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Short title: Dunt v Spilman. Plaintiff(s): John Dunt alias Fisher. Defendant(s):...

Catalogue reference: E 134/38and39Eliz/Mich24

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This record is about the Short title: Dunt v Spilman. Plaintiff(s): John Dunt alias Fisher. Defendant(s):... dating from 1596 Oct 9-1596 Nov 29 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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E 134/38and39Eliz/Mich24
Date
1596 Oct 9-1596 Nov 29
Description

Short title: Dunt v Spilman.

Plaintiff(s): John Dunt alias Fisher.

Defendant(s): Clement Spilman, lord of the manor of Marham.

Subject of depositions: Manor of Oldhall, in Marham (Norfolk), and lands called "Channon's Fenn ", "Startwill's Land ", "Tom's Yearde ", "Monk's Fenn" and "Lacheles' Landes" and lands in Marham, sometime belonging to Sir John Chun, clerk. Touching the sums of money hitherto paid (since the death of Sir John Spelman, kt), and payable for such lands towards the "taske" (i.e. tax), granted by Parliament to the Queen. Alleged refusal of defendant to pay to the constable of the town of Marham the sum of 13s 4d due for the premises, and detention by the defendant of the "task book" whereby the task was collected.

County/place: Norfolk.

Date of commission: 30 June 1596.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 5 August 1596 at Downham Market.

Deponent(s): John Baxter (2); Peter Howson; William Parke; John Robinson; Thomas Gamlyn; William Trundle; Robert Harryson; Robert Mousedale; Ralph Dodge.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
E 134/38&39Eliz/Mich24
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