C78/25 See AALT for original document
1. 27 Nov. 7 Eliz. John Poldes of Woodhouse, Leics. v. Thomas Jones. Lease of a water mill called Dixley Mill with divers closes and pastures in 'Dixley', Leics.
2. 23 Nov. 7 Eliz. Griffith Williams and wife Agnes v. Sir Edward Rowse. Title to 10 messuages and 500 acres of land in Dunwich and Westleton, Suff, involving a mortgage.
3. 1 Feb. 7 Eliz. Joan Prideaux, widow v. Robert Prideaux, her son. Lease of park and lodge of Holne, Devon, and estate of late Thomas Prideaux. Dismission.
4. 6 Feb. 7 Eliz. Edmund Eabington, gent. and wife Joan v. Sir John Fulforde. Moiety of manor of Buckerell, Devon, in right of plaintiff's wife, Joan Fortescue. Dismission.
5. 8 Feb. 7 Eliz. Roger Jolyffe and wife Ellen and Thomas Parkyns and wife Alice v. Thomas Whyte. Customary holding of 184 acres in manor of Stuxminster Newton, Dors. Defendant claims lands were part of demesne.
6. 5 Feb. 7 Eliz. John Stone v. Henry Stone. Messuage and 56 acres of land in Yetminster, Dors. Dismission.
7. 24 May 7 Eliz. William Hoskyns v. Christopher Frye. Two tenements in Farway, Devon and two tenements in Sidbury, Devon.
8 22 May 7 Eliz. William Dale of Fyfield, Hants, gent. v. John Cooke, esq. Manors of South Tidworth, Hants. Defendant is widower of plaintiff's niece. Dismission.
9. 10 May 7 Eliz. Richard Garthe of London, gent, a clerk of Chancery v. George Broke, esq. Lease of rectory of Northfleet, Kent; involves archiepiscopal lease and Crown lease in reversion.
10. 9 July 7 Eliz. Fremond Irishe, gent, and wife Margaret v. Walter Busshe. Customary holding of two messuages and 5 cottages with a pasture and a meadow, in manor of Rowley [Wilts].
11. 27 June 7 Eliz. Robert Gedney of Cheshunt, Herts, husbandman v. Nicholas Hudson and wife Ellen. Chattels of Margaret Geton, dec, which plaintiff alleges were given to him in return for supporting her for 3 years. Decree overturns ecclesiastical court award.
12. 11 July 7 Eliz. Richard Spenser and wife Margaret, daughter of Richard Cleburie, dec. v. Edward Leveson. Brocton farm in Sutton Maddock, Salop. Dismission.
13. 24 Oct. 7 Eliz. Hugh Crosse and wife Anne v. John Bowyer, gent, and Geoffrey Grove. Customary holding of a tenement and three closes of land in manor of Idstoke-Inverne and Bere, Som. Defendant Bowyer is new landlord and Grove, his tenant.
14. 23 Oct. 7 Eliz. James Reynoldes and wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Pyke of Pykash, Som, dec. v. John Popham and Simon Court. Estate of Thomas Pyke, dec., and its alleged enfeoffment to Sir William Portman and Alexander Popham, both now dec, in 34 Hen. VIII. Defendants claim possession of manor of Pykash in Martock, Som. and lands in Devon only by virtue of a different conveyance from Pyke. Dismission.
15 8 Nov. 7 Eliz. Anthony Machell of Ivychurch, Wilts, gent. v. Miles Brigges. Lease of barn and tithes of Crosthwaite and Lyth in Heversham, Westm, owned by Thomas Lownde of London, grocer, dec. Dismission.
16 14 Nov. 7 Eliz. Dorothy Salter, widow of Robert Salter and previously wife of William Case v. John Whetcombe. Farm of the manor of Wootton-Fitzpaine, Dors. Dismission.
17 30 Jan. 7 Eliz. Robert Nicolls of London, merchant taylor and John Gaddesden of Hitchin, Herts, yeoman, executors of William Brockett of Hitchin, yeoman v. Edward Brockett, esq. Debts owed to William Brockett of Hitchin, dec, who died 1556, by Edward Brockett, dec.
18. 26 Jan. 7 Eliz. Thomas Dowryshe of Dowrich [in Sandford], Devon, esq. v. George Ford, John Seyntclere, Gabriel Seyntclere and Nicholas Adams. Manor of Kennerleigh, Devon.
19. 12 Feb. 7 Eliz. Margaret Grymston, widow and Robert Formage, gent. v. Roger Legge. Estate of John Watts, dec, of a tenement and 140 acres of arable, 20 acres of 'enclosed pasture' and 160 acres of ‘sheepspasture' and liberty of foldage for 600 wethers, in Great Bircham, Bircham Newton and Bircham Tofts, Norf. Dismission.
20. 26 Jan. 7 Eliz. William Rudston of Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambs, esq. v. Richard Drewrye and John Backhouse. Lease of liberty of foldcourse and pasturage for 400 sheep in manor of Swaffham Priors, Cambs, made to plaintiff's father, Thomas Rudstone, esq, now dec.
21. 9 July 7 Eliz. Richard Cust v. Richard Gyll and wife Beatrice. Two acres of land in Pinchbeck, Lincs, part of estate of Richard Cust, dec. Defendant’s wife is the elder Gust's daughter.
22. 26 May 7 Eliz. John Bolney of Bolney, Sussex, esq. v. George Withers. Twenty-four acres of land and wood in parish of Pett and Farleigh, Sussex. Dismission.
23. 29 June 7 Eliz. Nicholas Geve v. Thomas Rumbolde. Payment of annuity of 26s8d left in testament of plaintiff father. Defendant has married plaintiff’s mother. Both parties of Cambs.
24. 5 July 7 Eliz. Thomas Haynes v. Hugh Ap Jenner alias Hugh Taylor, and Walter Jones and wife Margaret, messuage with appurtenances in Ludlow, Salop. [See C78/25/27].
25. 13 Oct. 7 Eliz. Dorothy Datton, widow v. Thomas Barnes, Richard Coke and John Gessam. Messuage called Stanleys and 24 acres of land in Fullwellhatch in parish of Barking, Essex.
26. 5 Nov. 7 Eliz. John Man, M.A., Warden of Merton College, Oxon, and Fellows v. James Gage, esq. and wife Ureth[?]. Lease of Merton College lands in Maiden, Surrey, near Nonsuch, made to Richard Milles, whose widow is now wife of defendant. College claims lease obtained fraudulently.
27. 7 Nov. 7 Eliz. Thomas Haynes v. Hugh Ap Jenner alias Hugh Taylor, Walter Jones and wife Margaret. Messuage in Ludlow, Salop. [See C78/25/24]
28. 20 Nov. 8 Eliz. Richard Hatchman and Thomas Stanshawe v. [?] Blagrave. A garden in Reading, Berks. Dismission. [Decree crossed out and 'vacat' written in margin].
29. 28 May 7 Eliz. Sir James Dyer, C.J. Common Pleas and wife Margaret and John Bowyer, esq. v. Robert Raye. Intercommoning between manors of Impington and Histon St. Andrew, Cambs. [some parts illegible].