⁴⁰⁴ i.e. ‘jointure’.

⁴⁰⁵ Sur conuzance de droit tantum was a fine at the common law that discontinued the estate of the cognisor (the party who levied the fine of land) and gave possession to the cognisee (the party in whose favour the fine of land was levied), removing the need for a writ of seisin to enter on to the lands.

⁴⁰⁶ i.e. Cencoed (or Cefyn y Coed or Cefn Coed) in Carmathenshire.

⁴⁰⁷ i.e. ‘covenous’ – collusive or fraudulent (OED).

⁴⁰⁸ Brodsho's name is an addition.

⁴⁰⁹ The most likely candidate is John Walter of Ludlow, later Sir John, adm. Inner Temple November 1582 (bar June 1591); however, another possibility is John Walter of Barnard's Inn, adm. Gray's Inn 25 May 1582. See Inner Temple Records, vol. 1, pp. 371, 375; Gray's Inn Register, p. 61.

⁴¹⁰ The top of the membrane has been repaired and the month and year are illegible, but it is presumably 14 October 1596.

⁴¹¹ ‘By warrant. 19 October [1596]. Because the below named defendant, Humfrey Lloyd, did not make answer to the bill written below so far as appears, let a writ of attachment be directed to the Sheriff of Glamorganshire to attach the body of the said Humfrey Lloyd, returnable immediately etc.’

⁴¹² Julius Caesar, Master of Requests 1591–1606 (see Appendix 2).

⁴¹³ 23 October 1596.

⁴¹⁴ Thomas Hitchcock of London, adm. Lincoln's Inn 5 May 1578: see Lincoln's Inn Admissions, vol. 1, p. 87 (and see also p. 140).

⁴¹⁵ Masters John Herbert and Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴¹⁶ Masters John Herbert and Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴¹⁷ Masters John Herbert and Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴¹⁸ Master Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴¹⁹ The scribe has mistakenly written ‘Henry’.

⁴²⁰ William Winter, who served as counsel in the Read cases (9 and 10) above. I have been unable to identify him in published Inns of Court admissions registers.

⁴²¹ Master Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴²² 16 November 1596.

⁴²³ i.e. separated a mensa et thoro.

⁴²⁴ i.e. ‘yet’.

⁴²⁵ i.e. ‘from’.

⁴²⁶ These depositions do not appear to survive.

⁴²⁷ ‘In consequence’, or ‘by virtue of the consequence’.

⁴²⁸ i.e. ‘hear’.

⁴²⁹ Secret contrivances.

⁴³⁰ i.e. ‘person or persons’.

⁴³¹ Master Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴³² No record of this hearing survives.

⁴³³ The page is faded owing to water damage.

⁴³⁴ Master Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴³⁵ See also REQ 1/48.

⁴³⁶ Possibly Thomas Foster of London and Thavies Inn, adm. Lincoln's Inn 11 March 1574, although a Guy Foster of Bucks was admitted to Gray's Inn 10 May 1583. See Lincoln's Inn Admissions, p. 81; Gray's Inn Register, p. 63.

⁴³⁷ Appointed Chief Justice of Queen's Bench 2 June 1592 (Sainty, Judges of England, p. 10).

⁴³⁸ Masters Julius Caesar and John Herbert presiding.

⁴³⁹ I can find no entry for this date in REQ 1/48.

⁴⁴⁰ A slip for ‘October’.

⁴⁴¹ ‘From day to day’, i.e. daily attendance without licence to depart from Westminster or London.

⁴⁴² A slip for ‘October’.

⁴⁴³ Master John Herbert presiding (although Caesar was present later the same day).

⁴⁴⁴ Treating with contemptuous disregard (OED).

⁴⁴⁵ Masters Julius Caesar and John Herbert presiding.

⁴⁴⁶ i.e. ‘appraise’.

⁴⁴⁷ ‘Return the quinedene of Easter next [23–29 April 1599]’.

⁴⁴⁸ Master John Herbert presiding.

⁴⁴⁹ The Fleet prison, situated on the east bank of the River Fleet, off the Farringdon road.

⁴⁵⁰ The sheriff was Alban Stepneth and, while Humfrey did not take process forth against him, the two men ended up in court when Humfrey refused to pay the penalty attaching to a bond drawn up to ensure his appearance in Requests and Stepneth sued him for debt. See Stepneth v. Lloyd, CP 40/1610, m. 1157; Kiralfy, Source Book of English Law, pp. 308–311.

⁴⁵¹ Master Julius Caesar presiding.

⁴⁵² 1597.