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was in full peaceful possession of Isabella, and gi-anted her 

 wardship and marriage to Thomas Burgh, who had her in his 

 charge from 1st June, 1460, until the Monday after the feast of 

 St. Mary Magdalen (22 July), 1465, on which day John Trelawny 

 and the others, the said Isabella, being within the age of 14 

 years, violently took away and abducted, contrary to the will of 

 the said Thomas. 



John Trelawny and the others appeared and pleaded that they 

 were not culpable, for that long before the supposed abduction, 

 viz., 20 May, 1465, the said John Croft retained Isabella to wait 

 upon him in " Houswj^frye " from 20 May, 1463, for three years 

 at the wages of 1 3/4 a year, and she was in his service until the 

 said Monday before stated, on which day she left his service, 

 without his license, and went to Liskeard, and that the said 

 Thomas Burgh, then and there retained her in his service, as 

 his servant. Thomas Burgh denied these allegations, and both 

 parties put themselves upon the country. The case was post- 

 poned, and we have not traced the result. It is_ not, however, 

 very material whether the alleged hiring was bona fide or only a 

 colorable pretence, as is most probable. 



The above mentioned Richard Trelawny was probably Richard 

 son and heir of Sir John Trelawny, Knt., by Agnes, daughter of 

 Robert Tregodack. Richard's grandmother was Maude, daughter 

 of Robert Menwjmnek. Richard Trelawny is shewn in the pedi- 

 gree of his family recorded at the Heralds' Visitation of 1620,^ 

 to have died s.p. and to have been succeeded by his brother 

 John. It is, therefore, probable that Isabella, the subject of 

 this trial, died unmarried. 



Of the fonner branch of the subject the following is a further 

 illustration. In 1462^ John Fortescue, of Shete in the County 

 of Devon, gent., and John Rytte, of Downtomas in the same 

 county, gent., were attached to reply to Richard Ryke in a plea 

 of trespass upon certain Closes and houses of the said Richard at 

 Trethynnek. The defendants denied the trespass and pleaded that 

 Edward Trethynnek was seized of one messuage and 200 acres 



1 Visit. Cornw. 1620. Harl. Soc. Pub, 1874. 



2 De Banco Eoll, 3 Edw. IV., Easter, m. 403. 



