100 Chadwell v Huggins

100 CHADWELL V HUGGINS

Michael Chadwell of Chipping Norton, co. Oxford, gent v Thomas Huggins of the same, husbandman

No date

Abstract

Chadwell complained that Huggins, one of his copyhold tenants, had, the previous January, pulled him by the collar and torn his coat, 'told him that he lyed, and that he could do nothing else but lye', and said that he was a better man than Chadwell. No further proceedings survive.

Initial proceedings

EM277, Petition

'Thomas Huggins of Chipping Norton abovesaid, husbandman, (a tenant and copiholder under the petitioner) did about the month of January last past, in violent and disgracefull manner, pull the petitioner by the collar and tore his coat, and made comparison with him, saying that he was a better man then the petitioner, and told him that he lyed, and that he could do nothing else but lye, with many other like vilifying, and reproachful tearmes; whereby the petitioner much suffers in his reputation, and being a gentleman well discended capable of your lordship's relief herein.'

Petitioned that Huggins be brought to answer.

No date.

Notes

No Michael Chadwell appeared in the Oxfordshire Visitations of 1634, 1669 or 1675.

W. H. Turner (ed.), The Visitations of the County of Oxford, 1566, 1574 and 1634 (Publications of the Harleian Society, 5, 1871); G. D. Squibb (ed.), The Visitation of Oxfordshire, 1669 and 1675 (Publications of the Harleian Society, new series, 12, 1993).

Documents

• Initial proceedings
  • Petition: EM277 (no date)

People mentioned in the case

• Chadwell, Michael, gent
• Huggins, Thomas, husbandman

Places mentioned in the case

• Oxfordshire
  • Chipping Norton

Topics of the case

• apparel
• assault
• comparison
• giving the lie