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Short title: Mayor of Doncaster v Cliff. Plaintiff(s): The mayor and commonalty of...

Catalogue reference: E 134/30Eliz/East27

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This record is about the Short title: Mayor of Doncaster v Cliff. Plaintiff(s): The mayor and commonalty of... dating from 1588 Apr 24-1588 May 20 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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E 134/30Eliz/East27
Date
1588 Apr 24-1588 May 20
Description

Short title: Mayor of Doncaster v Cliff.

Plaintiff(s): The mayor and commonalty of Doncaster.

Defendant(s): Thomas Cliff, George Fulwood.

Subject of depositions: Windmills in Doncaster (Yorkshire), late in the possession of Jennett Thwayts, late wife to Edmund Thwayts, late of Doncaster, deceased, and now in defendant Cliff's possession, and windmills late in the possession of Leonard Lamb, and now of George Fulwood, defendant. Alleged interference of said mills with the custom to the ancient water corn-mills in the town of Doncaster. [Francis Mapples, late mayor of Doncaster, and Nicholas Fulwood, father of George, are mentioned].

County/place: Yorkshire.

Date of commission: 9 February 1588.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 2 April 1588 at Doncaster.

Deponent(s): Robert Lewys; Thomas White; Christopher Watson; Thomas Fullwoode; Thomas Byrkes; Thomas Copstake; William Murgadroyd; Adam Lawe; Robert Byrkes; Denys Cowlinge; John Oxleye; Nicholas Charter; William Nurs; John Sweetinge; Robert Barwick; Robert Ysott.

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Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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Litigation
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3701363/

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