Stockleigh Pomeroy

Source: Public Record Office: CP 40/1120  Title: Common Pleas Hilary 35 Henry VIII Hilary 1544

Westminster

Pl’ita apud Westmr coram Joh’e Baldewyn Milite & Socijs suis Justic’ d’ni Regis de Banco de Termi’o s’ci Hillarij Anno regni Henrici octaui dei gr’a Angl’ Franc’ & Hib’n Regs fidei defensoris & in terra eccl’ie Anglicane & Hib’nice suprmi capitis tricesimo quinto

Pleas at Westminster before John Baldewyn knight and his fellows, justices of the lord king de Banco, for Hilary term in the 35th year of the reign of king Henry the eighth by the grace of God king of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and on earth Supreme Head of the English and Irish church

Devon’

Hugo Pomeray armigr p attorn’ suu’ op’ se iiijto die vrsus Petrum Varley nup de Stokeley Pomerey in Com’ prd’co Husbondma’ & Julianam vxrem eius de pl’ito quare vi & armis cl’m ip’ius Hugonis apud Stokeley Pomerey fregerunt Et herbam suam ad valenciam Centum solidor ib’m nup crescen’ cum quibusdam aurijs depasti fuerunt conculcauerunt & consumpserunt Et alia enormia &c’ ad gaue dampnu’ &c’ Et conta pacem &c’ Et ip’i non ven’ Et prec’ fuit vic’ q’d attach eos &c’ Et vic’ modo Mand’ q’d nichil h’ent &c’ I’o capiantr q’d sint hic a die Pasche in tres septimanas[1] &c’

Devon- A Riotous assembly  ... I wonder why and what happened to them ?

Hugh Pomeray esquire appeared by his attorney for a fourth day against Peter Varley late of Stokeley Pomerey in the county aforesaid husbondman and Juliana his wife, in a plea wherefore by force of arms they broke into a close of the said Hugh at Stokeley Pomerey, and depastured, trampled and consumed with avers[2] his grass there lately growing, to the value of 100s, and other enormities &c. to grave damage &c. and against the peace &c.; and (the defendants) have not come; and it had been ordered the sheriff to attach them &c.;
and the sheriff now reports that they have nothing (in his bailwick in lands or chattels whereby they might be attached) &c.; therefore let them be taken, to be here three weeks from Easter &c.

Source: Public Record Office: CP 40/1120 Title: Common Pleas Hilary 35 Henry VIII Hilary 1544

Westminster

Pl’ita apud Westmr coram Joh’e Baldewyn Milite & Socijs suis Justic’ d’ni Regis de Banco de Termi’o s’ci Hillarij Anno regni Henrici octaui dei gr’a Angl’ Franc’ & Hib’n Regs fidei defensoris & in terra eccl’ie Anglicane & Hib’nice suprmi capitis tricesimo quinto

Pleas at Westminster before John Baldewyn knight and his fellows, justices of the lord king de Banco, for Hilary term in the 35th year of the reign of king Henry the eighth by the grace of God king of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and on earth Supreme Head of the English and Irish church

Devon’

Hugo Pomeray sum’ fuit ad respondend’ Ric’o Farlegh’ de pl’ito quare cepit auria ip’ius Ric’i Et ea iniuste detinuit conta vad’ & pleg’ &c’ Et vnde idem Ric’us p Joh’em Evelegh’ attorn’ suu’ queritr q’d prd’cus Hugo quarto die Julij anno regni d’ni Regis nunc Tricesimo quinto[3] apud Stocklegh’ Pomeray in quodam loco voc’ [blank] cepit auria videl’t duos bouic’los & quadraginta oues ip’ius Ric’i Et ea iniuste detinuit conta vad’ & pleg’ quousq’ &c’ vnde dic’ q’d detriorat’ est Et dampnum h’et ad valenciam Centum solidor Et inde pduc’ sectam &c’

Et prd’cus Hugo p Joh’em Gaurock attorn’ suu’ ven’ Et defend’ vim & iniur’ quando &c’ Et pet’ licenciam inde intrloquendi hic vsq’ a die Pasche in xv dies[4] Et h’et &c’ Idem dies dat’ est prfat’ Ric’o hic &c’

Devon

Hugh Pomeray had been summoned to answer Richard Farlegh in a plea wherefore he took avers of the said Richard and unjustly kept them against wage and pledge &c. And wherein the same Richard, by John Evelegh his attorney, complains that on the 4th day of July in the 35th year of the reign of the lord now king, at Stocklegh Pomeray in a place called [blank] he took the avers, to wit two bullocks and forty ewes, of the said Richard, and unjustly detained them against wages and pledge until &c. whereby he says that he is injured and has damage to the value of 100s; and therein brings his suit &c.

And the aforesaid Hugh comes, by John Gaverock his attorney, and defends the force and injury when &c.; and craves licence of interlocution thereon, hence to the quindene of Easter; and he has &c.; the same day is given to the aforesaid Richard here &c.

Source: Public Record Office: CP 40/1124 Title: Common Pleas Hilary 36 Henry VIII Hilary 1545

Westminster

Pl’ita apud Westmr coram Joh’e Baldewyn Milite & Socijs suis Justic’ d’ni Regis de Banco de Termi’o s’ci Hillarij Anno regni Henrici octaui dei gr’a Angl’ Franc’ & Hib’n Regs fidei defensoris & in terra eccl’ie Anglicane & Hib’nice suprmi capitis tricesimo sexto

Pleas at Westminster before John Baldewyn knight and his fellows, justices of the lord king de Banco, for Hilary term in the 36th year of the reign of king Henry the eighth by the grace of God king of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and on earth Supreme Head of the English and Irish church

Devon’

Hugo Pomray Genrosus p attorn’ suu’ op’ se iiijto die vrsus Will’m Verlegh’t nup de Stokeley Pomraye in Com’ prd’co Husbondman’ Ric’m Verlegh’ nup de Stokeley Pomraye in Com’ prd’co Husbondman’ de pl’ito quare vi & armis cl’m & domu’ ip’ius Hugonis apud Stokeley Pomraye fregerunt & herbam suam ad valenc’ decem librar ib’m nup crescen’ cum quibusdam aurijs depast’ fuerunt conculcauerunt & consumpserunt & solum suu’ ib’m cum quibusdam Carucis suburterunt p quod idem Hugo pficuu’ soli sui prd’ci p magnu’ tempus amisit Et alia enormia &c’ Ad gaue dampnu’ &c’ Et conta pacem &c’ Et ip’i non ven’ Et prec’ fuit vic’ q’d attach’ eos &c’ Et vic’ modo mand’ q’d nichil h’ent &c’ I’o capiantr q’d sint hic a die Pasche in xv[5] dies &c’

Devon

Hugh Pomeray gentleman appeared by his attorney for a fourth day against William Verleght late of Stokeley Pomeraye in the county aforesaid husbondman (and) Richard Verlegh late of Stokeley Pomeraye in the county aforesaid husbondman, in a plea wherefore by force of arms they broke into a close and house of the said Hugh at Stokeleye Pomeraye,  and depastured, trampled and consumed with avers,  grazing animals, his grass there lately growing, to the value of £10,
and turned over his soil there with ploughs, whereby the same Hugh lost the profit of his soil aforesaid for a great time, and other enormities &c. to grave damage &c. and against the peace &c.; and (the defendants) have not come; and it had been ordered the sheriff to attach them &c.;
and the sheriff now reports that they have nothing (in his bailwick in lands or chattels whereby they might be attached) &c.; therefore let them be taken, to be here on the quindene of Easter &c.

[1] 4 May 1544

[2] grazing animals

[3] 4 July 1543

[4] 27 April 1544

[5] 19 April 1545

[6] grazing animals