| Description | *indicates deponents who signed their names; other authentications are by initials or a mark
f1r part of evidence of … Deane; born at Hackleston in Fittleton; lived there until she came to this town: Capin grinds his corn in the mill, and on the days that Capin does bake she helps him knead his dough.
f1v 8 Jan 1603. Responses of Mr Pinckney, rector of Berwick St John: …
f2. Pinck… Responses of William Lucas alias Bright, on the part of Robert Pinckey, rector of Berwick St John; tithe.
f3 28 J… Law… Evidence of:
William Holmes*, Salisbury St Edmund, gent, 58; has lived there from birth: Mr Fulke Drake has been parson of St Edmund church and has been peaceably occupied by himself and his farmer: Alexander Lawse was appointed curate by Mr Drake and has served the cure.
Thomas Holmes, [Salisbury St Edmu]und, yeo, …7; born there: Fulke Drake has demised the right of parson.
f4. 23 Feb 1603. Pow…; testamentary. Responses of Thomas Hibbard to articles of Edward, Thomas and Richard Power; concerning the will of their father, Richard [will Richard Power of Stanton St Quintin TNA PROB 88/221]:.
f5. 23 Mar 1603. Responses of Thomas Dowse* and Edmund Dowse*, gents, to allegation so of Ambrose Dauntsey and Gertrude, his wife: William Brunker is a knight: [closes] are in the Melksham forest and are not tithable.
f5v. 3, 13 May 1603. Field v Bowreman [Bowerman]. Responses of Judith Feild, concerning attempts to conclude the case. See D1/42/22A.
f6r. 5 Apr, 17 May 1603. Bond v Moore, Moore v Band. Evidence of John Poncherdon*, The Close, Salisbury, notary public.
ff6v-7v. 31 May 1603. Messiter v [Awood]; tithe. Evidence of:
Benjamin Russell*, STB, rector of West Kington, 40; has lived there for 7 years: refers to Richard Atwood, parson of Great Somerford and John Phillips, parson of Yatton Keynell.
Richard Atwood, rector of Great Somerford, 50; has lived there for 20 years; born at Cirencester, Gloucs. See D1/42/22A.
f8. No parties; tithe. Evidence of John Briant, Little Langford, husbandman, 40; has lived there for 9 years; born at Laverstock: reference to Hugh Mansfield, rector.
ff8v-9r. 25 Jan 1603. Trumpline v Ambrose Button; testamentary. Evidence of John Poncherdon*, The Close, Salisbury, notary public: the will of John Mawdite of Woodborough was not properly presented for probate [P3/M/1]; John Rice was registrar to the Archdeacon of North wilts. See D1/42/20, 22A.
f10r. 21 Jun 1603. Marshe v Symmonds. Responses of John Simmons*: believes that for the the year and a half ending at last feast of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, Richard Marshe has exercised the office of parish clerk of Box by usurpation and John has refused to contribute towards his wages. See D1/42/22A, 22B.
ff10v-11r. 21 Jun 1603. Poole v Wiat alias Brimsdon and wife; testamentary. Responses of John Wiat and Elizabeth his wife to articles of John Poole: bequests under the will of Thomas Brimsdon [of Steeple Langford, proved 1597 P2/B/176] to John, Walter & Thomas, sons and Mary, daughter of Walter Poole. See D1/42/22A
ff11r. 5 Apr, 27 Sep 1603. Moore v Bond. Evidence of: John Bettey*, The Close, Salisbury, yeo, 40; has lived there for 12 years; has known Bond for 4 or 5 years and Moore for 30.
ff12r-14r. 5 Nov 1603. Edward Odwell v Ann Hoddes; defamation. Evidence of witnesses all of Salisbury St Martin;
William Tege alias Arte, shearman, 40; has lived there for 16 years: his house is in Dragon street
Thomas Batwell, point maker, 40; has lived there 13 years.
Joan Art alias Tege, wife of William, 44; has been married for 17 years.
Joan Russell, 50, wife of Leonard Russell, tanner; has been married for 26 years..
f14v. Mortimer v Hughes. Evidence of John Ponchardon*, notary public: in Jun and Jul 1600 he was clerk to Mr Thomas Sadler, registrar of the bishop and a process was begun between the parties.
f14v-15v. 21 Nov 1603, 29 Jan 1604. Mary Jeay v Elliott, Elliott v Margery Jeay. Evidence of John Nicholas*, Compton Chamberlayne, gent, 58; has lived there from birth. See D1/42/25.
ff16r-17r. 3 Jul 1604. Robert Voke v Phillip Randoll; defamation. Evidence of witnesses of Bradford on Avon:
Robert Cop, husbandman, 43; has lived there for 20 years; born at Wells, Som.
Thomas Clement*, baker, 43; has lived there for 9 years; born at Englishcombe, Som.
f17. 3 Jul 1604. Responses of Phillip Collins, Potterne, to articles of Sir Thomas Snell, lay rector of Bishop’s Cannings; tithe: concerning the keeping and feeding of ewes and lambs in Potterne and Wick.
f18r-20r. 25 Sep, 23 Oct 1604. Responses of Thomas and Mary Painter to articles of Mr [Thomas] Read, vicar of Bradford on Avon: they do not believe that mortuaries are due to the vicar from the hamlet of South Wraxall: they have known Richard Bevan, curate of Bradford for the last 12 years: their mother, Edith, survived their father by 2 years and the value of the goods in her inventory at her death was £60 [wills of William Painter, proved 1602 P1/P/201, Edith Painter, pr 1604 P2/P/146; Richard Bevan clerk witnessed both].
Response of John Painter.
ff20v-25v. Margery Hiller v Jerome Browne [John]; defamation. Evidence of witnesses of Idmiston:
Henry Wheler, husbandman, 65; has lived there for 30 years; born at Boscombe..
George Gibbins, husbandman, 64; has lived there from infancy: he works at hurdling and thatching and like work and has half a yard of land worth £5 or £6: Margery is his sister’s daughter.
Richard Griffiths, vicar of Idmiston, 56; has been vicar for 7 years: the warrant issued to Browne John was for him not to entertain his brother, Edward, who was infected [with plague] and endangered the whole parish: Richard Erwood was parish clerk.
ff25v.-30v 29 Nov 1604. Staples and wife v Leg; seating in Bulford church. Evidence of witnesses of Bulford:
William Thomas, husbandman, 50; has lived there for 40 years; and at Durrington; born at Monxton, Hants; has known Staples for 46 years and Leg for 20.
Robert Leg, husbandman, 40; has lived there for 16 years; has known both parties for 30 years:
Thomas Wilkins*, husbandman, 23; has lived there for 20 years; l has known both parties for 16 years.
ff30v-32r David Alexander v John Higes and his wife, Alice; defamation. Evidence of:
George Hathway, Hullavington, husbandman, 50; has lived there from birth.
John Coleman, Christian Malford, broad weaver, 59; has lived there from birth.
ff32r-37r. Stratton v Sir James Mervin matrimonial. Evidence of:
Richard Kew*, Hilmarton, fustian weaver, 48; has lived there for almost 2 years; born at Highway in Bremhill.
Thomas Keele, Wootton Bassett, butcher, [describes himself as a victualler in his deposition], 35; has lived there from infancy except for 10 years:
Thomas Whitney*, Ashton Keynes, clerk, 67; has lived there for 20 years: he is worth 20s; in respect of his ‘travaile & paines in coming hither on foote’, Edmund Wallis, has promised him 12d a day plus his charges.
ff37r-38v. 5 Feb 1605. Walter Power & wife v Dike & Dike; matrimonial. Evidence of:
William Berry*, rector of Langley Burrell, 44; has been rector there for 8 years. Ref to Mr Bridges, parson of Hardenhuish.
ff38v-42v; 11 Jan 1605. William Kendall v Mrs Eleanor Davis; defamation. Evidence of:
Alexander Heynes, Netherhampton [Netheryngton], miller, 23; has lived there since last Michaelmas; born at Wilton; has known Davis for 8-9 years and Kendall for 4-5.
Christopher Hickes, Homington, husbandman, 28; has lived there since Christmas; born in Castle Cary, Som; before serving Sir William Bamfield, Christopher served Thomas Weston of Stalbridge Weston, Dors and before that for 7 years, he served Mr James Kirton of Castle Cary Kendall was coachman to Dr Muffet for a year and three quarters up to the Doctor’s death.
Anne Sharp, Fugglestone, servant, 30; has lived there and in Wilton for 2 years; has lived in the house of Sir William Bamfield in Fugglestone for the last year and a half; before that she served Dr Colcell [John Colcell, preb. of Stratton] in The Close, Salisbury for 12 months and before that, five years with Launcelot Davis in Salisbury; before that five years with George Streete in Amesbury, where she was born: Agnes left the service of Dr Muffett as she did not want to go to London, as the sickness was there, and she went into the service of Mrs Kirton: three days after the king and court left Wilton, having stayed with the earl of Pembroke, Agnes found a handkerchief in the orchard of Eleanor Davis, which she believed did not belong to John or Eleanor: she went, without the ‘privitie’ of her master and mistres, but with the ‘opertunitie’ of their daughter, to the house of Sir William Bamfield, in honest company, and danced until 11 O’clock; but the apprentice boy of Mr Davis ‘did make faste the dores’ of his master’s house.
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