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Short title: Mayor of Exeter v Larder. Plaintiff(s): Mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty...

Catalogue reference: E 134/41and42Eliz/Mich37

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This record is about the Short title: Mayor of Exeter v Larder. Plaintiff(s): Mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty... 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/Mich37
Date
1599 Oct 9-1599 Nov 28
Description

Short title: Mayor of Exeter v Larder.

Plaintiff(s): Mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty of the city of Exeter (Devon).

Defendant(s): Margaret Larder, widow, Anthony Copleston, the elder, Anthony Copleston, the younger, his wife Margaret, Anthony Wreiford.

Subject of depositions: Four "grist water mills, called Durryurd Mills" parcel of the manor of Durryurd, in the parish of St David, in the city of Exeter, lying on the river Exe, and in the possession of plaintiffs; and touching also certain grist water mills and fulling mills (of defendants), in the parish of Upton Pyne (Devon), formerly belonging to Humfrey Larder. Alleged injury caused by diverting the water from mills. [The city and the manor of Durryurd held of the Crown by the corporation in fee-farm by the annual rent of £25 12s 6d and John Drew (tenant of plaintiffs' mills), are mentioned].

County/place: Devon.

Date of commission: 27 June 1599.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 28 September 1599 at Exeter.

Deponent(s): Nicholas Dier; Peter Halstaffe; Mathew Frye; Robert Clarke; John Helmer; Alexander Downe; Roger Jeston; Edward Mynterne; William Brodmeade.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
E 134/41&42Eliz/Mich37
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Record URL
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