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Short title: Hussey v Smith. Plaintiff(s): Charles Hussey. Defendant(s): George Smith....
Catalogue reference: E 134/20Eliz/Trin6
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This record is about the Short title: Hussey v Smith. Plaintiff(s): Charles Hussey. Defendant(s): George Smith.... dating from 1578 May 30-1578 June 18 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/20Eliz/Trin6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1578 May 30-1578 June 18
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Hussey v Smith.
Plaintiff(s): Charles Hussey.
Defendant(s): George Smith.
Subject of depositions: Concerning Robert Scofield and Edmund Bode, who were supspected of felony. The goods, etc, of John Norman, an outlaw, were supposed to have been made away with.
County/place: Suffolk.
Date of commission: [unspecified].
Additional information: [unspecified].
Deponent(s): Felix Minshall; Thomas Heigham; Godfrey Roberts (3); Margaret Thorne (2); Walter Hornyngold (3); Thomas Townesende; Alexander Tillett (2).
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Crime
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E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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