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Short title: Mason v Burd. Plaintiff(s): Peter Mason, and Agnes his wife. Defendant(s):...
Catalogue reference: E 134/34Eliz/East19
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This record is about the Short title: Mason v Burd. Plaintiff(s): Peter Mason, and Agnes his wife. Defendant(s):... dating from 1592 Apr 12-1592 May 8 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/34Eliz/East19
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1592 Apr 12-1592 May 8
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Short title: Mason v Burd.
Plaintiff(s): Peter Mason, and Agnes his wife.
Defendant(s): William Burd, John Jon, Edward Holland, Elizabeth Wakam, Thomas Harnes, Robert Borne, Thomas Marke, Richard Alwood.
Subject of depositions: Right and title to copyhold messuages, called "Pynder thing" and "Neylhouse" parcel of the manor of Barrow (Lincolnshire). Customs of manor. [Roger Manners, one of the Queen's body guard, steward of the manor in the 31st year of her reign, Henry Wakham, husband of Elizabeth Wakham, William Bawdwyn, and Isabel Bawdwyn, are mentioned].
County/place: Lincolnshire.
Date of commission: 12 February 1592.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 28 March 1592 at Glanford Bridge.
Deponent(s): William Baldwyn; Stephen Sergyant; Robert Longetofte; Thomas Kyrke; Thomas Mytchell; John Wilkyn; William Wackefeild; John Hodgeson.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Manors
- Litigation
- Europe and Russia
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