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Short Title: Samnell v Wikes. Plaintiffs: Richard Samnell of Waustrow, gent. Defendants:...
Catalogue reference: REQ 2/265/3
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This record is about the Short Title: Samnell v Wikes. Plaintiffs: Richard Samnell of Waustrow, gent. Defendants:... dating from 1573 in the series Court of Requests: Pleadings. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- REQ 2/265/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1573
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short Title: Samnell v Wikes.
Plaintiffs: Richard Samnell of Waustrow, gent.
Defendants: Christopher Wikes of Salisbury, draper.
Subject: an annuity (charged on the manor of West Harnham) granted to the plaintiff by one Nicholas Servington of Langford, esq.
County: Somerset; Wiltshire.
Document type: Bill, answer, replication, rejoinder, commission, interrogatories, depositions.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
- Pay and pensions
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REQ 2
Court of Requests: Pleadings
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