Short title: Emerson v Nevill. Plaintiffs: Alexander Emerson gent of Glamford Briggs,...

Short title: Emerson v Nevill.

Plaintiffs: Alexander Emerson gent of Glamford Briggs, Lincolnshire.

Defendants: Christopher Nevell gent of the city of Lincoln, and others.

Subject: concerning the freehold of the moiety of the rectory of Goxhill, Lincolnshire, purchased about 20 years since [c 1612] by Alexander Emerson the elder [father of the plainitiff ?], late of Glamford Briggs, deceased, from Sir John Stanhope kt and other purchases of the said Alexander, including a messuage and lands in Barton-upon-Humber, bought of Mr Thompson, and the manor of Beningholme, Yorkhire. Alexander Emerson the son and heir apparent of the plaintiff, was (in about July 1626) young and under age and of an easy and weak disposition, and by the sinister persuasions of Christopher Nevell, and"by the alluring disposicion and carriage" of Katherine Nevell his daughter was drawn in to marry her, and that"within two houres of the first motion thereof made". This was at a time when young Alexander's father had sent for him to come from London to be bestowed in marriage with a gentlewoman of good parentage and portion. Young Alexander died soon after reaching full age, and Katherine his widow married Rowland Farmery of Lincoln.

Document type: Bill (10 October 1632) and answer (18 October 1632) of Christopher Nevell only.