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Returned oyer and terminer commission, Heref, before John earl of Lincoln, William...
Catalogue reference: KB 9/957
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This record is about the Returned oyer and terminer commission, Heref, before John earl of Lincoln, William... dating from 1485 Aug 22-1486 Aug 21 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 9/957
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1485 Aug 22-1486 Aug 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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Returned oyer and terminer commission, Heref, before John earl of Lincoln, William Huse, Robert Willoughby and associates at Hereford on 16 May 1486, under commission of 11 May 1486 for all treasons, etc in Herefordshire (CPR 1485-94, 106): file, treason trials of Thomas Vaughan late of Tretower in the March of Wales and others.
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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
- Treason and rebellion
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2286430/
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Court of King's Bench: Crown Side: Indictments Files, Oyer and Terminer Files and...
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