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Short title: Cowper v Rawlins. Plaintiff(s): Agnes Cowper, widow. Defendant(s): Robert...
Catalogue reference: E 134/29and30Eliz/Mich16
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This record is about the Short title: Cowper v Rawlins. Plaintiff(s): Agnes Cowper, widow. Defendant(s): Robert... dating from 1587 Oct 9-1587 Nov 28 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1587 Oct 9-1587 Nov 28
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Short title: Cowper v Rawlins.
Plaintiff(s): Agnes Cowper, widow.
Defendant(s): Robert Rawlins, clerk.
Subject of depositions: Parsonage and rectory of Hundleby, lately belonging to the priory of Stexwould. Charge against defendant of obtaining possession from Andrew Lanckton of a lease of the parsonage taken by Andrew to the use of three children, namely George Adlard, and Thomas Kingerbie, on the 10th July, 26 Eliz I; and obtaining a new lease to his own use. Alleged promise made by defendant to deliver the lease to William Cowper (plaintiff's late husband). [The names of [?] Kingerbie, vicar of Hundleby, and [?] Dawson, vicar of Hundleby, are mentioned].
County/place: Lincolnshire.
Date of commission: 29 June 1587.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 29 August 1587 at Spilsby.
Deponent(s): Richard Lincoln; Francis Watson; William Robinson; Christopher Pell (2); William Smithe (2); Robert Burden.
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- Litigation
- Children
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