| Description | Generally weak condition, extremely fragile from folio 154 to 172
*inD1/42/26, 1608-1609. Generally weak condition, extremely fragile from folio 154 to 172
*indicates deponents who signed their names; other authentications are by initials or a mark.
ff1-3, 5r, 37v-38r, 49r-50v, 68v. 26 Jan, 5 Apr 1608. William Pashion v Ursula Pashion alias Morgan and counter case; matrimonial; accusation of violent behaviour towards his wife. Evidence of: John Langley, East Hendred, Hants, 70, husbandman; has lived there for 36 years; born Cumnor, Hants.
Richard York, same, 50, husbandman; born there.
William Albright, same, 30, curate; has lived there for 1 year; before at Kertlington, Oxfordshire; born ?Middleton, Gloucs.
John Simmons, Fordingbridge, Hants, 82; has lived there for 50 years; born North Stoneham, Hants.
Response of William Pashion ; ref to an annuity sold before he married Ursula.
Eleanor Tyas, Salisbury, wid; has lived there for 50 years; saw William ‘hauling Ursula through High Street; Eleanor was ‘standing a stones cast and better from William’s house in New Street’.
Elizabeth Lissinby, Salisbury, 49, wife of Robert L; has lived there from infancy.
Morris Green*, Salisbury St Thomas, brewer, 35; has lived there for 16 years; at the last assizes he was a constable.
Responses of William Pashion. See D1/42/25
ff4r, 15v-17r, 18v-19r, 24v-25v. 12 Jan, 8 Mar 1608. Mary Bullock alias Paynter v John Paynter; testamentary; will of William Paynter, South Wraxall, 1602 (P2/P/138). Responses of Mary; ref to will of her mother Edith and brother Thomas, executor. Witnesses all described as a husbandman of South Wraxall:
Anthony Moxam*, 40; has lived there for 1 year; before at Great Chalfield, where he was born.
Thomas Paynter; has lived there from the cradle.
John Collett, 68; has lived there for 60 years
f4v. Benger v Benger. 26 Jan 1608; matrimonial. Responses of Elizabeth Benger to articles of her husband Geoffrey Benger, Moxton, Hants: the couple were married in Horningsham [5 Jun 1592, she was Elizabeth Heleyer] she has refused to keep company with him due to fear of ‘his cruel & uncivil handling & using of her with beating’.
ff5v-8r, 10r-13v, 21v-23r, 27r-28v, 32r-33v. 13 Jan, 10, 24 Feb, 9 Mar 1608. [Richard] Pugh [rector] v Sir James Marvin, lord of the manor; tithe Compton Bassett. Evidence of witnesses all of Compton Bassett, unless otherwise stated:
Thomas Hyde, gent, 42; has lived there for 22 years; Lawrence Hyde decd, late rector [not in CCEd].
William Seagar*, husbandman, 40; has lived there for 10 years; before in Hilmarton, where he was born.
Michael Robbins, day labourer, 50; born there.
Thomas Gardner, Cherhill, miller, 60; has lived there for 6 years; before at Coulston for 4 years; born Shropshiers Marsh in Lydiard Tregoze.
Nicholas Parker, Calne, tailor, 60; has lived there for 30 years; born Quinton, Gloucs.
John Stapleford, Cherhill, husbandman, 44; has lived there from infancy.
Thomas Stratton, Long Compton, husbandman, 60; born there.
Wiliam Viveashe*, yeo, 50; has lived there since birth apart from 10 years.
John Bradshaw, Marston Bigot [Bigwood], Som; has lived there for 12 years; born at Compton Bassett.
f8v. 30 Jan 1608. Alice Barber v William Hayne; defamation. Responses of William Hayne, Donhead St Mary.
f9r. 6 Feb 1608. Shuter & Lucy, his wife v Thomas Guylbert; defamation. Responses of Thomas Guylbert, Avebury: re money owed him by Mr Mortimer decd, father of Lucy.
ff9v, 28v-30r, 31, 35v. Thomas Harding v Roger Blake; tithe, Crudwell. Responses of Thomas Harding*, Crudwell, farmer of the tithes. Same for Roger Blake.
Evidence of Thomas Stephens, Crudwell, weaver, 40; has lived there for 20 years; born at Horsley, Gloucs.
William Bevin, Crudwell, day labourer, 30; has lived there from infancy.
ff14, 20r-21v, 76-77r. 25 Feb, 20 Jul, 11 Oct 1608; defamation. John Taylor v Thomas Horton. Evidence of:
Michael Ryman, Purton, husbandman, 56; borne there; ref to William Blake, Purton, blacksmith.
John Pannell, Purton, husbandman, 50; born there. The dispute that went to arbitration and payment of an award of 4s which was unpaid.
ff17v-18v, 19v-20r, 23v-24r, 33v-34v, 72r, 92v-93r. 23, 25 Feb, 27 Sep, 11 Oct 22 Nov 1608. Charles Gunter v Thomas Chock & Carter; tithe, Kintbury, Berks.
Thomas Kebblewhite*, Inkpen, gent, 30; has lived for 6 months; born at Blewbury.
Edward Basing, Hungerford, 36; has lived there for 4 years.
Responses of Thomas Chock*, Inglewood, gent; Gunter is farmer of a portion of the tithes.
Edmund Webb, Kintbury, yeo, 23; born there.
John Sexton*, Kintbury, 26; born there.
Responses of Charles Gunter*, farmer of the tithes of Kintbury to the articles of William Carter, vicar of Kintbury.
Responses of William Carter*.
ff25v-26r. Responses of Thomas Humfery, West Kington; testamentary; will of John Humfrey, 1570 [P1/1Reg/54B].
ff26v, 35v-37r, 77v, 84v-85r. 23 Feb, 11, 25 Oct 1608. David Keate v Thomas Payne; [tithe, Uplambourne, Berks] refers to barley grown and sold in the parish by Keate. See D1/42/25
Responses of David Keate*, Up Lambourne, Berks.
Evidence of witnesses of Up Lambourne:
Thomas Pinnell, husbandman, 60; has lived there from infancy.
William Limbow*, carpenter; has lived there for 5 years; born Benham in Speen.
Stephen Dalton*, 59, has lived there for 30 years.
Robert Spinnage, husbandman, 60; has lived there for 7 years; was born at Childrey, Berks.
ff30v-32r. Margaret Blackman v John Leache; matrimonial. Evidence of witnesses, both of Collingbourne Kingston:
John Monday, 60, husbandman; has lived there from infancy.
George Palmer, 20, husbandman; has lived there for 4 years; born at Lugdershall.
ff34v-35r, 53r, 91r. 20 Apr, 22 Nov 1608 Holloway v Hewstice; tithe Corsley. Responses of Michael Hewstice to articles of John Holloway, farmer of the rectorial tithes.
Responses of John Holloway*. ref to them both keeping ‘a booke & scroules of reckonings’; if paid in full he crosses out the amount, and if paid in part he ‘setteth down the remaynder’.
f38r 3 May 1608. Thomas Clifford v William Chapman alias Hitchcox; tithe Overton. Responses of Thomas Clifford* [rector]; ref to land of Mr Roger Hitchcox in Fyfield.
ff38v, 53v-56r, 57r-58r. Thomas Clifford v Edward Dismore and counter case; tithe Overton; Responses of Thomas Clifford, rector.
Evidence of:
Richard Burchall*, Lyneham, 22; has lived there since last Michaelmas; before at Fyfield in Overton for 2 years; born at Preston in Lyneham.
John Browne, Overton, husbandman, 68; has lived from infancy.
James Alexander, Overton, shepherd, 22; has lived there from infancy.
Thomas Tasker, Lockeridge in Overton, husbandman, 28; has lived there for 18 years; born at Cottsall, Gloucs
Richard Stretch, Fyfield, husbandman, 55; has lived there from infancy.
ff45v-47v. 28 May 1608. Joan Pearson v William Wagland; defamation. Evidence of witnesses of Great Wishford:
John Voke*, husbandman, 32; born there
John Hampton*, parish clerk, 32; born there. [Signs as jun.]
John Shergall*, husbandman, 42; has lived there from infancy; born at Bower Chalke.
ff47v-48v. 28 May 1608. Pearson v Stapleford; defamation. Evidence of witnesses both of Great Wishford:
Crescent Moonday, husbandman, 24; born at Deptford in Wylye.
John Ames, husbandman, 28; born Great Durnford.
ff51r-52v. 9 Apr 1608. Anne Grey v Edmund Younge; defamation. Evidence of witnesses both of Kintbury, Berks:
George Crooke, Claphum, husbandman; has lived there for 14 years; born at Burghclere, Hants.
Robert Dicker, has lived there for 30 years; born at Milton, Wilts.
f53. Lydyard v Browne; ?testamentary. Responses of John Browne, Overton to John Lydyard and his wife, Elizabeth; she is the daughter of John Payne, who died 12 years ago.
f56v. Vaughan v Sheward; tithe North Tidworth. Responses of Richard Sheward to the articles of Michael Vaughan, rector.
ff58r-60r. 21 Jun 1608. John Horton v Thomas Taylor; an unspecified case. Evidence of witnesses of Lydiard Millicent:
Nicholas Saunders, yeo, 57; has lived from infancy; ref to one Ratcliffe’s inn in Malmesbury.
William Churche, husbandman, 56; has lived there for 40 years.
ff60v-62r, 67v-68r, 71v-72r. 22 Jun, 8, 20 Jul 1608. John Flower v John Longe; defamation. Evidence of:
Thomas Edmunds, Bromham, husbandman, has lived there for 4 years; born at Broughton Gifford.
Philip Wheeler*, Potterne, yeo, 30; has lived from infancy.
Richard Pearce, Potterne, 50; was born there; has known the parties for 20 years.
John Burges, Marston in Potterne, husbandman, 17; has lived there for two years next Michaelmas; before in Bulkington in Keevil; was born at Potterne.
ff62v-63r. Williams v Beckingham. Responses of John Beckingham, vicar of Marden to articles of Hugh Williams, rector of Salisbury St Edmunds; Hugh was instituted to the church about 9 months ago; has cut down a tree in the churchyard to use it to repair the chancel.
ff63v-67r, 70v-71r. 3 May 1608. [Roger] Waldron v [Miles] Kendall [vicar]; tithe, on West Leaze, Broome farm, Swindon. Evidence of witnesses of Swindon unless otherwise stated:
Richard Hill*, husbandman, 64, has lived there for 30 years; was born at Farringdon, Berks; has known both parties for 24 years.
John Carpenter, 47; has lived there for 16 years; was born at Newton Toney; has known the parties for 23 years.
William Crips, Chiseldon, yeo; has lived there for 4 years, and before at Broome farm; has known the parties for 26 years. from childhood dwelt with Mr Thomas Stephens at Broome farm, who let West Leaze to Roger Waldron; William was keeper and forester of Mr Stephens in Burderop park.
William Stichall*, husbandman, 70; raised there from infancy; has known the parties for 20 years. See D1/42/25
ff69r-70r. 20 Jul 1608. Mr Richard Cherrington, clerk v Daniel Champernoll alias Slatter; tithe Hawston or Hatheston in South Cerney, Gloucs. See D1/42/25.
Evidence of witnesses of South Cerney:
John Roles, rough mason, 100; has lived there for 50 years; was born at Maiseyhampton, Gloucs; has known the parties for 10 years. Cherrington has been vicar of S Cerney for 20 years, and his predecessor for 50 years.
Robert Dubber, husbandman, 80; has lived there for 70 years; has known Cherrington for 20 years and Champernoll for 40.
ff73v-74v, 79r-80r. 5, 17 Oct 1608. Agnes Pearce v John Cooke; matrimonial. Evidence of witnesses all of Salisbury:
Elizabeth Pearce, widow, 50; was born there; is the mother of Agnes.
Mary Hutchens, 30, wife of John Hutchens; has lived there for 20 years; was born at Somerton, Som.
Margaret Wheeler, 37, wife of Henry Wheeler; has lived there for 20 years; born at Seend.
Grace Webbe, 60, wife of Richard Webbe; has lived there for 12 years.
Richard Williamson*, baker, 25; was born there; refers to ‘mother Sevier’ Agnes’ mother.
Alice Durnford, 40, wife of William Durnford; was born there.
ff75r, 80v. 8, 11 Oct 1608. Leonard Maton v Thomas Penny; testamentary; concerning the will of Elizabeth alias Isabell Poore, Brigmerston [P1/P/34].
Responses of Leonard Maton*; Elizabeth was her real name; but in her youth she dwelt with one parson Wattes in Somerset who ‘because the Queenes name that last was, was Elizabeth, he would not call her Elizabeth but Isabell’. She answered to both names, but was Elizabeth ‘in her greatest and most affayres’.
f75v, 99r-100v, 118, 124r-130r, 131v-134r, 142r, 153v-154r. 5 Jul 1608, 3 Jan, 6 Feb, 7 Mar, 4 Apr, 7 Oct 1609. Archer v Goale alias Golde, and Pinckney. Responses of Robert Goale alias Golde to articles of Mr [John] Archer [vicar of Broad Chalke]; tithe lamb & wool in Whistley mead. See D1/42/25. Evidence of:
John White, Ebbesbourne Wake, yeo, 50; was born there. Whistley mead has always been part of Norrington farm. Vouches for the good reputation of Nicholas Toomer, Thomas Bownde & Thomas Atnoake.
Henry Geoffrey, Ebbesbourne Wake, 56; was born there.
Responses of John Archer*, and to articles of Robert Pinckney, rector of Berwick St John.
William Browne, Semley, 76; has lived there from infancy.
Thomas Sanger, Berwick St John, husbandman, 80; has lived there from the cradle: whenever there has been a church ale in that parish, malt, corn or money was received from the owners of Whistley mead.
Laurence Vyncent, Berwick St John, husbandman, 55; has lived there from infancy: Whistley mead is part of the manor of Bridmore in Berwick St John, and belongs to Norrington farm.
John Vyncent, Berwick St John, husbandman, 60; has lived there from the cradle.
John Robinson, Berwick St John, husbandman, 57; has lived there from birth
John Garrett, Hurcott in Baverstock, husbandman, 60; has lived there for 4 years; before at Berwick St John for 12 years; born at Martin.
ff77v-79r 12 0ct 1608. Office promoted through Cole v Carter; neglect of duty. Evidence of:
Robert Moonday, Elston in Orcheston St George, 16; was born there.
Thomas Gamling, Shrewton, 26; was born there. Both believe that Mr Cole is a lawfully ordered minister.
John Collins, Rollestone, 22; has lived there for one month; before at Shrewton; he was born at Stapleford.
Responses of Robert Pinckney*.
William Kinge, Alverdiston, husbandman, 60; has lived there for 50 years; born at West Harnham.
Simon Whytte* (White), Alverdiston in Broad Chalke, 72; has lived there for 3 years; before at Ebbisbourne Wake, where he was born. The rector of Berwick St John only entitled to tithe corn & hay ‘as Croppe Cutt share & goe’.
ff81r-84r, 87r-88r. 25 Oct, 8 Nov 1608. Office promoted by Thomas Brimsdon & John Passion v John Kent; testamentary, bequest to the poor of Collingbourne Ducis under the will of William Kent, Collingbourne Kingston,1607 (P3/K/6)
Evidence of George Hunt*, rector, Collingbourne Ducis, 59; has lived there for 27 years; he was born at Newbury, Berks.
Thomas Kent,* Wallop, Hants, husbandman, 30; has lived there for 16 years; was born at Collingbourne Kingston.
Francis Vincent, Collingbourne Sunton in Collingbourne Kingston, gent, 58; has lived there for 20 years; was born in Wales. Brimsdon & Passion are churchwardens of Collingbourne Ducis.
Margaret Thresher, Collingbourne Kingston, maiden, 23; has lived there from infancy; born at Collingbourne Ducis.
Richard Kent, Collingbourne Ducis, husbandman, 40; has lived there for 20 years. William lived in C. Ducis for 3 years, but 6 months before he died he he returned to C Kingston ‘for his better ease’.
f85 25 Oct 1608. Richard Awood, vicar v John Geale; tithe pigs and sheep, Sutton Benger. Responses of John Geale.
ff85v. 9 Oct 1608, 10 Jan, 1609. John Button, rector v Bartholomew Collewell; tithe hemp and seed, Donhead St Andrew.
f86 2 Nov 1608. Edward Tittcombe v William Ashton; tithe wool and sheep, Eastcott in Urchfont. Responses of Ashton and Robert Flower.
f87r. 8 Nov 1608. [Thomas] Reade v Gibbins; tithe, South Wraxall. Responses of William Gibbins*. Read is vicar of Bradford on Avon.
ff88r-89r, 93v-94v. 8, 22 Nov 1608. Bread alias Sansone v William Hobbs and wife, & Hobbs; testamentary; administration of the estate of Edmund Bread and the ownership of some pewter platters held by Mabel Hobbs. Evidence of:
Elizabeth Whitchurche, Malmesbury, wid, 50; has lived there for 26 years. Edmund’s wife is Anne.
Joan Brooke, 45, wife of William Brooke senior, Malmesbury; has lived there for 30 years; she was born at Crudwell.
Robert Powell alias Evans, Malmesbury, weaver, 53; has lived there for 5 years; born at Little Somerford. Administration was committed to Edmund Bread alias Sampson, son of the deceased. Mabel Adams alias Sampson was sister to Edmund B alias S, and Mabel Hobbs was her aunt.
David Gamble*, Malmesbury, blacksmith, 29; was born there. Ref to Francis Hobbs, glover.
Mary Hopkins, Malmesbury, spinster, 24; has lived there for 4 years; was born at Marshfield, Gloucs. David Gamble was committed to Fisherton gaol for 3 weeks at the last Assizes and Elizabeth Whitchurch is a lewd woman of ‘yll behaviour’.
ff89v-90r . 8 Nov 1608. Brewer v Greeneway. Response of Richard Greeneway, West Kington, to articles of Alice Brewer; matrimonial.
f90. 8 Nov 1608. Soloman Bailey v William Swettnam; case unclear.
Evidence of deponents of Pewsey
William Allen, husbandman, 33; has lived there from the cradle. William showed him a tree in a grove called Jones mill in the common of Pewsey under which Soloman was sitting.
Simon Allen*, husbandman, 30; has lived there from the cradle.
ff91v-92r, 95r blank.
f95v-96r. 3 Dec 1608. Good v Mills. Responses of Thomas Mills younger, Great Wishford to articles of Thomas Good, vicar of South Newton; tithe wool & lamb. Good has been vicar for 3 years. Fleeces each worth 12d, lambs 16d each.
f96v. 5 Dec 1608. Richard Rudle v William Loveday; defamation. Evidence of:
John Hitchcox, All Cannings, husbandman, 46; was born there.
Mary, Hitchcox, 45, wife of John Hitchcox, All Cannings, husbandman; was born there.
ff97r-98v, 108r-115r, 120r-121r, 149v-152r, 158r-160v. 6 Dec 1608, 25 Jan, 7 Feb, 19 May, 22 Jul, 31 Oct 1609. Stoakes & wife v Shergall; seat in Bishopstrow church.
Responses of Jane Shergall, Bishopstrow, widow to articles of John Stoakes and Mary, his wife. The churchwardens my allocate vacant seats for a fee of 4d.
Evidence of witnesses of Bishopstrow unless otherwise stated:
Thomas Blackwell*, 46, rector, where he has been for 4 years; born at Eisey. The seat in question is against the south wall the uppermost seat near the south door.
John Bulford, yeo, 60; has lived there for 32 years, apart from some years service elsewhere.
John Stoakes, husbandman, 60; born there and lived there from infancy apart from 5 years.
Mary Carpinder, 36. wife of John Carpinder; has lived there for 16 years; born at Fisherton Delamer.
Mary Stoakes, 52; has lived there for 3 years; born at Boreham in Warminster.
Edward Chinnock, Warminster, carpenter, 40; has lived there for 7 years; before at Dilton Marsh.
Responses of John Stoakes and his wife Mary to articles of Jane Shergall.
Robert Hippsley*, gent, 26; has lived there for 10 years; was born at Ston Easton, Som. As churchwarden he placed Mary Shergall in the seat formerly of widow Taylor, who left the parish. Mary asked if she could build a new seat in the space by the seat, and was allowed to; it extended into the seat in question. She agreed to relinquish the other seat, which was made lower. Mary Stoakes claimed that seat in question was too low and prevented its occupants from hearing the minster during services. She sat in the new seat and a lock was put on it to prevent her doing this. Reynold Parker was one of the carpenters who made the new seat.
William Gaysford*, Boreham in Warminster, gent, 47; was born there.
Thomas Blackwell, rector, second deposition: About a year and a half ago John Stokes, churchwarden allocated the innermost place in the seat below the new one to Mary Stokes.
William Edwardes, tailor, 60; has lived there for 17 years; born at Tinhead in Edington
ff100r-101v, 120r. 9 Jan 1609. Francis Ducket, rector v Thomas Cantle alias Cantelowe; tithe, Fonthill Gifford.
Responses of Thomas Canteloe; depasturing of sheep on Rudle moor, he believes to be in Tisbury, and Hodways, West wood & Cockstales: ref to ‘plow’ oxen, bullocks or steers, colt & milk kine.
f102. 13 Jan 1609. Duckett v Perry; tithe, feeding ‘travelling & roade horses’, Fonthill Gifford.
Responses fo John Perry to articles of Francis Duckett, rector. Awdry has been vicar for 5 years.
ff102v-104r. 27 Jan 1609. John Awdry, vicar v Duby Deane*, Lacock; tithe, sheep & cattle, Melksham.
ff104, 106v. 24 Jan 1609. William Paynter v Dorothy Webbe; defamation, Mildenhall. Evidence of:
Thomas Quarrington, Ogbourne Maisey, mason, 50; has lived there for 16 years; born at Ramsbury.
Thomas Rivers, Mildenhall, shepherd, 45; has lived there since Michaelmas; born at Ogbourne Maisey.
ff105r-106r, 107. 29 Jan 2 1609. Maud Franckum [wife of William Franckum] v James Sims; defamation. Evidence of witnesses all of Chippenham:
Zachary Carthwright*, barber surgeon; has lived there for 5 years; born at Edgbaston [Edgbest], Warwicks.
William Escott, husbandman; has lived there for 20 years; born at Upton Scudamore.
Walter Bawdry*, tailor; has lived there for 18 years; born at Draycot [Cerne].
f115. 27 Feb 1609. Sarah Hunt v Nicholas Sampson alias Chipppard*; matrimonial. Sarah's father lived in High Street, Salisbury.
ff116r-117r. 7 Mar 1609. Jane Perry v Richard Holloway; defamation. Evidence of witnesses of Marlborough St Mary: Joan Pannell, 46, wife of Edward Pannell, tailor; has lived there for 20 years; born at Heckfield, Hants.
Elizabeth Rayeman, wid, 40; born there.
ff117r-118r, 130r-131r, 135v-136r, 148r. 7 Feb, 21 Mar 1609. Richard Wall, rector v William Powlter*; tithe West Grimstead.
Responses of William Powlter: incl customary payment of 6d for each child christened: ref to the feeding of a ‘hackne nagge’; the paid for apples and pears, each worth 12d per bushel.
Evidence of:,
Thomas Slacksteade [mark of Thomas Adams], Plaitford, husbandman, 60; has lived there for the cradle.
John Emery, Plaitford in West Grimstead, husbandman, 40; has lived there from infancy.
William Oland, Plaitford, yeo, 88; has lived there for 40 years; born at Kinlet, Shrops: Wall leased the tithes of the rectory to Powlter in 1601-2.
John Emery elder, Plaitford, husbandman, 60; has lived there from birth. Tithes leased by Wall to Thomas Adams alias Slacksteade.
f119r Hooper, Beadle & Allen; tithe, Amesbury.
Responses of William Allen to articles of Edward Hooper & Thomas Beadle former rectors or farmers [of the rectory].
ff119r-120r, 135r. 146v-147v. nd, 11 Jul 1609. Reade v More [Moore]; tithe South Wraxall. Responses of John More, South Wraxall to articles of Thomas Read, vicar of Bradford on Avon; mr Bevan, curate, is entitled to tithes due to the vicar; and the custom of paying 4d to the minister for churching a woman: ref to a ‘travelling or riding nagg’.
Evidence of witnesses of South Wraxall:
David Crooke, husbandman, 40; has lived there for 20 years; born at Monkton Farleigh.
Thomas Colett, husbandman, 46; has lived there from birth. John More, usually had 3,2 or 2 ‘hackney or travelling’ horses to carry provisions up and down to markets, fed on the commons of S Wraxall.
Henry Moxham*, tailor, 46’ has lived there for 14 years; was born at Great Chalfield.
Wiliam Kippen, husbandman, 50; has lived there from infancy.
f120r George Broke v Thomas Cantle alias Cantlowe; ?tithe. Response of Thomas. See f136.
ff121v-123v. 24 Mar 1609. [Thomas] Good, vicar v Thomas Mills; tithe lamb & wool South Newton. Evidence of witnesses of South Newton unless otherwise stated:
John Blake, carpenter, 40; has lived there for 6 years.
Thomas Carpinder, husbandman, 25; has lived there from infancy.
John Yates, The Close, Salisbury, 20; has lived there since last Michaelmas; born at Great Wishford.
William Blake, husbandman, 50; has lived there from infancy.
William Wagland, Great Wishford, husbandman, 26; has lived there from infancy. Mr good weighted the fleeces of Mill’s sheep on a pair of scales.
f134v. Nicholas Cross v Powell. Responses of Samuel Powell* clerk. Cross was for sometime of Avebury. 7958
f136. Duckett v Cantlowe. Responses of Francis Duckett* [rector] ; tithe Fonthill Gifford; leased to George Brooke of Fonthill. See ff120r
ff136v-137v, 141. 23 May, 13 Jun 1609. Alice Diar v Henry Rogers; matrimonial. Evidence of:
Alice Lante, Heddington, maid, 40; has lived there from infancy.
Thomas Bond*, Brislington, Som, tailor, 40; has lived there since last Ladyday; before at Whitchurch, Som; born at Lacock.
ff138r, 143v, 154v. 13, 27 Jun, 1609. Abbott v Androwse; testamentary. Responses of Edmund Andrewes*, Stop in Fonthill Gifford to articles of John Abbott; concerns the goods of Walter Boules/Bowles, [Tisbury], deceased, husband of Helen Bowles deceased and brother of John Bowles, vicar of Tisbury, who had administration of the estate [see P2/B/219, 231, 232 dated 1602, 1603].
Evidence of Joan Hide, Donhead St Andrew, widow, 88; has lived there from birth; has known the parties for 30 years. ref to ‘hopps in a keepe’ & ‘hopp poles’ of Helen Boles.
ff138v-139v, 140r-141r, 142v-143r, 145r.13 Jun 1609. Mary Randall v Joan Evered alias Randall and separate case v Agnes Pike; defamation. Evidence of witnesses all of Tidcombe:
Mary Randall was suspected of being pregnant before her recent marriage; ‘her belly was up but now it was down’’ she had been a servant of William Neale.
Mary Neale, 50, wife of William Neale; has lived there for 30 years; born at Coleshill, Berks. Joan Randall was the wife of Thomas Randall.
Agnes Francklin, wife of Thomas Franklin; has lived there for 28 years; was born at Great Bedwyn. Mary’s ‘bellie was fallen’.
William Neale, yeo, 45; has lived there for 9 years; born at Horton, Gloucs. He wanted his wife to go to Mary and ‘search her’. Mary was asked if she would show her breasts to his wife [to enable her to decide if she was pregnant] which she refused. Mary had said that a young woman may be with child within a month of marriage or less. She was suspected of letting a stranger stay overnight in Neale’s house.
Joan Snowe, 60, wife of John Snow; has lived there for 38 years; was born at Tockenham Wick.
ff143v-144r. 27 Jun 1609. Leiceter & Leiceter alias West v Leiceter; testamentary. Responses of Agnes Leiceter to articles of Thomas L and Elizabeth L alias West. Prob relating to the estate of Edward Leiciter, Pickwick in Corsham; will proved 1589 (P29/L/2).
f144. 27 Jun 1609. Adrian Noyes, rector v John Alexander; tithe Woodborough.
Responses of John Alexander; he had his milk kine & sheep ’feeding & cowching’ on the tithable grounds in W.
ff145v-146v. 1 Jul 1609. Jane Yeoman v Elizabeth Morris; defamation. Evidence of witnesses of Barford St Martin :
John Knight, husbandman, 29; has lived there for 10 years; was born at Ottery St Mary, Dev [St Mary Altrey].
John Deepe, husbandman, 33; has lived there since last Michaelmas; before at Downton where he was born.
f148r. Hall v Parsons; tithe, Manningford Bruce. Responses of Anthony Hall, Wootton Rivers to articles of Bartholomew Parsons, rector of Manningford Bruce. Hall has held a rabbit warren called Frith for 4 years from Mr St Johns his landlord, and he allowed him to cut fern growing there. In the first 3 years he killed 40 couples of rabbits and in the 4th year he had 100 couples; each couple worth 12d.
f148v. Lenn v Webbe; tithe Chitterne St Mary. Responses of William Webb to articles of Anthony Lenne, vicar. ref to one ‘mille horse or loading horse’.
ff152v-153r, f161v, 167. nd, 7 Nov, 21 Nov 1609. Hamlin alias Curtis alias Farnell wife of Mark Farnill v Goverston alias Arnold: testamentary, the estate of Robert Curtis, Upton Lovell, 1599 ([P2/C/128].
Responses of Edward Goverston* alias Arnold to articles of Joan Hamlin alias Curtis. Joan was the widow of Robert; inventory of goods of Robert.
Evidence of:
Henry Clifton, Knook, gent, 56; has lived there for 20 years; was born there. Robert Curtis made his servant Joan Furnill/Farnill executrix of his will. She gave money to Edward Goverston in trust for Richard & John Curtice, sons of Valerian Curtice of Heytesbury.
John Everard, Upton Lovell, tailor, 44; has lived there for 20 years; as born at Glastonbury, Som.
f153r. Churchwardens of Pewsey v Henry Pike. Responses of Edward Somerset*, one of the churchwardens; church rate.
f155. Incomplete case; evidence of William Grey, Semley, yeo; has lived there from birth. No details.
f155r 9 Jan 1610. Collins v Bull; defamation. Evidence of:
Joan Ledford, Broad Chalke, widow, 50; has lived there from infancy. Very little detail.
Katherine Tillier, Broad Chalke, 32; has lived there from infancy. Very little detail.
f155v blank page apart from a few pen trials.
ff156r-158r. 29 Oct 1609. Churchwardens of Little Hinton v Henry Walter & William Sexton; brawling in church. Evidence of witnesses of Little Hinton:
Humfrey Freeman*, yeo, 34; has lived there for 6 years; before at Stow on the Wold [Stoe in the Hod], Gloucs, where he was born: the defendants threatened Mr Jones the minister in the chancel while he was taking off his surplice after a service.
Robert Jacobbe, husbandman, 48; has lived there from birth.
Robert Harris*, husbandman, 25; has lived there for 8 years; born at Berwick Bassett.
f161. 7 Nov 1609. Elizabeth Beaven v Mr John More; defamation. Evidence of:
Katherine Brewer, South Wraxall, maiden, 23; has lived from infancy.
ff162r-165v, 167. 7, 21 Nov 1609. Thomas Clifford, vicar of Overton v William Button; tithe underwood in Ebbis Grove in Shaw wood.
Evidence of witnesses all of Overton:
Robert Coulston, butcher, 67; has lived there for 36 years; was born there.
Henry Byden, Lockeridge, husbandman, 40; has lived there from infancy.
George Browne, husbandman, 33; has lived there from infancy.
John Dymer, Lockeridge, husbandman, 54; has lived there for 17 years; was born at Fyfield. Thomas Marten, day labourer, 45; has lived there for 17 years; was born at Great Bedwyn.
Edward Sims, Shaw, shepherd, 52; has lived there for 16 years; born at Acton Turville, Gloucs; has known the parties for 20 years.
ff165v-166r. 8 Nov 1609. Joan Stoakes v Henry Curtis; defamation. Evidence of:
John Hilpes, Seend in Melksham, broad weaver, 44; has lived there for 20 years; was born at Hilperton. ref to shop belonging to the house of Joan’s husband William in Seend Row.
Thomas Smarte, Seend Head, weaver, 18; has lived there for 6 years; born at Burtle, Som.
f167v. Weekes v Compton & Chaperes; tithe hay in a marsh called Mrs Horsey’s Marsh in Tidpit, in South Damerham. Responses of Edmund Compton & Edward Chaperes, Martin, to articles of William Weekes.
ff168r-170r. 9 Jan 1609. Henry Monday v Joan Pile; matrimonial. Evidence of witness of: Collingbourne Kingston [Abbatis]
Christine Monday, 28, wife of Richard Monday; has lived there for 10 years; has known the parties for 10 years. Around last Michaelmas the parties pledged themselves in the her husband’s house before Mr [Henry] Taylor, rector of Great Bedwyn.
The said Richard Monday, husbandman, 40; has lived there from the cradle; has known the parties from infancy.
Helen Thurman, widow, 50; has lived there for 20 years; was born at Martin in Great Bedwyn; has known the parties for 20 years.
John Barraker, blacksmith, 20; has lived there for 10 years; was born at Hungerford, Berks.
George Palmer, husbandman, 20; has lived there for 4 years; was born at Ludgershall; has known the parties for 6 years.
ff170r. 7 Nov, 1609, 27 Feb 1610. Smarte & Crips v Bendall; tithe Broome farm, Swindon. Evidence of William Stichall, Swindon, —-, 74. — For 60 years Broome farm lies in Swindon.
John Waight, Grafton, yeo; has lived there for 13 years; before at Alf…; before at King…
Geoffrey Smithe, Swindon, husbandman, 25; has lived there for 5 years; before at Wootton Bassett; was born at Highworth. See D1/42/25.
Final folios 171, 172 very damaged and incomplete.
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