STAC 5/W61/17

Court of Star Chamber:

Lady Agnes Woddrington, widow v Edwarde Woddrington, William Fenwick, Edwarde Grey & Thomas Grey

Transcript: Dave King

Bill of Complaint:

[dated on reverse .. Trinity 1573]

To the Quenes moste Excellent Maiestie [our] most dreade sov[er]aigne Lady

Moste humblie complayning sheweth unto your moste Excellent maiestie your faithfull subiect and daylie suppliant the lady Agnes Woddrington of Chibbarne in your highnes Countie of Northumb[er]lande widowe That whereas your highnes said subiecte and suppliant was lawfullie and quietlie sei[se]d in her demeasne as of freeholde for terme of her lief as p[ar]cell of her Joyncture of the Mannor Boroughe or Towne of Newbygyn in the said Countie of Northumberlande w[i]th all the Realties priveleges and app[ur]tenances thereunto p[er]teigninge she being so thereof sei[se]d So it is and yt may please your highnes that on the thirtene daie of November in the xiijth yere of your maiesties raigne betwene the howers of tenne and Eleven of the Clocke in the forenone of the same daie divers lewde Riotous and Evell disposed p[er]sons that is to saie Willm Fenwicke Edwarde Woddrington Edwarde Grey and Thomas Grey accompayned w[i]th divers others of like disordre to the nombre of Sixtene p[er]sonns and above the residewe being unto your maiesties said Suppliant as yet unknowen being appaynted weaponed and arraied w[i]th swordes daggers Bowes Billes staves Pikes Gonnes and divers other like warlike weapons aswell invasive as defensive w[i]thout all feare of god and your maiesties lawes in most riotous and disordered manner did assemble them selves together [about] the mannor or Towne of Newbygyn aforesaid and in most forcible ... Riotous and unlefull manner did then and there w[i]th greate force and violence did then and there assaute and very Evell intreate certen pore fisher men tenantes to your highnes said suppliant w[i]thin the said mannor or boroughe and w[i]th like force and violence toke from them suche store of fishe as they had at that tyme taken for and to thuse of your highnes said suppliant called price fishe being a realtie p[er]teignige and belonging to the said Mannor or boroughe In tendre consideracon whereof and for thadvanncement of Justice and represse of such Rebellious and riotous assembles and in terr[or] to other such malefactours It maie please your highnes the premisses considered to grannt your maiesties processe of Suppena out of your highnes honorable Courte of Starrchamber to be directed to the said Riotous p[er]sonns comanndinge them and every of them thereby at a certen daie and under a certen payne therein by your highnes to be lymitted p[er]sonallie to be and appeare before your maiestie in your highnes said honorable Courte of Starre Chamber there to answere unto the premisses and to [Abide] suche ordre and direction therein as to your highnes shalbe thoughte consonant to Equitie and good consience And your maiesties said pore suppliant shall daylie praie unto god for the good preservacon of your highnes longe over us to Raigne

Guy Bonvyle