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Short title: Mathewe v Sprynte. Plaintiff(s): Thomas Mathewe, William Newcombe, William...
Catalogue reference: E 134/26Eliz/East15
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This record is about the Short title: Mathewe v Sprynte. Plaintiff(s): Thomas Mathewe, William Newcombe, William... dating from 1584 May 6-1584 June 1 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1584 May 6-1584 June 1
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Short title: Mathewe v Sprynte.
Plaintiff(s): Thomas Mathewe, William Newcombe, William Patie, Edward Wrayford, William Stephins, John Prestin, Thomas Bullock, Roger Cauntor, Richard Noseworthie, Alexander Bilsforde, Alice Nicolls, Syblye Frende.
Defendant(s): Gregory Sprynte.
Subject of depositions: Woods called Awswell, Awswell Woode, Awswell Downe, Welster Rode, Borowgh Woode, Holmarshe Watertorne, Large, and two mills in Large, in the parish of Aishberton, late the inheritance of Richard Duke, deceased, and now of Christian Sprynte, daughter and heiress of said Richard and wife to said defendant.
County/place: Devonshire.
Date of commission: 12 February 1584.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken at Aisheberton.
Deponent(s): Richard Wedicombe; Leonard Wedicombe; Thomas Cater; Martin Sherwell; Richard Olyver; William (?) Knowllinge; Edward Hodge; John Dolbear; Leonard Bounde; Christopher Warringe.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Litigation
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