| 1410.021 |
1410 |
Common Pleas |
Case, Trespass on the |
Trespas
Judicium |
| Hil. |
11 |
Hen. 4 |
21 |
47a-47b |
Horton, Roger Sjt (for D)
Tildesley, Thomas Sjt Till. (? died)
Skrene, William Sjt
Hankford,William JCP
Thirning, William CJCP
Skrene, William Sjt
Horton, Roger Sjt
Skrene, William Sjt
Hill, Robert JCP
Thirning, William CJCP
Skrene, William Sjt
Hankford,William JCP
|
Masters of Grammar School |
two |
|
|
|
Lantone, Prior of
St. Paul's, Master of |
Gloucester
London (Londres) |
|
Statham Accions sur le cas 22
Fitzherbert Accion sur le case 28
Brooke Action sur le case 42, Nusans 10 |
cross-referenced in 1443.082 = Mich. 22 Hen. 6, pl. 23, fol. 14a-15a (second speech by Sjt Prysot (for D))
cross-referenced in 1520.003ss = Trin. 12 Hen. 8, pl. 3, 119 SS 14-18 |
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| Deux Masters de Grammer Schole port briefe de Trespas vers un auter Master, & counta |
39 |
Plaintiff schoolmasters counted that defendant's new school reduced their fees to their damage.
Defendant pleaded not guilty.
Defendant demurred.
Plaintiff averred title of the Prior.
The opinion of the Court was that the writ did not lie.
Awarded that plaintiffs take nothing by their writ, but be amerced. |
collacion de Grammer Schole de Gloucester de temps d'ont memory ne court, &c. appertient al Prior de Lantone juxta Gloucester, le dit Prior aver fait collacion as dit plaintiffs, d'aver le governance des dits Escholers, & d'enformer les enfants & auters; le defendant levy un Eschole en mesme le ville, per que lou les plaintiffs soloient prendre d'un enfant per le quarter xl. d. ou ii. s. ore ils ne preigne forsque xii. d.
Sjt Horton fist plein defence
Sjt Skrene: Il est bon Action sur le case; Le Mastre de Paul's claime que ils ne serra auters Masters en tout le City de Londres, forsque eux; il ad retretes nous Escholers; Si un Market soit levy al nusance de mon Market, j'avera assise d'nusans, & en un commen case si les venants a mon Market soient disturbes ou batus, per que jeo perde mon tolnes; trespas sur mon case; you have passed that step ('pas' in MS Harley 5144, 'paas' in MS. Harley 5145, 'pais' in MS. Hargrave, omitted in Year Book report).
Latin Maxim: Hankford JCP: Dampnum (puit estre) absque injuria
Hankford JCP: si j'ay un Molyn, & mon vicine leve un auter Molyn, peront le profite de mon Molyn est diminish; nul estate en le Scholemastership; temps non certein; encounter reason; un University fuit corporate, & Eschole foundus sur auncient temps; auters que soloient moulder a mon molyn; peront mon tolnes est amenus; si un moliner disturbe l'ewe de courger a mon molyn
Thirning CJCP: enformacion des enfants est chose espirituel; si home reteigne un Master en son meason d'enformer les enfants, il serra damage al Common Master del ville; le doctrine & enformation des enfants est chose espiritual; lour action, que est accessory; le title le Prior, que est le principal & chose espiritual; cest action ne puit esre trie en cest Court
Hill JCP: les plaintiffes n'aver nul estate, mes un ministery pur le temps; un auter, que est auxibien apris de faculty dome les plaintiffes sont, vient pur enformer les enfants, c'est vertuous & charitable chose, & ease al people |
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Sjt Tildesley died 21 Oct. 1409, so this plea may have been incorrectly dated or 'Till.' may have been misidentifed. Baker & MIlsom, p. 613 n.3: The school was confirmed to the priory by King John in 1199, and by King Edward III in 1340; it was later known as the King's School; Victoria County History of Gloucestershire, vol. 1, p. 314. Augustinian Priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Llanthony or Lantony Secunda, by Gloucester. |
Plaintiff grammar school masters were accustomed to to take for an infant 40 pence (3 shillings 4 pence) or 2 shillings per quarter.
After defendant opened a competing grammar school, plaintiff masters took only 12 pence per quarter for an infant
In 1443.082 = Mich. 22 Hen. 6, pl. 23, fol. 14a-15a Sjt Prysot (for D) said, Sir, such a case as is now at the bar was brought in our books (1410.021 = Hil. 11 Hen. 4, pl. 21, fol. 47a-47b) claiming a schoolhouse to be held in a vill by prescription, and that no others ought to hold schools within the vill, and showed now the defendant had raised a schoolhouse within the vill, and the writ was abated, etc. |
BL MS. Harley 5144, fol. 136v
BL MS. Harley 5145, fol. 117
BL MS. Hargrave 1, fol. 167 |
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Statham Accions sur le cas 22 identified the school of B. belonging to the Prior of B. and the accustomed fee as 20 pence per quarter, and added that Hankford JCP said that one could have 'damnum absque injuria' (maxim). |
Sjt Tildesley died 21 Oct. 1409, so this plea may have been incorrectly dated or 'Till.' may have been misidentifed. |
| J.H. Baker & S.F.C. Milsom, Sources of English Legal History (London, Butterworths 1986) p. 613 ('Case of Gloucester School'); A.K.R. Kiralfy, A Source Book of English Law (London, Sweet & Maxwell 1957), p. 126 (Hamlyn v. More). |
| PRO CP 40/595, m. 484 (Mich. 11 Hen. 4, Gloucester) |
0 |
Hamlyn, John
Darcy, Richard |
More, Thomas |
2003-03-13 |
Count
Collation
Grammar School
Time Immemorial
Prior
Governance of Scholars
Scholar
Information
Education
Levying
Vill
Quarter
Full Defence
Action on the Case
Sufficiency
Matter
Damage
Damnum absque injuria
Mill
Neighbor
Profit
Diminution
Spiritual Chose
Retainer
Judgment
Demurrer
Title
Foundation
Maintenance of Action
Estate
Ministry
Faculty
Virtue
Charity
Ease
Punishment
Doctrine
Accessory
Principal
Market
Nuisance
Common Case
Disturbance
Battery
Loss
Tolls
Trespass on the Case
Freehold
Inheritance
Schoolmastership
University
Corporate
Opinion
Award |
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