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Posted By: Robert Mayer
Date: Friday, 20 October 2000, at 8:06 a.m.
Sir John Monday, Knight, citizen and Alderman of London (and Mayor 1522-1523), was possessed of the Manor of Audeley, co. Stafford, of the clear yearly value of £60.....appointed John Yerdley and John Parker to collect his rents and profits out of the said Manor.
John Yerdley and John Parker collected the issues and profits of the tenants of the said Manor, and from time to time endeavoured to collect other rents, of the residue of the tenants.
So it is, that John Audeley of Bradwall, co. Stafford, gentleman, Thomas Rode of Rode, co. Chester, gentleman, Richard Reynoldeson, late of Audeley, co. Stafford, yeoman, Henry Cowall of Chesterton, co. Stafford, yeoman, Hugh Boghey of Audley, yeoman, John Knight of Chesterton, hubandman, by procurement of Sir John Audeley, Knight, Lord Audeley, with other riotous people, on the 9th January in the 25th year of your reign, riotously with force and arms entered into the said Manor and menaced and threatened the tenants of Sir John Monday.
They said that they would not pay him such rents as they ought to, and imprisoned the said John Yerdley and John Parker, and carried them to the castle of Heyley, two miles from the said Manor, and there kept, and yet keep them, without bail, with intent to compel them to deliver such rents as they had received of the said tenants.
Further the said persons by procurement of the said Lord Audeley, daily vex and molest the tenants of Sir John Monday that they fear to abide within the said Manor.
In consideration whereof, please your highness by your writ to injoin the said Lord and other riotous persons to set the said John Yerdeley and John Parker at liberty, and to grant your writs of subpena to be directed to the said Lord Audeley and others commanding them to appear to make answer to the premises.
THE COURT OF THE STAR CHAMBER (before) 5th May 1534.
Who says that the Eardleys were Lord Audley's men?
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