Bundle marked "Earl of Thanet, Skipton Castle, Petyt" containing legal and estate...

Bundle marked "Earl of Thanet, Skipton Castle, Petyt" containing legal and estate papers [Christopher Peyt was Lord Thanet's steward] 1691-1781.

Including:

- Summary of proceedings against Thomas Pattinson esq. in an action for trespass and damage done by livestock on Mallerstang Common [c. 1720];

- Documents relating to actions for trespass and slander by Lord Thanet against Samuel Swier including brief about trespass case, letter containing legal advice about intended slander case, bill of legal costs, note of submission of Samuel Swier in trespass case, note of penal agreement between Samuel Swier and Christopher Petyt in the matter of the trespass case, demand for £10 damages in settlement 1721-1722;

- Letter, 5 August 1726 [from Christopher Petyt to Lord Thanet] referring to cases at York Assizes about poaching "the witnesses fully proved 7 . 10 . 0 damages done to Walkinson by Swier & his followers and how insolently they had behaved themselves notwithstanding which Judge Page, who behaved himself to the surprise of the whole Court & Country and in such a manner as wou'd be unsafe to mention in a letter, so far Influenced & directed the Jury as to bring in but 3s. 6d. damages" etc; and referring to estate matters, a case of theft of pewter plates, a negligent schoolmaster at Silsdon Chapel, names of candidates for knights of the shire etc.;

- Affidavits in case against Joseph Maude, Laurence Shaw and John Shaw for illegal fishing, bill of legal charges, letter of apology from Joseph Maude 1723/4;

- Bill of legal charges for Allison v. Birtwhistle & Chamberlain n.d.;

- Note of verdict of court baron in case against Thomas and Isabell Allison of Skipton for fraudulent taking away and selling a white cow, 1722;

- Chancery bill, 17 June 1728 relating to lands in East Marton, Yorks.;

- Brief and award, assault and battery case arising at Falkirk Cattle fair between John Moorhouse and Henry Smith, 1725;

- Judgement for damages arising out of malicious laming of hound dog [York Assizes 1725];

- Affidavit of Christopher Benson of Halton in Craven, Yorks. yeoman, in Spencer v. Benson, alleging fraudulent dealings by Spencer, an attorney, [1727];

- Deed of assignment of part of residuary estate of Robert Harle, Richard Fountain and Christopher Petyt; receipt, letters of attorney, memorial of judgement 1726-1727;

- Accounts (2) of money paid by the Rev William Wilkinson as executor of Christopher Petyt deceased 1728-1745;

- Letter to Miss Elizabeth Petyt 16 Sept 174[ ] from Richard Strothers [attorney] about late Mr Petyt's finances;

- An account of money laid out by Mr Chris. Petyt and Mr Richard Strother for redeeming the estate of John Hodgson deceased and Robert Smith deceased and for the absolute purchase of the same from John Hodgson and Ann Hodgson for the use of Chris. Petyt and Richard Strother jointly, the conveyances thereof to stand in the name of Richard Strother;

- Notes by Christopher Petyt about a "confederacy" among the tenants, and about a watercourse n.d.;

- Letters, 16 May 1725 and 13 December 1726, Christopher Petyt to Lord Thanet about sundry estate matters;

- List of tenants and freeholders in Skipton Ings n.d.;

- Note of verdict in debt case before court baron at Skipton, Baldwin v. Allinson n.d.;

- Rental for the estates at Hallifax and Carleton late Hodgson's, 1727;

- Petition of Hose Bradford of Skipton, mentioning debts and injury sustained while helping to erect a "summertree" in castle, desires to be admitted a tenant, 1725;

- Bargain and sale of livestock and goods, John Willisell of Silsden to Lord Thanet 1691;

- Bond in £100, Roger Mitton of Skipton, Yorks. to Stephen Parkinson of Silsden, Kildwick, Yorks., to accept award and arbitration, 1726;

- Articles of agreement, 18 January 1726 for conveyance of property at Steeton, Yorks.;

- A catalogue of books lent by Mr Samuel Swier to Mr Christopher Petyt 29 March 1721;

- Letter, 6 July 1725 from Ro[bert] Leach on behalf of a [clergyman's] widow;

- The constables of Skipton's accounts of their disbursements for horses, men and for their service several days and nights being charged by virtue of his majesty's special warrant to assist his majesty's forces 1720;

- Exchequer bill about rents in Middleham, Yorks. [1739];

- Articles of agreement, 27 October 1725 to secure marriage jointure of Sarah Heber of Holling Hall, Yorks.;

- Letter, 26 April 1781 from Thomas Carter, about rents, and horses.

Bundle of seventeenth century draft and copy legal documents including:

1571-1679.

- Depositions of witnesses, 10 October [1679] in hearing between Grace Skelton widow against Ann Skelton widow, by virtue of commission of Chancery to Daniel Fleming and others;

- Issue, Fleming v. Atkinson 1657 [debt case];

- The severall answer of John Fleming esq. one of the defendants to the information of William Noy esq. attorney general n.d.;

- The joint and several answers of John Fleming gent. and Daniel Fleming esq. two of the defendants to the bill of complaint of William Briscoe esq. 1658;

- Draft deed to lead the uses of a common recovery to convey the manors of Skirwith, Kirckland, Lowthat and Munkhall, Cumberland by Daniel Fleming of Skirwith to Sir George Dalston of Dalston, Cumberland bart. 1655;

- Conveyance of tithes of chapels of St Bridget's, St Leonard's of Cleator and St John's besides Calder, Cumberland, [1620];

- Bond of indemnity in £20 of Thomas Carus to William Fleming 1647; and receipt;

- Copy will of Sir William Fleming [fragment];

- Issue, Gerard Graham v. Richard Atkinson [ejectment case, 1627];

- Acquittance, 1 September 1571, John Atkinson to William Fleming for rent of Brokylbanke [Torver];

- Conveyance of sundry closes in Halebank, Halewood and other places in Lancashire n.d.;

- Conveyance, 2 July [1631] Sir William Norres of Speake, Lancaster to Sir Cuthbert Clifton of Westby, Lancs. knight, John Fleming of Rydall esq. and John Poole of Poole, Cheshire esq. of Speake hall, Lancs.;

- Chancery bill 1674 Humphrey Wharton of Gray's Inn, Middlesex esq. and Michael Taylorson of Gilling, Yorks. against Robert Phillipson of Callgarth esq.

Sundry nineteenth and twentieth century documents 1865-1931.

Including:

- Abstract of the will and two codicils of Lady le Fleming deceased 1865;

- Copy will of General le Fleming 1871;

- Copy will and codicils of Miss Jane Isabella Fleming of Rayrigg, Windermere deceased 1897-1901;

- Settlement on the marriage of Stanley Hughes le Fleming esq. with Miss Marton 1896;

- Copy case for counsel's opinion re Rydal Hall, settled estates 1931.