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Short title: Lloyd v Owen. Plaintiff(s): David Lloyd Blaynye. Defendant(s): John...
Catalogue reference: E 134/27and28Eliz/Mich6
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This record is about the Short title: Lloyd v Owen. Plaintiff(s): David Lloyd Blaynye. Defendant(s): John... dating from 1585 Oct 9-1585 Nov 29 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/27and28Eliz/Mich6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1585 Oct 9-1585 Nov 29
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Lloyd v Owen.
Plaintiff(s): David Lloyd Blaynye.
Defendant(s): John Owen Vaughan, Howell Vachan, Oliver ap David ap Rees, Thomas Gruffith.
Subject of depositions: Commission issued to Gruffith Lloyd and others, to examine witnesses touching a rape committed in Montgomery, and "pretended" arrest of Lloyd by the plaintiff's son, under-sheriff of the county.
County/place: Montgomeryshire.
Date of commission: [unspecified].
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 8 September 1585 at Poole.
Deponent(s): David ap Rees; John ap David ap Howell ap Meredd; Cadwalader Meredythe; George ap Ievan Du; Lewis Blayney; Rees ap John Goch; John ap David ap Hugh; Hugh ap David ap Hugh; Lewis ap Mores; Gruffyth ap David ap Ievan; Ievan ap Mathewe; Ievan ap David ap Gwillym; Watkyn ap John ap Rees; Watkyn ap Olyver.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- E 134/27&28Eliz/Mich6
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3701074/
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E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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