| Description | *indicates deponents who signed their names; other authentications are by initials or a mark
ff1-2. 23 Feb 1603. Final part of deposition of John Jerold and further responses of William Bush and Robert Dewley; testamentary. Relates to a legacy by Robert Knyght for Julian Townesend of Mere, a woman with ‘a want of wit’ and a ‘simplicitie and beastlynes’; Alice Knyght was her grandmother and John Harwyn, her uncle; refers to a copyhold worth £10 pa, presumably bought for Julian.
ff2-8v, 21r- 22r, 23.10, 22, 23 Feb, 10, Mar, 17, 18 May 1603. [Richard] Awood [Atwood] v Richard Messiter elder; tithe. Evidence of persons all of Sutton Benger unless otherwise stated:
John Atkins*, gent, 40; has lived there since birth; has known Awood for 2 years and Messiter for 30.
Robert Bishoppe, tailor, 26; has lived there for 4 years; born at Christian Malford; has known Awood for 2 years and Messiter for 12:ref to St Tyddeardes tide, which falls about 11 days after Michaelmas [poss. St Edward,13 Oct],
Anthony Metcalfe, Draycott Cerne, husbandman, 63; has lived there 35 years and was born there; has known Awood for 2 years and Messiter for 36.
Jasper Gale, 35; where he has lived since birth.
John Fillmore*, Draycott Cerne, 42, husbandman; has lived there from the cradle.
Leonard Ferris*, weaver, 25; lived there from infancy except for a year in Hilmarton. Mr [John] Phillips, parson of Yatton Keynell [Eaton] was arbiter.
Richard Messiter, 24, household servant of Richard Messiter, and son of Thomas Messiter decd, Richard’s brother; has lived with Richard for 15 years; born there.
Richard Redman, Draycott Cerne, tailor, 34; has lived there firm infancy except for 7 years in Great Somerford, Seagry and Sutton Benger.
Henry Ferris, weaver, 60; has lived there for 30 years and was born there.
John Phillippes*, rector of Yatton Keynell, 46; has lived there 11 years; born in Brecknock, Wales: has known Awood for 12 years and Messiter 20.
ff8v-9v, 37v, 40v-41r, 42r-44v. 11 Mar, 22 Jun, 1, 18 Jul 1603. Judith Feild v Thomas Bowerman [Boreman]; ?defamation. Evidence of:
John Carey, glover, the Close, Salisbury cathedral; has lived there for a year or more; born at Honiton, Dev.
Denett Patten, 50, wife of William Patten, caretaker of the Bishop’s Palace, Salisbury; has been married for 38 years; born at Long Wittenham, Berks.
Avice Carey, 44, wife of John Carey, The Close, Salisbury; has been married for 22 years; born at Stowey, Som.
Michael Mackerell*, Salisbury, yeo, 40; has lived there for 13 years; born in Winterbourne Stoke.
Peter Clarke, Salisbury St Thomas, shoemaker, 40; has lived there 16 years; has known Bowerman for 10 years and Field for 7: has a shop near the Close gate.
Catherine Clarke, 27, wife of Peter, married for 5 years; born in Milford; has known Bowerman for 5 years and Field for 3.
Giles Hutchens*, Salisbury, 56; has lived there from infancy: See D1/42/23.
ff11r, 22v-23r, 24r-25r. 5, 6 Apr, 17, 30 May 1603. Thomas Mason & Margaret his wife v Alice Provender: testamentary; will of John Burdon. Evidence of:
Thomas Provender*, Clatford in Preshute, gent, 50; has lived there for 3 years; born at All Cannings.
Michael Richardes, All Cannings, labourer, 50; has lived there for 8 years; born in Rowde.
Tristram Bainton, Devizes, gent, 67; has lived there for the last 5 years, and was born there.
f12-13v 5 Apr 1603. ff14v-15r Agnes Bartlet v John Deane; defamation. Evidence of:
Richard Stockton*, vicar of Chirton, 52; has lived there for 20 years; born at Cannon Pyon [?Cannonpewneic] Heref.
Robert Bewley, Connock in Chirton, yeo, 60; has lived there since birth apart form two years at Wedhampton; has known Bartlet for 20 years, and Deane from his cradle.
Paul Knight*, Connock in Chirton, husbandman, 32; has lived there continuously from birth, except 7 years at Hungerford, Berks; has known both parties for 20 years.
ff13v-14v, 15v- 16r, 20v-21r. 5, 6 Apr, 3 May 1603. Ellis v Gawen; defamation [resolved by death 24 Oct 1603] Evidence of:
Henry Hulbert, Poulshot, butcher, 51; has lived there 15 years; born at Corsham; has known Ellis for 2-3 years and Gawyn for 6 years.
William Hill*, Poulshot, tailor, 34; has lived there from the cradle except for one year when he lived with Mr Lambe younger at Coulston: has known Ellis for 3 years and Gawen for 7.
Lucy True, 50, wife of Richard True, Poulshot, mercer; married since Christmas; born there; has known Ellis for 4 years and Gawen for 6: William Hill is her son in law; his wife is Margaret.
ff16-19r. 18, 20 Apr 1603. Office v John Stawell esq & Elizabeth Awdley alias Stawell; matrimonial. Evidence of:
William Chilcott*, Milverton, Som, yeo, 31; has lived there with Mrs Awdley for 4 years; was born there; has known Stawell for 16 years and Awdley for 12 years: around Shrovetide 1594, they were married, according to the book of Common Prayer in Mr St Albyn’s house at Alfoxton in Bishop’s Lydeard, Som, by Mr Harvy, a minister.
Robert Lawrence*, Bishop’s Lydeard, Som, yeo, 27; has lived ther for 3 years; born at Rampisham, Dors; has known Stawell for 14 years and Awdley for 9.
Edmund Harvey*, 56, St Trinity Hospital, Salisbury; has lived there a quarter of a year; born in Salisbury: has known both parties for 8 years: he performed the marriage; he was then curate of Tisbury.
ff19r-20r . 22 Feb, 30 Apr, 3 May 1603. Morgan v Leonard Russell; . Evidence of Edward Odell*, Salisbury St Martin, baker, 36; has lived there almost 14 years; born in Barnwell, Northants; has known both parties for 13 years: has known both parties for 13 years.
William Arte alias Teige, (Tege) Salisbury St Martin, tucker, 40; has lived there for 17 years; born in Yeovil, Som.
ff23v-24r. 25 Jan, 31 May 1603. Ambrose Button v [Denis] Plant alias Trumplin. Evidence of: Thomas Sadler, The Close, Salisbury. See D1/42/20, 23
ff25r-33v. 4 Apr, 31 May 1603. Henry Hunt v John Withie, and counter case; defamation and clerical misconduct: Hunt, curate preached on 7th Commandment; Thou shalt not commit adultery; and said that all women and maids, who were marriageable, and were singers and dancers, were whores; under Moses’ laws they were stoned; to be allowed to repent and be forgiven as now the ‘Queens lawes are turned to the popes lawes’.
Evidence of persons all of Winsley:
Richard Meade, husbandman, 64; has lived there for 60 years and was born there; has known Hunt for 4 years and Withie for 30.
Richard Guydin*, weaver, 33; has lived there since birth: has known Withie since infancy and Hunt for 4 years:
Thomas Meade, husbandman, 30; has lived there for the last 5 years, and was born there: has known Withie from infancy and Hunt for 5 years:
John Henry, husbandman, 60; has lived there for 28 years; born in Box: has known Withie for 30 years and Hunt for 4 or 5:
James Wiltshire, husbandman, 32; has lived there from birth; has known Withie for as long as he can remember and Hunt for 2 or 3 years:
John Meade younger, 24, son of John Meade elder, husband; has lived there from the cradle: has known Withie for as long as he can remember and Hunt for 4 to 5 years:
William Pontinge, husbandman, 43; has lived there for 40 years; has known Withie for as long as he can remember and Hunt for 4 to 5 years:
Robert Nutt, husbandman, 49; has lived there from birth; has known Withie for 40 years and Hunt for 4 to 5:
Drew Druce, Turleigh in Bradford on Avon, husbandman, 58; has lived there for 38 years; has known Hunt for 3 years and Withie for 30:
Ff33v-35r, 38r- 10 Mar, 21 Jun 1603. Seede & wife v Blagdeane. Evidence of:
Edward Griffeth*, 54, curate of Tetbury [Tidbury], Gloucs; he has lived there for 13 years; born in Montgomery; has known Seede and wife for 4 years, and Blagdeane not at all: Millicent Seede was married shortly after she was 13 or 14 to Thomas Webb; they were married for 5 or 6 years and had 2 or 3 children before he died: shortly after she was married Edward Seede in Tetbury church on 23 Dec 1598.
John Seede*, Upton in Tetbury, Gloucs, gent, 60; has lived there about 50 years and was born there: has known Edward Seede from infancy, Millicent for 4 years and Blagdeane not at all.
John Browning*, Tetbury, Gloucs, weaver, 30; has lived there from birth; has known Edward Seede since the cradle and Millicent for 4 years, and Blagdeane, not at all.
ff35r-37r 17 May, 21 Jun 1603. John Lynning v William Pedyn alias Peddyn. Evidence of of persons all of Marlborough: The witnesses all saw and heard Peddyn, in the street in St Peter’s, say to Lynning that he had emptied his ‘pispottes’ onto his folks working in his shop: and then call him a ‘Pocky knave’ who should cure his wife and children of the ‘pocke’; when asked what sort, he ‘clapt his hand on his buttocke’
Silvester Cooke*, gent, 37; has lived there 16 years; born at Chisbury [in Little Bedwyn]; has known Lyning for 12 years and Pedyn for 5.
John Dodson; fisherman, 38; has lived there for 17 years; born in Hawkeshead [Haxhead, Lancs], now Cumbria; has known both parties for 7 years.
Richard Hearste*, apothecary, 30; has lived there from the cradle; has known Lyning for 12 years and Peddyn for 5.
ff37v-38r, 41r 5 Apr, 5, 14 Jul 1603. Moore v Bond. Evidence of:
Richard Bayley, Salisbury, yeo, 55; has lived there 7 years; born in Todmordon, Gloucs; has known both parties for 1 year: Richard Moore and his wife Anne were witnesses in a case Mr Lawes v Mr Bond.
Antipas Watkins*, 23, household servant of Andrew Mortimer, one of the general proctors in the Bishop’s court; has served him for 3 years; born in Salisbury; has known Moore for 9 years and Bond for 3: Alexander Lawes began a case of defamation against Bond and called Richard and Susanne Moore as witnesses.
ff39r-40r 21 Jun , 5 Jul 1603. Poole v Wyet alias Brimsdon. Evidence of:
Nicholas Fawconer*, vicar of Kington St Michael, 60; has lived there for 23 years; born in Napton on the Hill, Warwicks; has known Poole for 22 years and Wyet alias Brimsdon, not at all: his predecessor John Taylor, was buried 17 Jul 1580, and he was instituted into the vicarage within a month, but did not serve the cure until the following St Luke’s day [18 Oct], but had a curate do the same: no christenings, marriages or burials were recorded for sometime, including the baptism of John Poole, son of Walter Poole: he baptised Jane Poole, John’s sister on 18 Mar 1582.
Richard Brome, Kington St Michael, labourer, 46; has lived there since the cradle, except for a year when he lived in Batheaston, Som; born at Calne; has known Poole since infancy and Wyet not at all: Mr Phillipps was curate after the death of John Taylor: Richard remembers the baptism of John Poole; was present at the baptism of Jane Poole, together with Mrs Jane Snell, godmother, Ellen Tanner, midwife. See D1/42/23.
ff44v-45v. 19 Jul 1603. Mr Mortimer, guardian at law v Ferdinand Hughes; testamentary. Evidence of:
Richard Maundrell, Compton Bassett, yeo, 40; has lived there a year; born in Rowde: It was generally believed that Ambrose Mortimer was married to Mary Hughes about a year ago: Mary Hughes younger, her daughter, was 7 or 8 at the time and Mr Mortimer was her guardian at law, and had custody of her at Ford’s house in Bromham; Mary younger was a beneficiary of the will of John Hughes.
Ambrose Mortimer Stockley in Calne, yeo. See D1/42/22B
ff45v-48v, 30 May, 19 Jul 1603. Marshe v Symondes; suitability of parish clerk. Evidence of witnesses all of Box:
Richard Besar, husbandman, 60; has lived there for 40 years; born at Bradford on Avon; has known Marsh for 12 years and Symondes from the cradle: Richard Marsh has been parish clerk of Box for two years, and receives from every householder 4d pa: Marsh made a cure for one of Mr. Snell’s house[hold] of Loxhill: He was chosen by Mr Coren, vicar, who then informed the chiefest of the parish who confirmed the choice. See D1/42/22B, 23.
William Butler, weaver, 62; born there and lived his whole life there; has known Marsh for 14 years and Symondes all his life: Previous parish clerks were William Eaton for 20 years, Nicholas Eaton has son for 2-3 years and John Newman for 26-27 years: Marsh has not of late exercised ‘Physicke or surgery’ but heretofore he has: He sells ‘pedlary wares ‘in the church but has no other recourse to his shop but through the church.
John Cox, weaver, 68; has lived there for 40 years; born at Malmesbury; has known Marsh for 10 years and Symondes for 40:
Thomas Hellier, weaver, 53; has lived there for 26 years; born at Colerne; has known Marsh for 6 years and Symondes for 20. Continued in D1/42/22B f1.
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