1595

1595

1. CHESTER (St John Baptist) Thomas Burgess & William Bannester c. Jane Annyon wife of Henry disputing her title to a seat in church - libel.

2. CHESTER (St John Baptist) Churchwardens c William Newall & John Eavan for non payment of assessments - libel.

3. CHESTER (St John Baptist) Churchwardens c (?) Burton for non payment of assessments - libel.

4. CHESTER (St John Baptist) Churchwardens c Henry Crosbie for non payment of assessments to repair of church - libel depositions.

5. CHESTER (St John Baptist) Churchwardens c Robert Cotton for non payment of his assessments - libel, responsions.

6. CHESTER (St John Baptist) Churchwardens c William Kinge for non payment of assessments to the repair of the church - libel, responsions.

7. CHESTER (St Oswald) Edward Dutton c Philip Kelye of St Martins for tithes - sentence.

8. CHESTER (St Oswald) John Watkin c Anna Pryvall alias smith alias Bannester, alias grafton alias Bowden in a matrimonial dispute - libel.

9. CHESTER (St Oswald) Elizabeth Huet c John Phazaker - or defamation -sentence.

10. OLDHAM Katherine Heywood c John Street of Ashton under Lyne accusing her of adultery and making her husband a cuckold - libel.

11. OVER Mary Dutton wife of John c Thomas Starkie accusing her of adultery and bastardy - depositions.

12. TILSTON Richard Edowe c John Malbrowe concerning a marriage in the chapel at which Thomas Kettle a Reader officiated depositions.

13. MARBURY Fragment of depositions in a tithe dispute.

14. WRENBURY

15. PRESTON Marie Wall c Jacob Hatch for not attending divine service at Lancaster - libel.

16. MANCHESTER Nicholas Bagulery of Newton c William Culcheth and Bryan Culcheth concerning title to a seat in the chancel of Newton chapel - libel.

17. MANCHESTER Matilda Rose wife of Liles Rose c Ralph Done for calling her whore - fragment.

18. MANCHESTER Edmund and James Chaderton impropriators of rectory c Richard Worthington for tithe barley - libel, responsions depositions.

19. ECCLESTON Thomas Winstanley c Margaret Finch wife of Hugh calling him thief and false knave - libel.

20. GREAT BUDWORTH Jane Lawton c Humphrey Winnington calling her a light woman - depositions.

21. GUILDEN SUTTON Sale by Crown of manor of Guilden Sutton for £1013 from Court of Augmentation to Augustus Hynde and 9 others including John Davie of London, clothworker. Records their holdings in the manor and right to tithes.

22. WORTHENBURY Roger ap Thomas chaplain c Edward Griffiths and Elizabeth his wife saying Elizabeth had born a child to him in fornication - deposition.

23. Bill of costs in defamation cause between Elizabeth Hynet and John Fazakerly.

24. RUNCORN Marie Dutton wife of John c Thos Starkie of Preston saying she was a whore who committed adultery with Simon Mather - libel.

25. TARPORLEY Office c John Witter for taking John Henlock by the collar and hauled him from the upper end of the church to the tower - libel, depositions.

26. BUNBURY Joan Hall wife of William c Ralph Holme of Tarporley saying she had a child in adultery with Richard Wood - libel.

27. FRODSHAM Office c John Browmet for speaking defaming words to Thomas Dutton vicar in divine service - libel, depositions.

28. STOCKPORT Robert Higginbotham c Ellen Rowbotham for saying she had three bastards while contracted to Robert - libel.

29. ORMSKIRK Churchwardens c Christopher Gill refusing to pay his church lays - libel.

30. BLACKBURN Ellen Osbaldeston c Thomas Walmisley and Robert Tailor saying she was a witch for twenty years - libel.

31. WYBUNBURY Churchwardens c (?) Gawsworth for not contributing to repair of church - depositions.

32. BUNBURY Joan Greenwood c Elizabeth Marle of Tarporley accusing her of adultery - libel (fragile).

33. THORNTON Burnett c Dutton fragment of depositions.

34. WRENBURY Thomas Massies wife Elizabeth c Jemima Barnet calling her an arrant whore - libel.

35. BUDWORTH Churchwardens c Ralph Brodhurste for not paying his assessments to repair the church - depositions.

36. BUDWORTH Katherine Winnington c John Browne calling her Wm Helsbies whore - libel, depositions.

37. BUDWORTH Humphrey Winnington c John Hanson concerning a bastard child - libel.

38. SANDBACH Geo. Downham c Wm Liveray concerning tithes of Dieulacres Abbey (Staffs) - libel, depositions (one of the witnesses was a former servant there before the dissolution).

39. SANDBACH John Shawe vicar c Huenda John for tithe animals - libel.

40. HANMER (?) Bennett c Edward Downeton for tithe corn and flax - depositions are badly damaged.

41. HANMER Fragments of depositions in a disputed election of a churchwarden.

42. AUDLEM Elene Finlay alias Watson c Wm Watson in a matrimonial dispute - libel, depositions.

43. CLAUGHTON Dispute concerning tithes formerly held by Edwin late Bishop of Chester and Richard Senhouse - depositions.

44. TARVIN Jane Dicconson wife of John c Margaret Dicconson wife of Ralph calling her whore and witch - libel.

45. WINWICK John Grene apparitor of Warrington c Isabel Dawson saying her committed adultery with her - libel.

46. NESTON Ellen Deane c Elicia Wood saying she saw her head laid on one block and her buttocks on another in adultery with Hamnett Bennett - libel.

47. DAVENHAM Jocosae Freer c Sarah Baker, John Ravenscroft, Wm Walley calling her whore who had three bastards by several men - libel.

48. ECCLESTON Robert Hesberg rector c Richard Ashton for tithe lambs - depositions.

49. HUNTINGTON Wm Dodwell c Dean & Chapter concerning the tithes of the Lordship - depositions.

50. LEYLAND Elizabeth Brandwod c Godfrey Preskott in a matrimonial dispute - decree from York.

51. CHURCH HULME Ellen Forster c Margaret Forster wife of Henry in a dispute concerning a seat in the nave - libel.

52. TILSTON Thomas Kettle c John Madocks and Elen Colley concerning legality of their marriage at Whitchurch in diocese of Lichfield and Coventry.

53. HARTLE Joan Newans c Thomas Newans in a contract of matrimony disputed by Elizabeth Lee - libel, responsions sentence.

54. ALDFORD Gwenne verch Thomas c Christopher Haswall concerning a charge of bastardy - libel poor.

55. HOLT John Billing c Jane Griffiths in a matrimonial dispute - sentence.

56. AUGHTON Samuel Hopwood curate of Aughton c Edmund Hopwood vicar of Childwall concerning rights - libel, sentence.

57. WARRINGTON Alice Woodfall alias Patricke c John Cheshire for calling her "arrant hore" - libel.

58. WAVERTON Wm Wright MA rector c Katherine Rowlinson for mortuary dues - libel.

59. WARRINGTON Lauri Bunell c Elen Bunell fragment of a decree from York.

60. BURY Peter Shawe rector c Arthur Key - sentence.

61. BOWDEN Vicar of Bowden c John Vaudrey for tithe hemp and corn - libel.

62. BOLTON Margaret Wetelove alias Brownelowe and wife of Adam c Robert and Katherine Tailer for defamation - libel, deposition.

63. WYBUNBURY William Addersuch c Isabel Trickett concerning; legality of their marriage - libel.

64. GAWSWORTH Churchwardens c Roger Brodhurst concerning his assessment allegations, list of valuations.

65. ROSTHERNE Margaret Corville alias Harper c Edward Harper in a matrimonial dispute - libel, sentence.

66. Unidentified tithe cause - interrogations.

67. Edward Brooke c Robert Whitehead in a disputed marriage contract with Elizabeth Richardson.

68. HALSALL Henry Eccleston c Ralph Ashton for non-payment of costs in a cause between them.

69. MALPAS Jane Johnson c Thomas Clutton calling her an old bawd and John Howells whore - libel.

70. MARBURY Charles Standish c Margaret and Thomas Hulse in a tithe cause - interrogations.

71. CHRISTLETON Evan ap Reece c Robert ap Reece - fragment only.

72. ECCLESTON Henry Eccleston c Ralph Ashton concerning ownership of tithes - sentence.

73. LOWER PEOVER Margaret Henshawe c John Henshawe concerning a matrimonial dispute - allegations.

74. Fragment that Jane Croft is ready to receive Holy Communion.

75. Fragment concerning a cause between Robert Colly and Joan Towers.

76. Fragment of a cause between Roger Eaton concerning his care of John Hanmer.

77. Unidentified fragments.

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