Short title: Buckland v Hippisley. Plaintiff(s): John Buckland, John Bendish. Defendant(s):...

Short title: Buckland v Hippisley.

Plaintiff(s): John Buckland, John Bendish.

Defendant(s): Edward Hippisley, Thomas Wallis, John Dory, Anne Hippisley, widow.

Subject of depositions: Manor of Chewton (Somerset), now belonging to plaintiffs, and formerly belonging to Sir Edward Waldegrave, late of Stanninghall (Norfolk), knight, deceased,and the lead mines in such manor. Touching the claim of the lords of the manor to the tenth part of the lead ore "digged, melted, made, or converted into lead within said manor." Touching the copyholds or customary lands in the manor called "the Neate Places" and "Fardells" or "Landless Places" and "loading money" paid by tenants thereof towards the carriage of every tenth tunn of lead ore so "digged, etc." Also touching the office of landreeve within such manor, his salary, and exemption from payment of loading money. Customs of manor.

County/place: Somerset.

Date of commission: 23 June 1675.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 9 September 1675 at Chewton-under-Mendip.

Deponent(s): James Palmer (2); William Hill; Francis Board (2); John Purnell (2); Henry Collyer; Walter Webb (2); Richard Plaister (2); John Hoskins (2); Anthony Younge (2); Thomas White (2); James Francke alias Yorke (2); Edmund Quarles; Robert Flower; Valentine Dudden; Thomas Hipsley; Henry Flower; John Greene.