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Short title: Mayor of Oxford v Porye. Plaintiff(s): The mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty...
Catalogue reference: E 134/4Jas1/East5
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This record is about the Short title: Mayor of Oxford v Porye. Plaintiff(s): The mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty... dating from 1606 May 7-1606 June 2 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 134/4Jas1/East5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1606 May 7-1606 June 2
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Short title: Mayor of Oxford v Porye.
Plaintiff(s): The mayor, bailiffs, and commonalty of the city of Oxford.
Defendant(s): Peter Porye, Thomas Jherome, Richard Jerome, William Jerome, Alexander Hill.
Subject of depositions: Mills called the"Castle Mills" whether they are in the town of Oxford or in St George's parish outside? Was a moiety thereof belonging to the Bishop of Oxford or to the abott of Oseney? Touching the common bakers of the university and city grinding their corn at a new mill there contrary to custom. Survey.
County/place: Oxfordshireshire.
Date of commission: 12 February 1606.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 7 April 1606 at Oxford.
Deponent(s): William Levins (2); John Holway (2); John Oven; John Wilmot; Thomas Collins (2); Thomas Wood (2); Martin Cave (2); Peter Misson; Walter Oven; George Tredwell (2); William Fenton (2); John Stacie; Thomas Smith; Swithen Broadwater; Richard Miles, John Willmot.
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- Litigation
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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission
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