Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION
- Part One THE STREAMS OF PARADISE
- Part Two ASSIZES AND GAOL DELIVERY
- Part Three THE PLANETS OF THE KINGDOM
- APPENDICES
- 1 Judges in commission 1559–1714
- 2 Sheriff's account for the Norfolk and Suffolk assizes Lent 1564
- 3 Sheriff's duties and ceremonial at Carlisle assizes 1661–2
- 4 Articles drawn up by prospective sheriffs of Buckinghamshire 1 August 1680
- 5 Preamble to Serjeant Davis's assize charge, York assizes Lent 1620
- 6 The course of assizes on the Western circuit 1586
- 7 Clerks of assize and associate clerks 1558–1714
- 8 Two documents relating to John Heath's disputed tenure of the Oxford Circuit clerkship 1643–60
- 9 Duties of the Oxford Circuit clerical staff c. 1650
- 10 Fees taken by the Oxford Circuit clerk of assize c. 1646–53
- 11 Order about the selection of juries made at the Somerset Lent Assizes 1648
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Clerks of assize and associate clerks 1558–1714
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- INTRODUCTION
- Part One THE STREAMS OF PARADISE
- Part Two ASSIZES AND GAOL DELIVERY
- Part Three THE PLANETS OF THE KINGDOM
- APPENDICES
- 1 Judges in commission 1559–1714
- 2 Sheriff's account for the Norfolk and Suffolk assizes Lent 1564
- 3 Sheriff's duties and ceremonial at Carlisle assizes 1661–2
- 4 Articles drawn up by prospective sheriffs of Buckinghamshire 1 August 1680
- 5 Preamble to Serjeant Davis's assize charge, York assizes Lent 1620
- 6 The course of assizes on the Western circuit 1586
- 7 Clerks of assize and associate clerks 1558–1714
- 8 Two documents relating to John Heath's disputed tenure of the Oxford Circuit clerkship 1643–60
- 9 Duties of the Oxford Circuit clerical staff c. 1650
- 10 Fees taken by the Oxford Circuit clerk of assize c. 1646–53
- 11 Order about the selection of juries made at the Somerset Lent Assizes 1648
- Bibliography
- Index
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Lindsell, John. Joint clerk in 1558 with his ‘cousin’, John Glascock (below). Died before 14 Dec. 1558 when his will was probated.
Glascock, John. Occurs as clerk Dec. 1558–94(8). Joint clerk in 1558 with Jn. Lindsell (above). Adm. (age 17) as scholar from Eton to King's Coll. Cambridge 1541; fellow 1544–6; B.A. 1546. Adm. Inner Temple 1550; bencher 1568. Of Bobbingworth and Roxwell (Essex). From c. 1585 apparently exercising the office jointly with Jn. Mead (below), his son-in-law, since most assize records are signed ‘Glascock et Meade’. Associates: Ric. Emery, I559(W)–1576(W); Hen. Long, 1577(W)–1590(S); Jn. Mead, 1579(8)–c. 1585 (subsequently joint clerk of assize); Ric. Glascock, 1591–1600.
Meadf[e], John. Occurs as joint clerk with Jn. Glascock (above), his father-in-law, c. 1585–1594(S) and with Hen. Glascock (below) I595(W)–1599(S). His son Jn. served as an associate 1600–34 (below).
Glascock, Henry. Occurs as joint clerk with Jn. Mead (above) 1595(W)-1599(8) and as clerk until 1622(S). S. of Jn. G. (above). Clare Coll. Cambridge B.A. 1585; M.A. 1589. An attorney.
Associates: Wm. Courtman, 1594(W)–1606(W); Jn. Mead, 1600(W)–1634(S); Jn. Sorrell, 1597(S)–1624(W); Edw. Bowland, 1606(S)–1609(S); Daniel Everard, 1617(W)–1639(W).
Keeling, John. Clerk 1623(W–1625(W). Adm. Inner Temple 1609, as of New-castle (Staffs.); called 1618. Clerk of Crown in KB.; J.P. Essex; M.P. Newcastle (Staffs.) 1625–6. d. Hackney (Essex) 1649. Father probably deputy cl. of peace for Essex 1604–6.
Associates: Edw. Offley, 1624(S)–1625(W).
Eldred, John. Occurs as clerk 1625(S)–1649(W). Probably the Jn. E. who received B.A. from Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge 1611. S. of Jn. E. of London, gent. Adm. Lincoln's Inn 1611; bencher. Of Newington Butts (Surr.). d. 1649. Possibly related to Edw. E., clerk of the peace for Essex c. 1611–12.
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- A History of English Assizes 1558–1714 , pp. 314 - 321Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1972