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Short title: Brett v Lloyd. Plaintiff(s): Richard Brett. Defendant(s): James Lloyd,...

Catalogue reference: E 134/4Jas2/Mich42

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E 134/4Jas2/Mich42
Date
1688 Oct 23-1688 Nov 28
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Short title: Brett v Lloyd.

Plaintiff(s): Richard Brett.

Defendant(s): James Lloyd, John Evans, David Morgan, Richard Lewis, John James, Rees David, Phillip Jenkins, Henry Adams, Walter Jones, William Thomas, John Howells Thomas Parry.

Subject of depositions: "Rents or dutyes on cheese, corn, pullcorne, pulseoates, pulletts, capons, days worke, or other dutyes issuing out of and payd for the several granges, lands, and tenements in the grange of Iscoyd (Carmarthenshire)" and in the parishes of Henllan and Costle Coshan (in defendants' possession), and payable to the Abbey of Whitland, and claimed by plaintiff as due to him, and as having been due to his ancestors and Sir Robert Brett, who was "in arms for King Charles I" etc. Metes and bounds of premises. [Alexander Brett, of Whitstanton (Somerset), the father of Sir Robert Brett and Alexander Brett (son of Sir Robt), "who intermarried with a sister of plaintiff" owners and proprietors of the abbey, and the sale of such tenements to John Lloyd, of Pentre Evan, are mentioned].

County/place: Carmarthenshire.

Date of commission: 4 July 1688.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 15 October 1688 at Carmarthen.

Deponent(s): Edward Jones; Rowland Phillipps; John Thomas; Morris David; John Rutland (2); Walter Lewis; Rudderch Lewis (2); Solomon David.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3710634/

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