Short title: Fortescue v Bishop of Gloucester. Plaintiff(s): Sir Francis Fortescue,...

Short title: Fortescue v Bishop of Gloucester.

Plaintiff(s): Sir Francis Fortescue, kt.

Defendant(s): Miles Bishop of Gloucester, and the Dean and Chapter, Thomas Dennys, John Jones, William Evans, George Worrall and Mary his wife, Nicholas Roberts, Robert Dobbs, Johan Wyman, widow, Edward Morris, William Evans, Lewis Roberts, Richard Swinett, William Osborn, Michael Hoggins, John Richard Shott, John Bicke, Margaret Edwardes, John Edwardes, Thomas Alee, John Sheyle alias Sheyne, John Veale, the younger, John Robins, William Drinkwater, John Jones, William Heyward, Giles Cox, Richard Smyth.

Subject of depositions: Right and title to one messuage, one grist mill called Holder's Mill, pastures called Dauncer's Hill, land in Shippingland, land abutting upon Notgrove, a toft and garden in Newland, lands in Wotton, Ramstorne, Tredworth, Pedmersfield, and Insworth, all in the parish of St Mary de Load, in the city of Gloucester, and lands in Sendbridge, Upton St Leonards, and Sandhurst in such county. Whether the manor of Barton Abbots was granted by Crown, 4 & 5 Philip and Mary, to Lady Ann Fortescue? whether it was parcel of the late monastery of St Peter, in Gloucester? Touching the adjoining manor of Barton Regis. Metes and bounds of the manor. Survey. [The names of Lady Anne Fortescue, wife of Sir Adrian Fortescue, Sir John Fortescue (all deceased), grant of parcel of monastery to Sir Thomas Bell, kt (deceased), Mr Andrewes, Mr Temple, Mr Roberts, grant in time of Edward VI to Sir Anthony Kingston, of lands in Barton Abbotts and Barton Regis, and grant about 31 Henry VIII, to John Parker of lands in same places, parcel of Barnwood Manor, are mentioned].

County/place: Gloucestershireshire.

Date of commission: 28 November 1615.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 8 January 1616 at Cirencester.

Deponent(s): Thomas Ockold; John Walton (2); John Wyman (2); Thomas Roberts; Richard Carpenter (2); Giles Farmer; Robert Gardner; Robert Fynney.