The following court roll, Devon Heritage Centre reference 314M/M/8, is full of names and begins to connect names to places.
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| Date | Tithing | Action | Amount | Description | Surnames |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year ended 29 Sep 1685 (M8) | Book of the Court of the Manor of Bratton for the year from the feast of Saint Michael 1684 to the feast of Saint Michael 1685 | ||||
| 6 Oct 1684 (M8a) | Manor of Bratton | View, Frankpledge, and indeed Court Baron … Lang… [William Langford] and Thomas Corindon, gentlemen, Lords of the aforesaid Manor, held at Miltowne within the aforesaid Manor on the sixth day of October in the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Lord Charles the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1684, by Achilles Prest, Steward in the same place. | Langford, Corindon, Prest | ||
| 1 Oct 1684 (M8a) | Law Court | … [Free?] Tenants of the Manor aforesaid | The heirs of William Langford, gentleman, for Langworthy Charles Hutton, clerk, for Bannadon John Pengelly for part of Fursdon Josiah Calmady, esquire, for Eastlake The heirs of Edward Wise, late of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, for Brockes Combe The heirs of John Moore, esquire The heirs of John Dinham, esquire, for Blackabroome The heirs of John Dinham, that is to say, John Harris and Nicholas Hickes, gentlemen, for West Burneby and Rexon John Chasty William Langford, gentleman John Lavers for half of Calahowse John Corindon, gentleman, for the tenements called Lower Vowdon and Tymbrell Downe | Langford, Hutton, Pengelly, Calmady, Wise, Moore, Dinham, Harris, Hickes, Chasty, Lavers, Corindon | |
| Conventionary Tenants in the same place | John Hole The same Hole John Lavers Benjamine Stambury Mary Skelly, widow William Hill, sworn tenant Francis Northy, similar John Pike and John Hill Henry Soper Thomas Newton George Feater, not admitted Christian Hall, widow Henry Bullis Stephen Caddy The same Caddy Christopher Rudstone John Lavers Sybil Hutton, widow | Hole, Lavers, Stambury, Skelly, Hill, Northy, Pike, Soper, Newton, Feater, Hall, Bullis, Caddy, Rudstone, Lavers, Hutton | |||
| (M8b) | Present at court | John Pengelly The heirs of William Langford, gentleman, for Langworthy | Pengelly, Langford | ||
| … | The heirs of Richard Burneby gentleman | Bureby | |||
| … | John Corindon gentleman John Chasty Arthur Pengelly | Corindon, Chasty, Pengelly | |||
| … | John Stuky Timothy Jordon Walter Halle William Pengelly junior John Mason Richard Horwell Andrew Pengelly John Bickle Edmund Pengelly Boaz Henwood Christopher Radstone Thomas Rundle Richard Mason Richard Dell John Gale Richard Geeles John Scurvill Thomas Symons William Pengelly Solomon Palmer Richard Brayly Anthony Holland Johns Smale Henry Pengelly James Rudstone Henry Gay Josiah Davy John Pheare William Chasty Robert Beale Henry Soper | Stuky, Jordon, Halle, Pengelly, Mason, Horwell, Bickle, Henwood, Radstone, Rundle, Mason, Dell, Gale, Geeles, Scurvill, Symons, Palmer, Brayly, Holland, Smale, Rudstone, Gay, Davy, Pheare, Chasty, Beale, Soper | |||
| Tithingman of Bratton | Benjamin Stambury | Stambury | |||
| Tithingman of Guscott | Hillary Peirce made default and is impounded by the court upon the same. Hallor[?] for fine 10s. | Pierce, Hallor | |||
| Jurors for our Lord the King | Arthur Turner Sworn William Pengelly Sworn John Hole Sworn Jeremy Palmer Sworn John Stambury Sworn Edmund Pengelly defaults 10s John Rowe Sworn John Mason Sworn John Chasty Sworn William Chasty Sworn Nicholas Ryall Sworn David Rundle Sworn John Lavers Sworn Henry Soper Sworn Timothy Jordon Sworn John Palmer Sworn John Metter Sworn Henry Pengelly defaults 10s John Stuky Sworn John Scurvill Sworn Josiah Davy Sworn Andrew Pengelly ... William Mallett ... | Turner, Pengelly, Hole, Palmer, Stambury, Rowe, Mason, Chasty, Ryall, Rundle, Lavers, Soper, Jordon, Metter, Stuky, Scurvill, Davy, Mallett | |||
| Which jurors, indeed, upon their corporal oath, present the defaults of free tenants, conventionary tenants, and all suitors and renters who owed suit at this court and made defaults. | |||||
| Item they present the tithingman of Guscutt because he made default at this court. | |||||
| Item they present the parishioners of Bratton because they allow the highway leading from Rexon Water to Whiteacrosse to be in decay. | |||||
| Item they present the parishioners of Bratton because they allow the highway leading from Heddisdon More to Ludden Corner to be in decay. | |||||
| (M8c) | Item they present the parishioners of Bratton because they allow the highway leading from Wrixell Bridge to Longe Crosse to be in decay. | ||||
| Item they present John Pengelly, gentleman, for Fursdon, to be tithingman for the following year for the tithes of Bratton, who is sworn. | Pengelly | ||||
| Item they present John Hole to be reeve for the following year. | Hole | ||||
| Item they present the death of William Hutton, one of the free tenants of this manor, and Charles Hutton, clerk, to be the next heir and tenant. | Hutton | ||||
| Item they present the death of Hillary Hill, one of the conventionary tenants of this manor, and William Hill to be the next tenant, who is sworn at this court. | Hill | ||||
| Item they present that Arthur Doidge, a conventionary tenant of this manor, has alienated the tenement called Voulsdon to a certain Francis Northy junior, and the same Francis Northy to be the next tenant, who is sworn at this court. | Doidge, Northy | ||||
| Item they present the death of Thomas Skelly, one of the conventionary tenants of this manor, and George Feater [“Feater” repeated] to be the next tenant | Skelly, Feater | ||||
| Strays | [blank] | ||||
| (M8d) | Pleas remaining | John Hooper complains of Michael Penvose in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. | Hooper, Penvose | ||
| John Stambury and Juliana his wife complain of Jaac [ie Isaac?] Peeke in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. Attached by Ball and the pledge is Arthur Turner. | Stambury, Ball, Turner | ||||
| Licence and Payment. Amercement. | Arthur Eastcott complains of Arthur Turner in a plea of taking and unjustly detaining one small horse of a price of three pounds. Pledges for prosecuting, John Palmer and John Doe. | Eastcott, Turner, Palmer, Doe | |||
| Edmund Parker, gentleman, complains of Andrew Pengelly junior in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is John Hole. | Parker, Pengelly, Hole | ||||
| Licence and Payment | John Lavers complains of Christopher May in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Andrew Pengelly. | Lavers, May, Pengelly | |||
| Henry Soper <alias Glanvill> complains of John Gerry in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is John Ellacott. | Soper, Glanvill, Gerry, Ellacott | ||||
| Licence and Payment. Amercement. | Arthur Eastcott complains of Arthur Turner in a plea of taking and unjust detention of one small horse of a price of three pounds. Pledges for prosecuting, John Palmer and John Dowe. | Eastcott, Turner, Palmer, Dowe | |||
| John Lavers complains of Richard Mason in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be attached. 16th day of April 1685. Attached. | Lavers, Mason | ||||
| Licence and Payment | Edmund Parker, esquire, complains of Thomas Wood junior, esquire, in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Parker, Wood, Stambury | |||
| <s>Temperance Luxmore, widow, complains of Thomas Bi[ckle?] in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned.</s> | Luxmore, Bickle | ||||
| Licence Si[milarly?] | Arthur Pengelly complains of Henry Soper senior in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is William Mallett. | Pengelly, Soper, Mallett | |||
| <s>Edward Bound complains of Thomas Bickle in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned.</s> | Bound, Bickle | ||||
| Licence and Payment | Thomas Prest, gentleman, one of the court’s attachers, complains of John Stambury in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. Attached. | Prest, Stambury | |||
| Licence and Payment | John Stambury complains of John Chasty senior in a plea of trespass. He should be summoned. | Stambury, Chasty | |||
| <s>Arthur Pengelly complains of Mary Stuky, widow, in a plea of trespass upon the case. She should be summoned.</s> | Pengelly, Stuky | ||||
| Licence and Payment | John Chasty complains of Arthur Pengelly in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. | Chasty, Pengelly | |||
| Licence and Payment | John Stambury and Juliana his wife complain of John Chasty senior in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Stephen Caddy. | Stambury, Chasty, Caddy | |||
| Sixth day of October 1684, Narrative and Response, Pearse, to libel [ie originating action] by T. Prest. Twenty Seventh day of October. Response to libel. Seventeenth day of November 1684. Issue [ie point at issue established] and venire facias [ie writ requiring attendance]. Supersedeas[?] [ie writ requiring suspension of execution pending appeal]. Not guilty. | Prest | ||||
| Licence and Payment | John Mason complains of John Chasty senior in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Stephen Caddy. | Mason, Chasty, Caddy | |||
| Licence and Payment | Benjamin Stambury complains of Henry Soper in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. 6th day of October 168… Attached. | Stambury, Soper | |||
| 27 Oct 1684 (M8e) | Manor of Bratton | Court of the manor held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the twenty seventh day of October in the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Lord Charles the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1684. | |||
| Licence and Payment | William Metter complains of John Gea in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Timothy Jordon. | Metter, Gea, Jordon | |||
| Licence and Payment | The same complainant [William Metter] complains of John Lavers in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Timothy Jordon. | Metter, Lavers, Jordon | |||
| Licence and Payment | The same complainant [William Metter] complains of Hugh Pote in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Timothy Jordon. | Metter, Pote, Jordon | |||
| Licence and Payment | The same complainant [William Metter] complains of John Metter in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Timothy Jordon. | Metter, Jordon | |||
| Licence and Payment | Arthur Pengelly complains of Mary Stuky, widow, and John Stuky, in a plea of trespass upon the case. Attached. Returned. And the pledge is William Hill. 27th day of October found guilty. 17th day of November 1684 writ concerning damages. | Pengelly, Stuky, Hill | |||
| Benjamin Stambury complains of Thomas Wood in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. | Stambury, Wood | ||||
| Licence and he is exonerated | Christopher Rudstone complains of William Mallett in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury junior. | Rudstone, Mallett, Stambury | |||
| 7 Nov 1684 (M8f) | Manor of Bratton | Court of the aforesaid manor held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the seventh day of November in the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Lord Charles the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1684. | |||
| 8 Dec 1684 (M8f) | Manor of Bratton | Court of the aforesaid manor held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the eighth day of December in the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Lord Charles the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1684. | |||
| Licence and Payment | David Lavers complains of Richard Palmer in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. | Lavers, Palmer | |||
| Licence and Payment | John Skelly complains of Christopher Rudstone in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. | Skelly, Rudstone | |||
| <s>John Gea senior complains of Richard Turner in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be attached.</s> | Gea, Turner | ||||
| 19 Jan 1684 (M8f) | Manor of Bratton | Court of the aforesaid manor held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the nineteenth day of January in the thirty sixth year of the reign of our Lord Charles the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1684. | |||
| Licence and Payment <if> etc | John Corindon gentleman complains of Anastasius Soby in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Corindon, Soby, Stambury | |||
| Licence and Payment | The same complainant [John Corindon] complains of John Metter in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is [blank]. | Corindon, Metter | |||
| Licence and Payment | Andrew Pengelly complains of Henry Pengelly in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. | Pengelly | |||
| 9 Feb 1685 [1684] (M8f) | Manor of Bratton | Court of the aforesaid manor held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the ninth day of February in the thirty seventh year of the reign of our Lord Charles the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1685. | |||
| Licence and Payment | Richard Turner complains of Thomas Bickle in a plea of trespass upon the case. Summoned on the ninth day of February 1684. He should be attached. | Turner, Bickle | |||
| 29th day of October 1685 another writ concerning damages | Samuel Sargent complains of Francis Turner in a plea of trespass upon the case. <s>On the ninth day of February 1684.</s> 16th day of April 1685 Summoned, returned and attached. <well delivered. Pledge William Mallett>. On the sixth day of August condemned for want of appearance. On the tenth day of September 1685, writ concerning damages. On the first day of October another writ concerning damages is due. | Sargent, Turner, Mallett | |||
| 16 Apr 1685 | Manor of Bratton | Court of the aforesaid manor held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the sixteenth day of April in the thirty first year of the reign of our Lord James the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1685. | |||
| 1.2.3 Licence and Payment | Arthur Turner complains of Peter Rundle in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Robert Beale. | Turner, Rundle, Beale | |||
| (M8g) | Licence and Payment | Henry Soper complains of Andrew Pengelly in a plea of trespass upon the case. Summoned 16th day of April 1685. He should be attached. | Soper, Pengelly | ||
| 1.2 Licence and Payment | Caleb Soby complains of Andrew Pengelly <junior> in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is [blank]. | Soby, Pengelly | |||
| He is exonerated | Richard Turner complains of John Palmer in a plea of trespass upon the case. Summoned 16th day of April 1685. He should be attached. | Turner, Palmer | |||
| Licence and Payment | John Tapson complains of John Jordan in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is John Metter. | Tapson, Jordan, Metter | |||
| 7 May 1685 | Manor of Bratton | View, Frank Pledge, and indeed Court Baron of William Langford and Thomas Corindon, gentlemen, lords of the aforesaid manor, held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the seventh day of May in the first year of the reign of our Lord James the Second, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland etc, and in the year of our Lord 1685. | Langford, Corindon | ||
| Jurors for our Lord the King | William Hill Sworn Arthur Turner Sworn John Hole Sworn Henry Soper Sworn Stephen Caddy Sworn John Lavers Sworn Arthur Doidge Sworn Jeremy Palmer Sworn William Chasty Sworn John Stambury Excused Francis Narraway Sworn Edmund Pengelly defaulted 3s 4d John Rowe Sworn Timothy Bickle Excused Arthur Pengelly defaulted 3s 4d Timothy Jordon Sworn Benjamin Stambury Sworn John Skelly Sworn Nicholas Ryall defaulted 3s 4d Thomas Rundle Sworn Andrew Pengelly Sworn Roger Euens Sworn William Mallet Sworn | Hill, Turner, Hole, Soper, Caddy, Lavers, Doidge, Palmer, Chasty, Stambury, Narraway, Pengelly, Rowe, Bickle, Jordon, Stambury, Skelly, Ryall, Rundle, Euens, Mallet | |||
| The tithingman of Guscutt defaulted. The court imposed for a fine 3s 4d | |||||
| The tithingman of Bratton defaulted similarly 3s 4d | |||||
| Which jurors, indeed, upon their corporal oath, present the free tenants, conventionary tenants, and all others who owe suit at this court and have made default. | |||||
| Item they present the tithingman of Guscutt and the tithingman of Bratton, who owe suit at this court and have made default. | |||||
| Item they present the ways leading from Bradwood water to Braddamoore, and from Rexon water to Whitacrosse, and from Hidisdon Moore to Ludden Corner, and from Wrixell Bridge to Longe Crosse, to be in decay. | |||||
| Item they present the pillory and the stocks[?] [abacum] to be in decay. | |||||
| Licence and Payment | William Langford gentleman complains of Thomas Vowdon in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is George Feater. | Langord, Vowdon, Feater | |||
| (M8h) | Bill allowed/allocated at 5s 1d. And he/it owes for the allocation 4d. | ||||
| John Gea complains of Richard Turner in a plea of trespass upon the case. Seventh day of May 1685, narrative by Thomas Prest, libel by Richard Pearse. | Gea, Turner, Prest, Pearse | ||||
| Licence and Payment | Richard Turner complains of John Palmer in a plea of trespass upon the case. | Turner, Palmer | |||
| <s>Ten geese taken <and claimed as strays> by Monson, first day of July 1685.</s> | Monson | ||||
| One ewe of colour white found and claimed as a stray upon Brocscomb Moore <27th day of June 1685>, marked with a top cut in both ears, and a halfpenny under one ear <upon both ears>. | |||||
| 6 Aug 1685 (M8h) | Manor of Bratton | Court of the aforesaid manor held at Miltowne within theaforesaid manor on the sixth day of August in the first year of the reign of our [Lord] James the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1685. | |||
| Licence and Payment | Thomas Wood junior, esquire, complains of Pancras Maddaford in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Wood, Maddaford, Stambury | |||
| Arthur Turner complains of Samuel Stambury in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and [the pledge] is [blank]. | Turner, Stambury | ||||
| The same complainant [Arthur Turner] complains of Peter Rundle in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded. | Turner, Rundle | ||||
| Caleb Soby complains of John Pengelly, gentleman, in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and [the pledge] is William Pengelly. | Soby, Pengelly | ||||
| Licence and Payment | The same complainant [Caleb Soby] complains of David Metter in a similar plea. Pledge William Horwell. | Soby, Metter, Horwell | |||
| 1 2 3 4 | The same complainant [Caleb Soby] complains of John Metter in a similar plea and the pledge is William Horwell. | Soby, Metter, Horwell | |||
| 1 2 3 4 | The same complainant [Caleb Soby] complains of John Ellacott in a similar plea and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Soby, Ellacott, Stambury | |||
| 1.2 Licence and Payment | William Metter complains of Thomas Helson in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Jo. Soper. | Metter, Helson, Soper | |||
| 1.2.3.4 | The same complainant [William Metter] complains of John Pengelly, gentleman, in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is William Pengelly. | Metter, Pengelly | |||
| The same complainant [William Metter] complains of William Hill in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Abraham Hill. | Metter, Hill | ||||
| Licence and Payment | Gregory Bickle complains of Nicholas Ryall in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Robert Scoverne. Sixth day of August 1685 condemned for want of appearance. Tenth day of September 1685 condemnation revoked and narrative [and] libel. Narrative by T. Prest and libel by R[?]. Pearse. | Bickle, Ryall, Scoverne, Prest, Pearse | |||
| Arthur Pengelly complains of George Doidge in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. Tenth day of September 1685 condemned for want of appearance. | Pengelly, Doidge, Stambury | ||||
| Licence and Payment | John Mason complains of Arthur Pengelly junior in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be summoned. | Mason, Pengelly | |||
| 1.2 Licence and Payment | John Pengelly, gentleman, complains of Thomas Helson, clerk, in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is John Soper. | Pengelly, Helson, Soper | |||
| Licence and Payment | Temperance Luxmoore, widow, complains of Thomas Sheire in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Luxmoore, Sheire, Stambury | |||
| Licence and Payment | The same complainant [Temperance Luxmoore] complains of Henry Underdowne in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is similar. | Luxmoore, Underdowne | |||
| Licence and Payment | John Skelly complains of Caleb Soby in a plea of trespass upon the case. Attached. Returned by Thomas Pengelly. Goods in custody. | Skelly, Soby, Pengelly | |||
| 10 Sep 1685 (M8h) | Manor of Bratton | Court of the aforesaid manor held at Miltowne within the aforesaid manor on the tenth day of September in the first year of the reign of our Lord James the Second, now King of England etc, and in the year of our Lord 1685. | |||
| Licence and Payment | John Mason complains of Arthur Pengelly junior in a plea of trespass upon the case. He should be attached. | Mason, Pengelly | |||
| Licence and Payment | Edmund Parker, esquire, complains of Robert Coocke in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Richard Dell. | Parker, Coocke, Dell | |||
| Licence and Payment | Edmund Parker junior, gentleman, complains of Henry Soper alias Glanvile in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Henry Soper junior. | Parker, Soper, Glanvile, Soper | |||
| Licence and Payment | Nicholas Ryall complains of Gregory Bickle in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Theophilus Stone. Tenth day of September 1685 condemned for want of a response. | Ryall, Bickle, Stone | |||
| (M8i) | Licence and Payment | John Bickle complains of William Chasty in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Bickle, Chasty, Stambury | ||
| Affeerers […] | Affeerers for this year sworn on the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord 1685 Each default of free tenants 3d Each conventionary tenant 3d Each one upon a plea 3d Each one upon a presentation 3d Each juror for our Lord the King } summoned and making default } 3s 4d upon his corporal oath } The mark of Henry “S” Soper The mark of William “H” Chasty | Soper, Chasty | |||
| 1 Oct 1685 (M8i) | Law Court | ||||
| Licence and Payment | John May complains of John Skelly in [a plea of] trespass upon the case. | May, Skelly | |||
| Licence and Payment | William Langford, esquire, complains of John Bickle [in a plea] of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Henry Soper. | Langford, Bickle, Soper | |||
| Licence and Payment | The same complainant [William Langford] complains of Andrew Pengelly in a similar [plea]. | Langford, Pengelly | |||
| Licence and Payment | Christopher Rudston complains of David Rundle in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Rudston, Rundle, Stambury | |||
| Licence and Payment | Richard Peirce, gentleman, complains of Nicholas Ryall in a plea of trespass upon the case, on the first day of October, that the defendant defended a plea in court and did not appear. Therefore he was condemned. | Peirce, Ryall | |||
| 1st day of October. Licence and Payment | Caleb Soby complains of Nicholas Collacott, defendant in a plea of trespass, beasts impounded, and the pledge is Benjamin Stambury. | Soby, Collacott, Stambury |