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This page extracts records of interest from the C 78 metadata created by the Wiki of the Anglo-American Legal Tradition Website

C 78 records are held at the National Archives, Kew, and consist of Chancery Court Final decrees

Listing of Chancery Final Decree Rolls (numerical)

Original C 78-9 Finding Aids

Chronolists by year for Chancery Final Decree Rolls
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Chronolist Index



1640-1649


C78 1640
C78 1641
C78 1642
C78 1643
C78 1644
C78 1645
C78 1646
C78 1647
C78 1648
C78 1649



1650-1659


C78 1650
C78 1651
C78 1652
C78 1653
C78 1654
C78 1655
C78 1656
C78 1657
C78 1658
C78 1659



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C78 1640


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C78 1641


1641, 8 Jan; Parties: Isaia Delatree of London, merchant; William Crosse; James Libeart; Giles Vandeputt; Anna Ganney, widow; James Waggoner; Maria de Coster, widow; John Babington; Jacob Francken; John Aurelius; Peter Soen; Rombont Jacobson & Jane his wife; Richard Porter; Tobias Vanhulste; James Samyn; William Cloughe & Sarah his wife; Sampson Smarte, Mark Smarte & Susan Smart by the said Sarah their mother; William Kynte; Anna Lucye, widow; Jacobina Van Ackeren, widow; Mary Hacke; Tobias, Rachel & Catelina Hacke; Mark Courado Van Reylingham; Frederick Van Berick; Harman Beekeman; Jaques Burett; John Burett; Isaac Becke; Daniel Burett v John Becke; Subject matter: The debts of the late Abraham Becke, merchant of London, deceased.; Roll/Case no.: C78/374, no. 8 [2]

1641, 1 Feb; Parties: Oliver Clobery executor of William Clobery late of London, merchant v Sir Nicholas Crispe; Samuel Crispe; Humfrey Slaney; George Fletcher; John Bollow; James Acton; Robert Bateman, chamberlain of the City of London; Raph Latham, common sergeant of the said City; William Cloberye, Elizabeth Cloberye, Oliver Cloberye, Nicholas Clobery, John Cloberye & James Clobery, infants, children of the said William Clobery decd & orphans of the said City of London; Subject matter: Investment shares due from Guinea Company to heirs of William Clobery; Roll/Case no.: C78/463, no. 5A [6]

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PROB 11/182/18 Will of William Clobery, Merchant of London 09 January 1640
PROB 11/210/146 Will of Oliver Clobery, Girdler of London 15 November 1649

1641, 18 Nov; Reg Year: 17; Parties: William Abell, alderman of the City of London; William Leechland; Edward Darling; Ralph Moore; Robert Shawe, citizens & vintners of London v Rowland Wilson; Thomas Hutchinson; William Bowyer; William Dickins; Michael Gardiner; Francis Ashwell; Ralph King; Jacob Bonnamy; William Couradus; John Gregory; William Hancocke; Thomas Symcott; John Wilcock; Thomas Dudley; Mark Hilseley; Henry Saunders; Thomas Darling; George Stanley; Ralph Hutchinson; Henry Crone; Mathew Terry; Edward Terry; Joseph Rogers; Richard Meeres; Thomas Cox; Thomas Gough; Christopher Mercalfe; Robert Lee and others (not named); Subject matter: Agreement between company of vintners and French and Spanish wine merchants and lease of wine licences; Roll/Case no.: C78/459, no. 4 97



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C78 1644


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C78 1648


1648, 28 Nov.;Reg. Year: 24; Parties: Robert Vause of Virginia, merchant v Thomas Deacon; William Allen; Roger Stone; Subject matter: Debts and delivery of Virginia tobacco to London, secured upon 1/16 part of the ship William and George of London, 1/16 part of the ship called the Globe of London and 1/16 part of the ship called the Honor of London; Roll/Case no.: C78/1317, no. 4 87

1648, 19 Dec.; Regnal Year: 24; Parties: Humfry Beare v John Garland and .... .... als Bowden; Subject matter: Mortgage of messuage in Saint Neepe, Cornwall.; Roll/Case no.: C78/578, no. 6 92



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C78 1652


1652, 29 Jab.; Regnal Year: N/A; Parties: Andrew King of London, merchant v Katherine White; John White her son and others (not named); Subject matter: Dispute over the claim formerly made by John White of Horton, Buckinghamshire, to the title of a property called 'The Fishers'; Roll/Case no.: C78/525, no. 9 [13]

1652, 18 Feb; Regnal year: N/A; Parties: Robert Westerne of London, merchant v Richard Aldworth; Thomas South; Edward Lewis; Subject matterL Debts re cloth trade; Roll/case no.: C78/482, no. 22 39
- Robert Westerne (complainant) lived in the house of Richard Aldworth of London, merchant, for many years before 1639. Aldworth drove a trade in the may of merchandizing "in buying and selling of ffustians cotten wooll" and other things. An indenture was prepares and signed, dealed and delivered between Richard Aldworth and Robert Westerne, dated May 1649. The covenants included a term of five years in which Robert Westerne was to dwell with Richard Aldworth "for the useing and mannageinge for the said Richard the trade of buyinge and sellinge of ffustians cotton wooll scottish yarne and all things incident and belonging to the said trade". Robert Westerne should also "wrieta dnd enter into the bookes of accompt of the said Richard perfect accompts and entries of al the wares that should be bought and sould by the complainant from tyme to tyme and of all charges disbursements payments and receipts by the complainant concerninge the said trade". In addition to receiving reasonable payment for his services from Aldworth, Westerne "might att the makeinge upp of every yearely accompt deducat and take out of the gaines that should be gotten by meanes of the trade aforesaid soe much money as should amount to eleaven pounds to the hundred for the imployment of his stock to be used in trade aforesaid. Westerne claims to have perfromed his services fully and satisfactorily, and in December 1642, at the request of Aldworth, lent Aldworth the sum of £300 "at interest of his owne proper moneys", with which Aldworth "caused to be bought wares adnd merhcandizes to be driven in the said trade".The rate of interest was agreed at £7 in the hundred.

Other primary sources

PROB 11/237/116 Will of Richard Aldworth of Saint Mary Magdalen Milk Street, City of London 12 June 1654
PROB 11/372/353 Will of Robert Westerne, Haberdasher of London 15 March 1683

1652, 22 Nov.; Regnal Year: N/A; Parties: Thomas Eyton v Richard Shearer; Subject matter: Debts re partnership in buying and selling of cottons with Simon Weston of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, draper; Roll/Case no.: C78/527, no. 6 206



C78 1653


1653, 12 Nov; Regnal year: N/A; Parties: Thomas Rich of London; Joseph Rich; Edward Rich; Robert Rich being all of them sons of William Rich late citizen & merchant tailor of London decd and Lucy Rich his late wife also decd, the said Joseph, Edward & Robert being infants by Joseph Jaques, citizen & brewer of London their grandfather, father of the said Lucy Rich v Ellen Combes, widow, the relict of John Combes decd,; Subject matter: Estate of Lucy Rich, relict of William Rich, merchant taylor of London. Wardship dispute; Roll/case no.: C78/475, no. 2 201
- Thomas Rich of London, gentleman
- Not apparently Thomas Rich, merchant

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PROB 11/179/698 Will of William Rich, Merchant Tailor of London 25 April 1639



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C78 1660


1660, 6 Feb; Regnal year: N/A; Parties: William Momma, merchant of Amsterdam v Abraham Momma; Subject matter: Debts of Gerlach Momma payable from house in St. Martins Lane, London; Roll/case no: C78/644, no. 9 14

1660, 7 July; Regnal year: N/A; Parties: Richard Brooke v Thomas Cooke; Subject matter: Salary for factor in clothes trade, Blackwell Hall, London; Roll/case no: C78/572, no. 3 57

1660, 22 Nov; Regnal year: 12; Parties: Barbara Middleton relict & administratrix of Thomas Middleton; John Hill; Henry Breathe; Thomas Smith v Thomas Hale; Subject matter: Debts owed to estate of Thomas Middleton for services as pilot on ship "Elizabeth and Mary".; Roll/case no: C78/559, no. 12 [1]



C78 1661


1661, 19 June; Regnal year: 13; Parties: Robert Abdy; George Smith; William Vincent; Nathaniel Wich; Thomas Bowyer; John Juxon; Edward Austin; John Steevens; John Beare; Edward Knipe; Stephen Vaughan; Richard Danidge; Joseph Ash; Henry Hunter; Thomas Bronefield; Thomas Rastall; Christopher Packe; Robert Dawes; John Millett; Samuel Barnardiston; Thomas Roberts; Charles Longland; [blank] Kirridge the relict of Thomas Kirridge and George Gosnell executors of the said Thomas Kirridge decd; Martha Wood; George Smith and Pa... Priaulkes executors of Hugh Wood; the said Christopher Packe executors of Simon Edmonds; Robert Bardett and John Woolfryse executors of Nathaniel Wright decd; the said Joseph executors of Edward Ash decd; the said George Smith & Gabriel Roberts executors of John Nelson decd v James Wich of London, merchant; Subject matter: Debts re partnership in East Indies trade; Roll/case no: C78/643, no. 11 102

1661, 25 July; Regnal Year: 13; Parties: John Doughty of London, merchant v Francis Ashe & others (not named).; Subject matter: Accounts re manufacture of potash and soap in Russia; Roll/case no.: C78/593, no. 7 149



C78 1662


1662, 10 Feb; Regnal year: 14; Parties: Thomas Taylor, merchant v Richard Moore, merchant; Subject matter: Accounts re trade in flax between London & Kingsberge in Prussia; Roll/case no: C78/597, no. 14 25

1662, 12 Feb; Regnal year: 14; Parties: Anne Leaver of London, spinster, one of the daughters of John Leaver late of London decd and Joice his wife now the wife of John Mascall of London, merchant, by Edmond Clerke citizen & clothworker of London, her uncle v James Leaver; Subject matter: Legacy payable from personal estate of John Leaver; Roll/case no: C78/597, no. 14 25

1662, 3 March; Regnal year: 14; Parties: Mathew Holworthy of London, merchant v. Erasmus Cave; and Robert Peckett; Subject matter: N/A; Roll/case no: C78/998, no. 10 49

1662, 5 March; Regnal year: 14; Parties: Lionel Wake of the City of Antwerpe in the Dutchy of Brabant, merchant v William Calley (since Sir William Calley); Sir Lewis Kirke; Dame Elizabeth his wife; Mary Haynes; Milicent Perkins; Subject matter: Bills of exchange drawn up in Brabant.; Roll/case no: C78/690, no. 12 50

Other primary sources

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Ref: 1178; Description: letter and account books; Date: 1600-1611

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Ref: 1178/334; Description: Papers relating to a Chancery suit brought by Lionel Wake, merchant of Antwerp in the Duchy of Brabant, against Sir William Calley of Burderop House in respect of a long outstanding balance claimed by Wake on four bills of exchange dated 24 April 1610, amounting to 58103 ducketts, underwritten by the Spanish Treasury and owned successively by Calley's grandfather and father, [Sir] William Calley the elder and William Calley the younger, as monies arising out of [Sir] William Calley the elder's cloth business dealings in the Spanish Netherlands. Included, correspondence and accounts dating mainly from 1606, when [Sir] William Calley the elder's business interests in the Netherlands were managed by a factor, Gabriel Colford of Brussels, and covering his business activities in both Spain and the Netherlands in some detail. Some of the papers are in Spanish, and a few in Dutch. Dates: 1661-1662

PROB 11/187/484 Will of Sir William Calley of Chiseldon, Wiltshire 04 December 1641

PROB 11/300/410 Will of William Calley of Chisledon, Wiltshire 26 October 1660

1662, 13 June; Regnal year: 14; Parties: William Rider, now Sir William Rider, knight v. John Marsham, esq, now Sir John Marsham, knight and Ferdinando Marsham, executors of Thomas Marsham of London, es; Subject matter: N/A; Roll/case no: C78/998, no. 6 106



C78 1663


1663, 29 Oct; Regnal year: 15; Parties: Armiger Warner of London, merchant v. John Lockey; Subject matter: Costs for freight of tobacco from Virginia to London on the ship Alexander of London, and counter claims for damage during journey. Refs suit at Court of Admiralty.; Roll/case no: C78/998, no. 19 [2]

1663, 3 Nov; Regnal year: 15; Parties: William Love; Thomas Bretton; Thomas Pearle; Symon Delboe; Martyn Noell, since Sir Martyn Noell; Francis Dashwood and Martha his wife the relict & executrix of Nathaniel Temes; Edward Peirce; James Clitheroe; Abraham Sayon; John White; Edwyn Browne; Abraham Bush v George Oxenden, since Sir George Oxenden; Jane Noke, widow, executrix of William Noke; Elizabeth Dallison, widow, administratrix of Christopher Oxenden decd; Subject matter: Trust for joint stock in trading venture to Machaw in China; Roll/case no: C78/800, no. 11 178

1663, 23 Nov; Regnal year: 15; Parties: Christopher Boone v. Milborne Williams; Subject matter: N/A; Roll/case no: C78/1014, no. 12 218



C78 1664


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C78 1665


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C78 1666


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C78 1667


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C78 1668


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C78 1669


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