Sir John Savage and Thomas Fletcher, Mayors, Richard Birkenhead, Recorder

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Sir John Savage and Thomas Fletcher, Mayors, Richard Birkenhead, Recorder

1597-8

1. 20 April 1598 Sessions: Precept witnessed by Thomas Fletcher, Mayor, to the Sheriffs, to summon a jury of 24 men on 28 April 1598. Endorsed: Executed by the Sheriffs William Throppe and Robert Fletcher.

2. Examination by William Hewese, aged 32, concerning an assault made by - Smallwood on - Partington with a drawn sword.

3. 28 April 1598 Constables presentments for St. Olave's ward.

4. Constables presentments for St. Thomas's ward, including a reference to a 'Shofill borde',

5. 2 May 1598 Constables presentments for St. Bridget's ward.

6. Constables presentments for St. Giles ward.

7. Constables presentments for St. John's ward, including references on events in April 1598.

8. Constables presentments for Trinity ward.

9. 2 May 1598 Constables presentments for St. Mary's ward, including an affray on Haughe Gryne [Hough Green] by certain unknown Welshmen upon the servant of Mr. Davey and William Tomason, servant of Mr. Ravenscroft, in which Mr. Davey's servant was killed.

10. Constables presentments for Northgate ward.

11. Constables presentments for St. Martin's ward, including a reference to events on 30 April 1598.

12. Constables presentments for Eastgate ward, including a reference to events on 20 April, 1598.

13. 2 May 1598 Constables presentments for St. Michael's ward.

14. Constables presentments for St. Thomas's ward. With a note dated 19 May 1598 that from the last day of this month to the first of September no one was to make any malt within the city.

15. A list of persons making malt in Trinity ward.

16. A list of persons making malt in St. Martin's ward.

17. A list of persons making malt in St. Bridget's ward.

18. A list of persons making malt in St. Oswald's ward.

19. Indictment that Richard Plymmar of Solihull, co. Warwick, milner, on 22 March 1597/8 at Chester stole £3 10s. 4d. belonging to Charles Waren of Knowle, co. Warwick, esq., then in Chester. Billa vera.

20. Indictment that Jane Christian of Chester, spinster, on 17 April 1598 at Chester stole a cloak worth 12s. belonging to Thomas Dutton of Norton, Cheshire, yeoman, then in Chester. Also that John Christian of Chester, husbandman, at Chester on the same day, knowing what the said Jane had done, aided and helped her. Billa vera for Jane Christian, 'but we cleare hir hosband'.

21. Indictment that Sarah Might alias Merrick of Chester, spinster, on 22 Dec. 1597 at Chester broke into the house of Valentine Broughton of Chester, alderman, and stole a 'hoope' of barley worth 3s. Also that Jane Harrison of Chester, spinster, and John Harrison of Chester, sherman, at Chester on the same day, knowing what the said Sarah had done, aided and helped her. Billa vera.

22. Indictment that Anna Browne of Chester, spinster, on 17 April 1598 at Chester, stole a cloak worth 5s. from Thomas Dutton of Norton Cheshire, yeoman then in Chester. Also that Thomas Browne of Chester, husbandman, at Chester on the same day, knowing what the said Anna had done, aided and helped her. Billa vera for Anna Browne, 'but we cleare hir hosband'.

<p>See also 48/52, 54, 56/ and 3</p>

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