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Short title: Ley v Kytchin. Plaintiff(s): John Ley, searcher. Defendant(s): Robert...
Catalogue reference: E 134/26Eliz/Hil1
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This record is about the Short title: Ley v Kytchin. Plaintiff(s): John Ley, searcher. Defendant(s): Robert... dating from 1584 Jan 23-1584 Feb 12 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/26Eliz/Hil1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1584 Jan 23-1584 Feb 12
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Short title: Ley v Kytchin.
Plaintiff(s): John Ley, searcher.
Defendant(s): Robert Kytchin.
Subject of depositions: Office of Searcher in the port of Bristol, filled by Allen Ley, brother of the plaintiff. Concerning a ship called the Minnikin, sailing from the port of Hungroade into Kingroade, and one called the Gyfte towards Spain, and the seizure of them with corn and long-cloths.
County/place: Bristol.
Date of commission: 28 November 1583.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 20 December 1583 at Bristol.
Deponent(s): Allen Ley; Robert Squarrey; James Whitington; John Amorgan; Robert Adams; William Cooke; William Edwardes; William Mylls.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Litigation
- Europe and Russia
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Record URL
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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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