Bond, in £7, from Anthony Burgeys of the town of Nottingham, yeoman, to John Millington, to observe the covenants specified in a deed between the same parties of even date. Dated as: 4 October, 31 Elizabeth Endorsements: Sealed and delivered in the presence of : George Wolley, Alexander Wool...
Grant by John Nedham senior, of Fernydale, co. Derby, yeoman, and John Nedham junior, his son and heir apparent, to [Aden Berrysforde, esquire, crossed out, and the following 8 words substituted above the line] George Hide of Fenny Bentley, co. Derby, yeoman, of a capital messuage called Fernyda...
Exemplification of a Decision of the Queen's Bench
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Exemplification of a decision of the Court of the Queen's Bench in Hilary Term, 23 Elizabeth (1581) whereby Thomas Conysby, by Hugh Russell, his attorney, recovered damages against Robert Acton, gentleman (in the custody of the Marshalsea [prison]), for trespass in lands at Rock, co. Worc. Dated...
Exemplification of a Common Recovery, at the request of Edmund Nowers esquire, Thomas Solley, Thomas Engyll, clerk, and John Blamyre, senior, clerk, of the decision of Sir Robert Brudenell, knight, justice of the Common Pleas, whereby they recovered against Sir Thomas Cornwalle, knight, the mano...
Royal Commission from Queen Elizabeth to Sir Francis Leeke and Sir Thomas Cockyn, knights, Godfrey Fuljame, Francis Rodes, Thomas Stentham, Walter Horton, esquires, Richard Cooke and Nicholas Browne, gentlemen, to seize the land and tenements, goods and chattels of John Sacheverell esquire who, ...
Exemplification of a Common Recovery by German Dixson, gentleman, of the fourth part of the manor of Bircher alias Birchover, co. Derby, and of a messuage and lands in Birchover and in Stanton, co. Derby, against William Walton, gentleman, wherein Adam Eyre was voucher. Dated Westminster, co. Mi...
Royal Writ with permission for Thomas Eyre, of Rowton, co. Derby, esquire, to hold a weekly Saturday market and 4 fairs, namely on the 23 June, 17 October, 28 November and 20 April, with a court of Pie-Powder at each fair, annually, in the town of Winster, co. Derby, following an inquisition hel...
Royal Writ with permission for Thomas Eyre, of Rowton, co. Derby, esquire, to hold a weekly Saturday market and 4 fairs, namely on the 23 June, 17 October, 28 November and 20 April, with a court of Pie-Powder at each fair, annually, in the town of Winster, co. Derby, following an inquisition hel...
Exemplification of an inspeximus of a Chancery Decree, made 7 November, 21 James I [1623], in a suit between John Gell of Hopton, co. Derby, esquire, and Richard Tofte, John Lowe, Edward Valence and Ralph James, defendants, concerning the third part of the tithes of lead ore in Bakewell, Tideswe...
The Wolley charters range in date from the beginning of the thirteenth to the first half of the eighteenth centuries, but the majority date from the mid thirteenth to the late fourteenth centuries. They are mostly concerned with land transfers. In addition, there are some wills and marriage sett...