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Short title: Killigrew v Burd. Plaintiff(s): Henry Killigrew, kt. Defendant(s): John...
Catalogue reference: E 134/35and36Eliz/Mich36
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This record is about the Short title: Killigrew v Burd. Plaintiff(s): Henry Killigrew, kt. Defendant(s): John... dating from 1593 Oct 9-1593 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 134/35and36Eliz/Mich36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1593 Oct 9-1593 Nov 28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Killigrew v Burd.
Plaintiff(s): Henry Killigrew, kt.
Defendant(s): John Burd.
Subject of depositions: "Prises" brought by Captain Riddlestone (defendant's partner) into the harbour of Plymouth (Devon); what wines were so brought in; where unladen; what "prisage" paid thereon? etc. [It is deposed that there were two "prises ", "laden with Spanish wines from the "islands of the Canaries" each "prise" containing above a hundred tons of wine, sold at above £20 the ton].
County/place: Devon.
Date of commission: 4 July 1593.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 28 September 1593 at Saltash, Cornwall.
Deponent(s): Richard Hichens; Richard Gedie.
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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 134/35&36Eliz/Mich36
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Food and drink
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3701900/
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E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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