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Short title: Queen v Smythe. Plaintiff(s): The Queen. Defendant(s): John Smythe....
Catalogue reference: E 134/23Eliz/East4
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This record is about the Short title: Queen v Smythe. Plaintiff(s): The Queen. Defendant(s): John Smythe.... dating from 1581 Apr 12-1581 May 8 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/23Eliz/East4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1581 Apr 12-1581 May 8
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Queen v Smythe.
Plaintiff(s): The Queen.
Defendant(s): John Smythe.
Subject of depositions: Customs and dues levied on wines brought into the port of Kingston-on-Hull.
County/place: Kingston-on-Hull.
Date of commission: 4 February 1581.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 6 March 1581 at Kingston-on-Hull.
Deponent(s): William Wilson; Thomas Sym (2); Thomas Hewitt; William Smythe; Richard Knowles; Thomas Wray; Robert Flower; Christopher Headeley; Christopher Darmebroughe; James Browne; William Thompson; John Barker; Allen Pattison; John Lister.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Food and drink
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