THE ANCIENT STATE, AVTHORITIE, AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE COVRT OF REQVESTS.

2. Octob. 1596.

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Anno 1597.

THE ANCIENT state, authoritie, and pro­ceedings of the Court of Requests.

THE Court of Requests now so called, was, and is parcell of the Kings most honourable Councell, and so alwayes called, and estee­med.

Penultimo Aprilis. & 1. Iulij. 17. H. 7. 27. Maij 21. H. 7. & 18. Septemb. 6. H. 8. 28. No­uemb. 12. H. 8. 18. Iulij 14. H. 8. vltimo Nouembris. 27. H. 8. 6. Nouembris. 30. H. 8. 21. Aprilis 31. H. 8. 3. Iulij 32. H. 8. 8. Iulij eodem. 14. Martij. 33. H. 8. 15. Nouemb. 35. H. 8. 11. Nouembris. 36. H. 8. 1. Febr. 37. H. 8. 1. Iu­nij. 38. H. 8. 29. Iulij. eodem. 25. Septemb. eod. & 5. Iulij. 6. Edw. 6. 1. Febr. 7. Edw. 6. 8. Maij. eod. & 7. Maij. 1. Ma­riae. 25. Octobris. 1. & 2. P. & M. 21. Nouemb. eodem. 28. Nouemb. 2. & 3. P. & M. 12. Iunij. eod. 19. Iunij. 3. & 4. P. & M. & 29. Iunij. eod. & 12. Febr. 9. H. 7.

[Page] THe Iudges of that Court were alwaies of the kings most honorable Councell ap­pointed by the King to keepe his Councell bourd.

12. Feb. 9. H. 7. 21. Martij. 12. H. 7. 28. Maij. 13. H. 7. 29. Iun. 14. H. 7. 11. Martij. 15. H. 7. 9. Martij. 17. H. 7. 22. Nouemb. 21. H. 7. & 28. Ianuar. 20. H. 8. 10. Iulij. 24. H. 8. & 23. Maij 25. H. 8. 24. Nouembris. 26. H. 8. 23. Ianu. 29. H. 8. 28. Iunij. 33. H. 8. 6. Nouemb. eod. 10. Feb. eod. & 27. Nouemb. 1. Edw. 6. 29. Ian. 6. E. 6. 12. Iunij. 7. E. 6. & 19. Nouemb. 1. Mariae. 26. Ian eod. 1. Iunij. eod. 20. Ian. 1. & 2. P. & M. 6. Maij. eodem. 24. Nouembris. 2. & 3. P. & M. 25. Nouembris. 3. & 4. P. & M. 3 Nouemb. 4. & 5. P. & M.

THe keeping of this Court was neuer heretofore ti­ed to any place certeine; but onely where the Councell sate, the suitors were to at­tend: But now of late for the ease of suitors, it hath bene kept in the White-hall in Westminster, and onely in the Terme time. viz.

At Sheene. 3. Martij. 9. H. 7. At Canterb. 12. April. eod. At Windsor. 20. Iulij. eod. At Langley. 6. Sept. 10. H. 7. At Woodst. 7. Octob. eod. At Worcester. 9. Iulij. eod. At Nottingham. 24. Augusti. 11. H. 7. At Leicester. 29. Augusti. eo­dem. &c.

THe Court of Requestes a Court of Record.

5. Iulij. 3. & 4. Philippi & Ma­riae.

REcognizaunces taken by the Kings Councell (in his Court of Requestes) at Westminster.

13. Iunij. & 18. Iunij. 13. H. 8. 15. Octob. eod. 26. April 21. H. 8. 11. Iunij. eod. 8. Iulij. 25. H. 8.

[Page] TEmporall: As matters of title, and possession of lands.

17. Febr. 11. H. 7. 15. Febr. 12. H. 7. 17. Feb. eodem. vlt. No­uemb. 14. H. 7. 2 Maij. eodem. & 9. Maij. eod. & 17 Augusti. eod. & 19. Nouemb. 18. H. 7. 15. Nouembris. 19. H. 7. & 16. Decemb. 2. H. 8. 15. Maij. 7. H. 8. 1. Iulij. 8. H. 8. 27. Maij. 9. H. 8. 9. Nouemb. 15. H. 8. 6. Iu­lij. 31. H. 8.

Matters of title onely.

28. Nouemb. 3. H. 8. 10. & 13. Nouemb. 8. H. 8. 23. Maij. 11. H. 8. 13. Nouembris. 13. H. 8. 9. Decemb. 17. H. 8. 18. Maij. 26. H. 8. 2. Iunij. 30. H. 8. 15. Maij. & 16. Nouemb. 37. H. 8. 14 Iul. 38. H. 8. & 28. Octob. 4. Ed. 6. 7. Iulij. 6. E. 6. 10. Maij. 7. E. 6.

Matters of possession onely.

18. Octobris. 11. H. 8. 5. Feb. eod. 15. Febr. 12. H. 8. 8. No­uemb. 13. H. 8. 25. Maij. 28. H. 8. 25. Octob. 31. H. 8. 22. De­cemb. 37. H. 8. & 20 April. 2. E. 6. 18. Maij. 4. E. 6. vlt. Maij. 2. Elizabethae.

Matters of Annuities, ex­tents, debt with specialties, and without, deteining of euidences, rent, assurance of lands, &c.

24. Octobr. 13. H. 8. 18. Maij. 22. H. 8. 30. Nouemb. 27. H. 8. 29. Maij. 33. H. 8. 6. Maij. 34. H. 8. 30. Aprilis. 37. H. 8. & 8. Iulij. 3. Edw. 6. 30. Maij. 6. Ed. 6. 8. Feb. 7. Ed. 6. 13. Maij. 2. Elizabethae.

[Page] Matters of contracts, vil­lainage, water courses, & co­uenants, and high wayes.

10. Febr. 8. H. 8. 24. Nouemb. 10. H. 8. 13. Febr. 11. H. 8. 6. Nouemb. 26. H. 8. 25. Iunij. 36. H. 8. 25. Nouembris. eod. 27. Nouemb. 37. H. 8. 6. Iunij. 38. H. 8. & vlt. Ianuar. 2. Ed. 6. 11. Feb. 4. E. 6.

Matters of Dower, Ioyn­ture, and Contracts for mar­riages.

15. Martij. 11. H. 7. 14. No­uemb. 14. H. 7. 24. Feb. eod. 16. Feb. 24. H. 8.

Matters of wilfull escape.

23. Maij. 4. & 5. P. &. M. 20. Octob. 5. & 6. P. & M.

Forfeitures to the King by Recognizance, or otherwise.

9. Nouemb. 11. H. 7. 5. Martij. 13. H. 7. 26. Febr. 19. H. 7. 14. Octobr. 22. H. 7. & 4. Iulij. 38. H. 8. & 4. Febr. 2. Ed. 6. & 12. Maij. eodem.

Riots, and Routs, Forgerie, and Periurie.

9. Febr. 13. H. 7. 23. Febr. 14. H. 7. 16. Nouemb. 16. H. 7. 6. Decemb. 18. H. 7. & 15. Maij. 14. H. 8. 10. Nouembris. 33. H. 8.

Causes tried heere, whereas the Defendant dwelt in the Marches of Wales, or in the North.

27. April. 2. & 3. P. & M. & 10. Nouemb. 3. & 4. P. & M.

Sometimes causes referred to the Iudges of the law, and their aduise required.

10. Iunij. 7. H. 8. 14. Martij. 10. H. 8. 11. Nouemb. 13. H. 8. 4. Febr. 17. H. 8. & 27. Octob. 6. E. 6. & 10. Feb. 2. & 3. P. & M.

[Page] THe forme of the proceed­ing in this Court, was altogether according to the processe of summary causes in the Ciuill Law.

5. Feb. 13. H. 7. 14. Nouemb. 14. H. 7. 3 Decemb eodem. 20. Martij. eodem. 18. Mar­tij. 15. H 7. & 17 Decembris. 10. H. 8. & 18. Nouemb. 22. H. 8. 18. Nouemb. 31. H 8. & 21. Maij. 3. & 4. P. & M. & 5. Iunij. 1. Elizabethae.

THe persons plaintifs, and Defendants, betweene whom they iudged, were al­wayes either priuiledged as officers of the Court, or their seruants, or as the Kings ser­uants, or necessarie attend­ants on them; or els where the Plaintifs pouertie, or mean estate was not match­able with the wealth, or greatnes of the Defendant: or where the cause meerely conteined matter of equity, and had no proper remedy at the Common law: or where the cause was specially re­commended from the King, to the examination of his Councell: or causes concer­ning Vniuersities Colledges, Schooles, Hospitalles, and the like. As

18. Nouembris. 11. H. 7. 27. Nouemb. eod. 11. Decemb. eod. 26. Nouembris. 14. H. 7. 1. Maij. eodem. 6. Iulij. 17. H. 7. 13. Martij. 1 [...]. H. 7. vltim. Iulij. eod. 28. Maij 21. H. 7. 14. Feb. 23. H. 7. & 27. Octob. 3. H. 8. 13. Iulij. 11. H. 8. 4. Febr. 12. H. 8. 21. Feb. eodem. 6. Iunij. 13. H. 8. 18. Octobris 22. H. 8. 4. Iulij. 24. H. 8. 17 Nouemb. 25. H. 8. 6. Iunij. 29. H. 8. 2. & 4. Nouemb. 30. H. 8. 6. Febr. 31. H. 8. 8. Iunij. 32. H. 8. 12. Febr. eodem. 17. Octob. 38. H. 8. 20. Nouemb. eod. 26. Nouemb. eod. & 4. Feb. 1. E. 6. & 6. Feb. eod 22. Ma [...]j eod. 28 Iun. eod. 5. Iulij. eod. 18. Octob. eod. 30. Ianuar 2. Ed. 6. 9. Feb. eod. 9. Iun. eod. 26. Nouemb. 4 E. 6. & 24. Ianuarij, & 24. Aprilis. 5. Edw. 6.26. Maij. 6. Ed 6. 26. Aprilis. 1. M. 28. Maij. eod. 25. Octob. 3. & 4. P. & M. 5. Maij eod. 10 Feb 4 & 5 P. & M. 9. Maij. eod. 24. Iunij eod.

[Page] THE causes wherewith they deale, and whereof they iudge, are of all sorts: As Maritime, Ecclesiasticall, Temporall, but properly of Temporall causes, and onely of the other sort, as they are mixt with Temporall.

Ecclesiasticall. 2. Martij. 17. H. 7. 15. Iulij. 20. H. 7. & 25. Nouemb. 8. H. 8. 12. Febr. 21. H. 8. 25. Maij. 33. H. 8. 25. Nouemb. 34. H. 8. 20. Nouembris, & 21. Feb. 35. H. 8. & 22. Iunij. 2. Edw. 6. 28. Nouemb. eod. 20. Maij. 3. Ed. 6. 28. Nouemb. eod. 23. No­uemb. 5. Ed. 6. 22. Iunij. 7. E. 6. & 7. Maij. 1 M. 18. Nouemb. 4 & 5. P. & M.

Maritime. 3. Martij. 9. H. 7. 24. Martij. 10. H. 7. 21. Aprilis. eodem. 25. Aprilis. eodem. & penult. Martij. 11. H. 7.

Vltramarine. 21. Maij. 15. H. 7. 13. Iulij. 17. H. 7. & 16. Feb. 10. H. 8. & 27. Feb. eodem. & 4. Nouemb. 6. Ed 6. & 25. Octobris. 3. & 4. P. & M.

TEmporall: As temporall offices, &c. 25. Feb. 14. H. 7. & 22. Octob. 31. H. 8. 4. Iulij. 38. H. 8. & 4. Iu­nij. 3. Edw. 6. vltimo Aprilis. 5. Edw. 6. 19. Feb. 7. E. 6.

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THe maner of proceeding in the sayd Court.
  • 1. First by Priuy seale, Let­ter missiue, or Iniuncti­on, or messenger, or bond.
  • 2. Second by Attachment.
  • 3. Third by Proclamation of Rebellion.
  • 4. Fourth by Commission of Rebellion.
  • 5. Fift by Sergeant at armes.

11. Nouemb. 11. H. 7. 14. De­cemb. eod. 10. Feb. 12. H. 7. 21. Feb. eod. 14. April. eod. 4. Feb. 17. H. 7. & 30. Maij. 14. H. 8. & 6. April. 7. E. 6.

APparances by vertue of the Priuie seale.

6. Iulij. 15. H. 7. 5. Iulij. 16. H. 7. 16. Nouemb. 18. H. 7. 15. Iulij. 19. H. 7. 21. Iunij. 20. H. 7. 29. Martij. 21. H. 7. 2. Iunij. eod. 15. Octob. 22. H. 7. 27. Ianua. eod. 21. April. eod. 23. Octob. 23. H. 7. 25. Nouemb. 23. H. 7. 19. Maij. eod. & 4. Nouēb. 3. H. 8. 6. Nouēb. eod. 20. Ian. eod. & 4. Martij. 6. H. 8. 20. Octob. 7. H. 8. 15. Iun. 9. H. 8. 16. Octob. 12. H. 8. 22. Aprilis. 14. H. 8. 4. Iulij. 24. H. 8. 23. Ianu. 25. H. 8. 22. Iunij. 33. H. 8.

APparances by bond, or let­ter missiue in the Starre chamber, or elswhere, or the Kings signet.

15. Aug. 9. H. 7. 26. April. 12. H. 7. 6. Martij. 16. H. 7. 3. No­uemb. 21. H. 7. 27. Iunij. 21. H. 7. & penult. Octob. 2. H. 8. 8. Iul. 10. H. 8. 18. Nouemb. eod. 13. Octob. 11. H. 8. 17. Octob. eod. 12. Nouemb. 12. H. 8. 28. Ian. eod. & 10. Maij. 16. H. 8.

[Page] APparances by Messenger, either Pursuiuant, or Sergeant at Armes.

1. Iunij. 14. H. 7. 20. Maij. 18. H. 7. 7. Iunij. 19. H. 7. 12. Iunij. eod. & 1. Maij. 13. H. 8. 28. Iu­nij. 31. H. 8. & 28. April. 1. M. 18. Iunij. 2. & 3. P. & M.

APparances being so enioi­ned by Commissioners.

3. Iunij 12. H. 7. 18. Octob. 18. H. 7. 24. Octobris. 23. H. 7. 18. Feb eod. & 16. Octob. 3. H. 8. 4. Nouēb. 7. H. 8. 11. Maij. 11. H. 8. 5. Iulij eod. 4. Nouemb. eod. 23. Ianuarij. 12. H. 8. 26. Octob. 14. H. 8. 5 Feb. eod. & 10. Octob. 34. H. 8. & 26. Ian. 1 Mar. 27. April. 1. M.

POssession of landes giuen for contempt in not ap­pearance, or not answering after appearance: as

17. Feb. 12. H. 7. 16. Ianu. 4. E. 6. 8. Iunij. 2. & 3. P. & M. 27. Ianuarij. 4. & 5. P. & M. & 19. Octob. 1. Eliz. & 5. Febr. 2. Eli­zabethae. & 2. Maij. 10. Maij. & 16. Nouemb. eod.

THat the party Defendant attend De die, in diem on the Councell, till he haue made his aunswere to the Plaintifs bill, and be licen­ced to depart vpon caution De Iudicio sisti, & Iudi­cato soluendo, and consti­tution of his Atturney and Counsell by name.

3. Mart. 12. H. 7. 23. Feb. 14. H. 7. 9. Maij. 14 H. 7. & 7. Decēb. 17. H. 7. 13. April. 29. Iunij. & 2. Iul. 17 H. 7. vlt. Octob. & 4. Nouemb. 18. H. 7.29. Nouēb. 21. H. 7. & 9. Maij. 4. H. 8. 20, & 22. Iunij. 9. H. 8. 9. Feb. 9. H. 8. 24 Iun. 10. H. 8. vlt Ian. eod. & 10. Maij. 11. H. 8. 28. Ian eod. H. 8. 21. Maij 14. H. 8. 2. Iulij. eod. 12. Iunij. 17. H. 8. 21. Iun. 22. H. 8. & 7. Nouemb 6▪ E 6. & 9. Feb. 3. & 4 P. & M.

[Page] SOmetimes answeres put into the Court by the Gar­dian of an Infant.

24. Nouemb. 4. & 5. P. & M.

SOmetimes answeres taken by Commission, vpon othe made, that the party for olde age or infirmity can not ap­peare: as

13. Nouemb. 11. H. 7. & 19. Octobris. 1. H. 8. 29. Ianuarij. 11. H. 8. 25. Iunij. 14. H. 8. 26. Iunij. 30. H. 8. 23. Ianuarij. 34. H. 8. & 7. Nouembris. 5. & 6. P. & M. & 10. Octobris. 1. Elizabethae.

SOmetimes answeres of the Defendant respited, till the Plaintife haue payde charges giuen against him by a former Decree: as

8. Nouemb. 2. & 3. P. & M.

THat both parties, or the one of them be sometimes commaunded to bring into the Court, all their Euiden­ces, Writings, Miniments, Bondes, &c. concerning the cause.

6. Septemb. 11. H. 7. 15. De­cemb. eod. 12. Aprilis. 14. H. 7. 14. Febr. 17. H. 7. 30. Maij. eod. 10 Decembris. 18. H. 7. & 10. Feb. 29. H. 8.

SOmetimes both the Plain­tife & Defendant; some­times but one of them bound to the peace for himselfe, & his men: as

19. Aprilis. 12. H. 7. 21. Iulij. 17. H. 7. 24. Iulij. 19. H. 7. 19. Maij. 22. H. 7. & 26. Aprilis. 21. H. 8.

[Page] INiunctions granted to bar the Defendant from suing the Plaintife at the Com­mon law, and to stay the sute at the Common law, before commenced, and not to ar­rest the body of the Plaintife till further order be taken by the Kings Councell: as

5. Maij. 12. H. 7. 7. Iulij. 16. H. 7. 27. Martij. & 21. Iunij. 18. H. 7. & 24. Maij. 19. H. 7. 6. & 7. Maij. 22. H. 7. 28. Octobris. & 18. Nouembris. 23. H. 7. & 10. Iunij. 8. H. 8. 4. Iulij. eod. 12. Maij. 13. H. 8. 18. Iulij. 14. H. 8. 8. Febr. 22. H. 8. 19. Nouemb. 24. H. 8. & 13. Febr. 2. Edw. 6. 28. Nouemb. 6. Edw. 6. & 17. Octob. 2. & 3. P. & M. 17. No­uemb. eod. 10. Feb. & 6. Maij. eod. & 27. Nouembris. 3. & 4. P. & M. 19. Maij. eod. 19. No­uembris. 4. & 5. P. & M. & 24. Nouemb. eodem. & 15. Febr. eodem.

INiunctions not to fell wood, &c.

7.23. & 27. Nouembr. 2. & 3. P. & M. & 5. Iunij. 1. Elizab.

THat the execution of a Decree may be done ei­ther by imprisonment of the person disobeying, being par­tie, or claiming vnder the party, or by leuie of the sum adiudged vpon his lands: as

4. April. 13. H. 7. 10. Iunij. 17. H. 7. & 12. Nouembr. 4. Ed. 6. 1. Aprilis. 7. Edw. 6. & 18. Iu­nij. 1. & 2. P. & M. & 16. Maij. 2. & 3. P. & M. & 27. April. 1. Eliz. 19. Maij. 3. Eliz. 18. No­uemb. 4. Eliz.

IN NOMINE DOMINI nostri IESV CHRISTI.

Actes, Orders, and Decrees made by the King and his Counsell, 9. H. 7. remaining amongst the Records of the Court, now commonly called the Court of Requests.

12 DIe Februarij anno H. 7. nono per Regiam Celsitudinem appuntu­antur domini & alij Consiliarij subscripti ad obseruandū Con­silium suum a die 12. praedicto, per totum iter per eundem do­minum Regem post Pascha fa­ciendum, modo sequenti.

Episcopus Bathon. post Pascha continuè.

Episcopus Exon.

Episcopus Roffensis continuè.

Dominus Prior S. Ioannis, post 15. dies post Pascha con­tinuè vs (que) ad mensem Augusti proximum.

Dominus de Daubeney mensibus Augusti, Septem­bris, & Octobris.

Dominus de Broke cum domino Priori eisdem men­sibus.

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