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A35635 The Case of Richard Radley, Gent. now prisoner in the Kings-bench. 1680 (1680) Wing C970A; ESTC R38979 3,793 1

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The CASE of Richard Radley Gent. Now Prisoner in the KINGS-BENCH THAT the now Lord Chief Justice Scroggs being Lord of the several Mannors of Southweald and Gostead in the County of Essex his Lordship in 1672. did upon a pretended forfeiture Wrongfully Seize into his Hand and Possession a certain Copy-hold Messuage and divers Copy-hold Lands of 35 l. Yearly value held of the said several Mannors And which were then the Estates and Inheritance of one Thomas Danwood Unkle of the above mentioned Richard Radley That soon after his Lordship had so Seized the Premises he Felled all the Timber thereupon then growing worth 100 l. And thenceforth received all the Rents and Profits of the Premises which his Lordship insisted to be absolutely his own and therefore would not restore the Possession thereof unto the said Thomas Danwood albeit he several times in all humble and sitting manner besought his Lordship so to do Whereupon the said Thomas Danwood was enforced to commence several Actions at Law in Trespass and Ejectment against his Lordships Under-Tennants of the Premises Which being brought to Tryal at Chelmsford the Sommer Assizes 1675. The said Thomas Danwood upon full Evidence on all sides obtained a Verdict against his Lordships pretended Title And after a Writ of Error spent therein was in June 1676. put into Possession of the Premises by the then Sheriff upon an Hab. Fact Possession In the Prosecution of which Suits the said Thomas Danwood was Necessitated to expend 700 l. or thereabout and being himself near Fourscore Years Old He desired his said Nephew Richard Radley to assist him in the Management of that business which he the said Radley in an unfortunate hour to himself did accordingly undertake as conceiving himself bound in duty to be helpful unto his said Unkle in what lawful ways he could and otherwise then so did he the said Radley never Act. And yet nevertheless because he the said Radley did appear on behalf of his said Unkle Danwood as aforesaid His Lordship the now Lord Chief Justice Scroggs was pleased to conceive some causeless Displeasure against him which was so far taken notice of in the Neighbourhood he the said Radley then dwelling at Brentwood within a Mile of his Lordships House called Weld-Hall That when any difference happened between Radley and any Neighbour Radley was soon after informed against at Weld-Hall As for Instance He the said Radley being necessitated to have a controversie with one Samuel Whitehead of Brentwood aforesaid Shoemaker a person well known in the Neighbourhood as Radley doubts not to make appear by proof to be of such Atheistical Principle and Vicious conversation as rendered his Oath not fit to be Credited in any concern to the value of 5 s. He the said Whitehead to wreak his Revenge on Radley Did in May 1679. Inform the said Lord Chief Justice upon Oath That Rudley had Spoken certain Scandalous words against his Lordship repeating the words in his Affidavit and told his Lordship also that one Robert Ralet a Brick-Layer who was a constant Workman in his Lordships Service as occasion required did hear the Words spoken as well as he the said Whitehead That the Lord Chief Justice going soon after to London one Mr. Thomas White an Attorney and Steward of his Lordships Courts came to Radley as from his Lordship willing him to attend his Lordship at London to give him satisfaction about an Affidavit made by Whitehead of such words spoken by Radley against his Lordship as he the said Mr. White then said he dared not repeat But Mr. White then told Radley that Whitehead had informed his Lordship that Ralet also had heard the words Spoken by Radley Hereupon Radley enquired of Ralet what the words were which Whitehead had Sworn and whether he the said Ralet had ever heard Radley Speak the same whereto Ralet answered That he had Sworn to the Lord Chief Justice that he never heard Radley Speak the words Sworn by Whitehead nor any other word concerning his Lordship But only That Danwoods Cause was a good Cause and that he the said Radley would Seal it with his Blood Soon after this Radley waited on his Lordship at London as he was required where his Lordship making known to Radley what words Whitehead had Sworn against him and Radley denying as the truth was and is that he ever Spoke those or any such like words and withal giving his Lordship a true account what a Dangerous Fellow Whitehead was and of the occasion why he thus sought to execute his Malice on him the said Radley His Lordship was pleased to say That there was another would testifie the words besides Whitehead but that his Lordship would defer the further Examination of that matter until his being in the Countrey at Whitsontide And so his Lordship dismissed Radley for that time In Whitson week all Parties attended his Lordship and upon Examination of the matter his Lordship being convinced that there was no reality in this Accusation against Radley albeit Ralet then varied from what he had formerly informed Radley as aforesaid and would seem to insist that Radley said he would Seal to the words informed by Whitehead with his Blood His Lordship was pleased to declare he would pass by this matter for that time but willed Radley to have a care that no further Informations against him come before his Lordship Or used Monitory expressions to that Purpose Some difference afterwards happening between Radley and Ralet about work wherein Radley Employed Ralet as his Bricklayer Ralet informed the Lord Chief Justice that Radley would have hired him to knock the aforenamed William White on the Head Whereupon Radley was again sent for by the Lord Chief Justice and required to give Sureties for his Behaviour which he did accordingly though no colour of truth in the said Information At Summer Assizes in August 1679. Ralet Recovered 39 l. against Radley in an Action upon a Quantum Meruit for Building and soon afterwards to wit on the Eighth of August 1679. aforesaid Radley standing at his own dore and Ralet being at Work over against Radley's House and within hearing one of another Ralet said to Radley There be Rods in Piss for you Whereupon Radley saying Why are you and your Cobler going to make new Oaths against me Ralet thereupon demanded What have you got to say to my Lord Chief Justice Radley thereunto replyed As far as I know the Lord Chief Justice may be a very worthy Gentleman But for your part you are a very Rascal That these were all or the effect of all the words which passed between Radley and Ralet at that time wich he proved by Divers Persons of Credit then present And never but then had Radley any discourse with Ralet after the aforesaid Tryal between them at Sommer Assizes 1679. Neither was any thing of this further taken notice of to Radleys knowledge until September following Radley went with his Unkle