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Short title: Bishop of Chester v Wibergh. Plaintiff(s): George Bishop of Chester....

Catalogue reference: E 134/18and19Chas2/Hil25

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This record is about the Short title: Bishop of Chester v Wibergh. Plaintiff(s): George Bishop of Chester.... dating from 1667 Jan 23-1667 Feb 12 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
E 134/18and19Chas2/Hil25
Date
1667 Jan 23-1667 Feb 12
Description

Short title: Bishop of Chester v Wibergh.

Plaintiff(s): George Bishop of Chester.

Defendant(s): Thomas Wibergh.

Subject of depositions: Cell of St Bees "in Coopland Deanery" granted by Henry VIII. by Letters Patent to Sir Thomas Challoner, and granted and confirmed by Edward VI. to Sir Thomas, reserving to the Crown a fee-farm rent of £143 16s 2½d yearly; and granted by Philip and March (by Letters Patent dated on or about 16 January 5 Philip and March) to Cuthbert, then Bishop of Chester, reserving to the Crown 63l. 8s. 4½d. yearly, payable out of the aforesaid fee-farm rent. Arrears of rent due by defendant to Lady Jane Walton, widow and relict of Bryan, late Bishop of Chester.

County/place: Cumberland.

Date of commission: 28 November 1666.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 9 February 1667 at Penrith.

Deponent(s): Thomas Layne; Thomas Musgrave; Thomas Jackson; Oliver Wright; Christopher Teasdall; Francis Lowther; James Lancashire.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
E 134/18 & 19 Chas 2/Hil25
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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3708386/

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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission

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