Archive:C 1/593/60

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Overview

This document is a Chancery pleading by Robert Whitney addressed to Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, Cardinal and Papal Legate as Lord Chancellor, dated about 1527 to 1529.

People

Robert Whitney was the son and heir of James and Blanche (Milbourne) Whitney, and his mother Blanche was the daughter of Simon and Jane (Baskerville) Milbourne. One of Blanche's sisters was Sybil Milbourne who had married, first, Richard Hackluyt, and second, John Breynton. Thus, the Sybil Braynton that Robert Whitney was requesting a subpoena be issued for was actually his maternal Aunt. John Breynton was a lawyer who had died in 1527. It is believed that Robert Whitney had hired his uncle (in law) John Breynton as his lawyer, and when he died, his widow wouldn't return (or couldn't be bothered with returning) the documents that her late husband had had in his possession.

Note that the Robert Wye listed at the bottom of the document was probably referring to Robert Wye, the father of Robert Whitney's wife Margaret Wye. This Robert Wye may have been Robert Whitney's new lawyer.

The following Chancery case appears to be related:

C 1/604/35 - 1529-1532: Philip Baskervile. v. Sibyl Braynton, widow.: Detention of deeds relating to the lordship of Stretton Sugwas (Sygwar), devised to complainant by James Baskervile, knight.: Hereford.

Transcription

To the most Ben[evol]ent ffather in god Thom[a]s Lorde Cardinall legate
delatere Archebishippe off Yorke & Chanceler of England

In his humble wisse showeth unto you[r] Grace yo[ur] orat[er] Robert Whitney that wher he is seasid of the man[or] of Whitney
with the app[ur]tynans And the man[ner] of pencombe with the app[ur]tynans in the cownty of Hereford and in the man[or] of Bowrede
And the man[or] of Clifton in the cownty of Warwicke his demene as of ffee And so that is most gratis lord that on
Sibull Braynton witholdeth & kepeth all the [torn]nce cons[ir]nyng the p[re]myssis the wich you[r] orat[or] hath meny &
oftyn Tymys Rey_ride to hane delynans of where unto the seid Sibill will in no man[ner] of wisse assent butt utt[er]ly
refusithe cont[ra]ry to all good right & conciens And for as moche as yo[ur] seid orat[or] knoweth nott the serten nu[m]b[er]
of them nor wherin theibe conteynyd he is with owt remedy att the comyn law in considac[i]on wherof
that hitt shall please yo[ur] lordshippe to Directe a subpena to the seid Sibill Braynton & to com[m]annd her
by the same to appere affore yow in the channcery att a s[ir]ten day to answer to the p[ro]myssis and
yo[ur] seid orat[or] shall prey to god ffor the good contymans And of yo[ur] good grace

Robert Wye

pleg de p[ro]_ Joh[ann]es Doo? de London yeoman & Ric[ard]us Doo? de eod[em] yeoman