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Short title: Bratherick v Maxwell. Plaintiff(s): William Bratherick alias Broderick,...
Catalogue reference: E 134/31and32Eliz/Mich20
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This record is about the Short title: Bratherick v Maxwell. Plaintiff(s): William Bratherick alias Broderick,... dating from 1589 Oct 9-1589 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 134/31and32Eliz/Mich20
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- 1589 Oct 9-1589 Nov 28
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Short title: Bratherick v Maxwell.
Plaintiff(s): William Bratherick alias Broderick, and Jane Seggiswicke alias Sedgwith.
Defendant(s): Edward Maxwell and Jane his wife, late wife of Matthew Siggeswick.
Subject of depositions: Right and title to the lands of Matthew Siggeswick, deceased, lately attainted of murder; whether parcel of Hudswell Manor, and concealed from or escheated to the Crown; whether the lands belonged to the abbey of St Agatha, near Richmond, and since to Sir Christopher Wandesford as lord of the manor of Hudswell. Touching the lordship of Richmond. Customs of manors of Hudswell, Richmond, and Middleham. [The names and possessions of Christopher Nevill, late of high treason attainted, late husband to Anne Nevell, mother to Sir Christopher Wandesford, Lord Scroope, sometime farmer of Hudswell Manor, Robert Cooper, and John Cagill, are mentioned].
County/place: Yorkshire.
Date of commission: 18 June 1589.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 12 July 1589 at Richmond and 21 July 1589 at Bedal.
Deponent(s): Richard Raine; John Pepper; Richard Sigswicke; Richard Jeffrason; John Kearton; Thomas Hudson; Robert Garthwhate; Christopher Wylde; Nicholas Plewes; James Glover; Peter Wells; William Warde; James Sayer; John Peacocke; James Atkinson; William Cortbye; William Hodgshon; Thomas Tailor; Henry Atkinson; John Kiplinge.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- E 134/31&32Eliz/Mich20
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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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