Short title: Attorney General v Molineux. Plaintiff(s): Attorney General. Defendant(s):...

Short title: Attorney General v Molineux.

Plaintiff(s): Attorney General.

Defendant(s): John Molineux, of Thorpe, near Newark.

Subject of depositions: Borough, and His Majesty's castle and water corn-mills in Newark, and a mill in Farndon, and a mill in Thorpe belonging to defendant. The mills in Newark formerly belonged to the Bishops of Lincoln by exchange with Edward VI. Are the towns of Newark-with-Northgate, Farndon, Balderton, Coddington, Winthorp, N. Clifton, S. Clifton, Thorney, Wigley, Brodholm, Harbie, Spawdforth, Gretton, S. Scarle, Beesthorp, N. Collingham, S. Collingham, Lanforth, Darnthorpe, Stanton, Eston, Shelton, Eston, Syerston, Stoke, Thorpe, Hawton, Barnbie, Cotham within the manor of Newark, or within the wapentake and soke of Newark. Touching ancient custom of "suit and grist" to the mills. Repair of castle by present owner, William Cecil Lord Burghley, with timber out of Sherwood Forest [The names of Anthony Foster and Isabel Countess Dowager of Rutland, former possessors of the mills, John Franklin, and Edmund Molineux, are mentioned].

County/place: Nottinghamshire.

Date of commission: 6 November 1608.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 22 November 1608 at Newark-upon-Trent.

Deponent(s): Richard Ketton (2); James Lawton; Thomas Gaddesbie; John Cundle (2); Richard Peele; Nicholas Godderde; Richard Baguley; Richard Cragg; John Barnesdale; Walter Warde.