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Short title: Whitney v More. Plaintiff(s): Francis Whitney. Defendant(s): Henry More....
Catalogue reference: E 134/22Eliz/East2
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This record is about the Short title: Whitney v More. Plaintiff(s): Francis Whitney. Defendant(s): Henry More.... dating from 1580 Apr 20-1580 May 16 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/22Eliz/East2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1580 Apr 20-1580 May 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Whitney v More.
Plaintiff(s): Francis Whitney.
Defendant(s): Henry More.
Subject of depositions: Certain lands and messuages called Ringestones, in the parish of Weley or Wayley, and Stanley Hall, in Disley alias Deane, held of the manor and forest of Macclesfield, dissolved chapel of Disley or Deane. Boundary of Little Mosley. Robert Ridgeway was seized of the lands called Ringestones, and gave same to John More on condition that he gave 13s 4d to the chapel of Disley for masses.
County/place: Cheshire.
Date of commission: 10 December 1579.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 16 March 1580 at Chappell-in-le-Frith.
Deponent(s): Edward Shore (2); John Lucas (2); Anthony Warrington (2); Hugh Booth (2); John Etchels (2); Robert Swyndell; Richard Nickson (2); William Wodrous (2); Elizabeth More; Edward Higgenbotham; George Clayton; Hugh Wilson; Anthony Clayton; John Warrington; John Benet; William Mosley; Arthur Cotterell; John Gally; William Clayton; Lawrence Pownall; Thomas Benet; Richard Wyld.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3700700/
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E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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Short title: Whitney v More. Plaintiff(s): Francis Whitney. Defendant(s): Henry More....
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