex[amina]t[e] would give but xli he would be bounde in good security to give him for xxli if he the s[ai]d Edw did not cause or make the said Mary Hill his mother in Lawe spend xxli before she shoulde prove his fathers will Edw[ard] Hill the testator And alsoe that the Copie of the will ex[hibi]ted and remayninge in the Reg[ist]rie of this Court and seene and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the hand writinge of Briant weller ar[ticu]lat[ed], And more to the said will ex[hibi]ted or the Codicill or Copie thereof he cannot depose

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet that he knoweth when the will interrogat[ed] was made, but was acknowledged and allowed by the said testator about the begyninge of Aprill Last soe nere as he canne remember in the forenoone of the day and that then the s[ai]d testator did add the Codicill[es] thereunto Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad s[e]cundu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]on[em] pre[dictam] p[re]deposuit

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said will and Codicill[es] interr[ogated] did differ only in the date as he rem[em]breth Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[ep]ondet sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Marie Hills interr[ogated]

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Johan Haller

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Will[ia]mus Michell de Shipley in com[itatu] Sussex Tayler ubi moram fecit per spatiu[m] triu[m] Anno[rum] vel circiter et ante apud Newe Shoreham in

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com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xij anno[rum] et antea apud Shipley pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lxvj an[n]o[rum] Libere Condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ultimo loco dato et exhibito et allegac[i]one de super fact[am] deponit that on the xxvjth day of Aprill Anno d[omi]ni 1609 Edward Hill the testator beinge of good and p[er]fect rem[em]brance and also in good health of body, yet for the better quiett of his Conscience and the good and p[ro]fitt of his wife and children and avoidinge of vexations and troubles w[hi]ch otherwise might rise betwixt them, beinge much subiect to the paine of the stoane and the strangul[at]ion and therefore not so well p[er]swaded of his life, as otherwise he might have bin, came unto this deponent[es] howse in Shipley aforesaid together w[i]th Marie Hills his wife and Briat [sic] weller of Shipley aforesaid, and requested this deponent to write his will for him, for he had this Ex[amina]t[e] and the said Briant weller therew[i]th before, And thereupon this deponent did put the said Edward his will in writinge as he had requested him accordinge to the instrucc[i]ons w[hi]ch then and there of his will and accord w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of anie man els thereunto he delivered unto him, w[hi]ch beinge finished and read unto him before his wife this ex[amina]t[e] and Bryant weller, the said testator allowinge and Confirminge the same did thereunto putt his m[ar]ke in the p[rese]nc[e] of his wife the s[ai]d Bryant weller and this deponent, All w[hi]ch was don in the of this deponent[es] howse in Shipley a foresaid in the fornoone of the day, And further this deponent saith that after the said testam[en]t [sic] had ratified and signed his said will the said Briatt [sic] weller and this deponent did at his request setto their hand[es] as witnesses And this deponent also saith that the will exhibited seene and read by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his examination is the same will w[hi]ch was soe signed, acknowledged ratified and confirmed by the said and whereunto the said Bria[n]tt weller and this deponent did subscribe their names as witnesses, for the seeth the same to be all of his owne hand writinge and his owne hand subscribed therunto the m[ar]ke of the said testator and the hand writinge of the said Bryant Weller And

[[f 233v/f 234r]] this deponent further this deponent sayth that in Aprill last or nere about the same tyme this deponent hearinge that the said testator was sicke, he went to visit him and beinge w[i]th him at his dwellinge howse in Shipley, after some talke had betwene them the said Edw[ard] Hill the testator said unto this deponent he had left some thinge out of his will w[hi]ch he hadd forgotten at

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the makinge therof, w[hi]ch was to John Jupe and Thomas Jupe his daughters children xxs apece and to Thomas Hill his sonnes sonne xs and ijd to the high Church of Chichester but I have requested Bryant weller to add the said legacies to my will, and I acknowledge allowe and Confirme the same to be p[ar]te and p[ar]cell of my said Last will and testament, And also this deponent saith that about v or vj daies before the death of the s[ai]d Testator the said Briant Weller came to this deponent and tolde him that he had at the request of the said testator copied his will addinge such legacies thereunto as the said Testator had willed him to insert therein and w[i]th all showed him the said Copie, w[hi]ch this Ex[amina]t[e] verily beleveth to be the true Copie of the Last will and testam[en]t of the s[ai]d decess[ed] Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]a test[ament]a vel Codicilla aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super fact[am] nescit depore in aliquo

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]a et alleg[aci]on[em] de super fact[am] predeposuit

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said will[es] ex[hibi]ted doe differ only in the date as he thincketh and nothinge els Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he was p[ro]ducted and sworne upon the will first exhibited but he was not examined thereupo[n] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non Coactus et ad rogatu[m] Et ex sumptib[us] Marie hills interrogat[ed]

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Will[iam[us] michell

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Brianus Weller de Shipley in com[itatu] Sussex Taylor ubi h[ab]itavit per xxxiiij an[n]os vel circiter et antea horsham in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per iij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Billingshurst in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lviij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] eet exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

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Ad test[ament[um] Codicill[um] et alle[gacio]nem de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that Edward hill the testator beinge both of p[er]fect minde and memory and in bodily health came unto this deponent and w[illia]m Michell of Shipley aforesaid on ye xxvth day of Aprill Anno d[omi]ni 1609 and requested them to be about home on the morrowe morninge for he would in treat of them to write his will, whereupon they staid at hoame and the morrowe after w[hi]ch was the xxvjth day of the same monith the said testator Edward Hill and his wife came unto this deponent and requested him that he would w[i]th him to w[illia]m Michell[es] whereupon he went w[i]th him unto the said w[illia]m Michell[es] howse scituat in Shipley aforesaid and there before this deponent the s[ai]d w[illia]m Michell and Marie Hill his wife did declare his last will and testament requestinge the s[ai]d w[illia]m Michell to putt the same in writtinge for him after the fermyst and best maner y[a]t he coulde w[hi]ch the said Michell did accordingly in such maner and forme as will seene and p[er]used by this Ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[m]i[na]tion is expressed, And after the writinge thereof the same beinge read unto him he allowed thereof and said it was accordinge to his verie meaninge, and thereunto putt his hand acknowledginge and ratifyinge the same for his Last will and testament in the p[rese]nc[e] of this depo[n]ent w[illia]m Michell and Marie Hill his wife and afterward[es] at the request of the said testator this deponent and the s[ai]d w[illia]m did sett their hand[es] as witnesses, And further this depone[n]t saith that the will seene and p[er]used by him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ation is the verie same will w[hi]ch was soe made declared allowed ratified and confirmed by the s[ai]d testator as aforesaid for he seeth the testators owne m[ar]ke thereunto this ex[amina]t[es] owne handwritinge and the hand writinge of the s[ai]d w[illia]m Michell in such and the same

[[f 234v/f 235r]] maner and forme as the same And this deponent moreov[er] saith that about vj or vij daies before the death of the said Edward Hill the testator this deponent beinge w[i]th him at his dwellinge howse in Shipley wherein the said testator then lay sicke in a lower chamber of the said howse the said testator beinge of verie good and p[er]fect remembrance and speakinge well and senceably, said unto this deponent that he would give unto John Jup and Thomas Jup his daughters xx apece w[hi]ch was not in his will and therefore requested this deponent to sett it downe on his will, w[hi]ch the said testator delivered p[rese]ntly to this deponent to have the said Legacies inserted therein and because this deponent had not pen or incke about him to doe it p[rese]ntly he carried the same hoame w[i]th him and

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w[i]thin shorte space brought it againe to him the said testator in his said sicknes tyme and there stayinge awhile w[i]th the said testator John Haler came also unto the said testator beinge sent for before, whome the said testator requested to reade his said will and the Codicill w[hi]ch he had caused this ex[amina]t[e] to putt thereunto, w[hi]ch he did accordingly and after the readinge thereof, the said testator said if one or two thing[es] were added unto the same it were accordinge to his verie meaninge w[hi]ch was to the poore of Shipley vjs viijd and to Thomas Hill his sonnes sonne xs then this ex[amina]t[e]answered and said unto him that there was no space in the said will to write the same, and because the said will was blotted in aplace or two, it were good if the same were all nowe written whereunto the said testator was verie willinge and requested this deponent to take his s[ai]d will hoame w[i]th him againe and to add the said legacies of vjs viijd and xs more unto the same, and did also earnestly intreat this deponent alsoe to doe the same as firmly as he coulde to the good of his wife and children and to sett his the said testators m[ar]ke unto the same Copie w[hi]ch he was make out of the said w[i]th the Codicill[es] thereunto w[hi]ch the said testator said he would holde to be firme and good in the p[rese]nc[e] of the s[ai]d John Haler and this deponent

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And there upon this deponent did take the said testators will hoame againe w[i]th him and did newe write the same and sett the said testators m[ar]ke thereunto as he had requested, w[i]th full intent and purpose to bringe or send the same unto the s[ai]d againe w[i]th speed, only addinge unto the said will w[hi]ch he this deponent writt, ijd to the high Church of Chichester, but not addinge anie els to the said will nor takinge anie thinge from the same but could not send the same unto the said testator before his death Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]a test[ament]a Codicilla aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super fact[am] nescit

Ad Inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d will was made of the testators word accordinge w[i]thout the motion or instigation of anie body and that in the forenoone of the day Et al[ite]r nescit r[sp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]a et Codicill[a] pred[icta] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super p[re]depos[ui]t

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d will[es] doe differ only in the date and in the legacie of ijd to the high Church, And in the legacies of xxs apece to John

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Jup and Thomas Jupp, for whereas the said legacies were w[i]thout lymitac[i]on after their deceass this ex[amina]t[e] did in the copie w[hi]ch he writt entayle the said legacies after their deceass to the wife of the s[ai]d testator, but yt was accordinge to thexpress word[es] and meaninge of the s[ai]d testator and the cause when the originall will w[hi]ch was first made was not first ex[hibi]ted was this ex[amina]t[es] fault in mistakinge thereof

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet affirmative but he was not examined thereupon

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus, et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Marie hill interrogat[ed]

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Bryan Weller

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Johan[n]es Booker de Rudgweeke in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per xlta an[n]os vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xlta ano[rum] vel circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]a ex[hibi]ta et all[egaciones] de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about vj or vij dayes before the death of Edward Hill the Testator this deponent beinge requested by the said Testator went unto him to his howse in Shipley where he said testator lying sicke on his bed in a lower Chamber but of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce speakinge and talkinge very well and senceably, and after some comm[uni]cation had betwixt the said testator tolde this deponent he had his will and requested this deponent and and Philip Hendley to be his overseers of the same, but he had forgotte some thinge w[hi]ch he had added unto his said will that morninge w[hi]ch was xxs apece to John Jup and Thomas Jup his daughters sonnes and because there was noe space nor roome to insert anie more legacies in his said will, he tolde this deponent he had requested Briant weller to take his will hoame w[i]th him and to newe write the same and to sett downe more in his s[ai]d will as legacies by him also given and bequeathed theis somes followinge viz to the poore of Shipley vjs 8d and to Thomas Hill his sonnes son xs And further this deponent saith that since the death of the s[ai]d Testator, Edward Hill the p[ar]te p[ro]movent in this cause came unto this deponent and said unto him as in the ixth ar[tic]le of the last allegac[i]on is expressed or the like word[es] in effect Et al[ite]r nescit deponere savinge that he doth verily beleve

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that the wyll read unto him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie will of the testator because he is named one of the ov[er]seers thereof and Philip hendley the other accordinge as the s[ai]d did tell this deponent by word of mouth and also because he findeth by the will read unto him as aforesaid that the legacies of John Jup and Tho[mas] Jup his daughters sonnes are to be imployed to their best use and p[ro]fitt, w[hi]ch the s[ai]d testator did also relate to this deponent by word of mouth

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundum nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]a et allegac[i]on[em] pred[ictam] predeposuit savinge that he hath hearde that w[illia]m Michell a witnes p[ro]ducted and sworne in this behalfe did write the will interrogat[ed]

Ad tertiu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere savinge that he hath heard that there was added to the Copie of the will w[hi]ch he hath heard Briant weller Did write ijd to the high Church of Chichester w[hi]ch was not given by the said deceased as he hath heard and further that the said Copie and originall will doe differ in the date for the originall will beareth date the xxvjth day of Aprill was twelve monithes and the Copie the xxth of Aprill laste paste Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[ui]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] Marie Hills et ex eius sumptib[us] etc

signu[m] Joh[ann]is [[mark]] Booker

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63 Downer

starting folio f 236v

month/s of depositions

parish/es Madehurst

plaintiff/s John Downer

defendant/s

type of case Defamation

John Downer was said to have no understanding, being unable to remember even the Lord's Prayer or the Ten Commandments. William Finch appears to have made accusations, but another deponent observes that he was often drunk. This case may relate to case 59 Finch.

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Jacobus Pellett Cl[er]icus vicarius eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de Madehurst in com[itatu] Sussex ubi moram fecit per xvj an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Yapton in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram traxit per tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Academia Oxon[iensis] ubi studuit per quinq[ue] an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Steyninge in com[itatu] Sussex pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xlta anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad posic[i]ones addic[iona]les

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] nescit deponere

Ad quartu[m] deponit that true it is the said John Downer Is a verie humorous obstinat and stubborne fellowe for soe this ex[amina]t[e] hath founde him in examinac[i]on of his life and maners and dutie towards god and man and a man of smale reputac[i]on estimac[i]on or Creddit Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad quintu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that w[i]thin this twelve monithes and soe at this p[rese]nte (for ought this depo[nen]t knoweth) this depone[n]t saith that the said John Downer ar[ticu]lat[ed] was and is a verie blockish and a sodish fellowe and of no understandinge or Capacity, and soe this

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deponent hath founde him upon exa[m]i[n]ation and that upon the Lord[es] prayer thar[tic]les of his beleef and ten comaundent[es] for this deponent as the dutie of ev[er]y mi[ni]ster is havinge Cure of soulles as this depon[en]t hath, hath often tymes exa[m]i[n]ed the s[ai]d Downer upon the Lord[es] prayer and ar[tic]les of his beleef, whome he hath founde verie ignorant therein yea not able to saye the Lord[es] prayer or recite the ar[tic]les of his beleefe and moste to learne or to be instructed therein Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] deponit q[uo]d p[re]deposita per eu[m] sunt vera p[er] me

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Jacobum J Pellett Clericu[s]

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Jo[hann]es Drury etc

Thomas Perley de Madhurst in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi moram fecit per xla an[n]os et ultra ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] xlta anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad primu[m] nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundu[m] nescit

Ad tertiu[m] dicit that the said w[illia]m Finch ar[ticu]lat[ed] is much addicted to drincke and such a one as wilbe manie tymes ov[er]come w[i]th drincke as the reporte goeth Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quartu[m] dicit that verie true it is the said John Downer was and so is at this p[rese]nte a verie folish froward [sic] and an obstinat fellowe one of noe accoumpte or estimac[i]on And for such a one this ex[amina]t[e] ev[er] founde him in all his Busines for he was this ex[amina]t[es] s[e]r[va]nt twice or thrice and sometimes a whole yere together, and when this deponent hath comaunded him to yoake his oxen he would yoake them the contrary and so in

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div[er]s other such busines and then he the s[ai]d downer wolde swere the faulte was in the implem[en]ts he used And for such a folish fellowe blockish obstinat and stubborne fellowe his com[m]only reputed and taken Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] dicit that the s[ai]d John Downer ar[ticu]lat[ed] is a verie vagrant and a folish fellowe and especially in the ar[tic]les of religions and was not able neither coulde this depon[en]t ev[er] gett him to saie the Lord[es] or ar[tic]les of his belief, he was foolish and ignorant and w[i]th all so obstainat or stubborne although this depon[en]t was verie importunat w[i]th him therin

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Thomas Perley

Repetit[us] cora[m] d[o]c[t]ore m[agist]ro Drury etc

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64 Butcher

starting folio f 240r

month/s of depositions December 1610

parish/es Sidlesham

plaintiff/s Richard Butcher

defendant/s William Wicher

type of case Defamation

William Wicher accused Richard Butcher of 'having to doe with' Sybil West, a married woman, on Henry Snelling’s logpile.

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Exa[m]i[n]ac[i]o test[iu]m sup[er] li[bel]lo al[io]s ex p[ar]te Rich[ard] Butcher p[ar]o[chie] de Sydlesham Archi[diaco]nat[is] & dioces[i]s Cic[estriensis] con[tra] Will[iam] Wicher de eadem p[ar]o[chia] dato in c[aus]a diff[amacione] etc

Will[ia]mus Baker p[ar]o[chi]e de Sydlesham in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit p[er] spatiu[m] sexdecim[um] anno[rum] vel circiter & antea apud Byrdham in Com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etat[is] xxxti anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e cond[icionis] test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] & exa[m]i[n]atus dicit ut sequit[u]r

Ad primu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cund[um dicit that uppon a sonday in the afternoon about the ende of the monith of October nowe last paste viz in anno d[omi]ni 1610 <& al[ite]r tempus non credit> in the house of mr Frauncys Nevel esquier in the p[ar]ishe of Sidlesham aforesaid the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Will[iam] Wicher sayde unto one Henry Snellinge of the same p[ar]ishe being then p[re]sent in the house aforesayd, in the hearinge of this exa[m]i[n]ate and others whose names this deponent doth not now remember) yo[u] Bud <(being called so for tymes)> doe kepe saule logg[es] to whom the saide Snellinge and asked the saide wicher what he mente by that to whom the said w[illia]m wicher replied and sayde that the saide Richard butcher ar[ticulated] had had to doe w[i]th Sybil weste ar[ticulated] uppon the logg[es]

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of the said Henry Snellinge, and the saide w[illia]m wicher being then and there p[er]swaded by the saide Snellinge to forbeare his speache therof, the saide w[illia]m wicher openlye sayde naye and that he would saye it and iustifye it also & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit that the sayd John Weste & Sybill west are man & wyfe & so com[m]only reputed and taken and that they are of the p[ar]ishe of Sydlesham aforesaide & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vm dicit that dyvers p[er]sons do twite the said Richard butcher w[i]th the said speache of w[illia]m wicher w[hi]ch this deponent doth thinke is muche to his discredytt & hurte of his goode nam[e] & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vjtu[m] dicit that the said W[illia]m Wicher is of the said p[a]rishe of Sidlesham and so he beleveth subiecte to the Jurisdicc[i]one of this Co[u]rte & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad viju[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viij dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er]eu[m] sunt vera

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Willam Baker

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Joh[ann]e Drury etc quinto die decembr[is] 1610

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Henricus Snellinge p[ar]o[chi]e de Sydlesham in Com[itatu] Sussex ubi moram traxit p[er] spatiu[m] octo anno[rum] & amplius & ante apud Donnington ubi h[ab]itavit xij annos vel circiter & antea apud horsham in Com[itatu] Sussex p[re]d[icto] ubi oriundus fuit etatis xxviij anno[rum] vel circiter lib[er]e cond[icionis] test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] dicit ut sequitur

Ad primu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cund[um] dicit that uppon a sondaye in the afternoon monith or fyve wekes nowe last paste before this fyfte of december 1610 otherwise the c[er]ten tyme this exa[m]i[n]ate doth not nowe remember this exa[m]i[n]ate and dyvers others being in the house of mr Frauncys nevel

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esquyer in Sydlesham in the county of Sussex the said w[illia]m ar[ticu]late[d] being then & there also p[re]sent saide unto this ar[ticu]late exa[m]i[n]ate, Bull yo[u]r logg[es] muste be p[rese]nted for Richard Butcher hadd to doe w[i]th John West[es] wyfe uppon yo[u]r logg[es] behind yo[u]r house whereuppon this exa[m][n]ate wishing the said w[illia]m wicher to take heade what he sayde the sayd w[illia]m wicher sayde he cared not he would say it he the said Butcher dyd it and he the said wicher caught them there, & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad t[er]tiu[m] dicit that the saide w[illia]m wicher hath sayde the lybi [sic] wordes of the saide Richard butcher Sybell weste ar[ticu]late[d] as is mencioned in the seconde ar[ti]cle & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad iiijtor dicit that the sayde Sybill weste & John weste are of the p[a]rishe of Sydlesham aforesayde and are husband & wyfe & so reputed & taken & al[ite]r nescit d[e]po[nere] A v[u]m dicit that he beleveth that the guid name of the said Richard butcher is much hurte & that he is greatly discredited amongst his neighbo[u]rs by reason of the uttering of the word[es] aforesaide by the said w[illia]m wicher & al[ite]r nescit depon[er]e

Ad vjtu[m] dicit that the said w[illia]m wicher is of the p[ar]ishe of Sydlesham ar[ticu]late[d] & so subiect to the Jurisdicc[i]on of this Co[u]rte as this deponent beleveth & al[ite]r nescit depo[nere]

Ad viju[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viiju[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera Henry Snelling[es] [[mark]] m[ar]ke

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro John Drurye etc quinto die decembr[is] 1610

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65 Bennett

starting folio f 242r

month/s of depositions December 1610

parish/es West Grinstead

plaintiff/s Thomas Bennett and William Hogsflesh

defendant/s Nicholas Godsmarke

type of case Church Rights

The case concerns detailed necessary repairs to the church, including the windows, steeple and bellropes, and who is responsible for the costs involved. In the past this had been the responsibility of the parishioners. The churchwardens of West Grinstead, Thomas Bennett and William Hogsflesh, therefore imposed a tax, with the agreement of the parishioners, to raise money for the repairs. It was alleged that although Nicholas Godsmarke had agreed to the taxation, he had only paid part of what he owed. Godsmarke had since died.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et super ar[ticu]lis ex p[ar]te Thome Bennett et w[illia]mi Hogsflesh gard[ianus] sine promino[rum] eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de westgrinsted Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensi]s contra Nich[ol]um Godsm[ar]ke de eadem dat[us] et instrat[us] sequitur

Rob[er]tus waters Cl[er]icus Curatus eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de Shipley in com[itatu] Sussex ubi moram fecit per unu[m] an[n]u[m] et novem mens[e]s vel circiter et antea apud westgrinsted in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi extitit Curatus em[er]se Cure et eccl[es]ie per spatiu[m] viij an[n]o[rum] et ultra et antea apud Alborne in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi Curatus et mi[ni]ster p[er] mansis per xxti An[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Hurst in com[itatu] pred[icto] et Alborne pred[icto] per spatiu[m] vj ano[rum] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Laveham in com[itatu] Suff[olk] etatis lx anno[rum] et ultra libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]atus deponit ut sequitur

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Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] pred[ictam] deponit that moste true it is thar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Bennett and W[illia]m hogsflesh were Churchwardens of the p[ar]ish Church of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] in the monithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] or some of them And in theyere of o[u]r Lord god 1607 and the same office did execute all the same yere beinge chosen and elected by him this deponent beinge then Curat[e] and mi[ni]ster of the s[ai]d Church and the whole p[ar]ishion[er]s or the maior p[ar]te of them, all w[hi]ch this deponent knoweth to be soe for he was then mi[ni]ster of the same Church and had the elecc[i]on and Choise of one of the s[ai]d Churchwardens and so they were and are comonly reputed & taken Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad s[e]cundum ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that he verily thinge the burden & Charge of rep[ar]inge the Church of westgrinsted as windowes steple glasinge of windowes belropes and such like rep[ar]ac[i]ons as well by the Lawes and statut[es] of this Realme as of ancient Custome tyme out of minde used have and ought to belonge to the p[ar]ishion[er]s and occupiers of Land w[i]thin the [par]ish of west grinsted aforesaid and Confines and lymitts thereof, and soe he this deponent hath knowne the same of his owne remembrance for the space of theis x yeres or upward[es] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit that tyme out of minde as he hath hearde and for theis x yeres he knoweth the same to be true that the p[ar]ishion[er]s and other occupiers of land[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] have used and accustomed to repayre and mainteine the Chu[r]ch of Westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] and the ruyns and decaies ar[ticu]lat[ed] whensoev[er] the same have fallen to decay or wanted rep[ar]ac[i]ons Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quartu[m] deponit affirmative ex scientia s[ui]s for he this deponent hath often tymes made and caste up accoumpt[es] for div[er]s Churchw[a]rdens of westgrinsted and the moste p[ar]te of them duringe the tyme he was mi[ni]ster there Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] deponit that moste true it is to this ex[amina]t[es] knowledge the Church of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] was much decayed & wanted rep[ar]ac[i]ons in the Buttrisses thereof glasinge sowdringe of gutters bandrick[es] and stockinge of the bell[es] and such like rep[ar]ac[i]ons, in the monithes and yeare in the first ar[tic]le menc[i]oned Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad sextu[m] deponit that the rep[ar]ac[i]ons ar[ticu]lat[ed] coulde not come to less or be mended and rep[ar]ed better cheape than xvjli or xiijli vjs viijd at leaste in this ex[amina]t[es] iudgment the decaies and ruyns were so greate and chargeable

Ad vijum nescit deponere

Ad octavu[m] deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Churchw[a]rdens in the yere and monithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] or one of them upon a sonday or holidaye did make a taxac[i]on w[i]th the consent and app[ro]bac[i]on of so manie of the p[ar]ishion[e]rs or land occupiers w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] as were then and there at the s[ai]d Church p[rese]nte w[hi]ch were as this deponent doth well remember John Agate George wirde Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke deceased, Henry Gratwicke James Lancaster Ri[chard] Awod Tho[mas] Bottinge of Jowlles Jo[hn] Lancaster <& Jo[hn] Stanford> w[i]th div[er]s others of the same p[ar]ish whose names this deponent doth not nowe rem[em]ber, and by the same taxac[i]on did tax the foresaid Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke deceased and soe ev[er]y other occupier and firmer of any Land[es] w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish iiijd for ev[er]y xxs of his yerely paid or to be paid for his and their s[ai]d land[es], And did likewise tax toward[es] the said rep[ar]ac[i]ons any owner of anie land[es] w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish w[hi]ch he helde in his occupac[i]on iiij d for ev[er]y xxs w[hi]ch his land was yerely worth to be let or hired, And this is true for this deponent[es] knowledge for he was p[rese]nte at the said taxac[i]on makinge and did sett downe and conseine the same in writinge at the request of the s[ai]d Churchw[a]rdens and p[ar]ishion[er]s Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke deceased in the monithes and yere in the first ar[tic]le menc[i]oned was owner and had in his occupac[i]on and use as much Lande w[i]thin the p[ar]ish ar[ticu]lat[ed] as was yerely worth xxli by his owne Confession at the tyme of makinge the fores[ai]d taxac[i]on Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad decimu[m] deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke was p[rese]nte at the s[ai]d taxac[i]on makinge & yelded his consent thereunto & nev[er] complayned of anie wronge therein and about sevennighte after did pay to the ar[ticu]lat[e] one of the Church w[a]rdens some p[ar]te of the s[ai]d Taxac[i]on but how much this depon[en]t knoweth not Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad xj nescit deponere

Ad xij nescit

Ad xiij nescit

Ad xiiij deponit affirmative

Ad xvtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno xxli et q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad instantia et ex sumptib[us] Tho[mas]i Bennett et w[illiam]I hogsflesh quoad viaticae expens[e]s Et non al[ite]r

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet Nicholu[m] Godsm[ar]ke magis qui[d] d[i]ctum Bennett optat tamen victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quiad contestes nescit

Ad vij r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viij pro parte s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative, et quoad contestis r[esp]ondet that they are freeholders w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of westgrinsted interrogate[d]

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad viiju[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] predeposuit Et al[ite]r nescit p[er] me

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Robertum Waters Cl[er]ic[us]

Johan[n]es Agate de estgrinsted in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per totu[m] spatiu[m] vite s[ui]s ib[ide]m oriund[us] etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel

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circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iur[atus] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad j ij iij et quartu[m] ar[ticu]los ne est exa[min]atus ex consensu p[ar]te producant[es] quia d[i]c[t]us Nich[ol]us Godsm[ar]ke hos ar[ticu]los fatitur esse touros

Ad quintu[m] deponit that in the yere and monithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] the said Church ar[ticu]lat[ed] was much decayed in the butrisses glasinge of the windowes sowdringe of the gutters and belropes and such other like rep[ar]ac[i]ons all w[hi]ch this deponent knoweth to be true of his owne knowledge Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad sextu[m] deponit that the rep[ar]inge and mendinge of the decaes and ruyns menc[i]oned in the next precedent coulde not be don and rep[ar]ed not under xiijli vjs 8d in th[i]s [sic] ex[amina]t[es] iudgment they were soe greate Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vijum deponit affirmative ut credit

Ad viijum deponit that thar[ticu]lat[e] Churchwardens did in some or one of the monithes in the yere 1607 menc[i]oned in the first of theis ar[tic]es upon a sonday or holiday in the p[ar]ish Church or Chancell of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] w[i]th the consent and app[ro]bac[i]on of so manie of the p[ar]ishion[er]s and Land occupiers w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish as then and there were p[rese]nte, make a seasment and taxac[i]on for the rep[a]ringe and mendinge the ruyns and decaies afores[ai]d and thereby did sease and tax ev[er]y occupier of anie land[es] or ground[es] w[i]thin the said p[ar]ish of westgrinsted at iiijd for ev[er]y xxs of his yerely rent, and ev[er]y p[ar]ishion[e]r at iiijd for every xxs w[hi]ch his s[ai]d land was yerely worth to be let At w[hi]ch taxac[i]on were present Thomas Martin George Warde Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke deceased, this deponent Richard Linfeild and div[er]s others of the said p[ar]ishion[er]s allowinge and ratyfyinge the s[ai]d taxac[i]on whose names this deponent doth not nowe rem[em]ber Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] deponit in the s[ai]d monithes ar[ticu]lat[ed] and at the tyme of makinge the foresaid taxac[i]on the said Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke

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deceased, was proprietarie & occupier & had in his possession and occupac[i]on as much land as was yerely worth xxli or xijli at the leaste in the com[m]on estimac[i]on of man Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad decimu[m] deponit that the s[ai]d Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke decesed was p[rese]nte at the s[ai]d taxac[i]on makinge as aforesaid and thereto did consent w[i]thout complayninge of anie wronge therein Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xj et xij dicit ut ante ad primu[m] s[e]cundu[m] iijtu[m] et iiijtu[m] ar[ticu]los p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad xiij nescit deponere

Ad xiiijtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad xvtu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eu[m] sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s proprijs ere alieno deducto xlli et q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad instantia et expens[e]s Thome Bennett, quoad viaticas expens[e]s Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad septimu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative Et quoad al[ios] nescit

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Ad octavu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is a free holder in the s[ai]d p[ar]ish interrogate[d] and hath Land[es] in his occupac[i]on in the same p[ar]ish and so hath Thomas Martin his fellowe witnes Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad viij u[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit signu[m] Jo[hanne] [[mark]] Agate

Thomas Martyn de west grinsted in com[itatu] Sussex yeoman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xij anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Bolney in com[itatu] pred[icto] per xijcem an[n]os vel circiter et antea west grinsted pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad ar[ticu]los

Ad primu[m] s[e]cundu[m] tertiu[m] et quartu[m] dicit q[uo]d fuit exa[m]i[n]atus sup[er] eis[ai]dem ex consensu p[ar]t[es] eu[m] p[ro]ducent[es] quia Nich[ol]us Godsm[ar]ke pars princi[pa]lis in suis p[er]sonal[is] r[esp]onsis d[i]c[t]os ar[ticu]los o[m]nes et singlos fatetur de veros

Ad quintu[m] deponit that moste true it is the p[ar]ish Church of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] in the Buttresses and glasinge soudring of gutters Bellropes and bawdrick[es] for the Bell[es] and such like in the monithes ar[ticu]lat[e]d or some of them and in ye yere of o[u]r Lord god 1607, of this ex[amina]t[es] owne knowledge for he did see and beholde the same decayes Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] deponit that the rep[ar]inge and mendinge of the ruyns and decayes in the next p[re]cedinge ar[tic]le menc[i]oned could not coste less than xiijli vjs viijd and were scarse don for so much, as this deponent beleveth Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad vijmu[m] deponit affirmative ut Credit

Ad viiju[m] deponit that the said Churchw[a]rdens ar[ticu]lat[ed] upon a sonday or festivall daye, w[i]thin the monithes and yere menc[i]oned in the first ar[tic]le of theis ar[tic]les in the p[ar]ish Church of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] did make a taxac[i]on w[i]th the consent and app[ro]bac[i]on of soe manie of the p[ar]ishion[er]s as then and there were p[rese]nte (the s[ai]d

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p[ar]ishion[er]s havinge first notice thereof) w[hi]ch were p[rese]nte, John Agate Henry Gratwicke Richard Linfeild and this ex[amina]t[e] as he remembreth and Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke deceased and div[er]s others of the p[ar]ishion[er]s and occupiers of land[es] and ground[es] w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] whose names this deponent doth not nowe rem[em]ber, And by the same taxac[i]on did tax toward[es] the re[par]ac[i]ons and mendinge the ruyns and decayes aforesaid ev[er]y farmer and occupier of any land lyinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] iiijd for ev[er]y xxs of his yerely rent paid or to be paid for his s[ai]d land[es], And they did likewise tax to the s[ai]d rep[ar]ac[i]ons ev[er]y owner of anie land[es] lyinge w[i]thin the s[ai]d p[ar]ish w[hi]ch he held in his owne occupac[i]on iiijd for ev[er]y xxs w[hi]ch his s[ai]d land was yerely worth to be lett or sett, Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad nonu[m] deponit that in the yeare and monithes in the first of theis ar[tic]les menc[i]oned and soe at the the tyme of making the fores[ai]d taxac[i]on the s[ai]d Nicholas Godsmarke deceased had in his possession and was occupier and owner of as much land w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of westgrinsted ar[ticu]lat[ed] as was worth xxli by the yere by Com[m]on estimac[i]on and so much this deponent would give for the same if he might have it for xxj yeres, and xxli also for a fine Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad dec[im]um deponit that true it is the said Nicholas Godsm[ar]ke deceased was p[rese]nte at the fores[ai]d taxac[i]on makinge and gave his Consent thereof Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad undec[im]um deponit affirmative (ut audivit) Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad duodec[im]um nescit deponere

Ad xiijtu[m] nescit

Ad xiiijtu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad xv dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er] eum sunt vera

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

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Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs xxli et q[uo]d venit ad instantia et ex sumptib[us] Thome Bennett quoad viaticas expens[e]s Et non al[ite]r

Ad iijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he and John Agate his fellowe witnes are free holders w[i]thin the p[ar]ish interrogate[d] and have land[es] in their occupac[i]on lyinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad viij ar[ticu]lu[m] ar[ticu]lo[rum] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

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Thomas marten

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66 Austyn

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month/s of depositions

parish/es Heyshott

plaintiff/s Katherine Austyn

defendant/s […] Cranley alias Austyn

type of case Testamentary

The nuncupative will was correctly executed, but the testator Peter Austyn had previously expressed his intention to leave his land to his four daughters by his first wife, whereas in the will the bulk of his estate went to his second wife, Katherine, and their daughter.

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Examinatio testiu[m] de et super test[ament]o nu[n]cupativo Petri Austyn de hayshott in com[itatu] Sussex def[uncti] et allegac[i]one de super f[a]c[t]a[m] de p[ar]te katherine Austyn rel[i]c[t]e et ex[ecutri]ce p[rese]nse d[i]c[t]e def[uncti] con[tra] et audite [[space]] Cranley al[ia]s Austyn filie d[i]c[t]i def[uncti] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] sequitur

Johna[n]es Tayler Cl[er]icus R[ec]t[o]r[e] eccl[es]ie p[ar]o[chia]lis de Stedham cum hayshott in com[itatu] Sussex ubi Incumbit per spatiu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Collegiu[m] wynton in com[itatu] South[ampton] ubi mora[m] traxit per spatiu[m] nonem anno[rum vel circiter oriund[us] apud Frittenden in com[itatu] Cant[abrigiensis] etat[is] lx anno[rum] vel Circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] etc exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that on the xxiijth day of m[ar]ch last past 1610 Peter Austen ar[ticu]lat[ed] did make and ordaine his last will & testam[en]t nu[n]cupative seene and p[er]used by this ex[amina]t[e] at the tyme of his exa[min]ac[i]on in such maner and forme in the p[rese]nce and hearinge of this deponent Danyell Collier katherine Austyn rel[i]ct of the said deceased and her mother or the like in effect as followeth viz first he Comended his soulle to allmightie god Ite[m] he gave to the high Church of Chichester ijd to Hayshott

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Chapell ijs iiijd to his iiijor daughters ijs apeece to any of his godchildren iiijd apeece, to his daughter katherine his browne heifer and the rest of his good[es] and chattell[es] whatsoev[er] he gave and bequeathed to katherine his wif whome he did ordaine and constitute his executrix, the said testator then beinge of verie good and p[er]fect minde and memory but beinge sicke in body and lyinge then in a lower chamber of his dwellinge howse in hayshott a foresaid, speakinge well and senceably and never shewed any token of unsounde or bad memorye And further this depon[en]t sayth that the said testator did make constitute and ordaine katherine his wif his sole ex[ecutrix] of his s[ai]d last will and testament nu[n]cupative Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet pro p[ar]te s[ui]s negat et quoad al[ios] nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogat[e] Testator did make and declare his said will about ix of the Clocke in the forenoone of the day the xxiijth of m[ar]ch aforesaid and of his owne accorde w[i]thout anie mans p[er]swation otherwise

Ad vtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interrogat[e] Testator had iiij or children by his former Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that he hath hearde that the said peter Aysten the Testator before his death should say or p[ro]mise or his minde and intent was that his fower daughters by his first wife should have all his Land[es], but he knoweth not the reason whie the s[ai]d Testator did not p[er]forme his p[ro]mise et al[ite]r nescit p[er] me

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Jo[h]a[nni ]Tyler Rectori de Stedha[m] cu[m] hayshott

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Danyell Collyer de hayshott in com[itatu] Sussex mylner ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Albury in com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi h[ab]itavit per xxti annos vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[us] etatis Lta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupativu[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that on the xxiijth of m[ar]ch last past or there about[es] the ar[ticu]lat[e] testator Peter Austen beinge then of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce though sicke in body, did in the p[rese]nc[e] of mr John Tayler p[ar]son of Stedham cu[m] hayshott … this ex[amina]t[e], katherine Austen relict of the said deceased and her mother, make and declare his last will & testam[en]t nu[n]cupative ex[hibi]ted and seene and read unto this depon[en]t at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on in such maner and forme, or the like in effect as hereafter followeth First he com[m]ended his soulle to all mightie god his body to be buryed in the Churchyard of hayshott he gave to the high Church of Chichester ijd to the Chappell of hayshott ijs iiijd to ev[er]y of his iiijor dawters by his first wif ijs apeece to ev[er]y of his godchildren iiijd apeece and to his daughter katherine w[hi]ch he had by his laste wife his browne heifer, the rest of all his good[es] chattell[es] and cattell[es] not given nor bequeathed he gave and bequeathed to katherine his wif, whome he did ordaine make and apoint the s[ai]d katherine his wif his sole and only ex[ecu]trix of his said laste will nu[n]cupative All w[hi]ch this deponent knoweth to be true because he was p[rese]nte w[i]th those witnesses before named, The said Testator then beinge of verie and p[er]fect minde and memory and spake verie well and plainly & knewe all those p[rese]nte w[i]th him and about him at that tyme Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

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Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est Et r[espondet] negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et Cupit victor[iam] ius h[ab]enti

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet pro p[ar]te s[ui]s negative Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet that the ar[ticu]lat[e] testator did make and declare his s[ai]d will nu[n]cupative lyinge in a lower chamb[e]r of his dwellinge house in hayshott aforesaid and y[a]t about twelve of the Clocke in the

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daytyme (as he doth nowe rem[em]ber) and that of his owne accorde w[i]thout anie mans p[er]swation thereunto for ought this ex[amina]t[e] heard Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said testator had iiijor children by his former wif[e] Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative signum Dan[ielli] [[mark]] Collyer

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67 Mundaye

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month/s of depositions

parish/es Sidlesham

plaintiff/s Thomas Mundaye

defendant/s Joan Peryn

type of case Defamation

Joan Peryn is alleged to have said that Thomas Munday, a married man, ‘would have had to do with her’, putting his hand up her smock. Her allegations threatened Munday’s good name and reputation.

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Ex[aminati]o test[iu]m de et super li[bel]lo ex p[ar]te Thome Mundaye p[ar]o[chi]e de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex con[tra] Johan[n]em Peryn ux[or]em Geo[rgii] Peryn de eadem in c[aus]a diffamac[i]onis sine convitij sequitur

Rob[er]tus Skerle de Sidlesham in com[itatu] Sussex weav[er] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Arrundell in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Steyninge in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per unu[m] an[n]u[m] vel circiter et antea apud Lymister in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per unu[m] an[n]u[m] vel circiter oriund[us] apud Felpham in com[itatu] pred[icto] etat[is] lx an[n]o[rum] et ultra, libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundum deponit that on a satterday nighte the said Joane Peryn li[bel]lat[ed] comyinge from Chichester m[ar]ket mett w[i]th Thomas Lawrance a witnes also p[ro]ducted in this suite at

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this deponent[es] howse dore or verie nere to his house dore scituat w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Sidlesham aforesaid and there stayinge a while talkinge together this deponent happened to come unto them, before w[hi]ch Tho[mas] Lawrence and this deponent the said Joane Peryn li[bel]lated said that Tho[mas] Munday li[bella]ted would have had to doe w[i]th her, to whome this deponent answered and said, suerly I thincke him to be a more honest man than soe & y[a]t he would offer to do anie such thinge, consideringe he is a m[ar]ried man & is not taken to be such a bad , then the said Joane Perryn replied and said, but what if he had to doe w[i]th me, then this deponent said, I verily thincke he is no such man, and more this deponent cannot saye, neith[e]r doth he remember what tyme the said word[es] were soe spoken by the said Joane Perryn more than on a saturday night as he hath before deposed w[hi]ch was before Easter day last but howe longe before this depon[en]t cannot saye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] nescit deponere

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit that the good name of the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Monday is somewhat ympayred and scandalized by uttering the foresaid word[es] by the s[ai]d Joane Perryn Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad xjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad viju[m] dicit q[uo]d predeposita p[er]eu[m] sunt vera signu[m] Rob[er]ti [mark] Skerle

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est & r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit p[ar]tes litigantes per vij an[n]os

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iij et iiij tu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li predeposuit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[espondet] q[uo]d audivit verba p[re]dicta simp[icite]r

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Ad viijimu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viijiu[m] negative

Ad ix et x r[espondet] negative

signu[m] d[i]c[t]i [[mark]] Rob[er]ti Skerle

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Thomas Lawrence de Sidlesham in Com[itatu] Sussex Ripier ubi h[ab]itavit per xxxta an[n]os et ultra et antea apud Civit[at]em Cicestr[ensis] in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Idsworth in com[itatu] South[ampton] ubi h[ab]itavit per unu[m] vel circiter et antea apud Eastmeone in com[itatu] South[ampton] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per unu[m] an[n]u[m] oriund[us] apud Chalton in com[itatu]South[ampton pred[icto] etat[is] lxv an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad s[e]cundu[m] deponit that in the tyme of Lent laste 1610 Joane Perryn li[bella]ted came to the Barnes dore of her dwellinge howse in Sidlesham where George Perryn her husbond was thresshinge this depon[en]t standing then and there at the said Barnes doore w[i]th John Perryn, widowe Burges, and the wif of Thomas Mundaye also li[bella]ted, and after the said widowe Burges had tolde the said Joane Perryn that she had wronged her sonne in lawe Tho[mas] Munday li[bel]lat[ed], the said Joane Perryn said of the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Munday that she did not wronge him or the like word[es] for he the said Thomas would have had to doe w[i]th her the said Joane when he was mendinge of his rack[es] at the said Barne if she would have consented, and putt his hand under her smocke & felt her bare bellie, but, she defied him, then the said widowe Burges said I had thought my daughter had bin better bestowed, but if it be soe I am sorie I bestowed her soe ill, And further this depon[en]t sayth that afterward[es] the said Joane Perryn com[m]ynge from the Consistoriall Court at Chichester on a saturday night meetinge w[i]th this ex[amina]t[e] at the howse doore of Rob[er]t Skerle a witnes also p[ro]ducted in this suite, as this depon[en]t had bin fettinge of fodder for his cattell, and havinge some talke of the word[es] before by this depon[en]t declared the said Joane Perryn li[bella]ted said before this depon[en]t and the

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said Rob[er]t Skerle that it was true y[a]t the said Thomas Munday woulde have had to doe w[i]th her, then

[[f 248r/f 248v]] this deponent said unto her, Joane, take heed you wronge not the man w[i]thout cause, then the said Joane Perryn said, what will you say if he had to doe w[i]th me, then this depon[en]t asked her if he had to doe w[i]th her, and if he had, then it was plaine then the said Joane answered, noe, he hadd not, but yet she said she was advised to saye soe, to whome this depon[en]t answered then she was ill advised to wronge him and her selfe alsoe, Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] nescit deponere al[ite]r qui[d] ad prox[imum] p[re]ceeden[tum] ar[ticu]lu[m] p[re]deposuit

Ad iiijtu[m] dicit that the good name of the s[ai]d Thom[a]s Munday is somwhat wronged & his creditt impaired by reason of the said word[es] soe uttered as aforesaid

Ad quintu[m] deponit affirmative

Ad vjtu[m] refert se ad iura

Ad sextu[m] dicit q[uo]d predeposita p[er]eu[m] sunt vera

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est Et r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nonit p[ar]tes litigantes per decem an[n]os vel circiter

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] li[bel]li predeposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d non credit d[i]c[t]a verba convisiosa per eu[m] deposita non e[ss]e vera

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[ui]d audivit verba convitiosa p[re]d[icta] simpl[icite]r

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Ad vijum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad viijum r[esp]ondet negative

Ad ixu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad xum r[esp]ondet negative

signu[m] Tho[me] [[mark]] Lawrence

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68 Laddes

starting folio f 249r

month/s of depositions May 1611

parish/es Fletching

plaintiff/s Elizabeth Laddes alias Hudson

defendant/s Elizabeth Dyer alias Gavell

type of case Testamentary

The testamentary case, based on the will of John Hudson, is complicated by the further marriages of the various parties. A legacy due to his daughter Elizabeth Dyer of £21 appears to have been paid in instalments of £7 to Thomas Gavell, her husband. Elizabeth, wife of the deceased, had also since remarried. Elizabeth Dyer admitted that the full payment had in fact been received from Elizabeth Hudson.

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Examinatio test[iu]m de et super allegac[i]one ex p[ar]te Elizabeth Ladd[es] al[ia]s hudson con[tra] et adv[er]si Elizabeth dyer al[ia]s Gavell al[ia]s hudson filie et legat[a] in test[ament]i d[i]c[t]i def[uncti] nonit sequitur

Johan[n]es Hudson de Okley in com[itatu] Surr[ey] gen[er]os[u]s ubi h[ab]itavit per unu[m] an[n]u[m] vel circiter et antea apud Lymister in com[itatu] Sussex per Duos an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Civi[ta]tij London in com[itatu] Midd[lesex] ubi h[abit]avit per spatiu[m] septem anno[rum] oriund[us] apud Patchinge in com[itatu] Sussex pred[icto] etat[is] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter libere Condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit that moste true it is, that w[i]th in one yere or thereabout[es] after the m[ar]riage of the above named Tho[mas] Gavell and Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Dyer ar[ticu]lat[ed] this deponent in the name of the ar[ticu]lat[e] Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Leed[es] beinge his mother did satisfie and paye unto the above named Thomas Gavell also ar[ticu]lat[ed] nowe deceased in the p[rese]nc[e] of the above named Eliz[abeth] Dyer al[ia]s Gavell al[ia]s hudson the p[ar]tie agent in parte of payment of the legacie of xxli given

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unto the said Eliz[abeth] Dyer al[ia]s Gavell al[ia]s Hudson by the last will and testam[en]t of John hudson her father deceased, the some of seaven pound[es] of good and lawfull English monie and also after y[a]t, w[hi]ch was as this depon[en]t nowe remembreth about yeres & ahalf, after the s[ai]d m[ar]iage of the said Thomas and Elizabeth this deponent for and in the name of his said moth[e]r Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Leed[es] ar[ticu]lat[ed] Did satisfie and paye unto the said Thomas Gavell ar[ticu]lat[ed] other some of seven pound[es] of like monie in further parte of paym[en]t of the legacies of xxli ar[ticu]lat[ed] And further this deponent sayth that about a yere after the ar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Gavell in his dwellinge howse w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Fletchinge in the county of Sussex

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com[m]inge to this deponent said unto him that he had received of John Barn[ar]d Junior of Goringe in the county of Sussex by the appointm[en]t of Eliz[abeth] Leed[es] al[ia]s Hudson his mother in Lawe other seven pound[es] of like monie in full satsifacc[i]on and paym[en]t of his wives legacie beinge the s[ai]d legacie of xxli ar[ticu]lat[ed] and y[a]t he had nowe fully received the some of xxli for the s[ai]d xxli in respect of the forbearinge thereof and y[a]t he hadd given the said John Barn[ar]d his acquittance for the said vijli for otherwise he would not have paid it unto him, And more to the said allegac[i]on or anie thinge therein conteyned cannot depose

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Joh[ann]ij Hudson

Bridgett Horley Thom[e] Horley de Ashurst in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] triu[m] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Lymister in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab]itavit per duodecem an[n]os vel circiter et apud Storrington in com[itatu] pred[icto] per spatiu[m] v An[n]o[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Pulborough in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] Deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit in the lif tyme of Tho[mas] Gavell ar[ticu]lat[ed] and whilst he was m[ar]ried to the said Eliz[abeth] Dyer al[ia]s Hudson this deponent was sent by Eliz[abeth] Leed[es] al[ia]s Hudson ar[ticu]lat[ed] her mother w[i]th the said Tho[mas] Gavell unto John Barn[ar]d Jun[ior] of Goringe who had monie of this depon[en]ts mothers in his hand[es] of purpose to desire him to paye unto the said Tho[mas] Gavell the some of vijli

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beinge p[ar]te of his s[ai]d wives legacie ar[ticu]lat[ed], whereupon the said John Barn[ar]d did then p[rese]ntly paye unto ye said Tho[mas] Gavell ar[ticu]lat[ed] the some of vij li as p[ar]te & p[ar]cell of the ar[ticu]lat[e] legacye of xxli And this depon[en]t further sayth that after y[a]t, the said Eliz[abeth] Gavell his wif after his deceass in her widowhoode and before she m[ar]ried w[i]th thar[ticu]lat[e] John Dier hath often tymes confessed

[[f 249v/f 250r]] and acknowledged unto this deponent that the said Thomas Gavell her late husbond & she together had received of the said Eliz[abeth] Leed[es] al[ia]s hudson her whole legacie of xxli ar[ticu]lat[ed] and thereof were fully satisfied and paide and soe this deponent doth verily beleve And more to the said allegac[io]n or anie thinge therein conteyned this ex[amina]t[e] cannott depose

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactu[m] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that she naturall daughter unto the said Eliz[abeth] Leed[es] al[ia]s Hudson the party p[ro]ducent

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad testificand[um] in hac c[aus]a ad rogatu[m] d[i]c[t]e Eliz[abeth] Leed[es] al[ia]s Hudson, and as this r[esp]ondent thincketh she will beare her charges, but she hath requested none as yet

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t she is worth nothinge because she hath a husbond

Ad septi[mu]m r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victor[iam] ius habenti

Ad viij r[esp]ondet negative signu[m] Brigitte [[mark]] Horley

Joh[an]nes hudson ad inter[rogato]ria

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Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that he n[atu]rall sonne to the p[ar]tye p[ro]ducent

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad rogatu[m] d[i]c[t]e Eliz[abeth] Leed[es] al[ia]s hudson, et ex sumptib[us] suis proprijs

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis suis proprijs ere alieno deducto Centu[m] Libras

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet pa[r]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoriam ius h[ab]enti

Ad vii u[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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John Hudson

[[f 250r/f 250v]]

Ambrusius Hudson p[ar]o[chi]e de Lymister in com[itatu] Sussex gen[erosus] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] quinqu[e] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Tarringe in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram fecit per ix an[nos] vel circiter oriund[us] apud withieham in com[itatu] pred[icto] etat[is] xxiij anno[rum] vel Circiter Libere condic[i]onis testis etc deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em deponit that about six yeres since as this depo[nen]t doth nowe remember w[hi]ch was in the lif tyme of thar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Gavell and whilst he was m[ar]ried unto the ar[ticu]lat[e] Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Dyer cominge to this Ex[amina]t[es] mother the said Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Leed[es] for the ar[ticu]lat[e] legacie, the said Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Leed[es] sent him unto john Barn[ar]d Jun[ior] of Goringe who had their monie of this deponent[es] mothers in his hand[es] for vijli and sent also this ex[amina]t[es] syster Brigitt Horley a witnes also sworne and ex[am]ined this behalf to see the monie received by the said Thomas, w[hi]ch some of vijli the said John Barn[ar]de paid unto the said Tho[mas] Gavell in p[ar]te of the

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s[ai]d ar[ticu]lat[e] legacie of xxli as the said Thomas Gavell did afterward[es] confess unto this deponent, and the said John Barn[ar]d and Bridgett Horley this ex[amina]t[es] sister did tell so much unto this deponent, cominge thither to the s[ai]d Barnard[es] howse for his s[ai]d sister, and that the said Tho[mas] Gavell did accept the said some in p[ar]te of paym[en]t of the legacie aforesaid as by his acquittance given unto the s[ai]d John Barn[ar]d appeareth And further this Ex[amina]t[e] sayth that w[i]thin a litle space after in the lif tyme also of the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Gavell and whilst the s[ai]d and he remained m[ar]ried, the said Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Leed[es] this deponent[es] mother did send unto the said Tho[mas] Gavell the some of vijli more viz iijli at one tyme and iiijli at another tyme unto the s[ai]d Tho[mas] Gavell[es] howse at Dan hill in the p[ar]ish of Fletching w[hi]ch vijli the said Thomas Gavell received also by John Huson this depon[en]t[es] brother as the s[ai]d

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Thomas did afterward in his lif tyme confess and acknowledge unto this deponent in other part of paym[en]t of the said legacie of xxli, and as for the other vjli then remayninge unpaid the sad Eliz[abeth] Hudson al[ia]s Leed[es] this deponent[es] mother paid yt unto John Hudson this deponent[es] to whome the said Tho Gavell was indebted by obligac[i]on in the some of xvli or upward[es] by and w[i]th the speciall consent of the said Elizabeth Dyer al[ia]s Gavell al[ia]s Hudson in her widowehood because she could not otherwise satisfye the said debt unto the said John Hudson, and therefore did accept and take the same as paid unto her self in full satisfacc[i]on of the ar[ticu]lat[e] legacie of xxli, as the said Eliz[abeth] Dier al[ia]s Gavell al[ia]s Hudson hath since acknowledged & confessed unto this depon[en]t Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]am allegac[i]o[nem] aut ad aliquid in eadem express[i]s nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfact[um] est

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is n[atu]rall sonne unto Eliz[abeth] Leed[es] al[ia]s Hudson

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t he knoweth not well wheth[e]r he be indebted unto his s[ai]d moth[e]r or whether she be indebted unto him because they farme land together and before they have accoumpted w[i]th eche other they knowe not what is betwene them

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Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad rogatu[m] d[i]c[t]e matris sue et ex eius sumptib[us]

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d favet p[ar]tib[us] indifferenter et cupit victoria[m] ius h[ab]enti

Ad viijvu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ambrose Hudson

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Fran[cis]co Cox etc quarto die maij 1611

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69 Cover

starting folio f 251v

month/s of depositions none given

parish/es Lurgashall

plaintiff/s Thomas Cover

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The nuncupative will was correctly executed and not contested. The testator John Browning left everything to his friend, Thomas Cover, rather than to members of his family.

[[f 251v]]

Examinatio test[iu]m ex p[ar]te Thome Cover de et super test[amentum] nu[n]cupat[ivum] Joh[an]nis Browninge p[ar]o[chi]e de Lurgashall in com[itatu] Sussex def[unctus] et allegac[i]one de super fact[am] sequitur

Johan[n]es Launder de Lurgashall in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Farnham in com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi mora[m] fecit per unu[m] an[n]um vel circiter et a[n]tea apud Lurgashall pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] etat[is] xxxta an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that the ar[ticu]lat[e] Testator John Browninge beinge visited w[i]th sickenes and yet walkinge upp and downe the howse, did in the p[rese]nc[e] of this deponent John Jewer Sara Launder and Joane Launder, make and declare his last will and testament nu[n]cupative in the same man[n]er and forme or the like in effect as in the will ex[hibi]ted <&> read unto this depon[en]t at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is conteyned, the said Testator then walkinge up and downe the hall of the dwellinge howse of the said ar[ticu]lat[ed] viz he did give and beq[uea]th the lease of his house and land and all els that he had unto Thomas Cover ar[ticu]lat[ed] in respect he founde much frendshippe and kindeness at his hand[es], the said

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testator beinge then of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce and did speake well and distinctly and walked on his feete as this deponent hath before deposed and lived at leaste vj or vij daies after and then died And more to the s[ai]d will ex[hibi]ted or allegac[i]on thereto unto annexed he cannot depose signu[m] Jo [[mark]] Launder

[[f 251v/f 252r]]

Joh[an]nes Jewer de Farnhurst in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] quinqu[e] anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Chiddingfolde in com[itatu] Surr[ey] ubi moram fecit per annu[m] et antea apud Elmsted in com[itatu] Sussex ubi morabatur per vj mens[e]s oriund[us] Farnham in com[itatu] Surr[ey] etat[is] xxxta An[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis pro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that in the monith of m[ar]ch last paste was twelve monithes or more about the same tyme, otherwise the tyme this depon[en]t doth not nowe remember, thar[ticu]lat[e] John Browninge the Testator beinge greatly grieved and sicke of the stone & collicke, and beinge then in the hall of the dwellinge house of thar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Cover, in Lurgashall in the County of Sussex did in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this deponent John Launder Sara Launder Joane Launder & oth[e]rs whose names this deponent doth not nowe rember, make declare and p[ro]nownce his last will and testament by word of mouth or the like in effect as in the will ex[hibi]ted and reade unto this depon[en]t at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is conteyned, (that is to say) he did will give and bequeath unto Thomas Cover ar[ticu]lat[ed] the lease of his howse and land and all els whatsoev[er] he the said Testator had and possessed, in considerac[i]on y[a]t he the said Testator had founde much kindenes and frendship at the hand[es] of the said Thomas Cover, as the said Testator then said and averred The same Testator beinge then of good and p[er]fect remembraunce and spake well and distinctly & was able to sett up and walke and lived after the makinge and declaringe of his said will v or vj dayes at least and then dyed And further this depon[en]t sayth that the said Testator longe before the declaringe of his will aforesad did greatly com[m]end the said Thomas Cover this deponent, & said y[a]t when he the said Testator did dye he would him all that he had, for he the said Thomas Cover had used him more kindly than his owne moth[e]r Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

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signu[m] Jo[hanni] [[mark]] Jewer

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70 Stempe

starting folio f 252v

month/s of depositions

parish/es Broadwater

plaintiff/s Thomas Stempe

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was correctly executed and not contested, being written in 1606, some years before the case. The testator, Thomas Stempe senior, amended the will as it was first written, increasing the legacies to both his son and daughter, and sent the writer away to make a fair copy.

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Examinatio test[iu]m ex p[ar]te Thome Stempe de et super test[ament]o Thome Stempe def[uncto] et allegac[i]one de super f[a]c[t]a[m] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] sequitur

Walterus Gibbons Cl[er]icus vicarius de Launcinge in com[itatu] Sussex ubi vicarius existit per spatiu[m] xxixo anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Finden ubi moram fecit per decem an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Launcinge pred[icto] ubi moratus est per tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Torriton magna in com[itatu] Devon ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lxij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tum et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit y[a]t a litele before the xxvth day of September 1606 Thomas Stempe the testator beinge not verie well yet of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce, sent for this deponent to come unto him to drawe his will for him; To whome this depon[en]t went accordingly the said Testator then dwellinge in worthinge w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Broadwater in the county of Sussex, and com[i]nge unto him, the said Testator requested this depon[en]t to drawe his will, whereupon he this depon[en]t tooke instrucc[i]ons of the same Testator to drawe his said will, Then this deponent when he had soe don came hoame againe to his owne house in Launsinge afores[ai]d and by the Instrucc[i]ons

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w[hi]ch he had received of the s[ai]d Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] drue the will ex[hibi]ted and when he had concluded the same and finished it, he carried the same will to the said Thomas Stempe thar[ticu]lat[e] Testator and when this deponent had brought the same unto him the same Testator caused the same will to be reade unto him by this deponent w[hi]ch this depon[en]t did accordingly in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of Thomas Monuck & Edw[ard] Baker whome the said testator willed and desired to be witnesses unto the same, in w[hi]ch will the said Tho[mas] Stempe the Testator did name and appointe Constance Stempe his wife his whole and only executrix And in and by the same will he the said Testator did give and beq[uea]th unto Thom[a]s Stempe his sonne and his heyr of his Body lawfully begotten all his land[es] Te[na]nt[es] and heraditam[en]ts w[i]th the realties

[[f 252v/f 253r]] and appurtances called or knowne by the name of Morwoodd[es] or by what other name or names it be called conteyninge by estimac[i]on twelve acres be it more or lesse lyinge in worthinge aforesaid And further this deponent saith that the said Testator also amongst other thing[es] in his said will expressed did give will and bequeath unto the said Thomas Stempe his sonne xxli to be paid unto him w[i]thin twelve monithes after his the s[ai]d Testators death in such manner and forme as in the same will before menc[i]oned is declared, And moreov[er] this depon[en]t saith that the said Thomas Stempe the Testator after the readinge of his foresaid will, did ratifie and Confirme the same for his last will and testam[en]t and thereunto did putto his m[ar]ke and seale the said xxvth day of September An[n]o 1606 aforesaid in the p[rese]nc[e] of this deponent the foresaid Thom[a]s Mouncke and Edward Baker, the same Testator then bienige of verie good and p[er]fect memorye and spake and reasoned well and senceably, And further this deponent saith that the will ex[hibi]ted reade and p[er]used by this depon[en]t at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie will w[hi]ch was soe acknowledged Confirmed Ratified signed and sealed by the foresaid Thom[a]s Stempe the Testator for it is all of this deponent[es] owne handwritinge & noe means els, and againe he seeth the said Testators m[ar]ke and signe of his seale though it be gon offe Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um at allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] predeposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad tertiu[m] q[ua]rtu[m] quintu[m] et sextum interr[ogatoria] r[esp]ondet that he doth not knowe neither did he ev[er] heare that the said Tho[mas] Stempe the Testator did revoke adiuhilat[e] or disclaime the foresaid will by him so made and declared, but this r[esp]ondent saith, he beinge at Tarringe m[ar]kett about iiij five daies before the s[ai]d Testators death

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the said Testator sent unto him y[a]t he this r[esp]ondent should come and speake whereupon as this r[esp]ondent went hoame beinge not farre out of his way went unto the said Testators dwellinge in worthinge as aforesaid, and cominge unto the said Testator, then beinge not verie well, said unto this r[esp]ondent, that some causes him movinge he did desire to alter his said will w[hi]ch before he had made w[hi]ch was the will before menc[i]oned, and there upon callinge for the same, his wif brought it unto him, then this r[esp]ondent readinge the same will asked the said Testator in what p[ar]te he woulde have it altered, then the said Testator tolde him, and requested him to nowe wryte it, but the said Testator said unto this R[esp]ondent y[a]t he would not have altered touchinge the disposinge of his free land[es], for those bequest[es] and devices he willed should not be altered but remaine and be in such maner as in the will ex[hibi]ted is expressed, w[hi]ch because this r[esp]ondent had not paper and other thing[es] fitt for y[a]t purpose he could not doe, and therefore tooke his pen and blotted and interlyned the said will in maner and forme as he nowe seeth the same in such places as the said testators will and minde was to alter and chaunge the same but notw[i]thstandinge suffered the same will to be faire unblotted & not interlyned touchinge the disposinge of the Testators freeland, for the s[ai]d devices he willed should altered chaunged blotted or interlyned, And soe afterward this r[esp]ondent at the request of the said Testator did take and carry the said will hoame w[i]th him to write the same fayre accordinge as the said Testator had instructed and writ the same fayre but before he had brought the same unto the Testator againe to be confirmed the said Testator died Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere per me

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Walterum Gibbens

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Thomas Mouncke de worthinge infra p[ar]o[chi]e de Broadwater in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xlta anno[rum] vel circiter

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Libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ductus iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad allegac[i]o[n]em et test[ament]um ex[hibi]tum deponit that about fower yeres since otherwise the tyme cannot p[er]fectly rem[em]ber thar[ticu]lat[e] Testator Thomas Stempe beinge not verie well yet of good and p[er]fect memorie walkinge up and downe his howse and talkinge senceably and well, sent for this deponent and Edward Baker to come unto him whereupon they went unto him to his dwellinge house in Worthinge aforesaid, whereupon they went unto him w[i]th whome they founde mr walter Gibbons vicar of Launcinge and after some con[vers]ation had and ended, the said Testator tolde them he made them his ov[er]seers in his will and thereupon caused mr walter Gibbons to reade his said will unto him, w[hi]ch beinge soe done he liked verie well thereof and acknowledge the same for his last will and testament and thereunto did putt his m[ar]ke and seale in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said mr Gibbens this deponent Edward Baker and Constance Stempe his wife And in the same will the said testator did make and ordaine the said Constance his wif his sole executrix and this deponent and Edward Baker his ov[er]seers and did will give and bequeath all and ev[er]y the legacies in the same expressed w[i]thout blottinge or interlyninge of his owne accorde, and especially amongst other legacies in the same will given he the said testator did give will and bequeath unto Thomas Stempe his sonne and to his heyrs of his body lawfully begotten all those his land[es] and Ten[an]t[es] <& hereditam[en]ts> w[i]th the Realties and appurtain[an]c[es] called or knowne by the name of Morewoode or by what other name or names it be called conteyninge by estimac[i]on twelve acres beyd more or less lyinge in worthinge aforesaide and moreov[er] he

[[f 254r/f 254v]] did give and beq[uea]th to the said Thomas his sonne xxli to be paid unto him w[i]thin twelve monithes after the death of him the said Testator, And further this deponent saith that he veriely beleveth y[a]t the will reade unto him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie will and testam[en]t of the said Testator, because he seeth the Testators m[ar]ke and signe of the seale thereunto by him sett, and doth verie well rem[em]ber all and ev[er]y the legacies therein given and beq[uea]thed But the same was not soe interlyned at the tyme of sigeninge and sealinge thereof, nor blotted neith[e]r as he nowe seeth the same Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um aut allegaci[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

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Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet that the will aforesaid was sealed signed acknowledged and reafirmed by the s[ai]d Testator in the chamber of his dwellinge howse in worthinge aforesaid Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad tertiu[m] q[ua]rtu[m] quintu[m] et sextu[m] inter[rogato]ria r[esp]ondet that this deponent beinge w[i]th the said Testator the daye wherein dep[ar]ted this life, the said Testator tolde him that he had altered the will before menc[i]oned in theis thing[es] viz that he given and his minde and will was that Thomas his sonne should have his half acre of lease land w[hi]ch he bought of Andrew Grey duringe the s[ai]d lease, and also whereas he had given unto his daughter xxxli he had nowe made xlli all w[hi]ch was spoken to this depon[en]t as afores[ai]d in the p[rese]nc[e] of Edw[ard] Baker Jo[hn] Elliott and henrie p[ar]ker & who els he doth not nowe rem[em]ber, the said Testator then beinge if good rem[em]braunce for ought he coulde finde, but yet verie sicke and weake But as concerninge his disposinge of his freeland[es] to his said sonnes given and bequeathed, this r[esp]ondent did not p[er]ceve the Testators minde to chaiunge or alter otherwise than is the will ex[hibi]ted expressed Et al[ite]r nescit

signu[m] Tho[me] [[mark]] Mouncke

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Edwardus Baker de worthinge infra p[ar]o[chi]e de Broadwater in com[itatu] Sussex husbondman ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xlvj anno[rum] vel Circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about fower yeres since otherwise the tyme this deponent cannot nowe rem[em]ber, thar[ticu]lat[e] Thomas Stempe the Testator beinge not verie well, yet of good and p[er]fect remembraunce and walkinge upp and downe his house and speakinge senceably and well, sent for this deponent and Thomas Mouncke to come unto him to his house in worthinge aforesaid whereupon they went unto the s[ai]d Testator to his s[ai]d dwelling howse where they founde mr walter Gibbons vicar of Launcing and after some speche and talke had, the said testator tolde them he had made then his ov[er]seers of his will and thereupon caused the said mr Gibbons to reade the said will ex[hibi]ted unto him, w[hi]ch he did accordinglie, and after the readinge thereof the said ratifyinge and allowinge the same for his last will

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and testament did thereunto sett his m[ar]ke and seale in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said mr Gibbons Thomas Mouncke and this deponent, and in the same will the said testator did constitute & make Constance his wif his sole Executrix and the said Thomas Mouncke and this deponent his ov[er]seers, and did dispose all and ev[er]y the legacies in the same expressed of his owne accorde in such manner and forme (w[i]thout blottinge interlyninge or rasinge) as in the will ex[hibi]ted and read unto this depon[en]t at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is conteyned And especially the s[ai]d testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] did give and bequeath unto Thomas Stempe his sonne and his heyrs of his bodie lawfully begotten all those his land[es] Ten[an]ts and heredytam[en]ts w[i]th the realties and appurt[en]aunc[es] called and knowne by the name of

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Morewoodd, or by what oth[e]r name or names yt be called conteyninge by estimac[i]on xij acres be it more or less lyinge in worthinge aforesaid, and more the s[ai]d Testator did give will and beq[uea]th unto the said Thomas his sonne xxli to be paid unto him w[i]thin xij monithes after his the s[ai]d Testators deceasse, in and by his s[ai]d will, in such maner and forme as afores[ai]d. And also this depon[en]t saith that the will ex[hibi]ted and read unto him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the verie same will w[hi]ch was soe confirmed ratifyed and acknowledge signed sealed by the said Testator, as he verily beleveth because he seeth the Testators m[ar]ke thereunto & the signe of his seale though nowe broken off, and remembreth well all and ev[er]y the legacies in the same will given and bequeathed, but ye s[ai]d will was not soe interlyned blotted or rased at the tyme of acknowledginge and ratifyinge sealinge and signinge thereof by the said Testator, as this deponent doth nowe see the same Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that the will aforesaide was reade acknowledged ratified signed and sealed as aforesaid in chamber of the dwelling house of the said testator in worthinge afores[ai]d

Ad tertiu[m] quartum quintu[m] et sextu[m] interr[ogatoria] r[esp]ondet that the same day wherein the s[ai]d testator dep[ar]ted this deponent cominge to visitt the same testator said unto him, seeyinge his sonne Richard Stemp was deceassed, he had thereupon altered his said will in some thing[es], for

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whereas he had given unto John his sonne but xli his minde and will was he should have xxli & whereas Mary his

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his daughter had but xxxli by his s[ai]d will given her, his minde and will was she should have xlli, and he s[ai]d y[a]t his minde and will was y[a]t Thomas his sonne should have his half acre of lease land w[hi]ch he the s[ai]d testator bought of Andrewe Graye, But the said testator said y[a]t his minde and will was y[a]t his said will before menc[i]oned and read unto this deponent as aforesaid should not be altered or chaunged in the device and disposinge of his freeland[es] to his said sonnes John and Thomas but should be and stand in such effectuall man[n]er as in his will before menc[i]oned was expressed Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]a inter[rogato]ria seu eo[rum] aliquod nescit deponere in aliquo, soe

signu[m] Edw[ardi] Baker [[mark]]

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71 Henley

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month/s of depositions

parish/es Arundel

plaintiff/s Margerie Henley alias Darking

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The testator James Prickler left nothing to his wife saying that ‘she had been a bad wife to him’. He named his sister Margery Henley alias Darking sole executrix and left her the residue of his estate.

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Examinatio testiu[m] ex p[ar]te Margerie Henley al[ia]s Darkinge ux[or] Thome Henley al[ia]s Darkinge de et super test[ament]o Jacobi Prickler nuper de Arrundell Arch[idiaconi] Cl[er]ic[us] def[uncti] et alle[gacio]ne de super f[ac[t]a[m] sequitur

Rich[ard]us Harris de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex Scrivenor ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] decem anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Eastergate in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi mora[m] fecit per spatiu[m] undecem anno[rum] vel circiter et apud London in com[itatu] Midd[lesex] ubi moram traxit per xviijcem an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud Branston super monten in com[itatu] Northhamp[ton] etat[is] lv anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

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Ad test[ament[um] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that upon the wednsdaye before whitsontide laste beinge the viijth of May 1611, the ar[ticu]lat[e] James Prickler ye Testator beinge not in verie good helth but weake & sickley did send for this deponent to come unto him whereupon this depon[en]t went unto him to ye dwellinge howse of John kelsham in Arrundell where the s[ai]d Testator then laye, and when this

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Deponent was come unto him he the same Testator requested him to pen his will for him Then this deponent askinge the same testator howe and in what maner he wolde dispose his good[es] and chattell[es] the said Testator all the p[ar]ticuler legacies in the will ex[hibi]ted menc[i]oned, whereupon this deponent from the mouth of the s[ai]d Testator put the same in writinge in such maner and forme as in the will ex[hibi]ted is declared and expressed w[hi]ch the said testator did ordaine name constitute and appoint the said Margery Henley al[ia]s Darkinge his sister his sole and only executrix and did request this deponent and John kelsham to be his ov[er]seers, the said Testator James Prickler beinge of good and p[er]fect remembraunce speakinge senceably and plainely and lived after the makinge of his said will untill Munday in whitsoneweeke following And after the finishinge of the same his will beinge of such good and p[er]fect remembrance

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did putt his m[ar]ke and seale unto the same will allowinge and ratyfyinge the same for his laste will and testament in the p[rese]nc[e] of this deponent John kelsham Jarmayne Hyll[es] and John Clarke And further this deponent sayth that the said Testator beinge asked by this deponent what he would give to his wife, answered she had bin a bad wif unto him and therefore would give her nothinge And moreov[er] this deponent saith that the will seene and p[er]used by him at the tyme of his ex[aminaci]on is the same verie will w[hi]ch was soe made declared signed and sealed by the same Testator because it is all of this depon[en]ts hand writinge and because he seeth the m[ar]ke and seale of the same testator thereunto sett and the hand[es] writinge and name of this depon[en]t & Jermayne hill[es] and the m[ar]ke of the said John kelsham and John Clarke, in the same maner and forme as the said Testator this deponent and the rest of the witnesses afores[ai]d did subscribe and signe the same Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposit[o] p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc et pena etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deduct[o] circiter xxli

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Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit ad rogatu[m] Thome henley al[ia]s Darkinge m[ar]iti Margerie henley al[ia]s Darkinge ex[amina]t[es] audie[ns] et ex sumptib[us] quoad viaticas expenses et sponte non coactus

Ad quartu[m] pro p[ar]te s[ui]s r[esp]ondet negative savinge that he hath given by the Testator in respect of his sup[er]visorshippe of the s[ai]d will vjs viijd and soe hath John kelsham also and their charges willed to be borne and discharged concerninge their paines therein to be susteyned

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d testator did make and declare his s[ai]d will in the after noone of the viijth day of maye afores[ai]d in the p[rese]nc[e] of the witnesses before named in his deposic[i]ons will and allegac[i]on and in alower roome of the howse of John kelsham in Arrundell afores[ai]d Et al[ite]r nescit

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R Harris

Johan[n]es kelsham de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex wev[er] ubi h[ab]itavit per totu[m] spatiu[m] vite sue ib[ide]m oriund[is] testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super facta[m] deponit that on the wednsdaye before Whitsonday laste paste 1611 thar[ticu]lat[e] James Prickler the Testator beinge of good and p[er]fect remembrance though weake and sicke in body, did send for mr Richard Harris to drawe his will, whereupon the s[ai]d mr Harris came unto ye s[ai]d Testator and from the mouth of the s[ai]d Testator did drowe his last will and testament in the same maner and forme as in the will seene and reade

[[f 257v/f 258r]] unto him this depon[en]t at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is declared in w[hi]ch will the said Testator dyd constitute ordaine & appointe thar[ticu]lat[e] Margery Henly al[ia]s Darkinge his whole and sole [sic] and gave her the residue of his good[es] and Chattell[es] his debts and legacies beynge paid and discharged and after the declaringe and wrytinge of his said will, The said Testator caused this deponent to request Jerman hills and John Clarke to come and be witnesses to his said will, whereupon this deponent

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called them into a lower roome of this deponent[es] in Arrundell where the said Testator then was sittinge up in A cheyr and when mr Harris had reade the said Testators will unto him w[hi]ch before he had written he allowed and ratified the same for his last will and Testam[en]t, and in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said mr Richard harris this deponent Jerman Hills and John Clarke did setto his m[ar]ke and seale, and after ward[es] the said mr Harris this depon[en]t and the rest of the said witnesses did setto their hand[es] as witnesses And this deponent further sayth that he verily beleveth and knoweth that the will ex[hibi]ted and reaide unto him at the tyme of his exa[m]i[n]ac[i]on is the very the same will w[hi]ch was so made and declared by the said testator and by him signed and sealed as aforesaid, because he seeth the m[ar]ke and seale of the said Testator thereunto

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and this ex[amina]t[es] owne m[ar]ke w[hi]ch he him self sett unto ye same at the request of the s[ai]d Testator, All w[hi]ch was don of the s[ai]d Testators owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of any other thereunto Et al[ite]r ad Test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegacion[em] desu[pe]r f[a]c[t]am nescit depo[ne]re in aliquo

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc re[spo]nd[et] negat[ive]

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in p[ro]prijs s[ui]s vois ere alieno deduct[o] xli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coactus et ad rogatu[m] Thome Henley al[ia]s darkinge m[er]itu[m] Margerie Henley al[ia]s Darkinge ex[amina]t[es] audi[t]e et ex suis sumptib[us] quoad expens[e]s viaticas Et non al[ite]r

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative and y[a]t he shall neith[e]r gett nor loose by the said will more than vjs 8[sic] given unto him yn recompence of his panes to be taken because he is an ov[er]seer appointed in the same wyll & soe like wise mr Rich[ard] Harris hath like wise given by the s[ai]d Testar [sic] vjs 8d Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em predeposuit Et al[ite]r nescit signu[m] Joh[an]ni [[mark]] kelsham

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Germanus Hills de Arrundell in com[itatu] Sussex Cloth worker ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] viginti vel circiter et antea apud Battell in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] etat[is] xxvij an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad testamen[tum] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that the wedns[ai]day before whitsonday last paste this depon[en]t beinge at worke in his shopp at Arrundell foresaid was requested by John kelsham of Arrundell aforesaid to goe w[i]th him to his howse in the same Towne and a while after he was come thither John Clarke a witnes also p[ro]ducted in this behalfe whoe came thither also and when they were all p[rese]nte together w[i]th mr Richard Harris of Arrundell and the said John kelsham the said mr harris reade the will ex[hibi]ted unto the same testator whoe beinge of good and p[er]fect remembrance though sicke of body hearinge the content[es] thereof did allowe and approve the same for his last will and testam[en]t and in the same did make ordaine and Constitute Margaret Henley al[ia]s darkinge his sister his whole and soe Executrix, and afterward[es] in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said mr Harris John kelsham John Clarke and this depon[en]t did setto his m[ar]ke and seale, and then this depon[en]t and the rest of the witnesses aforesaide at the request of the s[ai]d Testator did setto their hand[es] and m[ar]k[es] as witnesses thereunto And further this

[[f 259r/f 259v]] deponent sayth that the said Testator did confirm acknowledge ratifie and allowe his said will ex[hibi]ted betwene the howers of xij and ij of the clocke in the afternoone of the day, And also this depo[nen]t further sayth that the will ex[hibi]ted and p[er]used by him at the tyme of his exa[mina]c[i]on is the verie same will w[hi]ch was soe confirmed reatified and allowed sygned and sealed by the said Testator of this depon[en]ts owne certaine knowledge for he seeth his owne name and m[ar]ks of thoth[e]r witnesses and the Testators signe and seale thereunto in the same maner and forme as the same will twas then signed sealed and subscribed Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere in aliquo

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72 Hale

starting folio f 260r

month/s of depositions June 1611

parish/es Boxgrove

plaintiff/s Joan Hale alias Pen

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The will was correctly executed and not contested. The testatrix Joan Hale left everything to her daughter in law because of her kindness, except some items of clothing given to her son's servants.

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Ex[aminati]o test[i]um ex p[ar]te Johanne Pen ux[or]is will[iam]i pen de Boxgrave de et super test[ament]o Johanni Hale al[ias] Pen def[uncta] et allega[cio]ne de super f[a]c[t]a[m] sequitur

Margaret Covett ux[or] Joh[an]nis Covett p[ar]o[chi]e de Boxgrave in com[itatu] Sussex gen[er]os[u]s ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] quatuor anno[rum] vel c[i]r[ci]ter et antea apud Rye in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram egit per unu[m] an[n]u[m] et dimid[is] vel circiter et antea Avington in com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi h[ab]itavit per unu[m] an[n]u[m] vel circiter et antea apud Alington in com[itatu] Wilt[shire] ubi moram traxit per quatuor anos vel circiter et antea apud Munckton in com[itatu] South[amp]ton ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxxta anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that alitle before the ar[ticu]lat[e] testatrix her deceass this deponent cominge to vysitt founde her sittinge in the kitchin of w[illia]m Pens howse in Halfnaker w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Boxgrave aforesa[i]d, asked her howe she did, to whome the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Joane hale al[ia]s Pen answered and said she was verie sicke and weake but my daughter in lawe (meaninge the s[ai]d w[illia]m Pens wife ar[ticu]lat[ed] is verie kinde unto me and is nowe givinge unto me fresh lynnen to change w[hi]ch I respect more then goulde, in Considerac[i]on whereof I give her all that I have, only my will is

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y[a]t my sonnes two maides may have eche of then an olde coate & an olde neckercher and Mary Goble daughter of Edward Goble one pillowe, w[hi]ch word[es] were soe spoken published & declared by the said Joane hale al[ia]s Pen ar[ticu]lat[ed] at and in the place afores[ai]d about x of the Clocke in the forenoone of the daye in the p[rese]nc[e] of W[illia]m Pen Joane his wife Dennyse Goble and this deponent, The said Testatrix then beinge of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce and spake well and plainely and knewe ev[er]y one p[rese]nte w[i]th her, and this she did of her owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of anie bodie els thereunto Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] aut allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo periurij etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] inter[rogato]riu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nihil valet quia nupta est

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ad rogatu[m] will[iam]i Pen et ex eius sumptib[us] ut credit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet quoad seip[s]u[m] negative et quoad al[iter] nescit

Ad v et vjtu[m] interr[ogatoria] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vijum et viiju[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet that she hath hearde that the Inven[to]ry of the s[ai]d Testatrix good[es] did amounte to the some of iijli or thereabout[es] Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Marga [[mark]] rete Covett

Dionisia Goble ux[or] Edw[ardi] Goble p[ar]o[chi]e de Boxgrave in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]ducta iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]ata deponit ut sequitur

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Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that alitle space before the deceass of the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Testatrix otherwise the tyme this deponent cannot nowe remember, the said ar[ticu]lat[e] Testatrix Joane Hale al[ia]s Pen beinge of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce though sicke weake and feeble in body did make p[ro]nounce and declare her laste will and testam[en]t nu[n]cupative in maner and forme in effect as followeth viz she did give will and bequeath unto Joane Pen wif of W[illia]m Pen her sonne all that she had in considerac[i]on (as the same Testatrix said) that she had verie kinde and lovinge unto her, and y[a]t she was sorie she had noe more to her in respect of her trouble and paines w[hi]ch the s[ai]d w[illia]m Pens wife tooke w[i]th her, savinge her minde and will was y[a]t her sonne w[illia]m Pens two mans[e]r[va]unts should have eche of them j olde Coate and one nekersher apece And theis word[es] the s[ai]d Testatrix did declare and p[ro]nounce as she was sitting in the kitchen of ye s[ai]d Pens house in Halfenaked w[i]thin the p[ar]ish of Boxgrove aforesaide of her owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of anie body thereunto about x or xj of the Clocke in the forenoone in p[rese]nc[e] of Joane Pen the p[ar]tie p[ro]movent Margaret Covett and this depon[en]t Et al[ite]r ad test[ament]um aut allegac[ion]em nescit deponere

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est et r[esp]ondet y[a]t she is n[atu]rall and lawfull daughter of the interrogat[e] Joane Pen and w[illia]m Pendet Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nihil valet quia nupta est

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non Coacta et ad rogatu[m] Jo[h]ane Pen m[at]rici sine et quoad expens[e]s nulla requistiult

Ad quartu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t the s[ai]d testatrix did give unto this ex[amina]t[es] childe apillowboard and otherwise this business doth nothinge concerne her nequ[e] contestem ut credit

Ad quintu[m] et sextu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vij et viij r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em predepos[ui]t Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad viiijum nescit deponere

signu[m] dionisie [mark] Goble

Repetit[us] coram ven[erabi]le viro Fr[ancisco] Cox iiijto Junij 1611

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73 Grevett

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month/s of depositions June 1611

parish/es Yapton

plaintiff/s Agnes Grevett

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

The testator John Grevett had to be encouraged to make a will. He told his wife to give away half his money and live on the other half. It was fortunate that he did so, as there was an indication of an earlier will with different terms. The nuncupative will was correctly executed and not contested.

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Ex[aminati]o test[imoniu]m ex p[ar]te Agnet[es] Grevett de et super test[ament]o nu[n]cupativo Joh[an]nis Grevett nuper de yapton Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] def[unctus] et alle[gacio]ne de super f[a]c[t]a[m] sequitur

Johan[n]a Moory de yapton in com[itatu] Sussex vid[ua] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxv anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Litleton infra pa[r]och]ie de Petworth in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram egit per spatiu[m] xxv an[n]o[rum] vel circiter ib[ide]m oriund[a] etat[is] l anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit y[a]t on the xxth day of may last paste beinge sonndaye the ar[ticu]lat[e] John Grevett the Testator lyinge sicke on his bed in a lower Chamber of his howse in yapton, this deponent went to visit him about one of the Clocke in the after noone, and cominge unto him the s[ai]d Testator she asked him seinge he was sicke and weake whether it were not good y[a]t he made his will, to whome the same Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] answered what need I make a will for I give my wife all y[a]t I have, in the p[rese]nc[e] of this deponent Agnes Belchamber and Joane Hewitt, The same Testator

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beinge of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce speakinge well and plainely and was able to goe up into an other Chamber at nighte to bed and lived after ye declaringe and utteringe the foresaid word[es] untill wedns[ai]day followinge and then dep[ar]ted this lif Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet in bonis s[ui]s p[ro]prijs ere alieno deducto xxli

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Agnet[es] Grevett p[ar]tes r[ati]o[n]e

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet that the interr[ogate] testator did make and declare his s[ai]d will nu[n]cupative of his owne accorde w[i]thout the p[er]swasion of anie one thereunto Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em pred[ictam] predeposuit

Ad sextu[m] r[esp]ondet that she hath hearde y[a]t the interr[ogate] testator John Grevett did make a will in writinge about ix yeres since, and therein and there did give and bequeath unto the interrogat[e] John Grevett interr[ogated] his kinsman the some of Forty pound[es] of Lawfull mony or some oth[e]r legacie amountinge nere unto the said some, and that the same will is this r[esp]ondent thincketh in the hand[es] of the ar[ticu]lat[e] Agnes Grevett Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet y[a]t ye interrogat[e] Eliz[abeth] Horscrofte al[ia]s Grevett the Testator was at the tyme of thestators deceass and is nowe Lyvinge & is a verie aged and impotent woman Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t she hath hearde y[a]t ye s[ai]d John Grevett did give unto his s[ai]d moth[e]r in and by the s[ai]d written will j Cowe j q[ua]rter of wheate & one q[ua]rter

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of barly Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ixum nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad xu[m] r[esp]ondere savinge y[a]t she hath heard the good[es] and cattell[es] of the s[ai]d Testator John Grevett doe amount unto the some of ij pound[es] and odd Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad undecimu[m] nescit signu[m] Johanne [[mark]] Moory

Agnes Belchamber de yapton in com[itatu] Sussex ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xxxvij anno[rum] vel circiter libere Condi[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] deponit ut seq[ui]tur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that this deponent hearinge and understandinge that ye ar[ticu]lat[e] Testator John Grevett was sicke, she went to visitt him on the sonday before his death in the after noone before Eveninge prayer, the s[ai]d Testator then lyinge sicke on a bed in a lower chamber of his then dwellinge house in yapton afores[ai]d, and afterward this ex[amina]t[e] was come unto him and some talke had and ended, Joane Moorye widowe beinge then w[i]th the s[ai]d Testator alsoe, asked him ye s[ai]d Testator whether it were not good for him to make his will. Then the s[ai]d Testator of his owne accorde, said unto her, neighbor what will should I make, I give my wif all y[a]t I have, and what will should I make els, or the like word[es] in effect in the p[rese]nc[e] of the said Joane Moory to whome the said word[es] were spoken, this deponent and Joane herriott, the Testator ar[ticu]lat[e]d then beinge of verie good and p[er]fect remembraunce as she verily beleveth for he spake well and plainely and knewe ev[er]y one there p[rese]nte w[i]th him and caused his wif to make this deponent (and her fellowe witnesses who came to see him) to drincke before their dep[ar]ture and lived afterward untill the wed[ne]sday following & then dep[ar]ted this lif Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]u[m] test[ament]u[m] ac all[egacionem] nescit deponere

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Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est et r[esp]ondet negative

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Ad s[e]cundum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d m[ar]itus s[ui]s valet in bonis ere alieno deducto iiijli et seip[s]a nil quia nupta est

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Agnet[is] Grevett Et al[ite]r negat[i]ve

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]depo[s]uit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet that she heard that ye interrogat[e] John Grevett the Testator did make a will in writinge heretofore and therein did give and beq[uea]th unto the said interr[ogate] John Grevett his nephewe and godson xlli Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad vijum r[esp]ondet hoc ar[ticu]lu[m] e[ss]e veru[m]

Ad viiju[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t the said interrogat[e] Eliz[abeth] horscrofte al[ia]s Grevett did tell this r[esp]ondent y[a]t her sonne John Grevett the testator did give unto her by his written j of his best kine one q[ua]rter of wheate & one q[ua]rter of barley Et al[ite]r nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad ix x et xjem inter[rogatori]a nescit r[esp]ondere in aliquo

signu[m] Agnet[is] [[mark]] Belchamber

Johanna Heriott de yapton in com[itatu] Sussex ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] xxti anno[rum] vel circiter et antea apud Walberton in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi morata est per tres an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Eastergate in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi oriund[a] fuit etat[is] xliij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[a] iurat[a] et exa[m]i[n]at[a] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um nu[n]cupativu[m] ex[hibi]tu[m] et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that on the sonday before the Testators deceass this deponent knowinge him sicke, went to visitt him in the after noone before eveninge prayer, and cominge to the same Testator to his

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dwellinge house in yapton aforesaid founde the said Testator John Grevett lyinge sicke on a bed in a lower roome of his said howse, and after some

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Con[vers]ac[i]on and talke hadd and ended Joane Moorye widowe awytnes also in this cause p[ro]ducted sworne and exa[m]i[n]ed, beinge then p[rese]nte also together w[i]th this depon[en]t and Agnes Belchamber, seeinge the same testator sicke and weake said unto him, yt were good neighbor Grevett y[a]t you made your will seeynge your are soe ill and weake, to whome the same Testator ar[ticu]lat[ed] answered I give my wif all y[a]t I have what will should I make more, or the like word[es] in effect, in p[rese]nc[e] of the said Joane Moorye Agnes Belchamber and this deponent, the said Testator as Ex[amina]t[e] beleveth then beinge of verie good and p[er]fect remembrance and talked well and sence= ably and caused his wif to fetch wherew[i]th all to make this deponent and her fellowe witnesses drincke and was able and did eate some p[ar]te of acusterd w[i]th them and bid them welcome and lived after ward untill the wedns[ai]day followinge and then dep[ar]ted this life Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]u[m] test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere in aliquo

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] satisfactum est Et r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that her husbond is a poore man and liveth by his labour and is litle worth his debt[es] beinge paid

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coacta et ad rogatum Agnet[is] Grevett relicte d[i]c[t]i def[unct]a et ex eius sumptib[us] et al[ite]r negative

Ad iiijtu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad quintu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em p[re]d[ictam] p[re]deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

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Ad sextum nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad septimu[m] r[esp]ondet that the said interrogat[e] Eliz[abeth] horscrofte al[ia]s Grevett was and is yet livinge & is a verie olde aweake and feeble woman Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viijum r[esp]ondet q[uo]d nescit r[esp]ondere

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Ad nonu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t the muday nighte before the deceass of the said Testator and since the declaringe of ye said nu[n]cupative will the said Agnes Grevett relict of the said Testator interrogate[d] came unto him in the p[rese]nc[e] if this deponent then watchinge w[i]th him at his said dwellinge howse, and said unto him husbond you have talked often tymes of a will I would you wolde make one, Then the said Testator answered and said what will should I make, I give thee all y[a]t I have, but make this accoumpte and reckoninge w[i]th thie selfe to halfe thereof and thother halfe thou must live by, Et al[ite]r r[esp]ondet negative

Ad x et xj nescit R[esp]ondere

signu[m] Johan[n]e [[mark]] herryott

Repetit[us] coram m[agist]ro Fran[cis]co Cox quinto die Junij Anno d[omi]ni 1611

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74 Sugden

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month/s of depositions

parish/es Petworth

plaintiff/s Richard Sugden

defendant/s Elizabeth Boise

type of case Matrimonial

Little information is given by the only deponent, except to say that Elizabeth Boise or Byse had no connection with Petworth, but came from the parish of Chiddingfold in Surrey which came under the jurisdiction of the diocese of Winchester.

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Examinatio test[iu]m de et super li[bel]lo al[ite]r ex p[ar]te Rich[ard]i Sugden contra Eliz[abeth] Boise in c[aus]a m[at]rim[on]ali sequitur

Thomas Boise de Petworth in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per quatuor an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Sutton in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi moram traxit per unu[m] annu[m] vel circiter et antea apud Lodsworth in com[itatu] p[re]d[icto] ubi moram fecit per octo an[n]os vel circiter oriund[us] apud Northchapell infra p[ar]och[ie] de Petworth pred[icto] etat[is] xxxvj an[n]o[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad li[bel]lu[m]

Ad primu[m] et s[e]cundu[m] ar[ticu]los nescit deponere

Ad tertiu[m] ar[ticu]lu[m] nescit deponere

Ad quartu[m] deponit y[a]t the s[ai]d Eliz[abeth] Boyse is not neither was at the begininge of this suite of the p[ar]ish of Petworth neither subiect to the Ju[risdicti]on of this Courte but of the p[ar]ish of Chidingfolde and dioces of Winton

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Ad quintu[m] nescit deponere

Ad sextu[m] dicit q[uo]d p[re]deposita p[er]eu[m] sunt vera

signu[m] Thome [[mark]] Boise

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75 Mate

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month/s of depositions

parish/es Chiltington

plaintiff/s Thomas Mate

defendant/s

type of case Testamentary

This nuncupative will was correctly expressed and not contested. The testator John Sayers left his best cow to his kinswoman, Elizabeth Feelder. Feelder was also ‘kin’ to Thomas Mate.

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Examinatio test[iu]m ex p[ar]te Thome Mate de et super test[ament]um nu[n]cupativu[m] Joh[ann]is Sayers nuper de Chiltington Arch[idiaconati] Cic[estrensis] def[unctus] sequitur

Will[iam]us Sayers de Chiltington in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi h[ab]itavit per spatiu[m] decem menses vel circiter et antea apud Cowfolde in com[itatu] pred[icto] ubi h[ab] itavit per xiij an[n]os vel circiter et antea apud Chiltington pred[icto] ubi oriund[us] fuerit etat[is] xxxiiij anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am deponit that about the monith of June or Julie some iiij yeres since otherwise the tyme this ex[amina]t[e] cannot nowe rem[em]ber, thar[ticu]lat[e] Testator John Sayers beinge of good and p[er]fect rem[em]brance yet sicke of body and lyinge then in an upper chamber of his then dwellinge house in Chiltington afores[ai]d

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did ordaine and make his last will and testament nu[n]cupative and amongst other things therein gave and bequeathed, he did give and beq[uea]th unto Eliz[abeth] Feelder ar[ticu]lat[ed] the best Cowe he had and wisshes he had bin able to doe more for her, and requested Thomas Mate this deponent

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Richard Skynner and w[illia]m Skynner Jane Skynner Richard Swan and Jane B[isho]p in generall to see the said Cowe putt fourth to and for the best use and p[ro]fitt of the said Eliz[abeth] in the p[rese]nc[e] and hearinge of this ex[amina]t[e] and the parties before named Et al[ite]r ad d[i]c[t]um test[ament]um aut allegac[i]o[n]em nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo p[er]iurij etc r[esp]ondet y[a]t Thomas Mate and her are kyn but howe nere he knoweth not

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that his good[es] are not sufficient to pay his debt[es], and y[a]t he is a husbond[man] and liveth by his land[es]

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte non coact[us] et ad rogatum et sumptib[us] Tho[mas] Mate

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t the will before rehersed was declared by the s[ai]d Testator about two of the Clocke in the after noone Et al[ite]r nescit al[ite]r qui[d] ad test[ament]um pred[ictum] p[re]deposuit

Ad vij r[esp]ondet that the s[ai]d Testator at the makinge of his s[ai]d will was sicke and therefore did saye the same should be his last will and thereby did give and beq[uea]th to the said Eliz[abeth] Feild the said Cowe

Ad viij et nonu[m] nescit deponere

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Wil[liam] Sayers

Rich[ard]us Swan de Chiltington in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi oriund[us] fuit etat[is] xxvj anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis test[is] p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] depo[ni]t ut sequitur

Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em deponit that about fower yeres since otherwise the Tyme this depon[en]t doth not nowe rem[em]ber the Testator John Say[e]rs

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beinge sicke in body but of verie good and p[er]fect rem[em]braunce and lyinge then in an upper Chamber of his dwelling howse in Chiltington afore said did send for this depon[en]t to come unto him whereupon this depon[en]t went unto him the said John Sayers said that he would give unto Eliz[abeth] Feelde his kinswoman and thereupon did saye that his minde and will was y[a]t she the said Eliz[abeth] Feild should have his best Cowe in the p[rese]nc[e] of this deponent Tho[mas] Mate w[illia]m Sayers Richard Skynner and Jane B[isho]p and this deponent whome he desired to bere witnes thereof, and this was spoken and declared by the s[ai]d Testator in the day tyme and about middaye Et al[ite]r nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogato]ria

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo etc r[esp]ondet that Thomas Mate and this r[esp]ondet did call ech other Cosens but what degree of kyndred they are this r[esp]ondent doth not knowe

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet that he is worth nothinge in his proper good[es] and is a hisbondma[n] and liveth some smale revenues w[hi]ch he hath yearely cominge in duringe his lif

Ad tertiu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d venit sponte et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] d[i]c[t]i Tho[me] Mate

Ad iiijtu[m] et quintu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] r[esp]ondet ut ad test[ament]um deposuit Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viju[m] r[esp]ondet y[a]t ye s[ai]d Testator was sicke at the tyme of speakinge the foresaid word[es] and did will y[a]t his wife should see the s[ai]d legacie discharged, and Wisshinge y[a]t he had bin able to doe more for her the said Eliz[abeth] Feelde Et al[ite]r nescit

Ad viiiju[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

Ad nomu[m] nescit

[[signature]]

Richard Swane

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Henricus Skynner de Chiltington in com[itatu] Sussex husbond[man] ubi Oriund[us] fuit etat[is] lx Anno[rum] vel circiter libere condic[i]onis testis etc p[ro]duct[us] iurat[us] et exa[m]i[n]at[us] deponit ut sequitur

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Ad test[ament]um et allegac[i]o[n]em de super f[a]c[t]am Nescit deponere

Ad inter[rogatoria]

Ad primu[m] exposito p[er]iculo etc r[esp]ondet negative

Ad s[e]cundu[m] r[esp]ondet q[uo]d valet ere alieno deducto xlli & liveth by his husbondry

Ad tertiu[m] q[uo]d venit sponte et ad rogatu[m] et ex sumptib[us] Tho Mate

Ad iiijtu[m] et v tu[m] r[esp]ondet negative

Ad vjtu[m] nescit

Ad viju[m] nescit

Ad viijvu[m] nescit

Ad Nonu[m] nescit r[esp]ondere

signu[m] Henr[ici] [[mark]] Skynner

Repetit[us] coram m[agist[ro] [sic]

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INDEX OF PERSONS BY CASE NO

Notes: as far as possible, variant spellings and abbreviations of names have been assimilated to entries for the same individual (eg Afeild, Afeilde and Affeilde are all indexed as Afield). Searches of the index should explore possible variants. Titles and ranks are given where they are normally included and, in the case of variation, in the form most common or complete. Names recorded in Latin are indexed as English equivalents.

Addams, Thomas 16 Baxter, Robert 6 Afeild, John 1 Beanham, John 1 Agate, John 65 Beard, Thomazin 32 Alcocke, Thomas 42 Belchamber, Agnes 73 Alderton, William 5 Bendham, John 1 Alderton, William (the younger) 5 Benes, Edward 57 Allyn, Richard 29 Benham, Joan 1 Andrewe, Elizabeth 47 Bennett, John 12 Andrewes, Robert 47 Bennett, Thomas 52, 65 Andrewes, Thomas 34 Bennett, Thomas (Mr) 18 Austen, Katherine 65, 66 Billinghurst, Robert 6 Austen, Peter 65 Bishop, Anthony 15 Awod, Richard 65 Bishop, Jane 75 Ayer, Thomas 54 Bishop, Thomas (Sir) 54 Ayer, William 54 Blackman, Edward 25 Aylinge, Edward 25 Blackman, Joane 37 Aylinge, Elizabeth 25 Blackman, Margaret 37 Aylinge, Richard 1 Blackman, Thomas 37 Aylinge, Thomas 31 Blackman, William 37 Aylwin, John 42 Blaunch, Thomas 48, 57 Aylwin, Ribe 42 Blithe, Margaret 8 Aylwin, Thomas 42 Blithe, William 8 Badmeringe, Henry 54 Blundell, Benjamin 51 Baily, William 48 Blunden, Richard 36 Baker, Edward 70 Boane, (Sir) 22 Baker, John (Mr) 16 Body, Thomas 28 Baker, William 64 Boise, Elizabeth 74 Ball, Margaret 6 Boise, Thomas 74 Banham, John 1 Boley, Joane (widow) 42 Bannester, John 25 Bond, (Sir) 1 Barker, Hugh (Mr) 26, 57 Bond, Lawrence (Doctor in Divinity) Barnard, Agnes 37 28 Barnard, Anne 37 Bone, William (Mr) 1 Barnard, Edward 37 Bonham, Joan 1 Barnard, George 31 Boocome, Henry 10 Barnard, John (junior) 68 Booker, John 62 Barnard, Margaret 31 Bottinge, Thomas 28 Barnard, Thomas 44 Bottinge, Thomas (of Jowlles) 65 Bartholomewe, William 26 Bounde, (Dr) 54 Bartlett, Gaufridus 1 Bowley, Joan (widow) 42 Bartlett, John 1 Breadham, Elizabeth 57 Bartlett, Lawrence 1 Breadham, Thomas 57

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Bridger, Peter 25 Coote, Richard 6 Bridger, Richard 27 Cotton, (Mr) 13 Brincklowe, Marie 61 Cover, Thomas 69 Brockhurst, Edmund 29 Covett, John 72 Brockhurst, Robert 29 Covett, Margaret 72 Brooke, Mathewe 55 Cowper, Robert 54 Brookman, Susan 47 Cox, Eden 29 Brookman, William 47 Cox, Gregory 29, 41 Browne, Benjamin (Mr) 21 Coxon, Richard 24 Browne, Richard 41 Crockforde, John 5 Browninge, Henry 20, 46 Crosler, Nicholas 45 Browninge, John 20, 69 Crowther, Thomas 39 Bryante, William 61 Cutfolde, John 39 Bucknell, Richarde 18 Dartnall, George 27 Burdlyn, Robert 34 Dimynge, Arthur 1 Burges, 67 Doninge, Arthur 1 Burges, Barnarde 45 Downer, John 59, 63 Butcher, Joan 42 Drewett, John 49 Butcher, John 21 Dubberley, David 1 Butcher, Richard 42, 64 Duckle, John 1 Butcher, Suzanna 21 Duddinge, Peter 37 Carpenter, Alice 42 Dudman, John 51 Carpenter, Richard 13 Dunche, Ambrose 17 Carrell, Thomas (Sir) 12 Dunn, Anthony 6 Carus, William (Artium Magister) Dyer, Elizabeth 68 38, 52 Earle, Ralph (Mr) 46 Cawley, John (Mr) 57 Edsawe, Robert 27 Charman, Richard (Mr) 33 Edwards, (Mr) 39 Chase, Elizabethe 6 Elliott, Elizabeth 6 Chase, Ellinor 6 Elliott, Joane 6 Chase, Richard 6 Elliott, John 36, 70 Chatfeild, George 1, 4 Ellis, John (Mr) 11, 49 Chatfeild, George (Mr) (elder) 1, 22 Elliss, James 21 Chatfeild, Richard 4 Elnett, John 36 Chatfeild, William 1, 4 Emerie, Richard 46 Churcher, Thomas (Mr) 54 English, David (Mr) 50 Clarke, John 34, 35, 71 Ewen, Richarde 34 Clement, John 36 Fabian, Richard 13 Cobden, 60 Faggater, Richard 1 Collier, Danyell 66 Fayermaner, Edmond 48, 55, 56, 57 Compton, Richarde 17 Fayermaner, Edmond (the elder) 48 Constable, Ralph 5 Fayermaner, Richard 48 Constable, William 5 Fayers, William 60 Cooke, Agnes 47 Feelder, Elizabeth 75 Cooke, Henry 54 Fenn, Nehemiah 52 Cooke, Jeremy (Mr) 36 Finch, Alice 15 Cooke, Joane 23 Finch, John 52 Cooke, John 47 Finch, Thomas 15, 58 Cooke, Thomas 23, 47 Finch, William 59, 63 Cooke, William 21, 23 Fiste, Susanna 19 Cooper, Robert 54 Fiste, William 19

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Fivian, Margery 3 Hall, Edward 13 Ford, James 44 Hamon, Alice 8 Ford, Thomas 59 Hamon, Elizabeth 8 Forman, Peter 30 Hamon, John 8 Foulles, Edward 29 Hamon, William 8 Fowles, John 47 Hamond, Anne 54 Freeman, William 33 Harborowe, Edmond 53 French, Agnes 9 Hare, Joane 45 Frie, Joane 48 Harper, Robert (Mr) 46 Froggebrooke, John 16 Harris, Richard (Mr) 18, 38, 71 Frye, Henry 48 Harrison, Robert (Mr) 1, 22 Frye, Joan 48, 57 Harrys, Richard 38 Fuffe, Martin 2 Hartley, Daniel 11 Gardner, (Mr) 5 Hartley, Thomas 20, 35 Garrett, Margaret 51 Harvie, Joane 26 Garrett, Marie 51 Harvie, John 26 Gates, Henry 25 Harwodd, Thomas 1 Gavell, Thomas 68 Haskin, John 25 Gavis, Anne 25 Hayler, Edward 12 Gerard, Mary 51 Heberden, Richard 34 Gibbons, George 14, 20, 46 Hendley, Philip 62 Gibbons, Marye 14 Henley, Margerie 70, 71 Gibbons, Walter (Mr) 70 Henley, Mary 9 Gittens, John 55 Henley, Thomas 70 Goble, Dennyse 72 Herold, Thomas 3 Goble, Dionisia 72 Herriott, Joane 73 Goble, Edward 72 Hewitt, Joane 73 Goble, John 1 Hide, Edward 37 Goble, Mary 72 Hide, John 50 Godsmarke, Nicholas 65 Hide, Mary 37 Goodyer, Thomas 34 Higgins, William 16 Gratwicke, Henry 65 Hill, Edward 62 Gratwicke, Thomas 16 Hill, Jaine 21 Graye, John 1 Hill, Joanne 23 Green, George (Junior) 42 Hill, John 29 Greene, George (senior) 61 Hill, Mary 62 Greenefeild, John 18 Hill, Thomas 62 Greenefeild, Thomas 21 Hills, Jermayne 71 Greenefeild, William 18 Hills, Joane 21 Greenewood, Nicholas 34, 35 Hitchcocke, Elizabeth 1, 3 Gregory, (Mr) 46 Hitchcocke, William 3 Gregory, John 6 Hobbs, Richard (Mr) 16 Grevett, Agnes 73 Hodson, Margaret 25 Grevett, John 73 Hodson, Richard 25 Grey, Andrew 70 Hogsflesh, Peter 5 Grogin, John 36 Hogsflesh, William 31, 65 Gunter, George (Sir) 13 Hollande, Thomas (Mr) 16 Gunter, John (Sir) 45 Hookers, 1 Hailer, Edward 12 Horley, Bridgett 68 Hale, Joan 72 Horley, Thomas 68 Haler, John 62 Horscroft, Elizabeth 73

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Horscroft, Robert 1 Lawrence, Thomas 67 Hoskin, John 25 Lawrence, William 36 Hudson, Ambrose 68 Leaper, Thomas 39 Hudson, Elizabeth 68 Lee, Agnes 47 Hudson, John 25, 31, 68 Lee, Clemente 9 Hudson, Margaret 25, 31 Lee, James 47 Humfrey, John 30 Lee, Joane 47 Hunte, William 32 Leedes, Peter 43 Hurlinge, John 16 Len, William 1 Hurstwaite, Alice 25 Linfeild, Richard 65 Hurstwaite, Edmund 25 Linfeilde, Edward 41 Huson, John 45 Litle, Mathewe 34 Ide, Nicholas 34 Locke, Richard 25 Irish, Thomas 36 Lodger, Arthur 45 Jarlett, Margaret 25, 31 Lutman, Nicholas 25 Jarlett, Nicholas 25 Mace, Simon (Mr) 5 Jenman, William 57 Mackerell, Henry 1, 22 Jewer, John 69 Manfeilde, Edward 29 Jocham, Anthonye 13 Marks, (Mr) 22 Jocham, Thomas 13 Marlin, Edward 41 Johnson, (Mr) 5 Marlin, Elizabeth 41 Jones, John (Mr) 5 Marlin, Joane 41 Joye, John 39 Marlin, John 41 Jupe, John 62 Marlin, Mary 41 Jupe, Thomas 62 Marlin, Richard 41 Jux, Thomas 54 Marshall, William 24 Jux, Thomas (the younger) 54 Martin, (Mr) 1 Juxon, Thomas 54 Martin, Alice 26 Kelsham, Adam 38 Martin, John 28 Kelsham, Joan 38 Martin, Richard 1, 22, 26 Kelsham, John 38, 71 Martin, Robert 39 Kelshaw, John 51 Martin, Thomas 65 Kennett, John 33 Martis, (Mr) 22 Kennett, Richard 33 Martis, John (Mr) 1 Kennett, William 33 Mase, Simon 5 Kente, John 13 Mate, John 7 Knighte, Joanne 23 Mate, Thomas 74 Knighte, Richard 1, 17, 22, 23, 49 Mathewe, John (Master) 1 Knowles, John 33 Maunde, Edward 8 Laddes, Elizabeth 68 Meadowecrofte, Edmund 53 Lancaster, James 65 Meres, Thomas 1 Lancaster, John 65 Michael, John 16 Lane, Agnes 53 Michaell, Jonas (Mr) 32 Lane, John 53 Michaell, Thomas (Mr) 16 Lane, William 53 Michell, James (Mr) 32 Langforde, 32 Michell, John (Magister Artibus) 16, Langrish, Robert 4 32 Launder, Joane 69 Michell, Richard 12 Launder, John 69 Michell, William 62 Launder, Sara 69 Milles, John 30 Lawrence, Joane 36 Minshull, Christopher (Mr) 7, 27

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Moory, (widow) 22 Pellett, Anne 32 Moory, Agnes 1, 1 Pellett, Frauncis 32 Moory, Joan 73 Pellett, James (Mr) 32, 63 Moory, Thomas 17, 20 Pellett, Richarde 32 Moory, William 1, 22 Pen, Joane 72 Morley, Edward 54 Pen, William 72 Mose, 6 Penfold, John 30 Mullins, Margery 37 Penfold, Richard (the elder) 16 Muncke, Jane 27 Penfold, Robert 29 Muncke, Thomas 70 Penicodd, Christopher 51 Munday, Thomas 42, 67 Pepper, John 27 Mylles, Thomas 21 Pereson, Charity 30 Napcrofte, Richard 1 Pereson, Nicholas 30 Nash, Anthony 17 Perley, Thomas 59, 63 Nash, Robert 24 Perryn, George 60, 67 Nevel, Frauncys (Mr) (esquire) 64 Perryn, Joan 60, 67 Newman, Joane 1, 2 Peycocke, Alice 13 Newman, Thomas 1 Philippe, Elizabeth 60 Northall, (Mr) 5 Philips, Anne 60 Northumberland, (Earl of) 54 Philips, Roger 60 Nowell, Margaret 58 Philips, Thomas 60 Nye, John (Mr) 18 Philips, William 60 Okenden, Michaell 36 Philips, William (the elder) 60 Oliver, John 1, 22 Pilbeam, Thomas 60 Oliver, Thomas 16 Plowman, Walter 30 Oliver, William 47 Poate, Thomas 1 Page, George 48 Pollard, John 9 Page, John 20, 46 Porter, John 16 Page, Richard 38 Pratt, Elizabeth 42 Paine, George (Mr) 5 Pratt, Richard 42 Palmer, Thomas (Sir) 16 Prickler, James 71 Palmer, William (Mr) (esquire) 16 Purdue, Robert 20 Pannett, Lewes 12 Quell, John 43 Park, John 1, 1 Racton, Johanna 24 Parker, Henry 70 Racton, John 24, 53 Parker, Roberte 18 Racton, William 24 Parkes, John 6 Rafell, William 48 Parkhurst, Thomas 27 Randall, Alice 56 Passinger, John 60 Randall, Daniell 31 Patchinge, Agnes 19 Randall, Elizabeth 57 Patchinge, Thomas 19 Randall, John 8, 55 Paters, 1 Randall, Ralph 57 Pattericke, Henry 25 Randall, Robert 57 Paycocke, Alice 13 Randall, Roger 31 Payne, George (Mr) 5 Randall, William 31 Peachey, Richard 20, 46 Rasoll, William 48 Peachey, Thomas 20, 50 Rhodes, William 61 Peachey, William (Mr) 20, 46, 50 Richards, Richard 50 Peacock, Thomas 13 Richardson, (Mr) 1, 22 Pearson, Charity 30 Roades, (Mr) 1, 22 Pearson, Nicholas 30 Roades, Marie 61

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Roades, Robert 61 Sowton, Margaret 51 Roades, William (Mr) 22, 61 Sowton, Thomas 51 Robertes, David 17 Springe, John 16 Robertes, Henrye (Mr) 11 Spurnell, Thomas 1 Roberts, Hugh (Mr) 11, 17 Spurnelles, Eliza 1 Robins, William 12 Spurrier, William 25 Rose, Thomas 1 Stacy, John 60 Rouse, George 30 Stamer, William 17 Rudman, Elizabeth 48 Standen, Henry 11, 16 Rudman, William 48 Stanford, John 65 Ryman, (Mr) 1 Stanford, Thomas 16 Ryman, William (Mr) 22 Staple, John 21 Sandham, William 22 Stapleton, (Mr) 1 Sandham, William (the elder) 1 Staveley, Richard 34 Sandham, William (the younger) 1 Stempe, Constance 70 Sayers, John 75 Stempe, John 70 Sayers, Margaret 15 Stempe, Mariam 37 Sayers, William 75 Stempe, Marie 37, 70 Scales, (Mr) 6 Stempe, Richard 70 Scatt, John 12 Stempe, Thomas 70 Scotterell, Elizabeth 58 Stempe, William 37 Scutt, John 30 Stevens, Robert 56 Shelley, George (Mr) (esquire) 16 Streater, Joane 12 Shelley, Thomas (Mr) 16 Stronge, Anthony 39 Shelley, William (Mr) (esquire) 16 Stronge, Richard 1, 22 Shepard, Anthonie 20 Strudwick, Henry 5 Sherley, (Mr) 19 Strudwick, Nicholas 5 Shotcher, Nicholas 44 Strudwick, William 5 Shotcher, Richard 44 Sugden, Richard 74 Silverlocke, William 56 Swan, Richard 75 Simons, William 21 Swayne, Richard 10 Skerle, Robert 67 Swifte, Agnes 37 Skynner, Henry 75 Swifte, John 37 Skynner, Lucie 37 Swifte, Margaret 45 Skynner, Richard 75 Symondes, William 21 Skynner, William 34, 35, 37 Symons, Mary 64 Slidell, William 57 Talmy, Alice 3 Smith, (Mr) 22 Talmy, Edward 3 Smith, Agnis 48 Talmy, Simon 3 Smith, Godfrey 48 Tanner, William 7 Smith, Joane 47 Tayler, John 66 Smith, John 48 Thomas, William 21 Smith, Richard 6, 47 Thorne, Thomas 38 Smith, Roger 61 Thurborne, Daniell 24 Smith, Thomas 32 Thurborne, Marie 24 Smith, William 31 Ticknor, John 58 Snappe, (Mr) 16 Ticknor, Thomazine 58 Snellinge, George 3 Tilborough, Richard 48, 55, 57 Snellinge, Henry 64 Till, John 9 Snow, John 1 Till, Marie 7, 9 Sowton, John 51 Till, Thomas 9

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Till, William 7, 9 White, Richard 15, 75 Todgose, John 24 White, Robert 18 Treegoose, John 10 White, Thomas 59 Tryminer, 25 Widowson, Raphaell (Mr) 1, 22 Tuffe, Martyn 1 Wilcher, William 26 Turky, Thomas 31 Wilkin, Robert 58 Turnagaine, Robert 37 Wilkins, Thomas 1 Turner, John (Junior) 32 Willarde, John 14 Wady, William (Bachelor of Sacred Willett, John 15 Theology) 27 Willett, Thomas 15 Wakeford, Richard 34 Williams, (Mr) 22 Wales, John 36 Williams, Richard 8, 56 Ward, George 65 Williamson, Godfrey 10 Ward, Gilbert (Mr) 36 Wilson, James 43 Ward, John 22, 55 Wilson, John 11 Waterman, James 7 Wilson, Richard 11 Waterman, John 6 Wilson, William (in artibus Waters, Robert (Mr) 28, 65 magister) 2 Wayman, Margaret 10 Winch, William 41, 57 Wayman, Robert 10 Winsley, Moulde 26 Webb, James 37 Winsley, Robert 26 Weller, Brian 62 Winston, John 17, 39 Welles, Alice 2 Winston, Margaret 39 Wepham, Anthonye 43 Winston, Richard 16, 39 West, John 5, 29, 64 Winton, John 11 West, Marie 29 Wirde, George 65 West, Sybil 64 Witcher, William 26 Whaley, William (Mr) 42 Withiers, Margaret 19 Whatley, John 1 Withiers, William 19 Whicher, William 64 Worgar, Agnes 19 White, Alice 18 Yalden, William 10 White, Elizabeth 18 Younge, Cicilye 13 White, John 36 Younge, Henry 13

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INDEX OF PLACES BY CASE NO

Names have been rationalised to aid searching and, where appropriate, are presented in their modern form (Ashurst not Ashurste; East Dean not Eastdean; Fernhurst, not Farnhurst). Occasional historic references have been retained (e.g. Brighthelmstone). Places outside Sussex are shown with their county (e.g. Allforde (Hampshire)); places within Sussex parishes are shown with their parish (e.g. Blakdeane Bottom (Eartham)). The county recorded as Southampton[shire] in the depositions is rendered as Hampshire.

Albourne 29, 65 Brinffaste (Northmundham) 60 Aldingbourne 1, 17, 39, 59 Bristeade 17 All Saints in the Pallant, Chichester Broadwater 37, 40, 70 22, 34, 35 Buncke 44 Allforde (Hampshire) 25 Burpham 16, 47 Allington (Wiltshire) 72 Burton 44 Alsworthe (Westbourne) 8 Cambridge (Cambridge) 2, 5, 16, 21, Amberley 16, 27, 30 27, 32, 57 Angmering 16, 18, 39 Cathedral Close, Chichester 50 Appledram 60 Catherington (Hampshire) 42, 47 Arundel 11, 18, 20, 32, 38, 46, 47, 51, Cattell 54 52, 54, 67, 71 Chancton 45 Ashington 7, 9, 27 Charleton 34, 35 Ashurst 37 Chichester 6, 25, 34, 35, 50, 51, 52, 55, Avington (Hampshire) 72 56, 57, 61, 62, 66, 67 Banstead (Hampshire) 18 Chiddingfold (Surrey) 6, 69 Banwell (Somerset) 56 Chidham 60 Barnett (Middlesex) 56 Chidingfolde (Hampshire) 74 Barnham 39, 51 Chilgrove (West Dean) 34, 48 Bensington (Benson) (Oxfordshire) Chillington 7 33 Clannam (Surrey) 3 Bentworth (Hampshire) 39 Clapham 16, 50 Bersted 2, 22, 51 Climping 22, 33, 39, 49 Billingshurst 5, 6, 61, 62 Cockinge 10, 33, 35, 57 Binderton 2, 31 Coldwaltham 14, 40, 46 Binstead (Hampshire) 13 Colworth (Oving) 1, 20, 22, 50, 56 Binsted 24, 39 Cowfold 75 Birdham 42, 64 Cranley (Surrey) 25 Blakdeane Bottom (Eartham) 46 Crawley 21 Bognor 36 Crawley (Surrey) 25 Bolney 28, 65 Crowcham (Eartham) 46 Bosham 1, 57 Crown or Sign of Crowne Bougisse (Shipley) 19 (Chichester) 55, 57 Bowlde (Lancashire) 8 Dan Hill (Fletching) 68 Boxgrove 2, 5, 12, 20, 47, 72 Denbigh (Denbighshire) 11 Braunston super montem Domegston 60 (Northampton) 18, 71 Donnington 42, 64 Brighthelmstone 28, 40 Dorking (Surrey) 32 Brimstone on the hill Drayton (Oving) 1 (Northamptonshire) 38 Duncton 20, 46

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Eartham 1, 14, 20, 46, 50 Horncroft (Bury) 33 Eartham Bushes (Eartham) 46 Horsham 12, 18, 19, 30, 34, 35, 57, 62, Easebourne 25 64 East Dean 2, 48 Houghton 24 East Grinstead 34, 61 Houghton le spring (Durham) 38 East Marden 8 Hove 41 East Meon (Hampshire) 67 Hunston 2, 60 East Preston (Ferring) 16 Hurston (Storrington) 28 Eastergate 18, 38, 40, 71, 73 Ichingfield 12 Elmsted 31, 69 Idsworth (Chancton) 45 Eluested 31 Idsworth (Hampshire) 67 Ely (Cambridgeshire) 57 Ifield 21, 23 Eor (Elbridge) 57 Ilesham (Climping) 49 Eton (Bucks) 52 Ilsfield (Hampshire) 39 Farnham (Surrey) 69 Iping 25 Felpham 1, 36, 47, 59, 67 Kendal (Westmorland) 2, 38 Fernhurst 5, 25, 69 Kingsham (Chichester) 56 Ferring 16, 39, 44, 49, 57, 58 Kingston (Ferring) 49, 57, 58 Finden 70 Kirdford 5, 29, 41, 51, 57 Fishbourne (Bosham) 1, 20 Lancing 37, 40, 70 Fissher (Northmundham) 60 Lavenham (Suffolk) 65 Fittleworth 5, 34 Lemis Freelandes (Yapton) 17 Flansham (Felpham) 36 Lewes 21, 23 Fletching 68 Lidsey 51 Ford 32, 49 Limpsfield (Surrey) 21 Frittenden (Cambridgeshire) 66 Linchmere 25, 57 Froxfield (Hampshire) 59 Liphook (Bramshott, Hampshire) 6 Froyle (Hampshire) 22 Little Heath (Eartham) 46 Funtington 39 Littlehampton 14, 43, 46 Gloucester (Gloucestershire) 55 Littleton 73 Goring 44, 68 Lodsworth 34, 35, 74 Graffham 34, 35 London (Middlesex) 4, 16, 18, 25, 32, Greatham (Hampshire) 13 38, 52, 57, 60, 68, 71 Guildford (Surrey) 6 Louth (Lincolnshire) 53 Halnaker (Boxgrove) 72 Lowton (Bedfordshire) 57 Ham (Angmering) 18 Lurgashall 25, 34, 35, 48, 29 Ham (Sidlesham) 20 Lyminster 16, 47, 51, 57, 67, 68 Hames (Yapton) 11 Madehurst 32, 59, 63 Hampstead Norreys (Berkshire) 39 Martyr Worthy (Hampshire) 54 Hangleton 37 Merston 1, 11, 17, 33 Harting 25, 48 Michelgrove (Clapham) 16 Haselmere (Surrey) 6 Midhurst 5, 6, 25, 31 Hastings 25 Monckton (Hampshire) 72 Hayshott 34, 35, 66 Monkton (West Dean) 10 Heathfield 29 Morwooddes (Worthing) 70 Heringham 33 New Shoreham 62 Hilles Greene (Kirdford?) 5 Newbridge 30 Hitchingfield 19, 27 North Elstead (Surrey) 10 Hoikes (Kirdford) 5 North Marden 10 Hoo 29 Northchapel 29, 74 Horley (Surrey) 21 Northmundham 60

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Northwood (Eartham) 46 South Stoke 18, 51 Ockley (Surrey) 68 Southampton (Hampshire) 54 Offham (South Stoke) 51 St Andrews, Chichester 34, 35 Olde Downe (Eartham) 46 St Bartholomew outside the West Otford 11 Gate 57 Oving 1, 20, 22, 46, 56, 57 Stedham 6, 25, 45, 66 Oxford (Oxfordshire) 11, 38, 47, 63 Steyning 32, 63, 67 Pagham 42 Stockbridge 55 Parham (Angmering) 16, 39, 54 Stoke (Surrey) 8 Patching 68 Stone Street (Surrey) 3 Petersfield (Hampshire) 25 Storrington 28, 30, 46, 68 Petworth 2, 20, 34, 44, 46, 54, 61, 73, Stoughton 48, 56 74 Subdeanery, Chichester 108 Pevensey 25 Sullington 27 Plastoe Pound (Kirdford) 29 Sutton 74 Poling 47 Sutton Eartham 14 Prescott (Lancashire) 61 Tarring 68, 70 Preston 1 Thakeham 7, 9, 30 Pulborough 3, 7, 12, 18, 19, 28, 30, 68 The Holle (Eartham) 46 Racton 13, 24, 53 The Noare (Eartham) 46 Reigate (Surrey) 32 Thorneweeke (Angmering) 16 Rewell 24 Thrumbton (Nottingham) 1 Rewell Lodge 24 Tilehurst (Berkshire) 8 Riddwikes (Kirdford) 5 Tillbridge (Lincolnshire) 53 Ringwood (Hampshire) 56 Titchfield (Hampshire) 13 Rogate 6 Torrington Magna (Devon) 70 Rudgwick 62 Traflitt (Wiltshire) 6 Rumboldswyke 56 Trotton 6, 25 Rundweeke (Kirdford) 5 Up Marden 6, 45, 58 Rusper 21, 34, 35 Walberton 24, 39, 53, 56, 57, 73 Rye 72 Walderton 48 Sarum (Wiltshire) 13 Wales 25 Shepton Mallett (Somerset) 56 Warblington (Hampshire) 31, 41 Sherborne (Hampshire) 1 Warestoune (Yapton) 17 Shermanbury 7 Warminghurst 16 Shipley 12, 19, 27, 62, 65 Washington 9, 27, 37 Shopweeke (Oving) 1 Watersfield 46 Shripney (South Bersted) 17 Weeke (Lyminster) 47 Sidlesham 20, 26, 31, 42, 60, 61, 64, West Dean 10, 31, 34, 48 67 West Grinstead 16, 27, 28, 65 Sidlesham Mill (Sidlesham) 26 West Ichenor 61 Sidneys (Eartham) 46 West Marden 45 Singleton 10, 34, 35 West Meon (Hampshire) 48 Slaugham 21, 24, 27 Westbourne 8, 13, 31, 56 Slindon 22, 29, 59 Westergate (Aldingbourne) 17 Slinfold 18 Westhampnett 2 Somerton (Hampshire) 17 Westminster (Middlesex) 53 Sompting 37, 40 Willingdon 27 South Bersted 36 Winchester (Hampshire) 13, 74 South Mundham 60 Windsor (Berkshire) 5 South Mundham 60 Winston (Newchurche IoW) 13

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Wisborough Greene 5, 41 Withyham 68 Woolavington 2 Woolbeeding 25 Worminghurst 7, 27 Worth 21, 23, 27 Worting(Hampshire) 39 Yapton 11, 17, 24, 39, 46, 63, 73

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