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Short title: Earl of Macclesfield v Prescott. Plaintiff(s): The Rt Hon Charles Earl...

Catalogue reference: E 134/6WandM/Mich23

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This record is about the Short title: Earl of Macclesfield v Prescott. Plaintiff(s): The Rt Hon Charles Earl... dating from 1694 Oct 23-1694 Nov 28 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Depositions taken by Commission. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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E 134/6WandM/Mich23
Date
1694 Oct 23-1694 Nov 28
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Short title: Earl of Macclesfield v Prescott.

Plaintiff(s): The Rt Hon Charles Earl of Macclesfield.

Defendant(s): James Prescott, Thomas Buckster, John Cleveland, Levin Hewston, Thomas Tyrer, Alexander Norris.

Subject of depositions: Port and town of Liverpool, and the castle of Liverpool. Whether the constable of said castle and butler of said county has had and taken the duty of prisage in kind for wines imported into said port, as of right belonging to him, or whether said duty has been compounded for with said constable. Touching the prisage wines on board two ships, the "George" and "Elizabeth" of Liverpool, and the "Josia" of Liverpool. Whether the Lord Molyneux "did claim or pretend to have right to the said prisage "? Agreement with the Lord Bulkeley or on his behalf touching said prisage duty. Composition for prisage.

County/place: Lancashire.

Date of commission: 27 June 1694.

Additional information: interrogatories and depositions taken 16 October 1694 at Liverpool.

Deponent(s): John Bradshaw; Edward Scarborough.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former reference
E 134/6W&M/Mich23
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Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3711272/

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