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Short title: Hortopp v Morris. Plaintiff(s): Robert Hortopp, and Ellen his wife....
Catalogue reference: E 134/30and31Eliz/Mich33
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This record is about the Short title: Hortopp v Morris. Plaintiff(s): Robert Hortopp, and Ellen his wife.... dating from 1588 Oct 9-1588 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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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 134/30and31Eliz/Mich33
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1588 Oct 9-1588 Nov 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Hortopp v Morris.
Plaintiff(s): Robert Hortopp, and Ellen his wife.
Defendant(s): Margaret Morris alias Webbe.
Subject of depositions: Last will and testament of Richard Morris, late of Hanslop, father of plaintiff Ellen, and late husband of defendant, touching a copy of court roll of a messuage in Hanslop, parcel of Hanslop Manor (Buckinghamshire), alleged to have been left by Richard Morris to the plaintiff Ellen, his daughter, and fraudulently detained from her. Customs of manor.
County/place: Buckinghamshire.
Date of commission: 26 June 1588.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions.
Deponent(s): No depositions.
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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 134/30&31Eliz/Mich33
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3701401/
Series information
E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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