1667

1. DODLESTON John Hayfield c George Deane of St Mary, Chester for slander on a bastardy charge - libel, articles, allegations, responsions, depositions.

2. NANTWICH Ann Knutsford c Margaret Howell for slander and for pulling her by the bosom - Articles, depositions, bill of costs, responsions, interrogations, citation.

3. MIDDLEWICH Robert Lowe c Mary Anson for tithe salt and 40 wain loads of hay - libel, depositions, interrogations, bill of costs, additional articles, responsions, prohibition (repair).

4. EUXTON John Robinson c Alice Oldfield for calling him a coward - articles, depositions, interrogations, responsions, sentence. (1666 no.38).

5. BURY Office c Roger Holt for saying that a sequestration in a testamentary cause was a scare-crow to frighten children - depositions, libel. (Repair see 1666 no.39).

6. BROMBOROUGH Thomas Cholmondeley c William Selbye for tithe cattle in Bromborough; says 100 acres rough land is worth 2/- per annum - responsions, libel.

7. MIDDLEWICH Robert Low c Ralph Hoderne for tithe hay - libel, prohibition.

8. NESTON John Hughes c Alice Goodicar for charge of stealing £20 - libel, responsions.

9. Blank.

10. CHESTER (Holy Trinity) Maria King c Ellena Harrison accusing her of stealing cheeses from her cupboard - libel, bill of costs, depositions, repair.

11. CHESTER Sarah Oldfield c Isabella Anion for slander - bill of costs, responsions.

12. CHESTER (St Martin) Isabella Wade c Joan Harvey for commenting in slanderous manner on the Mayor confining W Wade in the Pentice in Northgate - depositions, bill of costs, sentence.

13. GRESFORD (Holt Chapel) John Bowrey c Margaret Royden for adultery being caught under the hill at crabtrees in the moon light. Also a charge of gathering germander and Bear-foot to procure an abortion - responsions, libel, articles.

14. CHESTER (Holy Trinity) Anna Malban c Ellena Harrison calling her a drunken queane - libel, depositions.

15. CHESTER (St Oswald) Thomas Needham a London merchant c William Bennett for calling him knave, rogue, whoremaster in George Saladins house in Fishmonger Lane - libel, interrogations, depositions.

16. DODLESTON Henry Bunbury guardian of Margaret Manley c Henry Davies for his marriage to her in a private house at Lache without banns or licence she being 14 years of age. Charles Duckworth, rector says she was baptised 12 July 1653 - depositions.

17. LACHE Office c William Burgary for being present and assisting at the marriage between Henry Davies and Margaret Manley by Samuel Lloyd rector of Aldford - depositions, confession, bill of costs, (see no.16).

18. CROSTON (Beckensall) Office c Thomas Gerrard a layman for preaching in Beckensall chapel, he being of Poulton, and for mis-quoting Thomas Aquinas in Latin and swearing in his sermon - libel, depositions (repair).

19. ORMSKIRK Anna and William Senhouse c executor of Mary Sharples - sentence, citation, oaths, inhibition to York. (See 1666 no.9).

20. WEAVERHAM William & Jonathan Wilcoxon c Eleanora Wilcoxon widow in disputed will of Richard Wilcoxon of Ouston. Full file in numbered order of process.

21. MANCHESTER Anthony Mosley c Edward & Anna Mosley in disputed will of Sir Edward Mosley of Houghead. Part of case in London Consistory and details of court procedure included as well as a family tree with interesting notarial signs - full file in numbered order of process.

22. MANCHESTER Office c Hugh Needham deputy of Rural Dean for commuting penances and excessive probate fees - libel, depositions, responsions (see 1666 no.39) (repair).

23. BURY Office c Roger Holt concerning will of Elizabeth Holt (see 1666 no.39).

24. DAVENHAM Office c Joseph Tovey parish clerk for excessive drinking, taking snuff in service, neglect of duty and making rude gestures at the minister - libel, sentence.

25. CHESTER (St Olave) Hugh Harvey c Samuel Davies concerning removal of bones from churchyard - depositions (see 1666 no.4).

26. CHILDWALL Samuel & Jane Cook c William Lavrocke for alleged indecent assault by Jane Cook in an alehouse - depositions.

27. CHILDWALL Samuel & Jane Cook c John Holland for calling her a whore - depositions (repair).

28. POULTON Sir John Singleton c Alexander Rigby concerning a pew in church - responsions, citation, allegations.

29. TARVIN (Mouldsworth) William Davies c Samuel & Maria Spencer for calling him a cheat - libel, depositions, bill of costs (repair).

30. TARVIN (Mouldsworth) William Davies c Eleanor & Ralph Steel for accusing him of bastardy - libel, depositions, sentence (repair).

31. FRODSHAM (Kingsley) Confession of John Millner that he taught a petty school with writing and Latin but has since given up teaching not having a licence - libel (repair).

32. TARPORLEY Elizabeth Whittingham c John Cookson saying she was the cause of Elizabeth Bolton's suit - libel, depositions.

33. Bill of costs - badly damaged.

34. ORMSKIRK Edward Peterson c John Sharrock concerning the administration of the goods of Edward Peterson of Scarisbricke.

35. DAVENHAM Office c Peter Aspshall & Lucy Mallory for clandestine marriage - libel, confessions.

36. TARPORLEY Elizabeth Whittingham c Elizabeth Bolton for saying she was beaten in the street for taking 3d from a stall - libel.

37. POULTON Sir John Singleton c James Pateson concerning right to a seat in church - depositions.

38. PRESTON Richard Hogkinson c John Clifton for irregularities as parish clerk (see 1665 no.55).

39. MIDDLEWICH Maria Milton c Ralph Blease for slander - libel.

40. CONGLETON Margaret Henshall c John Henshall allegation that she tried to break into his house (1665 no.28).

41. WIGAN Churchwardens c John Seddon constable of Hindley for not collecting assessments - details of constables duties - libel.

42. RINGLEY CHAPEL Office c Zacharaiah Taylor teaching a private school and one year in a public school without a licence - libel (repair).

43. NESTON (Burton chapel) Margaret Moores c Anna Hickson calling her a black mouthed witch - libel.

44. CHESTER (St John Baptist) William Throppe c Jane Ethell saying he was a knave had nothing but a few rotten books - libel.

45. PENDLETON Sara Pollett c Elizabeth Hay saying Sara was naughty with John Dickson in Ackersfield - libel.

46. CHESTER (St Peter) John Baxter c Bridget Carrington for slander - libel.

47. CHESTER (St John) Isabella Anyion innkeeper c Robert Moulson saying she was a drunken slutt and beggars brat - libel.

48. RUNCORN Office c Sir Richard Brooke for non payment of church dues - libel (see 1665 no.26).

49. GREAT BUDWORTH Elizabeth Moore c Thomas Eaton on charge of marriage by verba de presenti - libel.

50. NANTWICH Office c Anna Wright alias Field for adultery - libel.

51. BUNBURY Thomasine Hulton c Matthew Trevers for hay tithe at Tiverton - libel, responsions.

52. GREAT BUDWORTH Joseph Watts, James Hodgkinson, Richard Sutton c Elizabeth and Thomas Starkey for tithes of manor of Stretton - depositions (see 1666 no.10).

53. PLEMONDSTALL Charles Hotham clerk c Thomas Baker for tithe of cattle and hay - depositions, responsions, libel, interrogation, declaration, sentence (see 1666 no.31).

54. CROSTON (Rufford) James Pilkington clerk c Hugh Hesketh for tithes of seven acres of meadow - libel, responsions, confession, depositions, bill of costs, interrogations, memoria replicatoria.

55. MIDDLEWICH William Hughson c Edmund Antrobus for tithe cows and calves in Siblach - libel, interrogations, depositions, responsions.

56. BUNBURY Roger Griffiths c Richard Betteley for tithe dues -libel, depositions.

56. BUNBURY Roger Griffiths c Richard Jameson for tithe dues -libel, sentence, depositions, bill of costs.

58. BUNBURY Roger Griffiths c Ralph Pulford for tithe dues - sentence, depositions, libel (repair).

59. CHESTER (St Olave) John Harper & Richard Burrows c Hugh Harvey for assessments to repair of church - libel.

60. Robert Urmston c Richard Wright concerning payment towards costs of books - responsions.

61. MARBURY William Edgley c David Morgan saying he was a cheat who took cheeses to Whitchurch - libel.

62. NANTWICH Bill of costs for Thomas Knutsford (see 1668 no.10).

63. Sentence in case of William Bannion c Elizabeth Bannion for separation at bed and board.

64. MACCLESFIELD Citation for John Stubbs.

65. HALSALL Citation viis et modis for George Aspinall.

66. ALDFORD Bill of costs for Sam Lloyd.

67. RAINFORD Bill of costs on the part of Samuel Beard c William Bowyer.

68. PRESTBURY Churchwardens of Prestbury c Samuel Lea for Macclesfield. MACCLESFIELD re payment of dues to Prestbury - prohibition.

69. Fragment re Margaret Oakes of Gawsworth.