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Crimes and Misdemeanours 1598 - 1710

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Contributed by Peter Stuart

Crimes and Misdemeanours 1598 - 1710

Individuals mentioned in various Church, Civil and Criminal Court cases

Date	1598 September 21
Surname	CROFT
First	George
Alias
Occupation	Butcher
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Charged with a Theft in Faversham

Date	1598 September 21
Surname	FOREMAN
First	Peter
Alias
Occupation	Butcher
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Charged with a Theft in Faversham

Date	1598 November 3
Surname	FOREMAN
First	Peter
Alias
Occupation	Butcher
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Charged with receiving certain stolen sheep

Date	1598 November 3
Surname	BATCHELAR
First	Jonas
Alias
Occupation	Yeoman
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Stood Surety for Peter FOREMAN

Date	1598 November 3
Surname	HULKES
First	Stephen
Alias
Occupation	Yeoman
Source
Notes	Stood Surety for Peter FOREMAN

Date	1598 September 19
Surname	WOOD
First	John
Alias
Occupation	Blacksmith
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Stood Surety for Joan PEPPER of Doddington

Date	1600 August
Surname	ADYE
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Victim of theft (Horse)

Date	1601 December 20
Surname	HULKES
First	Stephen
Alias
Occupation	Yeoman
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Victim of Breach of the Peace

Date	1603 January 10
Surname	SHEFFEILD
First	Ellisen
Alias
Occupation	Tailor
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Bailed £10 give good behaviour

Date	1603 January 10
Surname	BAKER
First	John
Alias
Occupation	Clerk
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Stood Surety £5 for Ellisen SHEFFEILD

Date	1603 January 10
Surname	LEESE
First	Henry
Alias
Occupation	Yeoman
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Stood Surety £5 for Ellisen SHEFFEILD

Date	1603 July 19
Surname	GYNINGES
First	Dunstan
Alias
Occupation	Labourer
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Stood Sureties for brother John GYNINGS

Date	1606 July 16
Surname	FARLIE
First	Edward
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court schedule of excommunication

Date	1609 May 20
Surname	CROOCHER
First	Francis
Alias
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Charged with Theft (pair of plough wheeles)

Date	1609 May 20
Surname	BORNE
First	Margaret
Alias
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Victim of Theft (pair of plough wheeles)

Date	1609 May 20
Surname	HULKES
First	Stephen
Alias
Occupation	Yeoman
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Witness in Court case

Date	1611 May 1
Surname	GITTENS
First	George
Alias
Occupation	Butcher
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Charged with Theft of money in Ashford

Date	1611 May 1
Surname	SCOTT
First	John
Alias
Occupation	Butcher
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Charged with Theft of money in Ashford

Date	1612 November 3
Surname	RASELL
First	Grace
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Dispute over Will

Date	1612 November 3
Surname	RASELL
First	Robert
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Dispute over Will

Date	1612 November 3
Surname	RASELL
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Dispute over Will

Date	1615 October 17
Surname	HULKES
First	Stephen
Alias
Occupation	Yeoman
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court schedule of excommunication

Date	1616 June 5
Surname	BRAINS
First	Edward
Alias
Occupation	Labourer
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	To appear with Anne, his wife

Date	1617 June 17
Surname	BAKER
First	Robert
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1617 July 3
Surname	BURGES
First	John
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court Tithes case

Date	1617 July 3
Surname	ADYE
First	Peter
Alias
Occupation	Collector of tithes
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court Tithes case

Date	1617 July 6
Surname	BRAINS
First	Anne
Alias
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Charged with receiving a new cloak

Date	1621 July 24
Surname	RUDGES
First	Mary
Alias
Occupation	Wife of William
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1621 July 24
Surname	BAKER
First	Alice
Alias
Occupation	Wife of James
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1622 July 29
Surname	BURGES
First
Alias
Occupation	Widow
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Court case

Date	1622 July 29
Surname	MUN
First	William
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Court case

Date	1622 November 28
Surname	REDGES
First	Margery
Alias
Occupation	Wife of William
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Court case

Date	1622 December 12
Surname	MILL
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation	Vicar
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Court case ( neglect & misbehaviour)

Date	1622 July 29
Surname	MILL
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation	Vicar
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Court Case

Date	1630 November 18
Surname	PLUMER
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1630 February 3
Surname	PLUMMER
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Witness in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1631 December 19
Surname	PLUMER
First	Marion
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1631 January 24
Surname	RIDGES
First	Margery
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1631 January 24
Surname	RIDGES
First	William
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1632 January 20
Surname	LAMBDEN
First	Margaret
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Witness in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1634 June 19
Surname	PLUMER
First	Marion
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1634 June 19
Surname	PLUMER
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1634 June 19
Surname	LAMBDEN
First	Margaret
Alias
Occupation	Widow
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Witness in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1635 December 3
Surname	CHAMBERS
First	Nathaniel
Alias
Occupation	Vicar
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1635 January 14
Surname	SEXTON
First	Ann
Alias
Occupation	Wife of Christopher
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1635 October 25
Surname	PYE
First	Geoffry
Alias	Doddington or Newnham
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Canterbury Consistory Court case

Date	1635 December 3
Surname	PYE
First	Geoffry
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1636 May 31
Surname	BRICE
First	John
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1636 October 11
Surname	CHAMBERS
First	Nathaniel
Alias	Vicar
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1638 June 5
Surname	COLEGATE
First	John
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court Defamation case

Date	1638 June 5
Surname	BRICE
First	John
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1638 June 19
Surname	BRICE
First	John
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Joint Defendant in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1638 June 19
Surname	ROBERTSON
First	Elizabeth
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Joint Defendant in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1638 June 19
Surname	ROBERTSON
First	John
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Joint Defendant in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1638 June 19
Surname	COLEGATE
First	John
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Plaintiff in Archdeaconry Court case

Date	1639 July 9
Surname	HULKS
First	Stephen
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court - extreme molestation case

Date	1639 December 5
Surname	MAYLAM
First	John
Alias	formally of Headcorn
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Defendant in Archdeaconry Court Tithes case

Date	1639 November 19
Surname	MUN
First	Robert
Alias
Occupation
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Legatee in Archdeaconry Court case Legatee : Person named in a will to receive property

Date	1650 July 17
Surname	STREETE
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Apprehended Thief who stole from Sarah FOREMAN

Date	1650 July 17
Surname	FOREMAN
First	Sarah
Alias
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Victim of a Theft from her house

Date	1650 July 17
Surname	SPENCE
First	Thomas
Alias
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Witness in Sarah FOREMAN case

Date	1661
Surname	TAYLOR
First	Frances
Alias
Occupation	Single woman
Source	Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Notes	Court case illegitimate child

Date	1701 January 13
Surname	GILES
First	John
Alias
Occupation	Builder
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Draft of an order allowing the continuance of several cottages built, without four acres of land attached to them

Date	1710 February 27
Surname	WILLIAMS
First	Mary
Alias	SISLY
Occupation
Source	Centre for Kentish Studies
Notes	Warrant to pass a vagrant