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Short title: Attorney General v Martin. Plaintiff(s): Sir Edmond Prideaux, bart (late...

Catalogue reference: E 134/12Chas2/Mich9

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E 134/12Chas2/Mich9
Date
1660 Oct 23-1660 Nov 28
Description

Short title: Attorney General v Martin.

Plaintiff(s): Sir Edmond Prideaux, bart (late Attorney General), at the relation of Edward Keeling, Ralph Keeling, and John Bagnall.

Defendant(s): Thomas Martin, John King, George Close, Richard Booth, John Beavell, Anthony Ball, Henry Foxwell, Thomas Goodson, Richard Cope, Thomas Hooper, Robert Grensted, William Grinsted, John Rush, Thomas Rush, John Hole, John Withers, Walter Warren, Peter Coward, Thomas Haines, Humfrey Coward, Thomas Sevier, John Hooper, Nicholas Rush, Richard Haynes, Richard Hayford, John Bridges, Thomas Grensted, John Hard, John Smith, Edward Cary.

Subject of depositions: Manor of Baltonsborough alias Balsboro' (Somerset), the woods belonging, the late monastery of Glastonbury. Common of pasture. Customs of manor. [Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, John Rither, and William Hungate, former owners of the premises, are mentioned].

County/place: Somerset.

Date of commission: 11 July 1660.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 1 October 1660 at Castle Cary.

Deponent(s): Henry Francis; Edward Talbott (2); Walter Axall; Joseph Smith; Robert Golledge (2); William Cradock; Thomas Warefeilde (2); William Trickey; William Mosse; Robert Twogood; William Wallis; William Withers (2); John Ryall; Isaac Gapper; Peter Whitlock; William Cowe; Thomas Boole; John Masters; William Stroud; William Brice (2); William Board; George Walters; William Burnard (2); Edward Webb (2); Martin Alexander (2); William Barber (2); William Cornish (2); William Hoare; Richard Billing (4); Humfrey Starre; Robert Lucas; Edward Periam; Thomas Maggs; James Wiche (2); William Lye; Thomas Penny; Christopher Squier; Henry Taylor.

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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
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Manors
Litigation
Religions
Record URL
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