STAC 5/G9/5

Court of Star Chamber:

Raphe Gray of Chillingham, Northumberland v Sir Henry Woodrington knight, Henry Woodrington gent Roger Woodrington [Benjamyn] Woodrington als Cotes, Robart Ogle, John Gardner, Lewys Galland, Thomas Sadler Thomas Geninge, Robt Rumble, Wm Clarck, Christopher Willson, Roger Perre, John Fawcus, William Raye, Wm Awder John Womprey, Thomas Smith, James Steele, Hector Garrett, Lawrance Rushfoord Wm Browne, Robart Womprey thelder, Robart Womprey the younger, Thomas Swann Thomas Crawster Vyncent Tayler, Wm Cardew, Nicholas Muckloe, Wm Fenwick William Shaftoe, William Carnabye, Lawrence Wright als Gardn[er], John Chater, Edward Sanderson Michaell Smart, Georg Smart, [?Denize?] Cowle, Robt Cowle Roger Harper, Georg Browell, Bartram Stawper, George Singleton, Thomas Sanderson and Thomas Wilkenson

Transcript: Dave King

Bill of Complaint:

(date tbc: 34 Eliz)

To the Queenes most excellent Maiestye

................... unto your most excellent Ma[jestye] your faythfull subiect Raphe Gray of Chillingham, in the Countye of Northumberland esquire, That wheare your said subiect was and yet ys lawfullye seized in his demesne [as] of Fee of and in one capital messuage or ten[ement] w[i]th the appurtenances in East Chevington in the said Countye of Northumb[erland], late in the tenure or occupacon of one Hector Woodrington gent, And also of and in six other messuages and dyverse p[ar]cells of land, meadowe, and pasture in East Chevington aforesaid [sometime] p[ar]cell of the inheritance of the said Hector Woodrington of w[hi]ch premisses your said Subiect and those whose estate hee had thearin have peacablye and quyetlye by good and lawfull title ... contynued peacable possession and occupacon themselves and their under tenanntes by the sp[ace] of Tenn yeares last past and more, And your highnes said Subiect so beeing of the said Capitall messuage and other the premisses seised and possessed So yt is yf it may please your highnes that upon the xijth day of May last past one Henry Woodrington gent, Roger Woodrington gent, Benjamyn Woodrington als Beniamin Cotes, Robt Ogle, John Gardner, Lewys Galland, Thomas Sadler, Thomas Geninge, Robt Trumble, William Clarcke, Christopher Willson Roger Perre John Fawcus, William Raye, William Auder, John Womprey, Thomas Smyth, James Steele, Hector Garrett, Lawrence Rushfourd, Rowland Archer, William Browne, Robart Womprey, Thomas Swann, Thomas Crowster and Vincent Tayler and dyverse other p[er]sons to your said subiect as yet unknowen to the number of Fourtye p[er]sons at the least every of them beeing well weaponed and appoynted vizt some of them w[i]th Jackes Steelecappes, Speares Bowes, Gonns, pystolles charged w[i]th Bullett, other some w[i]th Bylls longstaves and lyke offensive weapons in verie riotous & unlawfull manner at Chevington aforesaid did unlawfully in verye ryotous and unlawfull manner at Chevington aforesaid assembled and brought together by the meanes of the said Henry Woodrington, beeing p[er]swaded advised and encoraged by Sir Henry Woodrington knight uncle to the said Henrye of purpose by troblesome and undue meanes to vex and molest your highnes said subiect, and his said iust and lawfull possession of and in the said premisses, And they the said malefactors and ryotous p[er]sons so beeing unlawfully armed, weaponed and assembled upon the said xijth day of May last past in rebellious and warlike mann[er] arayed and preparde most ryotouslye, forciblye and heynously to the highe contempt of your Ma[jesties] most peacable governm[en]t and the danngerous example of lyke laweles and evill affected people in those p[ar]tes, lyeinge neere to the boarders of Scotland, dyd w[i]th force and armes upon the said xijth of May enter in and upon your said subiectes closses & growndes p[ar]cell of the p[re]misses at Eastchevington aforesaid, and then and thear in vyolent outragious and uncivill mann[er] to the great terror of your highnes poore subiectes and well affected people in and about that place did forciblye and ryotously take and chase away the Cattle kyne and Oxen of your said Subiectes and of his tenantes, fermors, occupiers and bayliffes w[hi]ch then manured the same And the same Cattell beeing then in and uppon the p[re]misses and about that place did forciblye and ryotously take and chase the same Cattle out of the said growndes and shortlie afterwordes then and thear w[i]th lyke vyolence, dyd rechase and dryve backe againe the same Cattell in and upon such p[ar]te of the premisses as to them seemed best, beeing in truth a p[ar]cell of pasture reserved by your subiect to other use w[hi]ch pasture they the same ryotous p[er]sons did by force and unlawfull meanes w[i]th the said Cattell of sett purpose to the further losse and in the moore despyte of your said subiect depasture and tread downe your subiectes laye and grasse groweing and beeing in and upon the said p[ar]cell of pasture grownd so meant by your subiect to bee reserved And the possession of the premisses & by lyke force, outrage and vyolence did detaine, keep and withhold for div[er]se dayes together from your said subiect and his bayliffes and undertenantes, Yet not thearw[i]th satisfyed nor contenting them selves, but further purposing and endevoring what in them laye) to disinherite your highnes said subiect of the p[re]misses and him from thence w[i]th force and strong hand to withold, So yt is lykewyse yf yt may please your most excellent Ma[jestie], that by thadvice, maintenance and encoragm[en]tes of the said Sir Henry Woodrington knight and of the said Henry Woodrington his nephew, hee the said Henry Woodrington gent, beeing accompanyed w[i]th Rowland Archer, Wm Browne, Robt Womprey, Thomas Swann, Thomas Crawster, Vyncent Tayler and the said Thomas Smythe of their malicious and seditious disposicon, Or by the Corrupt seducing indiret p[er]swasion or unlawfull encoragm[en]t of the said Sir Henry Woodrington or by his sinister meanes and allurem[en]t the said xijth day of May in the xxxiiijth yeare aforesaid, they the same ryotous p[er]sons, beeing armed and furnished w[i]th Jackes steelecappes Speares lanncestaves swoordes bowes pistolls, and such lyke weapons as well invasive as defensyve w[i]th force and armes ryotouslye dyd enter, in and upon the said Capitall messuage, And the same and the possession thearof by force and armes ryotouslye did hold and keep against your said Subiect and against his servanntes then remayning thear to his use, vizt against one Roger Brodrick, Thomas Smart, and Robt Wanle[s], who then in quyet and peacable mann[er] dyd require in your highnes name, to the behoofe of your said subiect beeing then absent that they the same Roger Broderick, Thomas Smart and Robt Wanles to their said masters use might quietly have and continew the possession of the said Capitall messuage yet contemptuously and ryotouslye the said Henry Woodrington gent, Rowland Archer, Wm Browne, Robart Womprey, Thomas Swann Thomas Crawster Vincent Tayler and Thomas Smyth beeing every of them armed and weaponed as aforesaid dyd not onlye cruelly manasse and threaten the same Roger Broderick Thomas Smart and Robt Wanle[s] your said subiectes servanntes then beeing and remayning in the same messuage, affirming & swearing by great and terrible oathes that unles they the same your subiectes servanntes would dep[ar]te from the possession of the same messuage and of the residue of the premisses, they would pursue and dryve them thence w[i]th mayne force and vyolence, By w[hi]ch great manasses and threatninges thus contemptuouslye putt in practise by the said Henry Woodrington gent, Roger Woodrington, Rowland Archer, and by all the residue of the said other ryotous p[er]sons last before named the same servanntes of your said subiectes weare compelled for savegard of their lyves to leave and relinquishe the same possession unto the said Ryotors whearby your subiect was, of and from the lawfull & quiett seisin freehold and possession of the said Capitall messuage, closses, growndes, and premisses by force and strong hand expelled, disseysed and put out by the said ryotous p[er]sons contrary to your Ma[jesties] peace and to dyverse and sundrye your highnes lawes and Statutes in such cases made and provyded And morover the said Henry Woodrington of his malitious and badd dispotition greatlye reioyceing and boasting of his former successe in the wronges and outrages before menconed, And not thearw[i]th contented, but rather animated and imboldened to p[er]sever in his said outragious disorders, and beeing desirous to retayne and w[i]thhold the possession of the p[re]misses thus by him and his [said] confederates iniuriouslye extorted and wronge from your subiect did upon the xiiijth day of the month of May aforesaid unlawfullye and ryotouslye at Chevington aforesaid gather and assemble together for his better countenance help and suppor[t] .... dyverse gentlemen, and others of wealth and lyveing in these partes As namelye Wm Fenwyck of Wallington esquier, William Shaftoe William Carnabye gent and many others of unquiett and evill dispotition to the number of one hundred p[er]sons or thereaboutes in armes the names of whome are yet to your said subiect unknowen provyded & apparrelled w[i]th their Jackes steelecappes, gonnes, Lannces, speares swordes and pistolls, And hee the said Henry, William Fenwyck, Wm Shaftoe William Carnabye together w[i]th the residue of the said hundred p[er]sons, Or the greatest number of them dyd ryotouslye continew for dyverse owres together in their said unlawfull assemblye, together at and aboutes the village of Woodrington beeing aboutes a myle distannce from your said subiectes landes of Eastchevington aforesaid then and thear dyverse of them ryd[in]ge in and neere aboutes the fieldes of Eastchevington aforesaid of purpose not onlye to withhold and maintaine the said unlawfull possession, But also to thentent that they might sett uppon, assault and woorke some mischeefe unto your said subiect or to some of his people, And w[i]th further purpose that if your Subiect beeing then highe sheriffe of that County should w[i]th [some] of your highnes Justices of the peace of that Countye or any of them upon complaint unto the same Justices in that behalfe to have bin made endevored in discharge of their dutye to restore the possession of the premisses to your said Subiect acc[ordinge] to your Ma[jesties] Lawes and Statutes in such cases provided Then they the said Henry Woodrington, William Fenwyck, William Shaftoe, William Carnaby and the residue of the said Ryotous p[er]sons to the number of A hundred p[er]sons or thearaboutes so assembled at Woodrington should w[i]th force imediatelye resist w[i]thstand and interrupt the same Justices from makeing any restitucon of the same, As by the sequeale thearof heerafter expressed may more evidently appeare, For whean your highnes said subiect beeing by the ryotous and unlawfull meanes before sp[ecif]ied expulsed and held out by force as aforesaid from his lawfull possession of & in the said cheefe messuage & growndes in Eastchevington aforesaid yet accordinge to the tyme and season of the yeare purposing in peacable & quiett mann[er] to eare certaine of his arable grounds in Eastchevington and to sowe the same w[i]th seede as lawfull was for him to doe And to that end having appoynted & gyven direccon to certaine of his servanntes namely to the said Thomas Smart, and to one George Bard and Roger Bard to plowe and sowe the same arable landes who according to your subiectes comanndm[en]t in that behalf the vth & vjth dayes of June last past came to the same arable landes w[i]th their plowes and oxen in peacable and quiett mann[er] and the same then & thear dyd till and eare upp as lawfull was for them to dooe But so yt is yf yt may please your [m]ost excellent Ma[jestie], that the [said] Rowland Archer, Lawrence Wryght als Gardn[er] Robt Trumble and Roger Perro the said fyfte day of June, and also the said Rowland Archer, Vyncent Tayler, Thomas Smyth, John Faucus Thomas Swann, John Chater, John Womprey Edward Sannderson Mychaell Smart, Thomas Crawster, & George Smart the vjth day of June aforesaid, at eyther of those dayes, every of the same ryotous p[er]sons beeing armed and provided w[i]th gonns, piked sta[ves] swordes and pistalls dyd forciblye and ryotously enter in and upon the said arable landes whear your said subiectes servanntes weare earing and ploweing, and in and upon your subiectes servanntes then beeing in gods peace and your Ma[jesties] [a]ttending their woorke and buisines did make a great affray & assault, and violently and ryotously did chase, disorder and beat your said subiectes oxen and Cattell then beeing in the said plowes So that each of the same oxen weare [in] Dannger to have gored hurt and spoiled thother, And by these outrages and unlawfull meanes w[i]th lyke manasses threatninges and assaltes dyd compell your said subiectes servanntes to leave of and surcease from ploweing, they the said Ryotous p[er]sons ...... the said Robt Trumble w[i]th contemptuous speeches, threatninge your said subiectes servanntes to this or to the lyke effect, That yf your said subiectes servanntes durst profer to plowe the said arable landes any mo[re] or would presume againe to resort thither , That then hee the said Robt would shoote the Cattell of your said subiect w[i]th his gonn, and further threatned your said subiectes servanntes that unles fourthw[i]th they dep[ar]ted from the said arable landes they the said Robt Trumble, Rowland Archer and the said last named ryotous p[er]sons [would] murther mayhem, or otherwise mischeefe them, by w[hi]ch vehem[en]t manaces & threatninges your said subiectes said servanntes wear in dispaire of their lyves, In regard whearof and to avoid the dannger of bodilie harme w[hi]ch was lykelye to ensue unto ... ..... they the same your subiectes servanntes weare gladd not only ..... from theire lab[our] and w[or]ke aforesaid But also from the said grounde & Closses leaving the possession of the same to the said ryotous p[er]sons ................................................... and Statutes in that case provyded But all this notwithstandinge And albeeyt the said Henry Woodrington hadd by div[er]se ....................... as are .......................... as in him was to preiudice and impeache your said Subiect ... all iniuryous meanes whatsoever yet beeing wickedly seduced & mischeevouslye bent, as it seemeth to execute some more outragious .... uppon your said subiect, for the further satisfaccon of his wicked minde (as may bee thought) aboutes the second day of June last past understandinge that your said subiect was then at Morpeth in your highnes Countie of Northum[erland] imployed w[i]th dyverse [gentlemen] of good accompt about the finding of an inquisicon, or office to bee found for your Ma[jestie] upon a diem clausit extremum after the death of one Georg Heren esquire your said subiect beeing thear accompanied only w[i]th a small number of his ordenary attendantes and normall servanntes, And the said Henry having intelligence, or coniecturing as yt should seeme by his subsequent accons and proceedinges that your highnes said subiect purposed in his returne from Morpeth to travell homewardes by Eastchevington, and to seek some meanes by the asistannce of the Justices of the said Countye to bee restored to his possession of and to the said Capitall messuage and premisses: And by due course in lawe to remove the force w[hi]ch by the appointm[en]t meanes, and p[ro]curem[en]t of the said Sir Henry Woodrington knight and of the said Henry Woodrington gent or of thone of them was then raised, kept, continued and unlawfully maintained by the said Henry Woodrington and other his riotous accomplies in the said cheefe messuag[e] as aforesaid the said second day of June last past, the said Henry Woodrington gent unlawfully assembling unto himselfe the said Roger Woodrington Beniamyn Woodrington als Cotes, Wm Carnaby, Wm Shaftoe, Robt Ogle, Denize Cowle, Robt Cowle, Roger Harper, Wm Clarck and div[er]se others lewd and evill disposed menn to the number of three score p[er]sons at the least, whose names are as yet to your said subiect unknowen armed & p[ro]vided in Warlyke mann[er] w[i]th Jackes, steelecappes, Speares, lan[nces], swordes gonns and pistalls all on horsback dyd w[i]th force and armes ryotously staye remaine and abyde for dyverse howers together at and aboutes the Towne of Oulgham in the said Countye lyeing and beeing in the highway & readye street betweene the said townes of Morpeth and Eastchevington of purpose and pretence only to intercept your said subiect, and to offer him some extreeme hurt and vyolence yf hee iornyed from Morpeth to Chevington as they the same malefactors verily p[er]swaded themselves for many respectes hee would have donn, Hee the said Henry Woodrington then and at div[er]se tymes before and after the same tyme a...myng and gyveing out against your subiect dyverse highe manasses threates and malicious speeches to this or lyke effecct vizt that hee the said Henry Woodrington gent would bee revenged on your said subiect And that hee would shoote your said Subiect w[i]th a peece, yf hee could not otherwise come by him, and gyveing out speeches to this or to the lyke effect, vizt that notwithstanding any thing your said subiect could dooe by course of lawe concerning the Recov[er]y & reobtayning of the possession of the said cheefe messuage and p[re]misses out of thandes and possession of the same Henry according to your subiectes lawfull tytle w[hi]ch hee hadd thearunto, Yet that hee the said Henry would loose his lyfe rather then loose the possession of the same w[hi]ch hee hadd gotten by the ryotous meanes afore sp[ecif]ied, and would seale the same w[i]th his blood and that hee would eyther have your subiectes blood or elce your subiect should have his, before that your subiect should by what meanes soever obtane the possession of the said Capitall messuage & p[re]misses, whearin the said Ryottes, and forcible entryes were comitted and weare then continued and kept as aforesaid, And morover so yt is yf it may please your highnes, that whearas Thomas Sowtherne Robt Spoore Wm Bard & certaine othere of your subiectes servantes & hired labourers the vth day of July last past in quiett & peacable mann[er] beeing at their woorkes & labors at Eastchevington aforesaid moweing the grass then growing of & upon certaine of your subiectes meddow ground p[ar]cell of the p[re]misses to your subiectes use and by his appointm[en]t, one Wm Cardew & one Nich[olas] Mucklowe two of your Ma[jesties] soldiers ..... of your highnes garrison maintained in the towne of Berwicke who in dutye ought & should have attended their garde & charge in that place, but neclecting the same for some hyre, rewarde or other favor borne unto the said Sir Henry Woodrington knight & to Henry Woodrington gent, And as the same soldiers then reported sp[ec]ially & purposedly sent & comannded to dye in the quarrell & to maintaine the possession of the p[re]misses in and to the said Henry Woodrington by any meanes or waye weare yt never so unlawfull, they the same soldiers together w[i]th the said Robt Trumble, Rowland Archer, Vincent Tayler, Thomas Smith, John Faucus Georg Browell, James Steele, Roger Perro, Bartram Stowp[er] and div[er]se others lewde and evill disposed p[er]sons to your said subiect unknowen, by the setting on meanes or p[ro]curem[en]t of the said Sir Henry Woodrington and Henry Woodrington or one of them the said vth day of July by force and armes did enter in and upon your said subiectes meadowe groundes at Eastchevington aforesaid and then and thear ryotously and forciblye provided w[i]th Jackes Steelecappes, Speares Pykestaves lannce staves swordes gonns & pistalls assaulted your said subiectes servanntes and the same servanntes from thence forced & compelled to flye from their moweing of the said meadow ground, threatning your said subiectes servanntes, that yf they made not speed to dep[ar]te thence they the said Wm Cardew Nich[olas] Muc[kl]owe and their said ryotors complices would murther spoile or mischeefe the same your subiectes servanntes then thear beeing, w[hi]ch Ryott, forcible entrye, and outrage are lykewise contrary to your Ma[jesties] lawes and Statutes in such case m[ade] & provided, whearupon your said subiect by those many & often riotous attemptes and unlawfull accons, beeing thus iniured and wronged, by the meanes, actes and p[ro]curem[en]tes of the said Sir Henry Woodrington knight & Henry Woodrington gent, and of the said other ryotous p[er]sons in mann[er] as is before mencioned, and p[er]ceaving that they especiallie the said Henry Woodrington gent, w[i]thall his might and power, hadd putt on resolucon, and maliciouslye devoted himselfe to v[ex] and troble your said subiect, by continuall ryottes f[or] & conc[er]ning your subiectes lawfull title right & possession .. & to the said capitall messuage & p[re]misses, the same Henry Woodrington, rashly inconsiderately and contemptuously purposing & practising of his corrupt disposicon eyther to we..y your said subiect (beeing peacablye affected) out of his lawfull [tytle] & possession in & to the said premisses or .... throughe his over audacious desire of contencon and quarrell to urge & p[ro]voke your said subiect, by some of his forces to encounter in fight w[i]th the said Henry & his said ryotous associates w[hi]ch your said subiect p[er]ceaving and foreseeing albeeyt sufficiently by & w[i]th the proteccon of your Ma[jesties] lawes, able to remove the said forces, by lawfull & iustifiable strength .... and yet in regard of his dutye to your highnes And the love hee hath to the ma[inte]nonce of your Ma[jesties] peace, resolving w[i]th himselfe for good example sake in your highnes said Countye and to avoid such mischeefe as might have befallen to the [sai]d Henry and his associate Ryotors throughe their malicious dispotition & p[ro]vocacon, by d..... ..arse of your Ma[jesties] lawes to bee restablished in his possession in the p[re]misses your said subiect in or aboutes the xxvijth day of July last past at the last somm[er] assises holden at Newcastell in the same Countye before your highnes Justices of Assise & gayell deliv[er]ye of that circuyte and other your Ma[jesties] Justices of peace of that Countye p[re]ferr and exhibit a bill of indictm[en]t founded upon the Statute of forcible entryes established & made in the viijth yeare of the raigne of your Ma[jesties] most noble p[ro]genitor Kinge Henry the vjth comp[re]hending in that bill the said forcible entrees made upon your subiect, and the w[i]thholding by lyke force of the said capitall messuage & p[re]misses from the same your subiect, by the said Rowland Archer Nych[olas] Mucklowe Wm Cardewe and div[er]se others, w[hi]ch indictm[en]t beeing deliv[er]ed by the said Justices to bee enquired on by an enquest then & thear impannelled to enquire for your Ma[jesty] upon due plaine & direct proofe & evidence to the same ............. was found to be a true byll as by the record of the same Indictm[en]t thear found and remayning w[i]th your highnes said Justices of Assise and gayle deliv[er]ye whearunto your subiect doth referr himselfe, more plainly may appeare, After the findeing of w[hi]ch bill of indictm[en]t your said subiect by his counsell learned in the open Court of the said Sessions before your highnes said Justices of Assise, the said Henry Woodrington then beeing lykewyse present did pray to bee restored to his possession of and in the said capitall messuage and p[re]misses according to your Ma[jesties] lawes and Statutes in such case made & p[ro]vided whearupon your Ma[jesties] said Justices of Assise peace & [goa]le delyverye, upon open hearing & debating of the title, ryottes & forcible entreys before menconed in & to the same p[re]misses the same tytle & estate beeing ............. aswell on the behalfe of your said subiect as of the said Henry Woodrington, did in conclusion award & make foorth your Ma[jesties] wrytt of restitucon directed to the Coroners and Justices of the peace of the said Countye to remoove the said force, and to restore your said subiect to his ryghtfull and lawfull possession in and to the said capitall messuage & p[re]misses in the said indictm[en]t sp[ecif]ied, By virtue whearof one Raphe Whytfield one of your Ma[jesties] Coron[er]s of the same Countye of Northumb[erland] Robt Delavale esquire ................................ of your highnes Justices of peace of the said Countye the xviijth day of August last past w[i]th a certaine number of the power of the said Countye dyd together w[i]th your said subiect then beinge Sheriffe of the same Countye repaire to the .... Capitall messuage and premisses w[i]th purpose and intent to have delyvered & restored the possession of the same messuage and premisses to your said subiect according to the effect and purpose of your Ma[jesties] said wrytt of restitucon, And so would have donn in peacable and quiett mann[er] at their first accesse to the said messuage and premisses: But so yt is yf yt may please your most excellent Maiestie, that the said Wm Cardew Nycholas Mucklowe, Rowland Archer, Vincent Tayler, George Browell, Thomas Smyth, Robt Womprey thelder, John Womprey Roger Perre, John Chater, James Steele, Michaell Smart and others to [your said] Subiect unknowen having before ........... of the said Coroner and Justices of peace ryotouslye and forcibly entred in and upon the said Capitall messuage And having fast locked, barred & bolted the doores and windowes of the said howse upon them dyd w[i]th force and armes that is to say w[i]th Steelecapps, swordes, gonnes and pistalls dyd then and thear ryotously and contemptuously hold and keep the possession of the same against your Ma[jesties] said Coroner & the two Justices of the peace last before named affirmyng that they the said Ryotous p[er]sons did the same by the warrant and commanndm[en]t of the said Sir Henry Woodrington and still affirmed that they would hold and keep the same by force, and would die thearin before the said Coron[er] and Justices should take the same from them, or remoove them thence or yet restore or redelyver the same possession unto your said subiect, And albeeyt your Ma[jesties] said Coroner and the same two Justices of the peace then present did openlye solemplye & audiblye in the eye & hearinge of the said Wm Cardew, Nicholas Mucklowe and their said Coassistannt ryotours then beeing in the said cheefe messuage, cause your Ma[jesties] said wrytt of restitucon to bee redd and solempe proclamacon to bee made, that they the said Wm Cardewe and the said ryotors should peaciblye thence departe to their habitacons and places of abode upon the paynes contained in the Statute in that behalfe made and provided, Yet nev[er]theles they the same Wm Cardew, Nich[olas] Mucklowe, Rowland Archer and Vyncent Tayler did still p[er]sever & continewe in maintayning of their said Ryott and force and in w[i]thholding of the possession of the same howse, and willfull resistannce of the execucon of your Ma[jesties] said wrytt, against your Ma[jesties] said Coroner and Justices, willing and bidding them the said ryotous p[er]sons to dep[ar]te from the said Capitall messuage at their p[er]ill w[hi]ch Commanndem[en]t they the same contemptuous ryotors little regarding but much .......................... they the said Nicholas, Rowland & Vincent, affirmed and threatned they would w[i]th their gonns shoote at them or [at any] man whosoever that first p[ro]ffered to take .............................. that .................... messuage to any such ende or purpose, whearby your Ma[jesties] said Coron[er] & Justices, p[er]ceaving the rude, obstinate, & rebellious disposicon of the said ryotous p[er]sons, dyd eftsoones by many good meanes and p[er]swacons of law, reason, and by puttinge the same ryotors in remembrannce of their bounden obedience and allegeance due to your most excellent Ma[jestie] p[er]swade advise and for long tyme by the space of six howres together or thearaboutes after the said p[ro]clamacon made, deale w[i]th the same Wm Cardew Nich[olas] Mucklowe Rowland Archer and Vyncent Taylor to desist from their said force to obeye your Ma[jesties] lawes, and to render the possession of the said messuage in quyett mann[er] to your highnes said Coron[er] and Justices whearby the same might bee restored to your said subiect according to the tenor of the said wrytt Yet your Ma[jesties] said Justices by none of those reasons nor meanes in any sort prevayling, dyd yet notwithstanding spend longer tyme as loath to see the deserved distruccon of the said Ryotous p[er]sons yf the same might by any good p[er]swasion bee helpen or excused they the same Justices and Coron[er] estsoones declaring to them the said Fowre ryotous p[er]sons, the qualitye of their contempt against your highnes, the dannger of your Ma[jesties] lawes, and of your highnes great indignacon against such as would attempte, comytt or p[er]sever in any the lyke contemptes Ryotous and rebellious accons And the penaltye upon the offenders in such ...due to bee inflycted, threatning them also in Conclusion that unles they shewed themselves obedient subiectes as lawe in such behalfe requyred and would desist from their said force, that then your Ma[jesties] said Coron[er] and [Just]ices of peace, As they ought by lawe must bee compelled by necessitie, and soe would in dutye to your highnes, suppresse their said force and remove the same by the power of the Contrey then and thear standing in or neere the viewe ... the said ryotous p[er]sons, ready to execute, as in such case by your [Majesties] said Coron[er] and Justices should bee comannded according to your Ma[jesties] lawes and Statutes in such case made Nevertheles the said Fower ryotous p[er]sons refused to ... or p[er]forme the same in any thing as their dutyes and obedience in this case dyd require, obstinatelye maintayning their said ryotous force and alleaging still that they weare thear in the possession of the said messuage [by] Comanndm[en]t of their m[aste]r Sir Henry Woodrington, and would not thence dep[ar]te for any lawe or dannger w[i]thout his dyreccon contemptuouslye insulting that they could not but loose their lyves, better, then in their masters [qua]rrell, and w[i]th these and such contemptuous termes and answeares to your Ma[jesties] said Justices the same Ryotors deferred, and p[er]sev[er]ed in their ryotous force in hope of some great promised assistannce as yt should [se]eme In w[hi]ch meane tyme in deed, the said Wm Browne Robt Womprey thelder w[i]th Robt Womprey the younger George Singleton, Thomas Sanderson Thomas Wilkynson John Womprey John Chater, Micha[el] Smart & the said Robt Trumble and dyverse other p[er]sons to your said Subiect unknowen then and theare ryotously assembled together and strictly comannded thearto as dyverse of them affirmed, by the wo... and meanes of the said Robt Trumble upon great paines in the names of the said Sir Henry Woodrington, or of the said Henry Woodrington dyverse of them on horesback and armed and provyded w[i]th their Jackes, Stee[lec]apps, Lanncestaves swordes and speares dyd ryotously and forciblye then and thear come to the said cheefe messuage wheare your highnes said Coroner and Justices wear then standing, And they the said Wm Browne [and] his said Complices w[i]th force did proffer not only to resist the said Coron[er] and Justices But also to asist the said Wm Cardew Nich[olas] Mucklowe, Rowland Archer and Vincent Tayler to maintaine their said ryotous possession [of] the said cheefe messuage for the said Henry Woodrington against the tenor of the said wrytt and also against your Ma[jesties] lawes and Statutes in such case made and p[ro]vyded. And not w[i]thstanding any good meane or p[er]swasion ... said Justices could then use untill they weare compelled by the obstinate and ryotous demeanor of the said Wm Browne and of his said coassistant ryotors, to causse a certaine number of your Ma[jesties] good Subiectes who weare then p[rese]nt, to drawe neere to their assistannce and by meanes thearof your said Justices not w[i]thout some bodily dannger apprehended the said Wm Browne and certaine of his Complices and tooke their weapones from them whearby the greate mischeefe, bloodshedd and murther w[hi]ch by the ryotous and rebellious meanes of them the said ryotous p[er]sons then in the said cheefe messuage and of the said Wm Browne and his Complices beforenamed, m[i]ght and was very lykelye to have ensued Aswell upon your Ma[jesties] Justices as upon many other your highnes good subiectes then assembled for their assistannce was in some sort lessened and greatlye prevented by the industrye and good me[anes] of wh[hi]ch your highnes said Coroner and Justices and not w[i]thout their owne dannger and great hazard the said Wm Cardew Nicholas Mucklowe and Vincent Taylor conceaving (as yt should seeme) that such number and ayde of ryotous p[er]sons as came to .... their said force would by your highnes said Justices and other your good subiectes then readye to assist your said Justices bee intercepted and fore stalled and their sayd force in thend remooved whearby (as yt is very lykely) they beeing in some sort discoraged having yet some further libertye gyven them by your sayd Justices, at the suyte and speciall meanes of your said subiect for theire better advise and savegarde, yf possiblye by any meane they might bee reconciled from theis ryotous demeane and leave their said force having also many gentle and lovinge offers made them by your said Justices and your said subiect, for their good usage farr above their iuste desertes, they the said Wm Cardew, Nicholas Mucklowe Rowland Archer and Vincent Taylor consulting w[i]th themselves in this behalfe, desired your said Coroner and Justices to forebeare the remooveing of their said force by the power of the Contrey till they the sayd Ryotors hard some messuage from ... whome they called a speciall gentleman not farr from the said messuage, to whome they hadd sent a messinger what they should dooe as concerning their said force and concerning the rendring upp of the possession of the said messuage, for hee the said gent as the said Ryotors affirmed hadd the cheefe rule and stroke in that matter, and as hee did advise or speake so they must dooe in the p[re]misses, thoughe yt cost them their lyves w[hi]ch gentleman the said Rowland Archer and some others of the said Fowre Ryotous p[er]sons named and affirmed to bee the said Henry Woodrington gentleman then beeing at Woodrington w[i]thin a miles distannce, from the said cheefe messuage yet heerupon your said Justices for the space of two howres together and more in hope that the said Henrie Woodrington would have sent some good and convenient message agreable w[i]th your Ma[jesties] lawes to the said ryotous p[er]sons to surcease their force dyd the longer attend the same w[hi]ch said Henry Woodrington p[er]ceaving the same, and takeing no small pryde thearin, as yt seemed, and little regarding as may bee thought your Ma[jesties] lawes, or the mischeefes that might ensue, by these Ryottes and forces, sent some message to the said Ryotors by the said Robart Trumble, or the said Robt in his name deliv[er]ed them in speeches that they the same ryotous p[er]sons must still maintayne the possession of the said messuage, till their force weare thence remooved by your Ma[jesties] said Justices whearw[i]th or upon some such lyke message, the said Fowre ryotous p[er]sons p[er]ceavinge they might thearby incurr the dannger of your Ma[jesties] lawes havinge resisted for longe tyme together the said p[ro]clamacon, and all other the good meanes before mencioned made further suyte unto your highnes said Justices to p[er]mytt the said Wm Cardew himselfe to repayre to the said Henry Woodrington to knowe his pleasure concerning their sayde forcible keeping or peacable leavinge of the said Capitall messuage, For that they the said Fowre ryotous p[er]sons must for their promise and credibt sake as they said dooe as the said Henry should direct in that behalfe, w[hi]ch your Ma[jesties] said Justices upon their good and favorable intencons beeinge willing to grannt, And in effect now assuring themselves that sithence they weare putt to remoove the same force by your highnes authoritie havinge made proclamacon as before is specified, And having also a convenient number of the power of the Countrey their present for their Assistannce, All w[hi]ch they willed the same Wm Cardew to manifest unto the said Henry Woodrington, w[hi]ch beeing to him d.... by the said Wm Cardew, yet nevertheles the said Henry Woodrington of his rashe, inconsiderate and mutinous disposicon desirous as may appeere or at least careles what mischeefe might ensue did unlawfully, seditiously and contrarye to your Ma[jesties] wholsome lawes and Statutes p[er]swade request, and advise the said Wm Cardewe that he and his said complices then in the said cheefe messuage ryotouslye and rebellyouslye remayning as aforesaid (the premisses notwithstanding) should maintaine and keepe the same to the uttermost of their power whearuppon the said William Cardew retorned to the said cheefe messuage: And then hee and the said Nycholas Mucklowe Rowland Archer and Vincent Tayler, obstinatelye affirmed that (whatsoever before menconed notwithstanding) they must and would keepe the possession of the said cheefe messuage whatsoever befell them, till they weare pulled from thence For w[hi]ch cause your Ma[jesties] said Justices commannded your said subiect in your highnes name, having a certaine power of the Countrey then theare that some Fourtye or Fyftie p[er]sons of the said power should brust downe the doores and walls of the said cheefe messuage, and remoove the force thearin supported and held by the said Fowre ryotous p[er]sonns, and them attach and delyver to your highnes said Justices to remaine in safe custodye till according to your highnes lawes and Statutes some further proceedinges should bee hadd against them, accordinge to the qualitye of such contempt as they in the premisses hadd comitted But so yt is Nevertheles, yf yt may please your most excellent Maiestie that dyverse of your said good subiectes by the commanndm[en]t aforesaid approaching to execute the same, according to your highnes lawes and Statutes in such case made, the said Wm Cardew, Nicholas Mucklowe Rowland Archer, and Vyncent Tayler or one of them ryotouslye rebelliouslye and maliciouslye by the setting on procurem[en]t and encoragem[en]t of the said Sir Henry and Henry or thone of them w[i]th the shott of their gonnes or pistalls w[hi]ch some of them discharged out of the said cheife messuage dyd grevouslye wound one William Johnson, one of your Ma[jesties] good subiectes that came in assystannce to your said Justices in the head shoulder and face that hee thearw[i]th fell down as dead who yet languisheth thearof is hardlye lyke to recover the same. And did then & thear desp[ar]atlye shoote out of their said gonns or pistalls dyverse bullettes w[hi]ch very narrowlye endanngered your Ma[jesties] Coroner & Justices their lyves And ................ also wounde and stryke dyverse other your highnes said good subiectes contrary to your Ma[jesties] peace, and your highnes good lawes & Statutes in this case ordained and provyded And yet so yt is yf yt may please your Ma[jestie] that albeeyt the said Fowre Ryotous p[er]sonns hadd comitted the ryotous outrages woundinges batteringes and bloodshedd aforesaid so farr against your Ma[jesties] lawes and the great hurt & bloodshedd of dyverse your highnes good subiectes, who for that & the causes aforesaid as they then might by your your Ma[jesties] lawes, would indeed have offerred some vyolence in the apprehension of the bodyes of the said ryotous p[er]sons and in bringing them to due obedience who still p[er]severed in their obstinacye, assaultes vyolent & ryotous behavior, yet your Ma[jesties] said Justices by their great endevors, and by the speciall and earnest meanes of your said subiect himselfe, did apprehend and attach the said Fowre ryotous p[er]sons w[i]thout any bodilye hurte or woundes, unto them or any of them gyven or offred, whearby appeares to your Ma[jestie] the iust, lawfull & honest intencon of your said subiect setled to receave what by course of lawe onlye is due unto him And also the outragious, uncivill, and malitious, disposicon of the said Ryotors and their procurers and encoragers, For w[hi]ch causes and For as much as the said Severall Ryottes, Rowtes, Forces, and vylolences, barbarous outrages, misdemeanors and contemptes before declared, and the practises encoragem[en]tes and procurem[en]tes of the same, doe tend to the derogacon contempt and breach of your Ma[jesties] peace, and your highnes manifold good lawes and Statutes in those sev[er]all cases ordained and made, and for that the said outrages are to the danngerous example and great encoragem[en]t of lyke lewde and evill disposed people, who yf these outrages ryottes bloodshedds and the p[ro]curem[en]tes and practises thearof might passe w[i]thout condigne punishm[en]t would boldly and easilye, w[i]thout your Ma[jesties] most peacable and princelye governm[en]t, or any regard of officers or respect of mischeefe dooe and comytt lyke outragious and heynous offences w[i]thout restrainte In tender Consideracon whearof May yt please your most excellent Ma[jestie] to grannt your Ma[jesties] most gracious wryttes of Subpena unto the said Sir Henry Woodrington knight, Henry Woodrington gent Roger Woodrington [Benjamyn] Woodrington als Cotes, Robart Ogle, John Gardner, Lewys Galland, Thomas Sadler Thomas Geninge, Robt Rumble, Wm Clarck, Christopher Willson, Roger Perre, John Fawcus, William Raye, Wm Awder John Womprey, Thomas Smith, James Steele, Hector Garrett, Lawrance Rushfoord Wm Browne, Robart Womprey thelder, Robart Womprey the younger, Thomas Swann Thomas Crawster Vyncent Tayler, Wm Cardew, Nicholas Muckloe, Wm Fenwick William Shaftoe, William Carnabye, Lawrence Wright als Gardn[er], John Chater, Edward Sanderson Michaell Smart, Georg Smart, [?Denize?] Cowle, Robt Cowle Roger Harper, Georg Browell, Bartram Stawper, George Singleton, Thomas Sanderson and Thomas Wilkenson and to everye of them to bee dyrected Commannding them and every of them p[er]sonallye to appeere before your Maiestie in your highnes most honorable Court of Starchamber to answeare to the premisses and to stand to such order and [to] receave such condigne punishm[en]t as by your Ma[jesties] most honorable Counsell of that Court shalbe thought convenient And your said Subiect shall daylye [pray] to god for your Ma[jesties] long lyfe [in] health and happines long to raygne over us