Court roll of St Werburgh's Abbey, Chester

MEMBRANE 1

View of frank pledge with court of Northgate strete [Chester] , Brugge Troghforde and Crew, held at the church of St Thomas the Martyr outside the North gate of Chester before Robert Happesford and Thomas Whiksted seneschals of John abbot of St Werburgh's, Chester, Saturday before St Michael 2 Henry VIII.

Essoins - Richard Goodman and others

Northgate Street

Jury - John Merbury, John Kyng, Nicholas Hicok, Richard Hogell, Richard Smyth, Richard Wade, Thomas Tailleour (baker), Roger Massy, Robert Newton, Thomas Goodman, Richard Crabwall, Richard Newton, Hugh Kyng, William Challoner and Edmund Walley

Assaults (various) - a sailor is mentioned.

Thomas Crue master of the hospital of St John Baptist outside the North Gate is named.

'common aysyngdropps in the night'.

Breaches of 'burlaws.

The Ryngyordes.

Default in doing suit of court

Breaches of assize of bread and ale

Plates called 'vawders'.

Afferors - John Merbury, Hugh Kynge.

Constables - Richard Tailliour, smith, and William Challoner

No tenant, etc. in Northgate Street is to act or plead in the Portmote, Crownmote or prentice Court, unless attached at the suit of a party therein

Bruggetrogheforde

Jury - Oliver Woodward, Thomas Wasslyngton, Laurence Brerewodd, Thomas Burgill, Hicholas Hogge, Richard Wale, John Eccles, Thomas Clerke, William Barlow.

Breaches of assize of ale.

Assaults.

Stray.

Afferors - Oliver Woodward, Laurence Brerewodd.

Constables - Thomas Clerk, Thomas Wasslyngton.

Crue

Jury - Robert Lee, John Madok the Elder.

Free tenants not present: John Egerton esquire, Edward Brerton of Burrowes, Edward Crue, Thomas Dod of Broxon, John Hanky, Robert Massy of Golborne, Katherine Ketell widow, Ellen Erdeley widow of Robert Erdeley.

Stray.

Unstamped measures

Afferors - Robert Lee, John Madok senior.

Constables - Richard Erdeley, John Madok the Younger

John Bridde to cleanse Cadookes Lake.

Tenants are to repair the stocks.

View of frankpledge of Ince, held there before Robert Happersforde and William Glaseour, stewards there, Monday before St Denis [7 Oct]

Ince

Jury - Cuthbert Banke, Robert Payn, John More, John Wright, Henry Burgess, Robert Hyne, Richard and John Busshell and John Water.

Arrays - a horse sold, toll 4d; other sales.

Breaches of furlaghs.

Breaking the 'pynfald'.

MEMBRANE 2

[Ince contd]

Trespass on the abbot's fishery at Ince Marsh.

Grinding at external mills.

Henry Burgess, the abbot's miller, does not serve the tenants well.

Breaches of assize of ale.

Unstamped measures.

Afferors - John Banyon, Richard Hyne.

Wardens of the water there - John Busshell, Robert Johnson, Robert Hyne, John Whatton

Constables - Thomas Whitby, William Hyne.

Plea - Henry Burgess v. William Burgess for breach of covenant.

The tenants are to aid the abbot's ministers in guarding the fish.

View of frankpledge of Upton, Newton, etc. At Upton on Thursday after St Denis [10 Oct].

Essoins - Thomas Thorneton and others.