Focus on
Emily Capper and the 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster
Our records tell the story of Emily Capper's desperate campaign to recover the bodies of the victims, including that of her son.
Piece
Short title: Delavale v Preston. Plaintiff(s): Peter Delavale, John Highlord, Robert...
Catalogue reference: E 134/41Eliz/East19
What’s it about?
This record is about the Short title: Delavale v Preston. Plaintiff(s): Peter Delavale, John Highlord, Robert... dating from 1599 Apr 25-1599 May 21 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Access information is unavailable
Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 134/41Eliz/East19
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1599 Apr 25-1599 May 21
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Short title: Delavale v Preston.
Plaintiff(s): Peter Delavale, John Highlord, Robert Walldo. A view, taken the 13th day of September 1598, by Ralph Delavale, gent. Her Majesty's farmer of certain lands in Cowpen, bailiff and collector of her revenues and rents, and viewer and director of all the works within Her Majesty's coal mines in Tynemouth Shier, etc.
Defendant(s): John Preston, Richard Preston, Cuthbert Watson.
Subject of depositions: Manor, town, of Cowpen, in the manor of Tynemouth (Northumberland). Alleged illegal intrusion upon coal mines in Cowpen, by defendants, under and by virtue of "pretended" lease. Customs of manor. Survey. [Lewis Witherington is mentioned].
County/place: Northumberland.
Date of commission: 12 February 1599.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 20 April 1599 at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Deponent(s): Robert Helme; Ralph Delavale; Clement Delavale; Robert Reheade (2); Thomas Redheade; Cuthbert Fergus; Thomas Lawrence; John Smith; Richard Preston; James Gillmer.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
- Topics
- Manors
- Litigation
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3702453/
Series information
E 134
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
393,837 records
22,555 records
You are currently looking at the piece: E 134/41Eliz/East19
Short title: Delavale v Preston. Plaintiff(s): Peter Delavale, John Highlord, Robert...
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
The story of
Maud Allan
Maud Allan (1873–1956) was a celebrated West End dancer in the early 20th century until she became entangled in one of the most sensational trials of the 1920s. -
The story of
Radclyffe Hall
Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943) lived relatively openly as a lesbian in an era that condemned such relationships. Today she is an icon of LGBTQ+ literature.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.