The following court roll is Devon Heritage Centre reference 314M/M/7.
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| Date | Tithing | Action | Amount | Description | Surnames |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1552 (M7 front) | Bratton | Law court of the manor held in the same place on the 14th day of October in the sixth year of the reign of our Lord Edward VI, by the grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, and on earth, of the English and Irish church, supreme head. | |||
| … | John [Sk]ynn[er] is in mercy … … Russell in a plea of trespass. | Skynner, Russell | |||
| … | … … William Downe in a plea of trespass. | Downe | |||
| … | … … the heirs of Shilstone <10d>. And they give to the lords as a fine … … to be respited this year, as at the head. | Shilstone | |||
| … | … Hallinge 5s 8d … Richard[?] de Weddun a similar amount. And … this complete year. | Hallinge, Weddun | |||
| … | To this court comes Margaret Soper, widow, and gives to the lords as a fine to have a licence to brew ale this year … | Soper | |||
| … | … … in mercy for licence to agree with John Benyt in a plea of trespass. | Benyt | |||
| Strays Remaining | … … which came as a stray to the tenement of Henry Corndon at the feast of St Peter’s Chains remains. And … … which came as a stray to the tenement of John Drue at the feast of St Peter’s Chains remains, And one white sheep which came as a stray to the tenement of Walter Whyte at the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, And one white sheep which came as a stray to the tenement of Richard Langgysford at the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. | Corndon, Drue, Whyte, Langgysford | |||
| [Amercement?] | 5d | Isota Cornys complains of John Skynner in a plea of debt, who was attached by the pledge of Simon Russell, who does not have him. Therefore he is in mercy. And he should be better attached. | Cornys, Skynner, Russell | ||
| Attachment | The bailiff is in mercy because he did not attach William Southeo <… by the pledge of H. Estelake> to answer to the lords as to why he stands accused because he keeps a certain woman in his house suspiciously. She lives against etc. And he should be attached. | Southeo, Estelake | |||
| Proof | 4d | To this court came William Downe, and in due manner proved one white sheep and lamb, which came as strays to the tenement of Margery Chasty, to be his own etc. And he gives for dues of proof 4d, by the pledge of Henry Estelake. | Downe, Chasty, Estelake | ||
| Attachment | William Downe should be attached to answer to the lords concerning a trespass of which he is accused, as appears in a certain schedule annexed hereto. And he should be attached. | Downe | |||
| Bratton | [Amercements] | 6d | The tithingman in the same place comes and presents the defaults of John Fenymore <it remains>, Thomas Willousworthy <3d> and Thomas Bykyll senior <3d>, who owe suit on this day and have not come. Therefore they are in mercy. | Fenymore, Willousworthy, Bykyll | |
| Election of Officers | And to the office of tithingman in the same place, William Aylscott, and to the office of reeve John Aylscott, who are sworn into their offices. | Aylscott | |||
| Strays coming | And that one white sheep, coming as a stray to the tenement of John Vaudon[?] at the feast of St Peter’s Chains, remains, And that one white sheep, coming as a stray to the tenement of John Luxmore at the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, remains. | Vaudon, Luxmore | |||
| Guscott | Distraint | The tithingman in the same place comes and presents that William Saunder <400[?]> is returned[?] with himself, Nicholas Doig <400[?>] is returned[?] with Thomas Stoddon, Peter Scobell is returned[?] with Matilda Bykyll, by the assent of the lord. And they should be distrained. | Saunder, Doig, Stoddon, Scobell, Bykyll | ||
| Jurors for our Lord the King | Henry Estlake Walter Whyte Willliam Waye Thomas Stoddon John Vaudon George Barymore Robert Cranby William Worthe Simon Russell William … … Estlake John ... Which 12 come and affirm all that is above presented. And ... ... | Estlake, Whyte, Waye, Stoddon, Vaudon, Barymore, Cranby, Worthe, Russell | |||
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| 26 Jan 1552/53 (M7 front) | Bratton | Court of the manor held in the same place on the 26th day of January in the year abovesaid. | |||
| Proof | 4d | To this court came John Wood, and in due manner proved one white sheep, which came as a stray to the tenement of John Luxmore, to be his own goods etc. And he gives fairly for its care, by the pledge of John Luxmore. | Wood, Luxmore | ||
| Amercement Attachment | 2d | The bailiff is in mercy because he did not attach William Downe to answer to the lords as to why he stands accused, as appears in the last preceding court. And he should be attached. | Downe | ||
| Amercement Attachment | 4d | Isota Cornys complains of John <they have a day> Skynner in a plea of debt, who was attached by the pledge of Simon Russell and the bailiff, who do not have him. Therefore he is in mercy. And he should be attached. | Cornys, Skynner, Russell | ||
| Proof | 4d | To this court came Thomas Paige, by the pledge of Thomas Whyte, and in due manner proved one foal, coming as a stray to the tenement of Henry Corndon, to be his own etc. And he gives for dues of proof 4d. | paige, Whyte, Corndon | ||
| … | William Southeo complains of Philip <licence> Clarke in a plea of debt. He was attached by the pledge of Roger Estlake. And [they agree?], by the plea of the parties. | Southeo, Clarke, Estlake | |||
| Strays coming | The bailiff in the same place comes and presents that one heifer, of colour red, coming as a stray to the tenement of Robert Cranby at the feast of the Birth of St John the Baptist last, remains. | Cranby | |||
| Customary Fine | 6d | The tithingman in the same place comes and presents that Simon Russell made a rescue upon Thomas Whyte, being the reeve, in executing his office in the same place, against the peace of our Lord the King. Upon which the same Simon comes, by the pledge of John Drue, and puts himself in the lord’s grace. | Russell, Whyte, Drue | ||
| 8 May 1553 (M7 front) | Bratton | Law court of the manor held in the same place on the 8th day of May in the seventh year of our said Lord the King. | |||
| Amercement Attachment | 3d | The bailiff is in mercy because he did not attach William Downe to answer to the lords concerning a trespass made, whereof he stands accused just as appears in the penultimate court preceding. And he should be attached. | Downe | ||
| Amercement | 6d | Isota Cornys, widow, complains of John Skynner in a plea of debt. He was attached by the pledge of Simon Russell and the bailiff, who do not have him. Therefore they are in mercy. And he should be attached. | Cornys, Skynner, Russell | ||
| Amercement | 3d | Philip Clarke, by the pledge of Roger Estlake, is in mercy for licence to agree with William Southeo in a plea of debt. | Clarke, Estlake, Southeo | ||
| Proof | 4d | To this court came Thomas[?] Hockkday[?], and in due manner proved one heifer, which came as a stray to the tenement of Robert Cranby, to be his own etc. And he gives for dues of proof 4d. | Hockkday, Cranby | ||
| Customary Fine | 8d | To this court came William Southeo, by the pledge of Henry Estlake, and he gives to the lords, as a fine for that of which he was accused, as appears above his head. | Southeo, Estlake | ||
| Amercement | 3d | John Frye, by the pledge of Robert Cranby, is in mercy for licence to agree with Henry Crudon in a plea of trespass. | Frye, Cranby, Crudon | ||
| Amercement | 3d | The same <John> [Frye], by the pledge of the said Robert [Cranby], is in mercy for licence to agree with John Balydon[?] in a plea of trespass. | Frye, Cranby, Balydon | ||
| Amercement | 3d | The same John [Frye], by the pledge of the said Robert [Cranby], is in mercy [for licence to agree] with William Walt[er] … | Frye, Cranby, Walter | ||
| (M7 reverse) | … … for suit in the court of Northcombe | ||||
| The tithingman in the same place comes and presents that two black sheep and two white sheep, coming as strays to the tenement of Thomas Cockram at the feast of St Peter’s Chains, remain. | Cockram | ||||
| … | … | And that John Aylacott, who held of the lords the moiety of two tenements … … Netherfawdon has died since the last court, whereupon there fell due to the lords thereupon[?] for heriot two bullocks, delivered into the lords’ hands. And that the said moiety of the premises remains to Joan, late his wife, according to the custom of the aforesaid manor. And she was admitted as tenant. And she made fealty to the lords. | Aylacott | ||
| … … Jurors for our Lord the King | Henry Estlake John Luxmore Robert Downe Thomas Stoddon John Vawdon Ralph More John Pengelly Roger Estlake John Chastey sworn Walter Whyte William Downe Thomas Marchall | Estlake, Luxmore, Downe, Stoddon, Vawdon, More, Pengelly, Chastey, Whyte, Marchall | |||
| Stray over one year | price of 4d | At this court one white sheep of a price of 4d, which came as a stray to the tenement of Walter Whyte at the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary last year, is now over one year, and is adjudged to the lords because etc. | Whyte | ||
| Attachment | Robert Downe complains of Thomas Downe and Isabel his wife in a plea of trespass. Not attached. Therefore he should be attached. | Downe | |||
| Summons | William Southyeo complains of Philip Clarke <licence> in a plea of debt. Not summoned. Therefore he should be summoned. | Southyeo, Clarke | |||
| 27 Jun 1553 (M7 reverse) | Bratton | Court of the manor held in the same place on the 27th day of June in the seventh year of the reign of our said lord the King within-written. | |||
| Amercement Attachment | 2d | The bailiff is in mercy because he did not attach William Downe to answer to the lords concerning a trespass made, whereof he stands accused just as appears in the third court preceding. And he should be attached. | Downe | ||
| Date for interlocution | Isota Cornys, widow, complains of John Skynner in a plea of debt. The defendant has a date for interlocution, before the next court. | Cornys, Skynner | |||
| Proof | 4d | To this court came John Combe, and in due manner proved one black sheep, which came as a stray to the tenement of Thomas Cokeram at the feast of St Peter’s Chains, to be his own good and chattel etc. And he gives for dues of proof 4d, as at the head, by the pledge of John Drue. | Combe, Drue | ||
| [Amercement] | 4d | Thomas Downe and Isabel his wife are in mercy for licence to agree with Robert Downe in a plea of trespass. | Downe | ||
| … | John Clarke is in mercy for licence to agree with William Southyeo in a plea of debt. | Clarke, Southyeo | |||
| Summons | John Skynner <he does not prosecute> complains of Isota Cornys in a plea of debt. Not summoned. Therefore he should be summoned. | Skynner, Cornys | |||
| Attachment | The tithingman in the same place comes and presents that John Soper alias Glawen felled and cut down one ash to the value of 2s, lately growing at the tenement of Eleanor[?] Black[?], without licence of any kind, to the great prejudice of the lords. Therefore he should be attached. | Soper, Glawen, Black | |||
| 4 Aug 1553 (M7 reverse) | Bratton | Court of the manor held in the same place on the fourth day of August in the abovesaid year. | |||
| Amercement Attachment | 2d | The bailiff is in mercy because he did not attach William Downe to answer to the lords concerning a trespass made, whereof he stands accused, [just as] appears in the fourth court preceding. And he should be attached. | Downe | ||
| Amercement | 3d | John S[kynner] is in mercy because he does not prosecute against Isota Cornys in a plea of debt. | Skynner, Cornys | ||
| … | Isota Cornys complains of the same John Skynner in a plea of debt, whereof the defendant is condemned for failure to answer upon the date given to him. Therefore let there be execution. | Cornys, Skynner | |||
| Amercement | 2d | Henry Hayne is in mercy for licence to agree with William Aylacott in a plea of trespass. | Hayne, Aylacott | ||
| Amercement | 2d | John Pryge is in mercy for licence to agree with the same William in a plea of trespass. | Pryge, William | ||
| [Amercement] | 2d | John Benyt is in mercy for licence to agree with Robert Downe in a plea of trespass. | Benyt, Downe | ||
| …. | William Wode complains of Roberto Necke, gentleman, in a plea of trespass. Not attached. Therefore he should be attached. | Wode, Necke | |||
| The tithingman in the same place comes and presents <that> one bullock, coming as a stray to the tenement of Henry Aylacott at the feast of Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles, remains. And that one bullock, coming as a stray to the tenement of Henry Estlake at the feast of Saint James the Apostle, remains. Upon which came William Burne[?] and in due manner proved one bullock, which came as a stray to the tenement of the aforesaid Henry Aylacott at the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, to be his own good and chattel etc. And he gives for dues of proof 4d, as at the head, by the pledge of Henry Estlake. … … of a price of 20s, which came as a stray to the tenement of John Drue at the feast of St Peter’s Chains last year, is now over one year, and is adjudged to the lords because etc. … … one white sheep, coming as a stray to the tenement of Richard Langysford at the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary last year, is now over one year, and is adjudged to the lords because etc. | Aylacott, Burne, Estlake, Drue, Langysford | ||||
| … | 4d | To this court comes John Soper alias Glawen and gives to the lords a fine, because he was accused as appears in the last court. By the pledge of Thomas Corndon. | Soper, Glawen, Corndon | ||
| [Stray over one year] | [of a price of 4d] | At this court one sheep, of a price of 4d, which came as a stray to the tenement of Thomas Cokeram at the feast of St Peter’s [Chains] last year, is now over one year. | Cokeram |