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Short title: Cooke v Atkinson. Plaintiff(s): Edward Cooke, Her Majesty's Attorney...

Catalogue reference: E 134/41and42Eliz/Mich17

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This record is about the Short title: Cooke v Atkinson. Plaintiff(s): Edward Cooke, Her Majesty's Attorney... dating from 1599 Oct 9-1599 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 134/41and42Eliz/Mich17
Date
1599 Oct 9-1599 Nov 28
Description

Short title: Cooke v Atkinson.

Plaintiff(s): Edward Cooke, Her Majesty's Attorney General.

Defendant(s): Ralph Atkinson, bailiff of East Witton Manor, and keeper of Midlam Castle.

Subject of depositions: Castle called Midlam Castle, and a wood called "Hammer Wood" lying in the manor of East Whitton, and a tanhouse in Jervax. Abstraction of lead and bells from the castle. Sale of "springs" in said wood since the death of the Countess of Lenox. Spoil in the tanhouse. Alleged general maladministration of office of bailiwick by the defendant.

County/place: Yorkshire.

Date of commission: 27 June 1599.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 11 September 1599 at Leemyng.

Deponent(s): John Wettenhall (2); Thomas Ascoughe; Thomas Askwithe; William Beste; George Metcalfe; Michael Thwaites; Richard Russell; Symond Askwith; George Brompton; George Plurett; Richard Loftus; Christopher Wynde; Thomas Banck; Thomas Fermorie.

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The National Archives, Kew
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E 134/41&42Eliz/Mich17
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