Edmund Rossingham
Compensation dispute with Yeardley estate
Compensation dispute with Yeardley estate
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Sir George Yeardley died in Jamestown on November 10, 1627\. Rossingham then tried to obtain payment for his services from Yeardley's estate, stating that he was the chief means of raising the value of the estate to 6,000 pounds.*America and West Indies: July 1629*, in Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies: Volume 1, 1574\-1660, ed. W. Noel Sainsbury (London, 1860\), pp. 98\-99\. British History Online [http://www.british\-history.ac.uk/cal\-state\-papers/colonial/america\-west\-indies/vol1/pp98\-99](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/colonial/america-west-indies/vol1/pp98-99). Retrieved August 10, 2020\. Ralph Yeardley, brother of George and administrator of his estate, refused to pay Rossingham. The commissioners for Yeardley's plantation awarded Rossingham 360 pounds on September 25, 1629 but Yeardley still refused to pay. After Rossingham petitioned the [Privy Council](/wiki/Privy_Council_of_England "Privy Council of England"), on February 19, 1630, the Council ordered Ralph Yeardley to pay Rossingham 200 pounds. Since Yeardley still refused to comply with the order, Rossingham brought suit against him in the [Court of Chancery](/wiki/Court_of_Chancery "Court of Chancery") which continued until at least November 1630\.


What action did Rossingham take after being refused payment?