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Short title: Mayor of Worcester v Beale. Plaintiff(s): The mayor, aldermen, and citizens...

Catalogue reference: E 134/4WandM/East29

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This record is about the Short title: Mayor of Worcester v Beale. Plaintiff(s): The mayor, aldermen, and citizens... dating from 1692 Apr 13-1692 May 9 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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E 134/4WandM/East29
Date
1692 Apr 13-1692 May 9
Description

Short title: Mayor of Worcester v Beale.

Plaintiff(s): The mayor, aldermen, and citizens of Worcester.

Defendant(s): John Beale, Francis Perkes, George Willis, Thomas Cooke, Thomas Perkes, Humfry Perkes, Thomas Hale.

Subject of depositions: River of Severn "running within the liberties of the cittie of Worcester, and a stone bridge over said river within said liberties, and keys or wharfs there adjoyninge to the said river, alsoe made with stone." Touching the charges of maintaining and repairing of said bridge and wharfs or keys. Also touching the "damage caused by persons who pass said river under said bridge striking iron hooks into ye stone worke of said bridge to hale their barges thro' ye arches thereof wherby ye stones of said bridge are much loosened" etc.

County/place: Worcestershire.

Date of commission: 12 February 1692.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 7 April 1692 at Worcester.

Deponent(s): John Darling; Henry Baldwyn; George Darby; William Webb; Richard Hughes; Walter Wymeck alias Mark; William Albott; William Beck; William James; Eleanor Willoughby; Robert Hunt; Richard Severne; Nicholas Hands; Thomas Baldwyn.

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Former reference
E 134/4W&M/East29
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