| Description | Petition against stopping up of common way in Plumley
12 June 1434
English
11" x 4 1/2"
Parties 1 - [1] Henry of Glazebrook [Glasbrok] and William Dogge and Anneys, his wife
Parties 2 - [2] John of Littelovere [Littler, formerly Little Over]
Details - Full transcription given below. In summary -
[2-4] Henry, William and Anneys claim that John of Littelovere [Littler, formerly Little Over] has blocked a common way in Plumlegh' [Plumley], known as Briddes Lone [Briddle Lane], in four places between their land and the land of William of Holford, on one side of the lane, and the land of William of Holford and John of Littelond on the other side.
[5-8] The common way has been used by horse and carts carrying loads since time immemorial and they have never heard of it being blocked before
[9-10] The blockage is causing a great hindrance to them and their neighbours in Plumley and Tablegh' [Tabley] when travelling to Northewich [Northwich] or Knottesford [Knutsford]
[11-13] They have made this statement as they do not wish to be blamed for the blockage
[13-14] to which they have set their seals.
Witnesses - None given
Given - [14] At Plumley on 12th of June in the 12th year of Henry VI
(i.e. Saturday 12th June 1434).
Seals - One parchment tongue cut horizontally from the bottom of the document, seals missing. One parchment tongue for a tie.
Transcription
[01] To alle men that these lettres shall see other here We Henry of Glasbrok and WIlliam Dogge and Anneys my wif sende
[02] gretynges in oure lord ever lastyng and for as mekell as John of Littelovere in foure places has stoppet a comyn way in
[03] Plumlegh qwech is calde Briddes Lone lying be twene the lande of William of Holford and oure londs on that one side of the said
[04] lone and the lond of the saide William and the londes of the saide John of Littelovere on that other side of the said lone the queche lond is
[05] a comyn way to cart and hors to carie and lede and ough to be and has byn in alle oure dayes and in alle dayes that we have herd
[06] oure auncestres speke of and for doute of enditement we durst not let our diches be unfermet nyf we durst never make
[07] yate nyf hegge in that lone in als mekell as we were pore men and oure neighburs have ay manasset to endite the foule lakes
[08] yn June Nyf we never knewe nyf herd tell that hit has byn stoppet unto nowe late with inne a few yeres that my mayster
[09] Holford went in to Fraunce the quech stoppyng is grete hyndryng to us and to alle oure neighburs of Plumley and Tablegh
[10] that shuld <and> ought and have uset to cary and passe that way thurough Plumley towardes the Northewich and towardes Knottesford
[11] and <we> have byn and yette byn in grete doute of damige lest the defaute of that stoppyng shuld be putte on us pore men atte ende
[12] Wherfore we beseche and pray alle men that of this matter shall here to lorne and knowe qewer the defaute is of the stoppyng
[13] so that we be not troublet therwhit in tyme comyng for no defaute is in us. In wytnes of the qwech to these oure lettres we
[14] have sette oure seales written in hast at Plumley the xij day of Juyn anno regni regis Henricus sexti post conquestum duodecimo.
[the 12th day of June in the 12th year of the reign of King Henry VI after the conquest]
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