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Test 04

Helen Sorrowcolt wife of Gilbert Sorrowcolt c James Greenhough and Edward Scholes for calling her a whore. James had watched the street door and Scholes the back door and saw one Robinson come out of the house at 9pm – libel, sentence.

Cause Papers

September 13, 2019

Test 03

Cause Papers

Test 02

Cause Papers

EDC 5/9/3

EDC 5/9/3 – Sentence of divorce: William Renshere of Ashton-on-Mersey v. Clemente Bent alias Renshaye of Eccles co. L. 2 Jun. 1548 (?).

March 3, 1548

EDC 5/9/2

EDC 5/9/2 – Sentence of divorce: Elizabeth & Thomas Stapulton of Alderley. 20 Apr. 1548.

February 17, 1548

EDC 5/9/1

EDC 5/9/1 – Libel in alimony (?) cause: Francis Buckley of Manchester co. L. v, Elizabeth Traves. 1548.

January 10, 1548

EDC 5/8/1

EDC 5/8/1 – Libel in tithe cause: Richard Smyth LL. B. rector of Bury co. L. v. Arthur Caye of Bury 1547.

February 6, 1547

EDC 5/7/2

EDC 5/7/2 – Order by King’s Commissioners appointing ‘reevers’ for repair etc of Macclesfield Church. At Ludlow, 26 Sep. 1546 (formerly /1/9)

June 5, 1546

EDC 5/7/1

EDC 5/7/1 – Sentence of divorce: Hugh Holland v. Joan Bruckfeld alias Holland of pa. Ormskirk co. L. 14 Oct 1546.

January 31, 1546

EDC 5/5/1

EDC 5/5/1 – 1544? Coddington tithe cause paper.

February 10, 1544

EDC 5/4/1

EDC 5/4/1 – Libel in defam. cause: Petronelle Danyell v. Joan Walton of Lower Knutsford. 1543.

December 29, 1543

EDC 5/3/2

EDC 5/3/1,2 – Libel & exceptions in tithe cause: Thomas Valentyne gent. Of Benclif in pa. Eccles co. L v. Sir Richard Brereton kt. Farmer of tithes of Eccles. 1542

August 16, 1542

EDC 5/3/1

EDC 5/3/1,2 – Libel & exceptions in tithe cause: Thomas Valentyne gent. Of Benclif in pa. Eccles co. L v. Sir Richard Brereton kt. Farmer of tithes of Eccles. 1542

August 11, 1542

EDC 5/2/1

EDC 5/2/1 – Libel in tithe cause: Sir Ralph Brereton Kt. Farmer of tithes of Eccles & Dean co. L. v. Peter Bradshaw, William Hilton, Thomas Lee & Hugh Forster of pa. Dean 1541. (roll form, c. 8 ft. long)

August 29, 1541

EDC 5/17/4

EDC 5/17/4 – Libel in defam. cause: Isabel wife of Ralph Holden of Duckworth v. Roger Rusheton. “Thow arte an arrant hore And Thow haddest a chylde before thow were maryed.” 10 – ? – 1556.

January 25, 1556

EDC 5/1591/2

EDC 5/1591/2 CHESTER (St John) Andrew Brodman vicar c Henry Aneon tanner saying “what doth Mr Brodman think that I am, a papist… if there is any papistry in Chester it is in him” – libel.

March 17, 1591

EDC 5/1587/8

EDC 5/1587/8 HOLT Kathryn Clubb c John Ledsom of Holt for breach of marriage contract, letter from William Oldham.

March 10, 1587

EDC 5/1582/11

EDC 5/1582/11. TILSTON Richard Masie of Grafton c John Brereton claiming a pew in right of Grafton Hall – libel.

January 9, 1582

EDC 5/1580/9

EDC 5 1580. 9. ASTBURY Jane Asgard c John Leigh of Ridge, Prestbury saying that Jane had a child to her father in law Mr Rode – libel.

September 13, 1580

EDC 5/1580/8

EDC 5 1580. 8. ALDFORD Alice Hasewell c Ellen Barrowe saying she had a child before her marriage – libel, depositions.

EDC 5/1580/7

EDC 5 1580. 7. CHESTER (St Bridget) Alice Bostock c Roger Chauntrell of St Oswald for breach of contract – sentence.

EDC 5/1580/6

EDC 5 1580. 6. CHESTER (St Oswald) John Vaudrey impropriator c Richard Webbe, William Janson sen and William Janson jnr for tithes – libel.

September 12, 1580

EDC 5/1580/5

EDC 5 1580. 5. CHESTER James Bannister c Ellen Bannister alias Urmston for adultery and bastardy – libel, responsions, decree from York.

September 8, 1580

EDC 5/1580/4

EDC 5 1580. 4. CHESTER (St John) Elizabeth Meacocke c Thomas Darcye of St Mary’s for annulment of marriage she being only ten years of age – decree.

August 29, 1580

EDC 5/1580/3

EDC 5 1580. 3. CHESTER (St Peter) Alderman Thomas Darcye c Cecily Darcye for adultery with Francis Ederman – sentence.

EDC 5/1580/2

EDC 5 1580. 2. CHESTER (St Oswald) Thomas Dareil c Ciceley Dariel – sentence for divorce.

August 23, 1580

EDC 5/1580/12

EDC 5 1580. 12. MANCHESTER Robert Riding c Ralph Shalcrosse for saying he was a naughty man of his body – libel.

September 13, 1580

EDC 5/1580/11

EDC 5 1580. 11. MANCHESTER Jane wife of Henry Chetham c Richard Hall clerk for saying this place is not fit for any cuckold to walk in – libel.

EDC 5/1580/10

EDC 5 1580. 10. MIDDLETON Anna Jackson c Anna Johns saying she was a common liar and also a married man’s whore – libel, responsions, decree.

EDC 5/1580/1

EDC 5 1580. 1. CHESTER (St Oswald) Elizabeth Cowley alias Johnson wife of Richard Cowley in a divorce cause.

January 22, 1580

EDC 5/1575/5

EDC 5/1575/5 Bill of Costs in tithe cause of Cowper c Radcliff.

March 25, 1575

EDC 5/1575/4

EDC 5/1575/4 BOWDON Urian Bowdon c William Charlton and Ellen wife of Robert Lether saying that Urian had committed adultery with Katherine Leigh – libel.

March 22, 1575

EDC 5/1575/3

EDC 5/1575/3 CHESTER (St Oswald) John and Richard Vaudrey impropriators of tithes of Churton Heath (Bruera) c Ralph Calveley – libel, interrogations, decree.

January 20, 1575

EDC 5/1575/2

EDC 5/1575/2 CHESTER (Watergate Street) Rose Smith c Elena Bannicle calling her whore and unfit to speak to any woman – libel, depositions.

January 10, 1575

EDC 5/1575/15

EDC 5 1575. 15 BANGOR ON DEE William Choulton rector c David Lloyd, Matthew and Reginald ap David for tithes – articles, responsions, sentence.

May 19, 1575

EDC 5/1575/1

EDC 5/1575/1 CHESTER (St Werbergh) Joan Shepherd wife of Robert c Francis and Margaret Sefton for saying she was a whore and a carted whore – libel.

January 1, 1575

EDC 5/1566/9

There is no catalogue entry for this cause but the papers are filed in a paper folder labelled EDC 5 (1566) NO 9 PRESCOT

April 10, 1566

EDC 5/1566/8

There is no catalogue entry for this cause, but the papers are filed in a paper folder labelled EDC 5 (1566) No 8 Croston

EDC 5/1566/7

There is no catalogue entry for this matter, but the papers are filed in a paper folder labelled EDC 5 (1566) No 7 –

April 7, 1566

EDC 5/1566/6

There is no catalogue entry for this cause but the papers are filed in a paper folder labelled EDC 5 (1566) NO 6. PRESTBURY

April 4, 1566

EDC 5/1566/5

There is no catalogue entry for this cause but the papers are filed in a paper folder labelled EDC 5 (1566) NO 5 BLACKBURN

April 1, 1566

EDC 5/1566/4

There is no catalogue entry for this cause. The papers are filed in a paper folder labelled EDC 5 (1567) NO 4 BLACKBURN with other cause papers labelled 1566 and there is another set of cause papers labelled EDC 5 (1567) NO 4 filed with those for 1567. It has thus been assumed that these papers relate to reference EDC 5/1566/4.

March 31, 1566

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