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Signed will of Robert, earl of Essex (dorse: Exhibited 8 Oct 1646; various memoranda...
Catalogue reference: DEL 10/11
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This record is about the Signed will of Robert, earl of Essex (dorse: Exhibited 8 Oct 1646; various memoranda... dating from 1642 July 4 in the series Registrar of the High Court of Delegates, and Registrar of Ecclesiastical and Admiralty.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- DEL 10/11
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1642 July 4
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Signed will of Robert, earl of Essex (dorse: Exhibited 8 Oct 1646; various memoranda concerning the cause Leicester Devereux, bart, Viscount Hereford v Marquis of Hereford, the Lady Frances, his wife, et al, 13 Sept 1650 and undated)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Number of folios: 2
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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