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Short title: Mayor of Clifton v Trenhele. Plaintiff(s): The mayor, bailiffs, and...
Catalogue reference: E 134/37and38Eliz/Mich8
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This record is about the Short title: Mayor of Clifton v Trenhele. Plaintiff(s): The mayor, bailiffs, and... dating from 1595 Oct 9-1595 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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Date (When the record was created)
- 1595 Oct 9-1595 Nov 28
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Short title: Mayor of Clifton v Trenhele.
Plaintiff(s): The mayor, bailiffs, and burgesses of the borough of Clifton, Dartmouth, and Hardnes.
Defendant(s): John Trenhele.
Subject of depositions: Town or borough of Kingeswere (Devon); whether it is parcel of the port of Dartmouth. Touching the office of water bailiwick of Dartmouth, "assured tothe plaintiffs for ever" under the yearly rent or farm of £14 13s 4d and their claim on the inhabitants of Kingswere for the payment of rents and petty customs.
County/place: Devon.
Date of commission: 8 July 1595.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 23 September 1595 at Dartmouth.
Deponent(s): Thomas Plumley.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- E 134/37&38Eliz/Mich8
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- Litigation
- Farming
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