f 50 (14 June)
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| Officium domini promotum &c contra Ianam filiam Iohannis dutton | The said Iane citra festum Bartholomei
vltimum went from her brothers house in Ansley with one Scott a Piper in the night, and staid forth one or more
nightes, and was followed by |
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Winsell parochia Burton Super Trent Winshill (chapelry) of the
parish of Burton upon Trent
f 50 (14 June)
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| The office of the lord (commissary) promoted, etc, against Jane, daughter of John Dutton | The said Jane since the last feast of (St) Bartholomew, (English). Today she appeared and an answer should be given within two weeks. |
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The date given is that of the proceedings of the court held in Lichfield Cathedral. The route taken by the piper and the amount of ground covered presumably provide evidence of the usual rapid travels of a wandering musician; there is no reason to suppose that Scott knew he was being followed because of his new companion.
Record title: Archdeaconry of Stafford Visitation Act Book
Repository:
LRO
Shelfmark: B/V/1/31
Repository location: Lichfield
1615–20; Latin and English; paper; 224 leaves; 290mm x 190mm; original foliation 1–51, thereafter unfoliated; 14 quires of 16 leaves each; original parchment binding with remains of leather thong closure, in ink on front cover is a list of years, 1615 through 1619 inclusive.