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Short title: Popham v Earl of Shrewsbury. Plaintiff(s): John Popham, Attorney General....
Catalogue reference: E 134/29and30Eliz/Mich32
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This record is about the Short title: Popham v Earl of Shrewsbury. Plaintiff(s): John Popham, Attorney General.... 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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- E 134/29and30Eliz/Mich32
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1587 Oct 9-1587 Nov 28
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Short title: Popham v Earl of Shrewsbury.
Plaintiff(s): John Popham, Attorney General.
Defendant(s): George Earl of Shrewsbury.
Subject of depositions: Manor of Ecclesall (Yorkshire), parcel of the dower of Lady Scroop, and the manor of Sheffield (Yorkshire). Right and title to wastes and commons. Metes and bounds. Customs of manors. [George, the grandfather, and Francis Earl of Shrewsbury, the father of defendant, Nicholas Burras, the township of Dawre (Derbyshire), and John Parker's property in Derbyshire, are mentioned].
County/place: Yorkshire; Derbyshire.
Date of commission: 29 June 1587.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 2 October 1587 at Sheffield.
Deponent(s): John Shemeld; Thomas Dale; Humfrey Wodrove; William Stanyforth; John North; James Alan; Thomas Lee; Thomas Storke; Christopher North; Thomas Creswyck; John Calton; Christopher Grene; John Lawe; Robert Greaves; Robert Swift; Thomas Grenewood, the younger; Thomas Grenewood, the elder; Thomas Akersley; William Greaves; Richard Roberts.
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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 134/29&30Eliz/Mich32
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
- Marriage and divorce
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3701310/
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E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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