EDCUS, William

Bef 1464 - Yes, date unknown   Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	EDCUS, William
  Birth	Bef 1464
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I5802	Edgoose
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2026

  
  

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  WILLIAM EDCUS November 1464 Stockport ..... WAGSTAFFE complains against William EDCUS in a plea of debt, in which he pleads that he owes him 20d for rent of a house which ought to have been paid last Midsummer and he has not paid, to damage [&c]; and the said defendant does not come to answer; therefore in the lord's mercy 6d [i.e. amerced 6d]. The defendant says [that he is not guilty] and puts himself upon the country [i.e. submits the case to a jury] - who say that the defendant owes: therefore in mercy. (translated from the original Latin. Stockport Great Leet/Stockport Museum: HX218) 10 January 1465 Stockport William EDCUS complains against George WAGSTAFFE in a plea of debt, in which he pleads that he owes him 3s 4d which he promised him at his marriage and has not paid, to damage [&c]; and the said defendant says that he does not owe and puts himself upon the country [i.e. submits the case to a jury] - who say that the defendant owes 20d: therefore in the lord's mercy 2d [i.e. amerced 2d] (translated from the original Latin. Stockport Portmote/Stockport Museum: HX218)