Jurisdictions, Part 64 – Part 66
Entry of Court Leet.
The view of Frank Pledg, Prebend of Iſlington.there held on Thurſday the 20. day of October, in the year of the the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, by the Grace of God of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. the 21.
RObert Martin by John a Style Eſſoyne of Courſe, Eſſoyne.and ſo the others Eſſoyned.
Jurors.Sworne for the King.
John Dee,
Richardus Ree,
John Penn,
William Fenn,
John Hye,
Thomas Pye,
John Myles,
Thomas Gyles.
Jurors.
William Neile,
John Snell,
William Riggs,
Thomas Rich,
Richard Cooke,
John Turke,
Richard Leake,
John Peak.Preſentment for the Queen.
Firſt the Jury aforeſaid ſay upon their Oath, That R.S. &c. at Iſlington within the Juriſdiction of this Court, as a Felon of the Queen, did make a hundred gold Angels, and three hundred Groats, Pettie Treaſon.falſly and feloniouſly (having not firſt gotten the Queens Letters Patents) againſt the Peace of our ſaid Lady the Queen, and her Crown and Dignity, and againſt the forme of the Statute in this caſe provided and Publiſhed.
Alſo they preſent, Felony in burning a houſe.That one Tho. de I. predict Yeoman, ſuch a day, &c. at I. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, by force and armes, &c. willingly and feloniouſly (of pretended malice by him) did burn the houſe of one J.S. againſt the Peace of the Queen, therefore the Bayliffe is commanded to ſeiſe all his Lands and Tenements, Goods, and Chattels, that he may anſwer for them to the Lord of this Mannour.
Alſo they preſent, That W.P. of I. aforeſaid, Labourer, ſuch a day, Felon.&c. at I. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, by force of armes, &c. and againſt the Peace, the Cloſe of one, &c. at I. aforeſaid, broke and entered into, and one ſilk coat, called Sattin, of a black colour, of the Goods and Chattells aforeſaid, &c. then and there found, feloniouſly took and carried away: Therefore it is commanded, the bayliffe, &c.
Alſo they preſent, Acceſſary.That W.S. of I. aforeſaid, Yeoman, within the Juriſdiction of this Court, did counſell, provoked, procured, incouraged, and abetted one L.M. &c. one Cow of black colour, price, &c. of the Chattell of one, &c. then and there found feloniouſly to ſteal, take, and drive away, and the ſaid L. by vertue of the counſell, provocacation, procurement, incouragement, and abetment, the aforeſaid, &c. the ſaid black Cow ſuch a day, &c. year, &c. feloniouſly ſtole, took, and drove away, &c.
They alſo preſent, That A. B. of I. aforeſaid, Yeoman, ſuch a day, Rape.&c. at I. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, the Cloſe and Houſe of one, &c. broke and entered, and upon one Katherine, &c. the daughter, &c. being in the peace of God, and of the Queen, made an aſſault, and there againſt her will did raviſh her, and did carnally know her, againſt the peace, &c.
Alſo they preſent, Felon breaketh a houſe.That P.D. of I. aforeſaid, Yeoman, ſuch a day, &c. at I. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, about the houre of nine in the night of the ſame day, the houſe and manſion of one, &c. as Felon of the Queens, broke and entred, with an intent to make ſpoile there, &c. and ſix gold Angells of the Goods and Chattells of the aforeſaid, &c. then and there in a certain cheſt being, feloniouſly took and carried away, againſt the peace, &c.
The ſame preſent, E.F. of I. aforeſaid, Labourer, Robbery.ſuch a day, &c. at I. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, by force of armes, and againſt the peace, &c. upon one T.D. at, &c. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, in the Queens high way, there being in the peace of God and the Queen, did make an aſſault, and the ſame T. D. then and there robbed, and ſixteen groats of ſilver, and one Angell of gold, of the Goods and Chattells of the aforeſaid T.D. in a certain Clokebag of his, then and there being, from the perſon of the ſaid T. feloniouſly took and carried away, againſt her Peace, Crown, and Dignity, &c.
They preſent, That the aforeſaid T.D. appearing robbed, Hue and Cry.made a great noiſe and exclamation, and the aforeſaid E.F. as a Felon of the ſaid Queens; the ſaid day and yeare from the place where he was ſo robbed, did freſhly follow to the aforeſaid Towne of D. &c. and that no Inhabitants there upon the Hue and Cry aforeſaid did follow, and ſo the aforeſaid Felon eſcaped, to the contempt of our ſaid Lady the Queen, and againſt the form of the Statute, ſo enacted and provided; therefore the ſaid Towne of, &c. in the mercy, &c.
Alſo they preſent, That E. L. of I. aforeſaid, Yeoman, Made flight.ſuch a day and yeare aforeſaid, at I. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, a certain Gelding of colour white, price, &c. of the Goods and Chattells of one, &c. in the common field there being, feloniouſly ſtole away, tooke and carried away, and that the ſaid E.L. for the foreſaid Felony did convey himſelfe away and fled; therefore command was given to the Bailiff to ſeiſe two kine of the Goods and Chattells of the ſaid E.L. as Eſcheats and forfeitures to the Lord, and that he ſhould keep them ſafe to the uſe of the Lord, &c. or ſo to the uſe of the Queen.
Alſo preſent, That when one B.R. of I. aforeſaid, Eſcape…Yeoman, was taken and arreſted for ſuſpition of Felony, and ſet in the Stocks, one I.F. of I aforeſaid, Labourer, ſuch a day and yeare, &c. at I. aforeſaid, the foreſaid Stocks with force of armes, and feloniouſly did break, and the foreſaid B.R. then and there did ſuffer to go at large againſt the Peace; therefore it is commanded as before, &c.
Alſo they preſent that T. J. of J. aforeſaid, Felony.Yeoman, ſuch a day, &c. at J. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, a Calf of the price, &c. Of the Goods and Chattells of one J. B. There and then found, feloniouſly took and carryed away, and that W. Q. The Bailiff of the aforeſaid Mannor ſuch a day and year, &c. at J. aforeſaid, the aforeſaid T. L. for ſuſpition of the aforeſaid Felony arreſted, and that W. F. of J. aforeſaid Laborer, by force of Armes, &c. at J. aforeſaid, the ſaid day and yeare upon the aforeſaid W. Q. In the Peace of God and of the Queen being, did make an Aſſault, and the aforeſaid T. J. being in the cuſtody of the ſaid W. Then and there feloniouſly took, carryed away and reſcued, and ſuffered to go free againſt the Peace, &c. Therefore it was commanded as above, &c.
Alſo preſent that A. B. of J. aforeſaid Yeoman, Felony of Pigeons.ſuch a day and year, &c. aforeſaid, &c. at J. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, about the houre of one in the night of the ſame day, a certain Pigeon-Houſe of ſuch a ones, &c. did break, and enter, and forty Pigeons, price, &c. of the Goods and Chattells of the foreſaid, &c. from the houſe of the ſame, &c. feloniouſly took and carryed away, againſt the Peace, &c. and therefore, &c.
Alſo preſent that J.W. of J. aforeſaid Gent, ſuch a day, &c. at J. within the Juriſdiction of this Court, a certaine tame Deere carrying a bell about his neck, price, &c. Of the Goods and Chattells of one, &c. Then and there found, feloniouſly took away againſt the peace, &c. Therefore it is commanded, &c.
Alſo they preſent that one J. L. of J. aforeſaid Yeoman, Felony of a Trunk broken.ſuch a day and year, &c. at J. aforeſaid within the Juriſdiction of this Court, about the houre of one in the night of the ſame day, a certain Trunck of one, &c. Broke and entred, and ten Fiſhes called Pikes, price, &c. Of the Goods and Chattells of the aforeſaid, &c. out of his ſaid Trunck, &c. Then and there feloniouſly took and carryed away, againſt the Peace, &c. Therefore, &c.
Alſo preſent that P. J. of J. aforeſaid Yeoman, Petty Theivery.ſuch a day &c. the Cloſe of one, &c. at J. aforeſaid, borke, and entred, and one Towell of the price of ſix pence, of the Goods and Chattells of the aforeſaid, &c. Then and there found feloniouſly took and carryed away, therefore it is commanded the Bailiff to ſeiſe all his Goods and Chattells into the hands of the Lord.
Alſo preſent that W. B. and T. W. Of J. aforeſaid, Sell in the Churchyard.being Butchers, ſuch a day, &c. within the view of the frank pledge, did place their fleſh, and other things to be ſold in the Church and Church-Yard of J. aforeſaid to ſell. And the ſame where divine Service is celebrated, and mens Bodies are buried, ſold, againſt the Statute of Wincheſter in this caſe enacted and provided, therefore they in the mercy.
Alſo preſent, Chattels waived.that one M. S. came within the Juriſdiction of this frank pledge, and brought hither certain Goods and Chattells by her ſtolne, that is to ſay, one linnen ſhirt price, &c. diverſe other Clothes, videlicet, one Smock, one Petty-coat, one Shirt, which all are worth twenty ſhillings, and no more, and which all were hither by the ſaid M. brought, and the ſaid M. here within the Juriſdiction of this Mannor waved them, left them, and fled, by which all the Goods and Chattells aforeſaid came to the Lord of this Mannor, upon which it was commanded to the Bailiff to ſeiſe them into the hands of the Lord, as eſcheats and forfeited to the Lord, and ſo he did, and the Chattells aforeſaid were delivered to the Lord in this Court.Common Fine.
Alſo they ſay that they give to the Lord for certainty for a common Fine at this day by an old cuſtome, ſix ſhillings eight pence.Deciners which make default.
Alſo they preſent upon their oath, that John Rigg 4d. Richard Wrenn, 4d. and John Williams, 4d. are Reſidents within the Precinct of this frank pledge, and at this day made default, therefore every one of them in the mercy, as it appeareth upon their heads.
Alſo they preſent that Richard Wrench 2 d. Not ſworn in Deciner.William Finch 2d. Robert Betts 2d. and William Gibbey 2d. did dwell within the Precinct of this frank pledge, by the ſpace of a yeare and day and more, and not ſworn to the Queen for Allegiance, therefore each of them in the mercy, as it appeareth upon their heads.
Alſo preſent that R. C. of J. aforeſaid Yeoman, Noyance of Water.did turn the courſe of a certain brook leading to the Houſe of the ſaid T. H. out of the right courſe that it was wont to run, therefore he was commanded, to turne it into his right courſe about the ſeaſt, &c. upon pain, &c.
Alſo preſent, Boughs hindring.that there is a certain Hedge of a great extent, and that the branches thereof hang over the way called the Kings Lane, to the hurt of the Carriages carryed by the ſame way, in the default W. C. Therefore it is commanded him to cut or crop thoſe about the feaſt, &c. under the pain, &c.
Alſo preſent, Noyſance of a Gutter.that there is a certain Gutter leading from the Houſe or Kitchin of T.J. by which foule and ſtinking water from the ſaid Kitchin is lead into the High way, to the great dammage of the Queens way, and all the carryages there carryed by the People of our Lady the Queen, therefore he is commanded to remove or ſtop that about the feaſt, &c. upon pain, &c.
They preſent, Common way.that the common way leading by the Feild called the Prebend feild, is the common way to go and ride, and ſo hath been uſed time out of minde, and that the Gate and Bridge being beyond the furtheſt Bridg ought to be maintained and kept by the Ter-Tenants, and now are not, therefore it is commanded to the Land holders, the ſame Gate and Bridge to amend and repaire before the Feaſt of Saint John Baptiſt next comming, upon pain, &c.
Alſo they preſent, Nuſance of Dung.that R. W. made a certain Dung-hil againſt his Houſe neere the Queens High-way, to the noyance of the Queens People, therefore he was commanded to remove and carry it away, about the Feaſt, &c. under the pain, &c.
Alſo preſent, Nuſance of a Ditchthat there is a certain Ditch unſcowred and unclenſed in default of R. S. to the hurt, &c. therefore he in the Mercy twelve pence, and he is commanded to ſcowre and clenſe the ſame about the feaſt, &c. upon pain &c. two ſhillings.
Alſo preſent that A. B. Widdow is a common Intertainer and receiver of Whores, Bawdyhouſe.and Women of ill report, and converſation, to the great hurt of her Neighbours, therefore amerced two ſhillings two pence.
Alſo preſent that N. C. Widdow is a common Scold with her Neighbours, Scold.and common Hedge-breaker, and keeps one W. C. her Son in her Houſe, and he is of no good ſame or government, therefore ſhe in the mercy, as it appeareth above, &c.
Alſo preſent that one A.B. Servant W. C. Treſpaſſe.the Lords Bailiff as he was driving certain Cattell of one R. G. to the Lords Parke, there to be imparked, came one J. P. with great violence into the aforeſaid Parke, with a Sword, price five ſhillings, and then and there ſtruck the ſaid A. B. with the ſame Sword upon his Head, and ſo ſhed the Blood of the ſaid A. E. by reaſon of which blow the ſaid B. fell to the ground, as if he had been dead. Therefore the ſaid D. R. in the mercy, and is amerced by cheife ſuerties five ſhillings.
Alſo preſent that J. S. made a Fray within the liberty of this Court and drew blood, therefore he in the mercy, three ſhillings foure pence.
Alſo preſent that W. G. is Conſtable, Conſtable default.and is not here at the view of the frank pledge, to preſent that which belongs to his Office but maketh default, therefore he in the mercy two ſhillings.
Alſo preſent that R. S. is an Ale-taſter, Aletaſter default.and is not here at the view of frank pledge, to preſent that which belongs to his Office but maketh default, therefore he in the mercy two ſhillings.
Alſo preſent that R. B. and W. G. Common Appriſors default.are common Appriſors, and ſhould be here to preſent that which belongs to their Office, and made default, therefore they in the mercy three ſhillings foure pence.
Alſo preſent that B. R. and C. D. Searcher of the Victuals.are ſearchers of the Victualls, and ſhould be here at the view of frank pledg to preſent that which belongs to their Office, and made default, therefore both of them in the mercy two ſhillings.
Alſo preſent that Tho. J. and Wil. J. Scavengers default.are Scavengers of the ſtreets and ought to be here at the view of the frank pledge, and made default, therefore either of them in the mercy ſix pence.
Alſo preſent upon their Oath that the twentieth day of May, Eſtrayes.in the yeare of the Reigne of our Lady Queen Elizabeth now the twenty firſt, came into this Lordſhip one Horſe colour gray, as a ſtray, and remained in cuſtody ten daies after Proclamation.
Alſo preſent that there is a Colt colour bay, of the age of foure yeares or more, which came into this Lordſhip as a ſtray, the ninth day of September, the year of the Reign of our ſoveraigne Lady the Queen the twentieth, price twenty foure ſhillings, and ſtayed in the cuſtody of the Bailiff by the ſpace of a yeare and a day, after three Proclamations at three ſeverall daies made, according to the form of the Statute, therefore the property of that Colt is in the Lord.
Alſo preſent that W. M. twelve pence and R. B. twelve pence are common Bakers of mans Bread, Bakers.and at diverſe times have baked unwholſome Bread, &c. Have broke the Aſſiſe, therefore each of them is in the mercy, as it appeares upon their heads.
Alſo preſent that Richard W. and J. D. are common Brewers of Drink, Brewers.and brewed diverſe times unwholſome Drink, and broke the Aſſiſe, therefore each of them in the mercy, as it appreares upon their Heads
Alſo preſent that E. W. and W. X. by their Wives are common ſellers of Drink, Alehouſe keepers.and by unlawfull Meaſures ſell their Drink, and break the Aſſiſe, therefore each of them in the mercy, as it appeareth upon their Heads.
Firſt, It is ordained that R. B. ſhall make and ſcowre his Ditch at the foot of the great hill, Paine ſet.containing by eſtimation twenty perches, before the feaſt of Saint John Baptiſt next comming, upon the paine of every perch thereof eight pence.
Alſo it is ordained that T. M. ſhall reforme and lay, Puniſhment.out a certain parcel of Land lately by him incroached between Waſh lane and Perham Rye common, before the Feaſt of All Saints next coming, under the paine of every Perch not reformed and laid out, twenty pence.
Alſo it is ordained that none ſhall ſuffer his Beaſts, that is to ſay, Pain.Oxen, or Kine, to go and paſſe upon the common of this Lordſhip, nor in the Lanes to the ſaid Mannor belonging, upon pain of forfeiting to the Lord for every one of them, for every time two pence.
Alſo it is ordained that W. J. ſhall remove his Dunghill lying by the Queens high way againſt his Houſe, Pain.before the feaſt of Eaſter next, upon the paine of forfeiture ten ſhillings.
Alſo it is ordained that J. F. Pain.ſhall make and maintaine a Bridge in his Cloſe called great Colemans in the way leading from Iſlington to Hogſden, upon the pain of forfeiting to the Lord ten ſhillings.
Alſo it is ordained that every one yoke o… ring his Hogs before the Feaſt of S. Michael the Archangell next, and the ſame keep ſo yoked and ringed till the Feaſt of S. John the Baptiſt, then next following, upon the paine of forfeiting to the Lord for every Hogge, for every week, three ſhillings ſix pence.
The end of the Court Leet.
The manner of keeping a Court Baron.
The Court of R.F.C. there held the Tueſday, that is to ſay, Prebend the 14. day of May, the yeare of the Reigne of Queen of Iſling—Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, of England, France, ton. and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. 26. held by I.K. the Steward.
IS. & I.D. & R.R.R. Eſſoyned of Common, Eſſoyne.or Eſſoyned for the Suit of Court, by R.R.
| John Doo, | Robert Dodge, | |
| Richard Roo, | Thomas Lodge, The Homage. | |
| John Den, | Sworn. | Adam Clarke, |
| Richard Fenn, | David Parke, | |
| Walter Helen, | Henry Roo, | |
| Robert Allen. | William Croo. |
Firſt, after the ſtile of the Court is entered, you ſhall make once O Yes, and then call the Suitors, and after that another O Yes ſhall be made, and then the Steward ſhall ſay,
If any will be Eſſoyned, or enter any Plaint, come you in, and you ſhall be heard.
And after your Eſſoyne entred, and your Plaint determined, then impannell your Jury and ſwear them.
And after the Enqueſt is impannelled and ſworn, make another O Yes, and then you ſhall ſay, You good men which be impannelled, come neare, and you and all other keep ſilence, during your Charge.
An exhortation to the Jury.
YOu good men which are ſworne, before that I enter to give to you the Charge, I intend to ſhew to you by what Authority you are aſſembled, and for what purpoſe.
Firſt, you ought to conſider, that there are three cauſes of your meeting.
1. One cauſe is, for that you be reſident, and dwelling within the Precinct of the Leet here to be held, and for that you ought to appeare.
2. The ſecond cauſe is, for that ſome of you hold Land of the Lord of this Mannour, ſome as Free-holders, ſome as Copy-holders, and by reaſon of ſome of your Tenures, you ought to make Suit to the Court Baron of your Lord, from three weeks to three weeks, if this Court be ſo warned.
3. The third is, you may here learn the Lawes, to know what thing to follow, and what to avoid, by which that which is good may be the better followed, and ill things the better be avoided, being preſented by you, and puniſhed; and for that, that every one may live, and injoy that which he hath with quietneſſe, and the Common-wealth may flouriſh, and vertue abound; and then for that you may better inquire and preſent, I have miniſtred to you a corporall Oath, which I counſell you to conſider, and the parts of that, which are three, that is to ſay, Truth, Judgement and Juſtice.
Truth, that you ſhall preſent nothing but truly, and that you ſhall not omit any thing of the truth not preſented.
With Judgement, that you ſhall preſent all things with good adviſement, and that you ſhall not be negligent to inquire out the truth in all matters to be preſented.
With Juſtice, that you ſhall not for favour, nor for corruption of reward, nor for feare, nor for diſpleaſure, nor for private hurt or profit which may come to your ſelves, nor for malice, that you preſent any thing: And theſe three principall things you ought well to regard in your Oath.
And at the laſt note, that you run not into wilfull perjury, which if you do, you condemne your ſouls, and provoke the anger of God, and get puniſhment to your ſelves and your poſterities in this world, and you get to you the torments of the Devill and hell, after this life, for ever.
But if you keep well your Oath, you obtaine by that, great profit and commodity; for by that wrong ſhall be redreſſed, peace and tranquility ſhall be maintained, and right and publike good preſerved, and you ſhall live in quiet, and hold your Goods, Lands, and Lives, in peace and quietneſſe, and you ſhall be accounted after this life, among the Saints of God, and ſhall have life eternall; and over that obſerve you, that I may by the Law charge another Jury immediately to inquire of your concealments and perjuries, and that you ſhall finde by putting great Fines and Amerciaments upon you, and impriſoning your bodies: And to conclude, firſt, now if you remember your duties to God, as I have ſaid, that will move you to keep your Oathes, and the love that you owe to the Common-wealth, with conſideration of your ſelves, wives, ſonnes, and poſterity, and the fear of God, and regard of honeſty, and all theſe well conſidered, then you will preſent juſtly, and truly the things which I ſhall give to you in Charge; and I make an end, and the Articles of your Charge follow.
Then followeth the Charge in Court Baron.