Chancery Depositions (PRO C8/30/102 Wm Siday v Toby Cressener and Susan Church)
29.5.1624
(Saturday 29 May 1624)
document 16400508
Susan Church
sworn Darshum Suffolk
she believes that
Siday
married
Mary Church
at that time mentioned one of
Jn's
daughters but what promises
Jn
made she does not know nor whether
Jn
used
Siday
latterly in his business nor what promises
Jn
made or why
Siday
entered into bond for 240li with
Toby Cressener
she was ignorant of
Jn's
proceedings she believes that if
Jn
had made any promises to
Siday
they had long since been performed otherwise he would not have forborne suit all this time being a man given to contentions and suits in law she believes that
Jn
made his will in writing and divided his estate into three one part to his wife one to his son
Jn
and a third to
Barth
and
Barth
was his executor she doesn't know that the will was made on the advice of
Barth
or
Toby Cressener
but after
Jn's
death
Barth
administered the will and if there was anything due to
Siday
it was paid to him at that time for
Siday
has had for many years the occupation of the lands called Broadfields in Alphamstone being part of
Susan's
jointure from her husband
Barth
without paying any rent the rents amount to much more than
Siday
was owed by
Jn Church
and the lands left to her husband
Barth
were at Colne about twelve miles from his mansion house and
Siday
embezzled or purloined or some other divers goods and
Barth
brought home in two carts goods and chattels which were
Jn Church's
but she does not remember particulars
Barth
a year since was questioned for killing a man and fled and was outlawed
Jn Church's
goods being amongst his in his house in St Edmunds Bury Suffolk all were forfeited for sir
Edm Bacon
knight who has by grant of the king all felons goods in the franchise of St Edmunds Bury as for the rest of
Jn Church's
goods she does not know what has become of them at the time of her marriage with
Barth
she was seised of lands of the value of eight score pounds per annum
and was worth to
Barth
500li besides in household stuff and cattle all of which were forfeit by the outlawry and she was turned out of her estate and if there were any of
Jn Church's
goods owing to
Siday
they were of little value and there was little conscience of him to sue for them and put this poor and miserable defendant to needless expenses in the law denies any confederacy to get
Jn Church's
goods or that she has got by a judgement all
Barth's
estate