From roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com Thu Dec 5 13:08:32 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA15780; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:08:32 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (roots-in@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id NAA18215 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:09:09 -0800 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA15764 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 13:08:28 -0800 Received: from bl-12.rootsweb.com (slist@bl-12.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.28]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id MAA16689 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:54:59 -0800 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA13359 for roots-in@rootsweb.com; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:54:19 -0800 X-Envelope-From: starwevr@direct.ca Thu Dec 5 12:54:17 1996 Received: from bl-4.rootsweb.com (root@bl-4.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.29]) by bl-12.rootsweb.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA13349 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:54:16 -0800 Received: from orb.direct.ca (root@orb.direct.ca [199.60.229.5]) by bl-4.rootsweb.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id MAA16673 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:54:54 -0800 Received: from direct.ca.direct.ca ([204.174.246.56]) by orb.direct.ca with SMTP id <33694-5275>; Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:52:20 -0800 Message-Id: <2.2.32.19961205210927.00a983d8@direct.ca> X-Sender: starwevr@direct.ca X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 13:09:27 -0800 To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com From: Brenda Pickard Subject: COWELEY Surname cont... Sender: roots-in@rootsweb.com GLOUCESTERSHIRE NOTES & QUERIES. VOL. V., 1891-93 cont... Berkeley Hundred Court Rolls. In Vol. iv., p.27, Mr. Charles Scott, of Berkeley, gave a careful account of a court leet, held at Berkeley in the present day. We now give an abstract of the proceedings at one of these courts, held in the days of Henry VIII., nearly three hundred and fifty years ago. As is well known by reason of the demise of William, Marquis of Nottingham, the great estates of the Berkeleys came into the hands of the crown in the year 1495, and so remained until the death of King Edward VI., in 1553. Consequently, the Court Rolls of the hundred of Berkeley for that period are now to be found at the Public Record Office. An abstract in English of the court roll, for the hundred of Berkeley and Wotton Foreign follows. The entries relating to each place are occupied with presentments, made by the respective decennarii or tithing men, and appointments of the new constables and the tithing men. In this abstract, only the names of the officers appointed are given, with a few presentments, enough however, to indicate the nature of the business transacted. The offical reference to this document is "Exchequer. Court of Augmentations: court rolls, portf.2, No. 93." BERKELEY HUNDRED. View of Frankpledge held Monday after the feast of Simon and Jude. 35 Henry VIII. [1543] before Anthony Kingston, knight, chief steward. ESSOIGNS. Hugh Tanner, Thomas Robyns, John Booke. JURORS for the lord the king; Thomas Butler, gent., John Herny, gent., Richard Tyndall, Walter Wodward, Thomas Bayley, Edward Mallett, William Bere, Thomas Hurne, Robert Towche, Richard Jobyns, Richard Walker, Richard Griffith. HAMME. The tithing men, with all the tithing present, that John a Barnysdale (8d), Thomas Warante (8d), Thomas Machine (8d), hold a water corn mill, and take toll, and are therefore amerced........That Richard Phelippes committed an assualt upon William Mallett, with a stick of no value, against the peace of the lord the king; he is amerced 12d. That Robert Smyth committed an assualt upon Margaret Herne, with a stick, etc., That Richard Smyth assualted William Willis with his fist, etc. That Morgan Griffyn assaulted Richard Phillips with his fist. Officers elected: Thomas Warante, Richard James, constables; Thomas Wynter, Thomas Cole, tithingmen. STONE. [Presentments]. Officer elected: Thomas Tanner, constable. AULKYNTON. [Presentments, assaults,etc.]. Officers elected: John Cole, constable; John Fremon, tithingman. HYNTON. The tythingmen present that John Smyth brewed and broke the assize. Officers elected: John Fryer, James Hurne, constables; James Towrche, tithingman. HAMFALLOW in Hynton's Side. [Presentments]. Officer elected: William Baker, constable. KYNGESCOTT. [Presentments]. Officers elected: John Marten, tithingman; Thomas Hatheway, constable. HURSTE.[Presentments, including one to John Selwyn]. Officers, elected: William Webbe, tithingman; Thomas Harmys, constable. SLYMBRIGGE. [Long presentment]. Officers elected: John Gordeler, tithingman; Richard Tomrell, constable. NYMESFELD. Officer elected: John Mylls, tithingman; Richard Duryard, constable. FLYTON and HAYE. No officers elected. BRADSTON. [Presentmensts.] Officers elected: John Cowley, sen., constable; John Browne, tithingman. GENERAL VERDICT by all the twelve jurors concludes that business of the court. The WOTTON FORINE to follow. Brenda