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Short title: Taverner v James. Plaintiff(s): John Taverner, surveyor of Her Majesty's...
Catalogue reference: E 134/33Eliz/East3
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This record is about the Short title: Taverner v James. Plaintiff(s): John Taverner, surveyor of Her Majesty's... dating from 1591 Apr 21-1591 May 17 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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E 134/33Eliz/East3
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1591 Apr 21-1591 May 17
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Short title: Taverner v James.
Plaintiff(s): John Taverner, surveyor of Her Majesty's woods.
Defendant(s): Sir James Harrington.
Subject of depositions: Forest of Leighfeld (Rutland), and the manor of Leigh within the forest, and Ridlington Park in the forest Touching the rights and customs of the warden of the forest as regards felling trees, "taking thorns" appointing officers, and the right of the inhabitants of Brampston, Brooke, Belton, Ridlington, Uppingham, and Ayston, to take thorns in the forest Customs of the forest [The Earl of Huntingdon is mentioned].
County/place: Rutland.
Date of commission: 12 February 1591.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 8 March 1591 at Uppingham.
Deponent(s): William Burton (2); Kenelm Chisseldyne; Clement Bretten (Brytten) (2); Thomas Sculthorpe (2); Henry Holte; Robert Mayne; Robert Warde (2); Robert Walker (2); John Smales; Simon Burton (2); Nicholas Turner; Thomas Neidham; Giles Burton (2); Peter Martin; John Walker (2); John Barns; John Smalles; Thomas (?) Nedeham; Thomas Warde.
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
- Forestry
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