Short Title: Vernon v Throckmorton. [Cause code: SCEL-04042]. Documents: bill, answers,...

Short Title: Vernon v Throckmorton. [Cause code: SCEL-04042].

Documents: bill, answers, replication.

Plaintiffs: Henry Vernon, John Vernon.

Defendants: Sir John Throckmorton of Feckenham, John Price, Robert Birkinshawe servant to John Price and others.

County: Shropshire, Montgomeryshire, Wales.

Subject: concering the barony of Powys.

Regnal year: 20 Eliz I. Case report, taken from Star Chamber Reports, BL Harley MS 2143, ed K. J. Kesselring (List and Index Society, Special Series 57, 2018): [542] Henry Vernon and John Vernon, plaintiffs; Sir John Thockmorton et al,

Defendants: for an undue return and certificate of the writ, warrants of attorney and plea roll of a recovery concerning the Barony of Powes certified before in the King’s Bench by writ of error for which a special commission was awarded to Sir George Brumley and others to repair to the defendant’s house and to certify the same in this court. Hilary 21 Elizabeth fo. 61. [548] Vernon and Vernon, plaintiffs; Dr John Throgmorton, knight, justice of the county of Montgomery, John Price, armiger, protonotary of the same county, and Robert Birkenshaw, clerk in the office to the said Price,

Defendants: for a false and undue certificate, made of a recovery plea roll, original writ, and warrant of attorney, concerning the barony of Powes, upon several writs of error directed to the said Sir John out of Her Majesty’s bench for the certifying the other the premises for which vidt the said Sir John for abusing his office and calling being a justice of the said county, committed to the Fleet and to pay £1000 fine and sequestered from his place, and Price for his fraudulent neglecting of his office and for his subtle device in contriving his said false certificate to be committed, and to pay £500 fine, and Birkenshaw for his corrupt and false dealing in the falsifying of the said transcript committed and to stand on the pillory here and at Montgomery assizes and Price to be put from his place and office otherwise. Trinity 21 Elizabeth fo. 95 [note: folio references are to the lost Star Chamber decree and order entry books].