Catalogue description Microfilm of Star Chamber case by Conand Prowse of Nether Stowey, gent. against Lewis Lashbrook and John Quirke of Minehead

This record is held by Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)

Details of T\PH\stv/1
Reference: T\PH\stv/1
Title: Microfilm of Star Chamber case by Conand Prowse of Nether Stowey, gent. against Lewis Lashbrook and John Quirke of Minehead
Description:

Heard in April 1602, concerning abuses during the Minehead Parliamentary election of 1601, including an assault in Dunster market.

 

Evidence was given by the following witnesses at Dunster on 25 August 1602:-

 

John Eayre of Nether Stowey, weaver, aged 26 (2)

 

John Bassett of Minehead, gent., aged 30 (2)

 

Nicholas Browse of Minehead, clerk, aged 48

 

Nicholas Coleman of Minehead, yeoman, aged 60 (2)

 

Thomas Davies of Taunton, yeoman, aged 44

 

Edward Webber of Minehead, weaver, aged 44

 

Simon Hatsell of Minehead, clothier, aged 52 (2)

 

Francis Perse of Minehead, mercer, aged 26

 

John Raynold alias Rouse (?) of Minehead, clothier, aged 50

 

John Polyn of Minehead, blacksmith, aged 40 (2)

 

Thomas Brooke of Minehead, husbandman, aged 35 (2)

 

John Widlake of [blank], husbandman, aged 40

 

John Squirle of Minehead, yeoman aged 33

 

John Prowse of Old Cleeve, gent., aged 50

 

Henry Helliker of Old Cleeve, shoemaker, aged 24 (2)

 

Walter Trotte of Minehead, butcher, aged 55

 

Alice Kerye of Minehead, widow, aged 50

 

Thomas Richards of Minehead, tailor, aged 50

 

Thomas Giles of Minehead, yeoman, aged 50

 

Robert Shenton of Dunster, haberdasher, aged 40

 

John Ridler of Dunster, husbandman, aged 30

 

George Quircke of Minehead, merchant, aged 54

 

William Kelley of Minehead, tinker, aged 60

 

William Hatsell of Minehead, clothier, aged 23

 

John Prowse of Old Cleeve, gent., aged 50

 

Henry Coffen of Dunster, aged 46

 

John Uppynton of Minehead, aged 30

Date: [1602]
Related material:

[for details of election see History of Parliament, House of Commons, 1558-1603]

Held by: Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
Originals held at:

Ref. P.R.O., Sta. C. 5\P1\5, 5\P31\30.

Language: English
Physical description: 1 film

Have you found an error with this catalogue description?

Help with your research