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Short title: Benson v Smith. Plaintiff(s): Richard Benson. Defendant(s): John Smith,...
Catalogue reference: E 134/6Jas1/East27
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- E 134/6Jas1/East27
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1608 Apr 13-1608 May 9
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Short title: Benson v Smith.
Plaintiff(s): Richard Benson.
Defendant(s): John Smith, Thomas Layer, Roger Buller, William Whall.
Subject of depositions: Estreat payment of 10s returned by the sheriff of Norwich under the name of John Mannynger for tenements, in the parish of St Augustine and elsewhere, in Norwich. Survey.[The names of Edward Belton, landholder in Norwich, Nicholas Norgatt, landholder in Norwich, Edmund Dame, Robert Warden, John Aldridge, John Sadler, landholder in Norwich, Mr Read, Richard Framingham, Mary Warden, Andrew Quashe, Lawrence Wood, Edward Pye, John Blackhead, Margery Blackhead, Henry Fitzchapleyn, Stephen Blunt, Robert Greenold, Michaelmas Parker, Adam Law, John Law, Mr Lesingham, Bassingborn, Throckmorton, Robert Yarham, alderman of Norwich, and others, are mentioned].
County/place: Norfolk.
Date of commission: 12 February 1608.
Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 11 April 1608 at Norwich.
Deponent(s): John Staller, clerk (3); Secilie Smithe; Thomas Deakon (3); Bassingborne Throgmorton (2); Robert Debney; William Edgelye; Katherine Sadler; William Staller (2); John Weste; Thomas Burrowe; Thomas Skepper; Henry Ramme; Richard Harvye; John Starre; [...] Dorre; William Edgeley; John Debbeney; George Pendelton.
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- Litigation
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