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Short title: Joans v Mellershe. Plaintiff(s): Thomas Joans or Jones, Her Majesty...
Catalogue reference: E 134/19Eliz/East8
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This record is about the Short title: Joans v Mellershe. Plaintiff(s): Thomas Joans or Jones, Her Majesty... dating from 1577 Apr 24-1577 May 20 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1577 Apr 24-1577 May 20
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Short title: Joans v Mellershe.
Plaintiff(s): Thomas Joans or Jones, Her Majesty farmer.
Defendant(s): John Mellershe.
Subject of depositions: Manor of Wytley, whether any ponds have been dammed to overflowing to the injury of the same manor.
County/place: Surrey.
Date of commission: 12 February 1577.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 7 March 1577 at Guildford.
Deponent(s): John Magewicke; Henry Stynt; William Champion; Oliver Wayland; John Fulven; John Dimers; Henry Holloway; Harvie Chyttie; Davis Ropley; William Wheler; Stephen Magewicke.
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- Manors
- Litigation
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