with the Pannel of the names of the Jurors which are in the file of Writs executed for the Queen of the 34th Yeer of the Reign of the said Lady the Queen that now is with the Remembrancer of London And the Jurors did not appear Therefore it was coÌ„manded the Sherifs that they distrein the Jurors by their Lands c. So that c. in 8. Dayes of Holy Trinity or in the mean time before the Beloved and Faithful to the Lady the Queen Roger Manwood Knight Chief Baron of this Exchequer at Guiâ—d-hall of the City of London aforesaid upon Fryday the 26th day of May in the Yeer of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 34th in the Afternoon of the same Day if he shall first come thither And it is said to the aforesaid Iohn Porter and Henry Cockain that they keep their Day before the aforesaid Chief Baron at the said Day and Place and that they be here at the said 8. dayes of Holy Trinity to hear their Judgement If c. At which day the said John Porter and Henry Cockin come here as before And the aforesaid Chief Baron before whom delivered here the Tenor of the Record aforesaid in form aforesaid directed which is amongst the Inquisitions and Extents of this Yeer of the 34th of the Reign of the Queen that now is with this Remembrancer indorsed thus ss Afterwards that is to say the Day and Place within contained before Roger Manwood Knight Chief Baron of the Exchequer of the said Lady the Queen came aswell the within named John â—opham who prosecutes for the said Lady the Queen as the said within written John Porter and Henry Cockain in their proper persons and the Jurors of the Jury whereof within mention is made being called some of them appeared and some of them not as it appeareth in the Pannel c. And some of them now appearing that is to say Roger Tasker Humphry Street George Gunbey Thomas Cox Thomas Langhorn John Eaton William Fruit and John Math upon the Jury aforesaid are sworn and because the rest of the Jurors of the Jury did not appear therefore others of the standers by by the Sherifs of the County aforesaid to be chosen at the Request of the said John Popham and by the command of the aforesaid Chief Baron were new put whose names to the Pannel within written are filed according to the form of the Statute in such case late made and provided And the Jurors so anew put that is to say Thomas Wiggs Henry Ayleward Ralph Baily and Cutbert Booth being called likewise came Who to the truth of the matter within contained together with the other Jurors aforesaid first impannelled and sworn say upon their Oath That long before the aforesaid time of Intrusion aforesaid above supposed to be done One Nicholas Gibson was seized of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances in the Information aforesaid specified in his Demesn as of Fee and the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid held of the Lady the Queen in Socage that is to say of the free Borough of the City of London by fealty onely And so being thereof seized the said Nicholas afterwards and before the time of the Intrusion aforesaid c. that is to say the 23d day of September in the yeer of the Reign of the Lord Henry late King of England the 8th the 32th at London in the Parish of St. Dunstans in the East made his Testament and last Will in Writing and constituted one Avice then his Wife Executrix of his said Will and by the said his Will bequeathed and devised amongst other things the Whars and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the aforesaid Avice and her Heirs in these English Words and in form following That is to say In the name of God Amen I Nicholas Gibson Citizen and Grocer of London whole of Mind and of perfect Memory albeit sick of Body make this my present and last Will and Testament aswel concerning the Order and Disposion of my Goods Chattels and other things moveable as of my Lands and Tenemetns Rents Reversions and Services and Hereditaments whatsoever First I give and bequeath my Soul unto Almighty God my Maker Redeemer and Saviour and my Body to be buried where it shall please God after the said discretion of my well beloved Wife Avice Gibson my sole Executrix under written whom I put in special trust that she shall see these things hereafter declared to be well and truly executed don and declared and performed as hereafter shall be recited Unto whom also I give and bequeath All my Goods Chattels Debts and other things as well moveable as unmoveable real and personal Lands and Tenements Rents Reversions Services and all my other Profits and Commodities and other Hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular the appurtenances To have and to hold possesse and injoy All and singular my said Lands and Tenements Rents Reversions and Services with the appurtenances Goods Chattels and other things and all and singular other the premises with the appurtenances unto the said Avice Gibson her Heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes for ever upon condition following That is to say Where it hath pleased God to put me the said Nicholas Gibson in Mind to edifie diverse Meases Mansions and places convenient for a Free-school the Master of the same and certain Beadmen and Beadwomen and that the same cannot be established to continue without great charges to be imployed and bestowed upon the same and also Lands and Tenements and other Hereditaments to be assured for the continuance of the same I Will and Declare by this my last Will and Testament That the said Gift Legacy and bequest of my Lands and Tenements Goods Chattels and other things aforesaid shall inure and take effect by reason hereof unto my said Wife upon condition following That is to say That my said Wife by the Advice of Learned Counsel in all convenient speed after my decease shall assure give and grant all my said Lands and Tenements and other Hereditaments whatsoever for the maintainanee of the said Free-school Almesmen and Almeswomen for ever if it shall please God that my said Wife Avice Gibson shall have all the Issues Revenewes and Profits yeerly comming arising and growing of the premises during her life bearing the charges for the keeping of the said School Beadmen and Beadwomen and other charges for the maintainance of the premises in manner and form as I the said Nicholas have kept and maintained the same and as the same is now kept and maintained without any diminution in any wise Which Avice Gibson I make my sole Executrix of this my present Testament and last Will. These being Witnesses Thomas Rushton Sergeant at the Law William Gunston Esquire Thomas Wood Cooper Thomas Reinolds Clothworker and Iohn Mucklow Scrivener In witnesse whereof I have hereto put my Seal Given the 23th Day of September in the yeer of our Lord God 1540.
Memorandum That Edward Coke Esquire The Attorny General of the Lady the Queen that now is who prosecutes for the said Lady the Queen present here in Court the 20th Day of June this Term in his own person for the said Lady the Queen gave the Court here to understand and be informed That whereas a Wood with the appurtenances called Alcon otherwise Aluington Wood containing by estimation 3000. Acres of Wood in Alton otherwise Aluington and Rock in the aforesaid County of Worcester in the Hands and possession of the said Lady the Queen that now is the first Day of October in the first yeer of her Reign and long before and continually after were and stood and of Right ought to be and yet ought as in the Right of her â—rown of England as in very many Records Roules and Remembrances of this Exchequer it is evident and appeareth upon Record Yet one Ann Countess of Warwick Humphry Hill Richard Bushopp and Edward Bushopp little regarding the Lawes and Statutes of the said Lady the Queen that now is but intending the Disenherism of the Lady the Queen in the premises with Force and Armes c. the first Day of October in the yeer of the Reign of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 27th and diverse Dayes and turns between the same first Day of October in the 27th yeer and the Day of Exhibiting of this Information in and upon the possession of the said Lady the Queen of the premises Entred Intruded and made Entry and the Issues and Profits thereof coming perceived to their own uses and had and as yet do perceive and have the same Trespass continuing and as yet continuing in contempt of the said Lady the Queen that now is and against her Lawes Whereupon the aforesaid Attorny of the said Lady the Queen for the said Lady the Queen prayes the Advise of the Courâ— in the premises And the aforesaid Ann Countess of Warwick Humphry Hâ—ll Richard Bishopp and Edward Bishopp come here to answer the said Lady the Queen of and in the premises as it is contained there And now that is to say From the day of Holy Trinity in three Weekes this Term came here the aforesaid Richard Bishopp by Arthur Salwaie his Attorny to this by special favour of the Court admitted and prayeth the hearing of the Information aforesaid and it is read unto him c. Which being read and heard and by him the said Richard fully understood The said Richard complaineth by colour of the premises in the Information aforesaid above specified to be troubled and unquietted and that not justly Because By Protestation that the Information aforesaid and matter in the same contained is not sufficient in Law and to which the said Richard is not necessitated nor by the Law of the Land bound to answer in any manner By Protestation also That the Wood aforesaid in the Information aforesaid above mentioned doth not contain nor the aforesaid time of the Trespass and Intrusion aforesaid above supposed to be done did contain in it 3000. Acres in manner and form as by the Information aforesaid above is supposeed Yet for Plea The said Richard as to the Force and Armes or whatsoever is against the Peace of the said Lady the Queen that now is As also the whole Trespass Contempt and Intrusion in the Information aforesaid above specâ—fied supposed to be done besides the Entry and Ingresse into the Wood aforesaid called Alton Wood otherwise Alvington Wood the 21th Day of February in the Yeer of the Reign of the Lady the Queen that now is the 32th and from the same Day until the Day of Exhibiting of the Information aforesaid and besides the perceiving the Issues and Profits thereof by that time comming above supposed The said Richard saith that he in nothing thereof is guilty in manner and form as by the Information aforesaid above is supposed and upon this puts himself upon the Country And the aforesaid Attorny General of the said Lady the Queen that now is who for the said Lady the Queen in this behalf prosecutes likewise c. Therefore an Inquisition be made thereof c. And as to the Entry and Ingress into the Wood aforesaid the aforesaid 21th Day of February in the 32th Yeer aforesaid and from that Day until the Day of Exhibiting of the Information aforesaid as also to the taking of the Issues and Profits thereof by the time thereof comming above supposed to be done the said Richard saith That the said Lady the Queen that now is him the said Richard ought not any wayes to impeach or trouble because he saith That long before the aforesaid time in which it is supposed the Entry Intrusion and Ingress aforesaid to be done One Ann Countess of Warwick Widow sometimes Wife of Richard sometimes Earl of Warwick was seized of the Mannor of Abbotesley otherwise Abberley otherwise Abbedeley with the appurtenances in the aforesaid County of Worcester whereof the aforesaid Wood in which c. then and until the time of the grant here after specified made to Robert Earl of Leicester the third Day of July in the 30th Yeer of Queen Elizabeth here after mentioned whereof the Memory of Man then was not to the contrary was parcel in her Demesn as of Fee and so thereof being seized a Fine was levied in the Court of the Lord Henry late King of England the 7th at Westminst in the County â—f Middlesex from the Day of St. Hillary in 15. Dayes in the 3d Year of his Reign before Thomas Brian Roger Townsend and Iohn Haugh Justices and other the said late Kings Faithful Subjects then there present Betwâ—en him the Lord the King plantiff and the aforesaid Ann sometimes Countess sometimes Wife of the aforesaid Richard Earl of Warwick by the Name of Ann Countess of Warwick deforceant of the Mannor aforesaid with the appurtenances whereof c. amongst other c. whereof a Plea of Covenant was sued between them in the same Court that is to say That the said Countess granted to the said Lord the King the Mannor aforesaid with the appurtenances whereof c. And the same rendred back to him in the same Court To have and to hold to the said Lord the King and the Heirs Males of his Body begotten and if it shall happen That the said Lord the King should die without Heir Male of his Body begotten then after the decease of the said Lord the King the aforesaid Mannor with the appurtenances whereof c. should wholly Revert to the same Countess and her Heirs quieted from the other Heirs of the aforesaid Lord the King as by the Record of the aforesaid Fine in the Court of the said Lady the Queen that now is of the Bench at Westminster aforesaid remaining more fully appeareth By virtue of which Fine the aforesaid late King Henry the 7th was seized of the Mannor aforesaid with the appurtenances whereof c. in his demesn as Fee tail that
not yet concealed nor detained but the Rents and the Reversions thereof to the said Lord the King and Lady the Queen then were answered And that Mannor was in charge and account of Record and the Rents and the Reversions thereof to the said late King and Queen Philip and Mary were answered But whether the Lands and Tenements in the Declaration above mentioned by the said Letters Patents to the aforesaid George Howard Kt. passed or not the Jurors aforesaid are ignorant and thereof pray the Advice and Consideration of the Court in the premises And if upon the whole matter aforesaid by the Jurors aforesaid in form aforesaid found It shall seem to the Justices of the Court That the aforesaid Lands and Tenements in the Declaration aforesaid mentioned by the aforesaid Letters Patents of the Lord Philip and Mary late King and Queen of England to the aforesaid George Howard did passe Then the Jurors aforesaid say that the aforesaid Edward Cockle is not guilty of the Trespasse and Ejectment as he before in pleading hath alleged And if upon the whole matter by the Jurors aforesaid in form aforesaid found It shall seem to the Justices and Court That the Lands and Tenements in the Declaration within written by the aforesaid Letters Patents of the Lord Philip and Mary King and Queen of England to the said George Howard passed not c. False Imprisonment Michaelmass Term in the 6th yeer of King JAMES in the COMMMON-PLEAS Doctor Bonhams Case Co. 8. part London HEnry Atkins of London Doctor of Physick George Turner of London Doctor of Physick Thomas Moundford of London Doctor of Physick John Argent of London Doctor of Physick John Taylor of London Yeoman And William Bowden of London Yeoman were Attached to answer to Thomas Bonham of London Doctor in Philosophy and of Physick of a Plea wherefore they together with William Dun of London Doctor of Physick and Richard Ware of London Skinner with force and Arms him the said Thomas Bonham took imprisoned and evil handled and him in Prison against the Law and Custom of the Kingdom of England did long detain and other harms to him did to the great damage of the said Thomas Bonham and against the Peace of the Lord the King that now is c And whereupon the same Thomas Bonham by Richard Coke his Attorny complaineth That the aforesaid Henry George Thomas Moundford John Argent John Taylor and William Bowden together c. the 10th day of November in the yeer of the Reign of the said Lord the King that now is the 4th with force and Arms him the said John in the Parish of the blessed Mary of Bow in the Ward of Cheap took and imprisoned and evilly handled and him there so in Prison a long time that is to say by the space of 7. dayes against the Law and Custom of this Kingdom of England detained and other harms c. to the great damage c. and against the Peace c. whereupon he saith that he is the worse and hath damage to the value of 300. pounds and thereof bringeth sute c. And the aforesaid Henry George Thomas Moundford John Argent John Taylor and William Bowden by Francis Barker their Attorny come and defend the force and injury when c. And as to the coming with force and Arms say That they are not thereof guilty And of that put themselves upon the Country and the aforesaid Thomas Bonham likewise And as to the rest of the Trespass and Imprisonment aforesaid above supposed to be done The said Henry George Thomas Moundford John Argent John Taylor and VVilliam Bowden say That the aforesaid Thomas Bonham his Action aforesaid against them ought not to have because they say That before the aforesaid time in which it is supposed the aforesaid Trespasse and Imprisonment to be done The Lord Henry late King of England the 8th the 23d day of September in the yeer of his Reign 〈◊〉 by his Letters Patents which the said Henry George Thomas Moundford John Argent John Taylor and William Bowden with his great Seal of England sealed bearing date at VVestminster the same day and yeer here in Court brought Reciting Wherereas he thought it the duty of his Kingly Office in all reason to provide for the good and welfare of his People That would first of all be done if he might in due season meet with the enterprizes of wicked men first therefore ye held it necessary to restrain the boldness of wicked men who professed Physick more for avarice than out of confidence of a good Conscience Whereupon very many incommodities did arise to the rude and credulous Cōmon-people Therefore partly imitating the example of the well-governed Cities and other Nations inclined thereunto at the request of the grave Men and Doctors John Chambre Thomas Linacre Ferdinand de Victoria his Physicians of Nicholas Hatswel John Francisco and Robert Yoxley Physicians and chiefly of the right Reverend Father in Christ and Lord Thomas titled of the Holy Church beyond Tyber Priest of the most Holy Church of Rome Cardinal of York Arch-Bishop and our Well beloved Chancellor of our Kingdom of England A College perpetual of Doctors and Grave Men who Physick in his City of London and the Suburbs and within 7. Miles from the said City every way might publickly exercise he Willed and commanded to be instituted to whom for his honour and in the name of the publick good and care as he hoped the ignorance and rashness of the malitious which he remembred as well by their example and gravity to deterr as by his Lawes late made and and by Constitution to be made by the same College to punish Which that they might more easily well accomplish to the remembred Doctors John Chambers Thomas Linacre Ferdinand de Victoria his Physicians Nicholas Hatswel John Francisco and Robert Yoxley Physicians he granted that they and all Men of the same faculty of and in the City aforesaid should be in deed and Name one Body and Comminalty perpetual or College perpetual and that the said Comminalty or College every yeer for ever might chose and make of that Cōminaltie any diligent man and skilful in the faculty of Physick to be President of the said College or Comminalty to oversee rule and govern for that yeer the College or Comminalty aforesaid and all men of the said faculty and their businesses And that the said President and College or Comminalty should have perpetual succession and a Common Seal to serve for the businesses of the said Comminalty and President for ever And that they and their Successors for ever should be persons able and capable to purchase and possesse in Fee and for ever Lands Tenements Rents and other possessions whatsoever He also granted to them and their Successors for him and his Heirs That they and their Successors might purchase to them and their Successors aswell in the said City as out of it Lands and Tenements whatsover not
of her Exchequer Greeting Because in the Record and process and also in giving of Judgement in the plaint wch was in our Court before you the aforesaid Barons of our Exchequer aforesaid in the yeers of our Reign the 37th By Bil between us and Richard Bushopp of certain trespasses and intrusions in certain of our Woods with the appurtenances called Alton otherwise Aluington Woods conteyning by estimation 3000 Acres of Wood manifest Error hath entervened to our great damage And whereas in the statute in the Parliament of the Lord Edward late King of England the 3d. our progenitor at Westminster and in the year of his Reign the 31th holden made amongst other things It is agreed and established that in all cases the King or other persons touching where any one complaineth of Error made in the process in the Exhequer The Chancellor and Tresurer cause to come before them in some Chamber of Counsel nigh to the Exchequer the Record of the process of the same out of the Exchequer and taking to them the Justices and such like sages as to them shall seem fit to be taken They cause to be called before them the Barons of the Exchequer aforesaid to hear their Informations and the causes of their Judgement and the business thereupon to be duly examined And if any Error was found the same to be corrected and the Rolls to be amended and afterwards them in the said Exchequer to do execution thereof to be remitted as belongeth as in the said Statute it is conteyned We therefore willing Errors if any such were according to the form of the statute aforesaid to be corrected and speedy Justice to be done in that behalf Command you that if Judgement thereof be given then the Record and process aforesaid with alll things concerning the same before our beloved faithful Counsellor Tho. Egerton Kt. keeper of our great Seal of England and how the aforesaid Tresurer in the Councel Chamber next to the Enchequer aforesaid called the Councel Chamber upon Tuesday that is to say the 21th day of the moneth of April you cause to come And to the same Keeper of our great Seal and you the aforesaid Tresurer the Record being seen and examined and the process aforesaid and your informations being heard and you the aforesaid Barons further in this part with the Councel of the Justices and other sages aforesaid Cause to be done what of right and according to the form of the Statute was to be done Witnesse my self at Westminster the 11th day of April in the yeer of our Reign the 39th Symons At the said 29th day of the said Moneth of April the aforesaid Worthy Man Thomas Egerton Kt. Keeper of the great Seal of England and VVilliam Lord Burghley Lord Tresurer of England caused to come before them the Record aforesaid in the aforesaid Chamber next to the Exchequer aforesaid called the Councel Chamber and at the said day and place came before the Lord Keeper of the great Seal and the Lord Tresurer the aforesaid Atorney General of the Lady the Queen and for the said Lady the Queen said that in the Record and process aforesaid and in the giving of the Judgement aforesaid of and upon the aforesaid demurrer in Law it is diversly Erred that is to say that the aforesaid Richard Bushopp by his plea in barr of the information aforesaid pleaded doth suppose that the aforesaid late King Henry the 7th was seised of the reversion of the manor aforesaid with the appurtenances whereof c. As of Fee and Right in the right of his Crown of England by colour of the Attainder of the aforesaid Edward late Earl of VVarwick and by the force of the aforesaid Act of Parliament in the yeer of the Reign of the said late King the 19th in the Barr aforesaid mentioned by which Act it was enacted that the aforesaid Edward late Earl shâ—uld forfeit to the said late King all his Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whereas the aforesaid late King by vertue of the Attainder and Act of Parliament aforesaid as before is said made could not be seised of the Reversion aforesaid before inquisition thereof taken and of record remaining by which it should be sound that the aforesaid Earl at the time of the treason aforesaid by him committed or ever after was seised of the said Reversion as of Fee and right and in this that the aforesaid Richard doth suppose that the aforesaid late King Henry the 7th dyed seised of that Reversion and that the said Reversion descended to the aforesaid late King Henry the 8th as Son and Heir of the aforesaid late King Henry the 7th Whereas in fact the said Reversion did not descend to the said late King Henry the 8th nor by the Lawes of this Kingdom could descend before the Inquisition thereof for the aforesaid late King Henry the 7th thereof to be found and of Record to remain And in this that the said Richard Bushopp supposeth that by a certain Inquisition taken at the Castle of VVorcester the 5th day of July in the yeer of the Reign of the aforesaid late King Henry the 8th the 23th before Roger VVinter Esquire then Escheator of the said late King in the said County by virtâ—e of his office It was found that the aforesaid Edward late Earl of VVarwick was seised of the Reversion of the Manor aforesaid as of Fee and Right and so thereof being seised the aforesaid Act in the aforesaid Parliament of the aforesaid late King Henry the 7th in the 19th yeer of his Reign aforesaid was made in Manner and form aforesaid and that by Colour of the said Act of Parliament aforesaid the late King Henry the 7th was seised of the Reversion aforesaid as by the Inquisition aforesaid in the Court of Chancery of the said Lady the Queen at VVestminster in due manner reserved and here of Record remaining more fully appeareth Whereas every Inquisition taken upon whatsoever Attainder of High-Treason taken before the Escheator by virtue of his Office ought to be retorned into the Court of the Kings Exchequer and there ought to be filed and not in the Court of Chancery And if in the Court of Exchequer retorned and there of Record it be not filed then the said Inquisition is void and of no force in Law And in this That whereas the aforesaid Richard Bushopp supposeth That the aforesaid late King Henry the 8th the 3d. day of November in the yeer of his Reign the 23th by his Letters Patents under his great Seal of England sealed bearing date the same day and yeer reciting That whereas the said late King the 12th day of October in the 12th yeer of his Reign had given and granted to the abovesaid Walter Walshe the Mannor of Grafton Fleuard with the appurtenances for the Term of the life of the said VValter and whereas the same late King the 6th day of December in the yeer of his Reign the 21th by other his Letters
continued and adjorned according to the form of the Statute aforesaid further until the third Tuesday in the Term of St. Michael next following and the same day is given to the aforesaid Richard Bushop in the Chamber afores to hear their Judgment therof c. At which day before the aforesaid Chief Justices in the Chamber aforesaid cometh the aforesaid Richard Bushop by his Attorny aforesaid And because the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and the Lord Treasurer come not therefore the aforesaid Business and Sute of Errors is continued and adjorned by virtue of the Statute aforesaid thereof made further until the 21th day of November in the same Term of St. Michael and the same day is given to th aforesaid Richard Bushop in the Chamber aforesa to hear their judgment thereof c. â—At which day before the aforesaid Chief Justices in the Chamber aforesaid cometh the aforesaid Richard Bushop by his Attorny aforesaid And because the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Treasurer come not therefore the aforesaid Businesse and Sute of Errors is adjorned and continued according to the form of the Statute aforesaid until the second Tuesday of the Term of St. Hillary next following And the same day is given to the afores Rich. Bushop to hear their Judgement thereof c. At which day before the aforesaid Chief Justices in the Chamber aforesaid cometh the aforesaid Richard Bushop by his Attorny aforesaid and because the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Treasurer come not therefore the aforesaid Business and Sute of Errors is continued and adjorned by virtue of the Statute aforesaid thereof made further until the first Tuesday in the Term of Easter then next following and the same day is given to the aforesaid Richard Bushop in the Chamber aforesaid to hear their Judgement thereof c. At which day before the aforesaid Chief Justices in the Chamber aforesaid cometh the aforesaid Richard Bushop by his Attorny aforesaid and because the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the great Seal and the Lord Treasurer come not therefore the Business and Sute of Errors aforesaid until the first Tuesday in the Term of the Holy Trinity next following And the same day is given to the aforesaid Richard Bushop in the Chamber afores to hear their Judgement thereof At which day before the aforesaid Thomas Egerton Knight Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Thomas Lord Buckherst now Lord Treasurer of England in the Chamber aforesaid cometh the aforesaid Richard Bushop by his Attorny aforesaid And the aforesaid Attorny of the Lady the Queen for the said Lady the Queen as at first prayeth c. And because the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Treasurer will further avise of giving their Judgement of and upon the premises before c. Further day is given to the aforesaid Richard Bushop in the Chamber aforesaid until the second Tuesday in the term of St. Michael then next following to hear their Judgement therof c. At which day before the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the great Seal and the Lord Tresurer in the Chamber aforesaid cometh the aforesaid Richard Bushopp by his Attorny aforesaid and because the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Tresurer are not avised yet of giving their Judgement of and upon the premises day further is given to the aforesaid Richard Bushopp in the Chamber aforesaid untill Tuesday the 23th day of October the same Term of St Michael to hear their Judgement thereof c. At which day before the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and the Lord Tresurer in the Chamber aforesaid cometh the aforesaid Richard Bushop by his Attorney aforesaid and because the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Tresurer are not yet avised of giving their Judgment of and upon the premises day further is given to the aforesaid Richard bushopp in the Chamber aforesaid untill Tuesday the 30th day of the said Moneth of October the same Term of Saint Michael to hear their Judgement thereof c. At which day the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Lord Tresurer do not come in the Chamber aforesaid but the aforesaid Chief Justices in the Chamber aforesaid come and the aforesaid Richard Bushopp at the same day in the same Chamber and before the same Justices likewise cometh by his Attorny aforesaid And the aforesaid business and sute of Errors is continued and adjorned by virtue of the Statute aforesaid thereof made further untill Tuesday the 6th day of November the same Term of Saint Michael and the same day is given unto aforesaid Richard Bushopp to hear their Judgement therof c. At which day neither the aforesaid Lord Keeper of the great Seal nor Lord Tresurer nor the aforesaid Chief Justices come unto the Chamber aforesaid Afterwards the said Lady the Queen that now is sent here another her writ close under her Great Seal out of her Court of Chancerie to the Tresurer and Barons of this Exchepuer directed the Tenor of which writ followeth in these words ss Elizabeth by the Grace of God of England France and Ireland Queen defender of the faith c. To the Tresurer and her Barons of her Exchequor Greeting Because in the Record and Process and because of giving of Judgement in the plaint which was in our Court before you the aforesaid Barons of our Exchequer aforesaid in the Term of the Holy Trinity in the yeer of our Reign the 37th by Bill between us and Richard Bushopp of certain Trespass and Intrusion in certain Woods with the appurtenances called Alton otherwise Aluington Wood conteyning by estimation 3000 Acres of Wood in Alton otherwise Aluington and Rock in our County of Worcestor manifest Error intervened to our great damage and because in the Statute in the Parliament of the Lord Edward late King of England the 3d. our Progenitor at Westminster in the 31th yeer of his Reign holden made amongst other things it is agreed unto and established that in all cases the King or other persons concerning where any one complaineth of Error done in process in the Exchequer the Chancellor and Tresurer cause to come before them in some Chamber of Councel nigh unto the Exchequer the same Record and process out of the said Exchequer and taking to them the Justices and other sages such as to them they shall seem to be taken to call before them the Barons of the Exchequer aforesaid to hear their Informations and the causes of their Judgement and upon this business duly cause to be examined and if any Error should be found the same cause to be mended and the Rolls amended and after them into the Exchequer to do execution therof to be sent back as belongeth as in the said Statute it is conteyned We therefore willing Error if any such were according to the form of the Statute aforesaid to be corrected and full and speedy Justice to be
and in the 22d year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Henry the 8th as by the said Will more fully appeareth And afterwards the said Nicholas Gibson at London in the Parish of St. Dunstan in the East aforesaid the 6th Day of October in the yeer of the Reign of the said Henry late King of England the 8th the 32th aforesaid dyed of such his estate so seized of the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with appurtenances without issue of his â—ody begotten After the death of which Nicholas The aforesaid Avice in the aforesaid Parish of St. Dunstan took upon her the charge of Execution of the Testament aforesaid And before the aforesaid time of Intrusion aforesaid supposed that is to say the 13th Day of April in the yeer of the Reign of the Lord Edward late King of England the 6th the third At London in the Parish of All Saints Barking aforesaid demised the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to one Bartholmew Gibbs To have and to hold to him and his Assignes from the Feast of the Birth of our Lord which then should be in the yeer of our Lord 1566. until the full end of 40. yeers from thence next following and fully ended By virtue of which demise The same Bartholmew was of the Interest of the Term aforesaid possessed and so thereof being possessed The said Bartholmew before the time in which c. that is to say the first Day of January in the yeer of our Lord 1522. at London in the Parish of All Saints aforesaid made his Testament and last Will in Writing and constituted and ordained one Alice then his Wife his Executrix of his said last Will and Testament And afterwards the said Bartholmew then and there dyed of such his estate possessed of the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances After whose death and before the time in which c. the said Alice took upon her tharge of the Execution of the Testament aforesaid in the aforesaid Parish of All Saints and was of the Interest of the Term aforesaid of 40. yeers possessed as Executrix of the Testament of the said â—artholmew and so thereof being possessed The said Alice Before the time in which c. at London in the Parish of All Saints aforesaid took to Husband one Thomas Wilcox By which The said Thomas and Alice before the time in which c. were of the Interest of the aforesaid Term of 40. yeers of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances possessed and the said Thomas and Alice so thereof being possessed before the time in which c. that is say the 16th Day of December in the yeer of the Reign of the Lady Mary late Queen of England the second At London in Parish of All Saints Barking aforesaid granted all their Estate Interest and Term of years which they then had of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to one Iohn Haynes By virtue of which Grant The said Iohn Haynes was of the Interest of the aforesaid Term of 40. yeers of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances possessed And so thereof being possessed The same Iohn Haynes before the time in which c. that is to say the 21. Day of September in the yeer of our Lord 1559. at London in the Parish of All Saints Barking aforesaid made his Testament and last Will in Writing made ordained one Joyce his then Wife his Executrix of hiâ— said last Will and by the same his Will willed and bequeathed all his Estate Interest and Term of yeers which he then had of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the said Joyce And afterwards the said Iohn Haynes at London in the Parish of All Saints Barking aforesaid of such his Estate of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances dyed possessed After whose Death the said Joyce took upon her the charge of the Execution of the Testament aforesaid and was of the Interest of the aforesaid Term of 40. yeers of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances possessed And so thereof being possessed the said Joyce before the time in which c. At London in the Parish of All Saints aforesaid took to Husband the aforesaid Iohn Porter By which the said Iohn Porter and Joyce were of the Interest of the aforesaid Term of 40. years of and in the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances possessed And the Jurors aforesaid further say upon their Oath That one Iohn Gibson is Cosen and Heir of the said Nicholas Gibson that is to say Son and Heir of Hugh Gibson deceased Brother and Heir of the said Nicholas Gibson And that the said Iohn Gibson before the time in which c. that is to say the 24th Day of January in the yeer of the Reign of the Lady the Queen that now is the 34th into the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances by force of the Testament and last Will of the said Nicholas Gibson by colour of Forfeiture and by reason of the Condition in the said last Will before specified by the aforesaid Avice in her life forfeited and broken entred and was thereof seized in his Demesn as of Fee And so thereof being seized The said John Gibson before the time in which c. that is to say the 25th Day of Janbary in the yeer of the Reign of the said Lady the Queen that now is the 34th By his Writing indented bearing Date the same Day and yeer in the Court of the said Lady the Queen of her Chancery at Westminster being in due manner inrolled and to the Jurors in Evidence shewed Bargained Granted and Sold the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the said Lady the Queen that now is To have and to hold to the said Lady the Queen that now is her Heirs and Successors for ever By Colour of which Grant Bargain Sale and Inrollement The said Lady the Queen that now is was of the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances seized in her Demesn as of Fee in the Right of the Crown of England and the said Queen that now is so thereof being seized The aforesaid John Porter claiming the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid in his own Right and the aforesaid Henry as Servant of the said John Porter and by his Commandment the aforesaid time in which c. into the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances upon the possession of the said Lady the Queen that now is thereof entred and made ingresse But whether upon the whole matter aforesaid by them the Jurors in form aforesaid found the aforesaid entry of the aforesaid John Porter and Henry into the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances be an Intrusion upon the possession of the said Lady the Queen of the Wharf and Tenements aforesaid or not The said Jurors thereof pray the