Collections for a history of Staffordshire Volume 15 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...Roger de Wormehulle for a sum of 40s. The defendants did not appear, and the Sheriff was ordered to distrain and produce them on the above date. m. 71, dorso. Staff. Nicholas Rnggeley sued Henri.' Waleys of Hampton, Richard Lowe of Pendeford, Hugh Lowe of Bisshebury, Adam Deykyn of Tetenhale, Henry Wightwyke of Tetenhale, Adam Waleys of Hampton, and William Brode of Hampton, for taking fish from his several fishery at Covene to the value of 40s. None of the defendants appeared, and the Sheriff was ordered to arrest and produce them on the Quindene of Holy Trinity, m. 96. Staff. John de Sutton sued Edmund, Earl of Stafford, to warrant to him the manor of Overpenne which he held of him, and for which he held the depd of Ralph, late Earl of Stafford, the grandfather of Edmund, and whose heir he was. The Earl did not appear, and the Sheriff was ordered to distrain and produce him on the Quindene of Holy Trinity. A postscript states that on that date the Sheriff made no return, and he was ordered as before, and to produce the Earl on the Octaves of St. Michael.2 m. 96, dorso. Staff. John Bolde sued Richard Smyth of Calnehulle for treading down and consuming his corn and grass, at Bolde and Keneston, with his cattle to the value of 100s. Richard did not appear, and the Sheriff was ordered to arrest and produce him on the Quindene of Holy Trinity, m. 190, dorso. Warw. John de Brandeleye recovered £30 as damages in a suit against Adam de Peshale, chivaler, for breaking into his close at Chortele, in 20 R. II, and burning twenty cartloads of hay, which were in stacks (in tassis), and carrying away twenty cartloads of fagots, and other trespasses specified. m. 249, dorso. Staff. Joan, formerly wife of Robert Burgulon, sued Henry Aleyn, and John Bridde, of Hondes...