| Description | *indicates deponents who signed their names; other authentications are by initials or a mark
Recto of folios number plus b.
ff1-4. Thomas Goldsborrough v Austin Mervin of Pertwood; East Knoyle tithe customs for cattle. [top corner of some pages missing]. Evidence of:
John Stone …
Thomas Rickattes, 50, East Knoyle, carpenter: has lived there for 20 years.
William Ryckets*, 21, East Knoyle, carpenter; has lived there for 20 years. See D1/42/17
ff4v-8, 29. [John] Dugmore & Fricker v [Agnes Ford]. Compton Chamberlayne; fees and custom for churching women. Evidence of deponents all of Compton Chamberlayne:
John Gwilliams*, 59, vicar of Burcombe for 5 or 6 years; he was curate of Compton for 7 years: Dorothy Wattes, wife of Humfrey Wattes was the first woman he churched. Elizabeth Wattes, midwife reported the same.
Arthur Beache, tailor, 62; has lived there 32 years, during the 16 years he was clerk. Osmund Frickar, tailor, 70, lived there 48 years.
Dorothy Wattes, wife of Humfrey Wattes, 68; has lived there for 40 years; was midwife for 7 years. About 40 years past she was married by Mr Dale in the lattyne service’.
Robert Elliott*, 30, husbandman; has lived there for 24 years. See D1/42/17
ff8-10. 29 Apr 1600. Munday/Monday v Noies; testamentary. Evidence of witnesses all of Salisbury unless otherwise stated:
Robert Mylls, 30, Horsley, Gloucs, yeo; has lived there for 7 years; about Allhallows tide last 12 months Robert Munday was pressed a Soldier out of Wiltes to goe to Ireland’ and went there in her Majesty’s service ‘in marshall affaires’. About last within tide Mylls went to Ireland in the company of Mr John Hill, merchant tailor, living in Cork: Munday was then in Cork in service under Captain Northe, who then being cashiered [at Michaelmas], and Munday growing sickly, Mr Hill, who was well acquainted with, got him released from service and hired him a chamber in the house of one Galway in Cork, and got a woman to attend him, until about Coronation day last at night, he died of 'the bluddy flux': He was buried in the churchyard near the bishop of Cork’s palace [outside the city gate] by Mr Newman; Mylls saw him buried & paid the sexton for digging his grave and gave to those that carried him to the church meat & drink & money. About candlemas last the will of Monday he and William Hill brought to the parson of Manningford Abbots, whereby Robert Monday is reputed a dead man.
John Dickson, 31, yeo: served in Ireland under Captain North and saw Monday laid in the earth.
Christopher Mitchell, 50, saddletree maker; has lived in Salisbury for 30 years: was pressed with Monday & Dickson and served in Ireland under Captain Northe until was cashiered and then under Captain Sixton; he came to Cork and as he was returning to England heard that Monday had died.
Edward Jackson, 30; has lived in Salisbury since infancy: served in Ireland as Mitchell; Monday was in a house in Cork where Edward’s master dwelt.
ff10-17. 30 Apr, 1 May 1600. John Smith v Viner; dispute over seats in the chapel of Staverton. Evidence of: deponents all husbandmen of Staverton:
Henry Chivers, 56; has lived there for 12 years. He has known Mr Viner these 15 years and John Smith from his cradle.
John Clement, 60; has lived there for 10 years; was born in Chewton Keynsham [Cheton Kensoms] in Compton Dando, Som; has known Smith 40 years & Viner 12. Mr Viner’s wife sat in the seat in the seat controverted.
John Grant, 40; was born there
ff18-19v, 76v-77v William Jones v Carie; dispute re tithes due to the rector and vicar of Milton Lilbourne out of the rectory estate of Milton Abbot. Evidence of:
George Pinche*, 40, vicar of Milton for the last 5 years.
Response of William Jones*.
f18v-22, 57v-61r, 1 Jul 1600. Joan Powell v Christian Davis; defamation. Evidence of witnesses, all of Salisbury St Martin:
John Pyle, saddler, 44; has lived in St Martin's for one year, and before in St Thomas' for 30 years. He does not know what he is worth; he has much money owed him by bands (bonds) which he is not assured to recover and is assassed at 2s to the last Fifteenth; he lives with his mother in law, a widow, and pays the whole rent but the right of the lease is his mother in law’s.
Joan Pyle*, wife of the said John, 30; has lived in St Martin's for one year.
Mary Hunt, wife of Ralph Hunt, cook, 40; has lived there for 9 years: lives in the same row as Powell, Pyle, & Davis in Dragon Street
Rebecca Dennis, 23, wife of William Dennis, wheeler; has lived there for over three years, heard John Pile call George Davis [husband of Christian) ‘Rouge, Rascall and lopping knave’:
Richard Morgan, Salisbury, blacksmith, 56; has lived there for 30 years.
Edward Odwell*, Salisbury, baker, 34; has lived there for 28 years.
ff 22v-28v, 29v-30v, 54r, 62r. Joan Elliott v Mary Jeay; defamation; use of the words whore and jade. Evidence of witnesses all of Compton Chamberlayne:
Mary Sidley, 50, day labourer; has lived there 26 years.
Edith Skidmore, 30, spinster; was born there. She has known Mary for 20 years and Joan for 10
Richard Oke*,19, carpenter; has lived there for 18 years: lives with his mother widow Oke.
Jane Marshman, 34, wife of Christopher Marshman, husbandman; has lived there for 11 years.
Margaret Palmer, 60, wife of John Palmer, weaver.
Joan Oke, 60, widow; has lived there for 19 years.
Mary Elliott, 47, wife of Francis Elliott, husbandman, has lived there 18 years:
William Parck, Salisbury, yeo, 40; has lived there for 7 years; was staying with Mr Edward Penruddocke in Compton at the last Lent:
Responses of Joan Elliott. See D1/42/17.
ff31-32v, 43v-44 William Masklin v Elizabeth Hollowaie/Holloway; defamation. Evidence of witnesses all of All Cannings:
Thomas Barret, 49, husbandman; has lived there from infancy.
Edward Gale*, 30, surgeon; has lived there for 5 years: Elizabeth is the daughter of Joan Holloway.
John Trent, 50, husbandman; has lived there from infancy:
William Masklyn sen, 40; has lived there for 20 years; born in Lydiard Tregoze.
ff32v-33, 45-53 Michael Clarck v John Stagg; witchcraft. Evidence of deponents all of Easton unless otherwise stated:
Richard Browne*, 38, curate of Semington; has lived there 4 years: previously was curate of Easton, just before the first visitation of bishop John Coldwell, seven years ago, Stagg asked him for paper and ink and wrote out three times 'Arabo Arabus Adhibo, Adhibus Harpulis pro', as a charm to cure a mad (rabid) dog of one Whitehart of Milton [Lilborne], and that he had used such charms for pigs, dogs and other cattle.
William Pike*, 28, husbandman; lived there for 26 years [no signature or mark]: these 16 years he has good remembrance of the Law days & courts and many times used to go to hear & see what was done and for these 4 or 5 years he has been a tenant of the earl off Hertford and has been charged with service due to the courts.
James Whitehart*, 23, husbandman; has lived there from infancy.
ff 33v-42v, 94v-95r John Honney v Mary Macham; breach of marriage contract. Evidence of: John Longe alias Longford* [signs as Longford], 56, Charlton in Donhead St Mary; has lived there for 40 years.
William Grove, same place, yeo, 66; was born there, lived there the last 12 and before 20 years in Teffont.
Ambrose Smart, 52, Kilmington, husbandman; has lived there from infancy [no signature or mark]
Henry Clerck*, 27, Maiden Bradley, husbandman; was born and bred there.
Edward Shore*, Maiden Bradley, 21; has lived there from infancy. He is the son of Andrew Shore.
Nicholas Shore*, Yarnfield in Maiden Bradley, husbandman, 27; was raised there from infancy. He is the son of Andrew Shore.
Response of William Honney* [apparitor].
ff43-43v, 44, 45r,, 54 William Elliott v William Jeay; brawling in church: witnesses all of Compton Chamberlayne:
John Sidlinge, 60, husbandman; has lived there for 22 years.
John Nicholas*, 56, gent, lived there from infancy.
William Elliott jun, 50, husbandman; has lived there for 40 years:
William Parck*, Salisbury, yeo, 40; has lived there for 7 years; was staying in Compton with Mr Edward Penruddocke.
ff53, 54v-56. Mrs Bennet v Thomas Soper; defamation by a fame of immoral behaviour reported in the Blue Boar inn, Salisbury. Evidence of:
Thomas Whithorne*, Salisbury, woollen draper, 28; has lived there for 12 years. The fame was also reported by Saunders, ostler at The Three Swans inn Salisbury
Elizabeth Whithorne, wife of Thomas, 27.
ff56-57. Edward Kineton v Mary Heskins alias Hoskins; testamentary concerning the administration of the estate of John Heskins, the first husband of Edward’s wife, Margery. Evidence of:
John Long, Urchfont, broad weaver, 50; has lived there for 2 years, previously in Market Lavington for 40 years:
John Hampton, Market Lavington, husbandman, 55; has lived there for 20 years. [No signatures or marks. See P2/H/117 for John’s wills, made1591].
f61. 1 Jul 1600. Responses of Thomas Oram in a case re a marriage to Alice Jones; Thomas was living with Mr Hind, rector of Milford in Hants; mention of her father in law Morgan Spencer. [No signature or mark]
ff 62v-64r. 7Oct 1600. Joan Batten v Catherine Butler: defamation. Evidence of:
John Keynes*, Corsham, husbandman, over 55; has lived there for 40 years.
Mary, wife of William Mun, Corsham, over 40; has lived there since infancy.
ff64v-67r. 21 Oct 1600. Ursula Persons v William Edes: testamentary; will of her father Richard Persons. Evidence of:
Richard Heyward, Newbury, yeo, 50; has lived there for 6 months and before in Lydiard Tregoze for 30 years; refs to Elizabeth Sadler, John Sadler:
John Bathe, Lydiard Tregoze, yeo, 42; has lived there from infancy. [No signatures or marks]
ff67v-68r. 22 Oct 1600. John Haswell v Samuel Walker; defamation. Evidence of:
Sibel Allen, wife of John Allen, Erlestoke, 48; about St James tide last past Samuel and his wife Elizabeth ref to Samuel’s wife, Elizabeth were making merry in an upper chamber in their house, when John Haswell knocked on the door of Samuel’s shop. John called Samuel a dissembling knave who kept company of other men’s wives. Elizabeth told him to go home to his parrock & ask counsel of Mundaie’s wife
Joan Drew, wife of Drew Hulett, Erlestoke, 60; has lived there since infancy. [No signatures or marks]
f68v-70r, 4 Nov 1600, 78v-79r 16 Dec 1600, 84v-85v, 87r-89v, 99v-101v, 16 Mar 1601. Mary Sheapherd v John Cholcey: defamation. Evidence of witnesses all of Upton Lovell:
Joan Lyde, servant, 21; was born there and has lived there from infancy; was spinning in a barn of her master, Mr [John] Riley, with Agnes Stevens; Cholcey called John Passion a bawdy rogue who kept two women at the end of town pointing to a barn that joined Mary Shepherd’s house. There was then no other woman kind in that house. The neighbour were Joan, wife of William Butler, aged 50, and Joan Everard, wife of John Everard and sister of John Passion and Agnes, wife of William Bartlett, aged 30.
Agnes Stephens, servant, 27; was born there and has lived there from infancy. She is a ‘sole woman & never married. Has known Robert & Mary Shepherd these 6 years to be man & wife. Refers to a pair of ram’s horns hung up near Robert Shepherd’s house.
John Weekes*, curate of Upton Lovell, 30; has lived there for 6 years; ref to request by Agnes Stephens for banns of marriage; it was believed that she was with child by William Ogbourne. There is no other house near Mary’s or Mr Riley’s less than 4 or 5 acres breadth.
William Heyward, husbandman, 30, has lived there from birth; Agnes is ‘now great with child & neere her time to laye downe her bellie’.
Richard Sparie, husbandman, 50; has lived there for 19 years; Agnes Stephens had to leave the service of Goodwife Watson because she was pregnant.
John Mogg, husbandman (brother of Margaret Slie), 56; was raised there. Agnes was servant of Mr John Riley, but had to leave when she became pregnant. George Passion believed to have lived incontinently with Joan Lide. William Ogbourne believed tomb the father of Agnes Stephen’s child and they wee married last Allhallows tide.. Refers to the fame between Margaret Sheapherd and George Passion. See D1/42/20
ff70v-72r, 81r, 94r, 27 Jan 1601. Hollowaie, Storie & Lichfield v Nicholas Alnut alias Hodges: testamentary, will of Agnes Gregorie [for administration bond see P5/1598/22]. Evidence of:
Walter Holton of Holton in Hurst, Berks, husbandman, 58; has lived there for 40 years; born in Hartley Whitney, Hants:
William Horsie*, Hurst, weaver, 22; was born there and lived there since infancy. Response of Nicholas Alnut alias Hodges [No signature or mark].
Richard Holloway*, Barkham, Berks, husbandman, 43, lived there 10 years.
f72v. Evidence of Richard Bailey Salisbury, yeo, and an apparitor of the court; concerning a unspecified case between Robert George, Minety, and Mr Morgan, vicar of Minety. [No signature or mark]
ff73-74r. George Leciter v Philip Adams; defamation. Evidence of:
Joy (Joica) Stokes, Heddington, spinster 16.
Susan Scott* (signed Skoote), Heddington Wick, widow, 31; has lived there for 7 years.
ff74r-76v. Alice Bennet v Edith Crooke: defamation. Evidence of:
Edward Irishe, Salisbury, tapster, 46; has lived there for 26 years; was tapster at The Three Lions inn, run by Edith:
Richard Cranmer*, Salisbury, apothecary, 53; has lived there for 39 years.
ff77v-78r, 79v-81r. Thomas Bennet v ?[William] Jones; ?[tithe]: Evidence of:
Edward Fowler*, Enford, get, 60; has lived there for 42 years: refers to a book of acquittances of 25 leaves, kept by William Bennet deceased, father of Thomas, including 4 acquitances, 1562, 1565, 1567, 1568; ref to Mr Bennet of Westbury on f12:
William Bennet*, Norton Bavent, gent 49; has lived there 26 years; he is the son of Mr William Benett, gent, farmer of the rectory and tithes of Westbury; refers to the book of acquittances:
Richard Knight*, Norton Bavent, yeo, 68; has lived there for 42 years. See D1/42/19.
ff81v-82v. 17 Dec 1600. 93v-94r, 27 Jan 1601 Scott v Oliff. Evidence of:
John Harris, Bremhill Wick in Bremhill, husbandman, 40; has lived there since birth.
John King, same, tanner, 26; has lived there from birth.
Richard Iles, Sheldon in Chippenham, husbandman, 26; has lived there since Michaelmas, before 6 years in Bremhill:
Agnes Harris, Bremhill Wick, servant, 30; was raised there.
ff83r-84v. William Smith v Edward Goverstone; defamation. Evidence of deponents all of Corton in Boyton:
John Perrie, husbandman, 79; has lived there for 70 yearsGeorge Slie, husbandman, 47; was raised there.
Richard Slie*, weaver, 34; was raised there.
ff85r-86r. 24 Jan 1601. Responses of Thomas Atwatter, Bishopstone [South Wilts], on behalf of Abraham Conham, rector, concerning the vicarial tithes of Bishopstone.
Responses of Thomas Clerck, Bishopstone. [No signatures or marks] See D1/42/19
ff90r-91v, 92v-93v. 27 Jan 1601. Armanell Abbot v Clement alias Browne; defamation. Evidence of:
John Okeford, Shaftesbury, (Dors), sawyer, 59; has lived there for12 years; he worked as a sawyer at the house of John Abbot, Armanell’s husband, in Semley.
Nicholas Reynolds, Semley, carpenter, 40; has lived there for 10 years: he was working with John Okeford
Richard Hewes/Husse*, West Knoyle, husbandman, 30; was raised there. See D1/42/19
ff91v-92. 14 Jan 1601. Jasper Jones v John Lavington; defamation. Evidence of:
Millicent Adams, 40, wife of John Adams, Beechingstoke: she has lived there for 20 years. Jasper has been curate for these 12 months. John Adams, Beechingstoke, 50; was raised there.
ff95r. Edith Oldfeild & Oldfeild v John Hutchins; defamation. Evidence of:
Joan, the wife of William Dier, Heddington, husbandman, 60; has lived there for 40 years; she was called by Joan Childe, midwife, to attend Edith Oldfeild.
ff96v-99r, 15 Mar 1601, 102r-103v. Elizabeth Pride v John Harris; defamation. Evidence of deponents all of Salisbury:
Robert Baker, yeo, 43; has lived there the last 18 years. Refers to his house in Dragon
Thomas Plenty, glover, 27, has lived there the last 4 years, born in Wells, Som; working in the shop of James Gally in Catherine Street.
John Brickett*, joiner, 35, raised there.
ff103v-108v. 17 Mar 1601. Edmund Trimnell v Robert Herne alias Starr; defamation. Evidence of: Thomas Collier*, perpetual vicar of Bremhill, 34; has been vicar for 3 years.
William Scott*, same, yeo, 28; raised there from infancy
John Bull, Hanger in Bremhill, husbandman, 59; has lived there the last 13 years, before that in Calne for 6 years, born in Hilcott in North Newnton.
Anthony Dorrington, 22, now Leigh Delamere where he has lived for the last 10 weeks, before that Corsham, where he was born; brother in law of William Bond, apparitor of the archdeacon of North Wilts.
William Bond*, Corsham, yeo, 32; has lived there for 2 years, before in Great Somerford, where he was raised from infancy. See D1/42/19, 20.
f109. A separate folio; [probably from D1/42/19. Edwardes v Mr [Miles] Kendall; tithe.] Evidence of: Richard Hill*. Benedict Skilling, Swindon, tailor, 64; has lived there for 34 years. Incomplete. See D1/42/19
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