| Description | f.1. 19 Jan. 1567/8
Crownmote: Precept witnessed by Richard Dutton, Mayor, to the Sheriffs for the delivery of Northgate gaol and to summon a jury of 24 men and other officers on Monday 1 March 1567/8.
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs Edward Marten and Oliver Smith.
f.2. Panel.
f.3. Indictment that Robert ap Ellis of Chester, yeoman, on 13 Oct. 1567 at Chester entered a close belonging to Roger Radford and stole 4 sheaves of barley worth 10s. belonging to the said Roger.
Billa vera.
f.4. Indictment that Griffith ap Ries of Morley, Cheshire, yeoman, on 28 Jan. 1567/8 at Chester stole a mortar worth 3s. belonging to William Kent of Chester, yeoman.
f.5. 5 Jan. 1567/8
Examination of Raphael Hollyngworth of Dublin, gentleman., before Richard Dutton, concerning the loss by the said Raphael on 4 Jan. 1567/8 at the house of the Mayor of his leather purse, gold hose chain, 2 bracelets 'waing viij and half', 10 gold sovereigns, 2 angels, 6 French crowns, 4 English Crowns, one 'Crewsadow, one half English crown and 14., and that [John] Hanky suspected one Germyn, a suspect person.
f.6. ?[5] Jan. 1567/8
Examination of [John Hanky], alderman, and ?Hugh Hulme, gentleman., concerning the same.
f.7. 8. Dec. 1567.
Crownmote: Precept witnessed by Richard Dutton, esq., Mayor, to the Sheriffs for the delivery of Northgate Gaol, and to summon a jury of 24 men and other officers on Monday 19 Jan. 1567/8.
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1.
f.8. Panel.
f.9. Indictment that Ralph Phillip of Chester on [illegible] July [illegible] Elizabeth, in Chester broke into the house of John (Peter about 10 p.m. frightening the said John and his [illegible] being then in bed, and stole a cloak worth 12d. and an undergarment 'inducium' worth [illegible] pence belonging to the said John.
Billa vera
f.10. [illegible] Dec. 1567
Crownmote: Precept witnessed by Richard Dutton, esq., Mayor, to the Sheriffs to bring Robert ap E[llis] of Chester, yeoman, to the next Crownmote [no date given].
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1. Not found.
f.11. 14 Dec. 1573
[?Crownmote]; Precept witnessed by Richard Dutton, esq., Mayor to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 men on [illegible] in a case between John de le Hey, Anna, Alice and Ellen de le Hey, Richard Harford and Ellen Birkened, pls., and Stephen Williams, def., concerning the detention of goods and chattels worth £340.
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs William Massy and Paul Chauntell.
Partially illegible.
f.12. Panel for case as in f.11.
f.13. 23 Dec. 1573
Writ, witnessed by Richard Dutton, Mayor, to the Sheriffs ordering them to secure possession to John Glin of Chester, gentleman., of a messuage from which he had been ejected by John Davenport of Chester, gentleman., Robert Philkin of Tattenhall, Cheshire, gentleman., and Nicholas Tasker of Chester, yeoman, on 21 Nov. last, contrary to the act of 8 Henry VI [1429-30]; and from which he was refused possession from the said 21 Nov. until an inquisition was held at the sessions on 18 Dec. concerning the same. The Sheriffs were to report the execution of this writ at the nexts sessions.
f.14. 28 Oct. 1567
Crownmote: Precept witnessed by Richard Dutton, Mayor, to the Sheriffs to bring Robert ap Ellis of Chester, yeoman, to the next Crownmote on Monday 8 Dec. 1567.
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1. Not found.
f.15. 26 Oct. [1567]
Crownmote: Precept witnessed by Richard Button, Mayor, to the Sheriffs, for the delivery of Northgate gaol, and to summon a jury of 24 men and other officers on [Monday 8 Dec. 1567].
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1.
f.16. [illegible] 1567
Sessions: Precept witnessed by Richard Dutton, Mayor, to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 and other officers on Tuesday 14 [illegible].
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1.
f.17. Panel.
ff18-19. Presentment of 8 persons for making bread contrary to the statute.
Billa vera.
ff20-21. Constables presentments, including list of craftsmen and the number of their apprentices, with notes of those owning 'bows and arrowes'. The others are to provide them at their own cost.
Billa vera.
f.22. Constables presentments of list of persons without bows and arrows.
f.23. Presentment by the constables of St. Oswald's Ward that Thomas Darsie, gentleman., made an assault on Hugh Hankie, yeoman, in the church yard of St. Oswalds in Chester on 21 Aug. 1567, and wounded the said Hugh in the breast, and that in this assault the said Thomas Darsie was helped by 'his man' whose name was not known.
Billa vera.
f.24. Constables presentments for St. Bridget's ward containing the names of those without bows and 'shaftes'.
f.25. Constables presentments. State that many in this ward have their bows and arrows ready.
f.26. Constables presentments for St. Giles's ward. State that those without bows and arrows have been warned to make speedy provision for them.
f.27. Constables presentments.
f.28. Constables presentments, mainly relating to those without bows and arrows.
f.29. 24 Aug. 1568
Sessions: Precept witnessed by Richard Button, esq., Mayor, to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 and other officers on Thursday 2 Sept. 1568.
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1.
f.30. List of officers and panel. Richard Dutton, Mayor.
f.31. List of officers and panel. Richard Button, Mayor.
f.32. 12 April 1568
Sessions: Precept witnessed by Richard Dutton, esq., Mayor, to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 and other officers on [Tuesday 27 April 1568 v. Mayor's Book 19].
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1. Partially illegible.
f.33. List of officers and panel. Richard Dutton, Mayor.
ff34-9. Presentments.
f.40. Indictment that Thomas Mathew of Chester, yeoman, on 24 May 1574 in Chester stole a dun coloured horse worth 40s. belonging to Thomas Stanley of Knocken, Salop., gentleman.
f.41. 6 Feb. 1567/8
Sessions: Precepts witnessed by Richard Dutton, esq., Mayor, to the Sheriffs to summon a jury of 24 and other officers on Monday 23 [February 1567/8].
Endorsed: executed by Sheriffs as in f.1.
f.42. Crownmote: panel |