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Returned oyer and terminer commission, London, before Richard duke of Gloucester,...
Catalogue reference: KB 9/77
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This record is about the Returned oyer and terminer commission, London, before Richard duke of Gloucester,... dating from 1479 Mar 4-1480 Mar 3 in the series Court of King's Bench: Crown Side: Indictments Files, Oyer and Terminer Files and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KB 9/77
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1479 Mar 4-1480 Mar 3
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Description (What the record is about)
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Returned oyer and terminer commission, London, before Richard duke of Gloucester, Thomas Marquess of Dorset, Henry earl of Essex and others at Guildhall on 19 Feb 1480 under commission dated 13 Feb 1480 (CPR 1476-85, 183) for all treasons, felonies, murders, etc by John Dan, John Wemme, Thomas Fysshpole, Thomas Barbour, John Henshawe and Richard Lewes, all formerly of London, accused of counterfeiting coinage: roll (rots 28-29) and file.
Number of membranes: 32.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2285488/
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Court of King's Bench: Crown Side: Indictments Files, Oyer and Terminer Files and...
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