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Exemplification under seal of Common Pleas, of plea, Westminster, Richard Godfrey...
Catalogue reference: E 328/134
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This record is about the Exemplification under seal of Common Pleas, of plea, Westminster, Richard Godfrey... dating from 20 November 1495. in the series Exchequer: Augmentation Office: Ancient Deeds, Series BB. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 328/134
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Date (When the record was created)
- 20 November 1495.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Exemplification under seal of Common Pleas, of plea, Westminster, Richard Godfrey esq., against William Sharp and Thomas Hynton, on manor of Prestley, 2 messuages, 3 tofts, 300 a. land, 6 a. meadow, 10 a. pasture, 4 a. wood, in Prestley, Stepyngley and Flitwik. Michaelmas term. Tested T. Bryan. Seal.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- Government finances
- Manors
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3540125/
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E 328
Exchequer: Augmentation Office: Ancient Deeds, Series BB
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