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Return of writs: dismissal of Arthur Dakeyne from coronership, Derbyshire (5 Geo...
Catalogue reference: C 202/106/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1719
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Return of writs: dismissal of Arthur Dakeyne from coronership, Derbyshire (5 Geo I East); election of Matthew Wilkinson as coroner, Yorkshire (5 Geo I Hil); election of John Armitage as coroner, Yorkshire (5 Geo I Hil)
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Democracy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3645596/
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C 202
Chancery: Petty Bag Office: Writ Files
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