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Catalogue reference: WARD 2/58/216/2
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Signet letter from Elizabeth I to Sir John Popham, chief justice of England, Edmund...
Catalogue reference: WARD 2/62/241/64
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This record is about the Signet letter from Elizabeth I to Sir John Popham, chief justice of England, Edmund... dating from 1601 July 17 in the series Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WARD 2/62/241/64
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1601 July 17
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Description (What the record is about)
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Signet letter from Elizabeth I to Sir John Popham, chief justice of England, Edmund Anderson, chief justice of the court of common pleas, William Peryam, knight, chief baron of the exchequer, and all other justices, John Smythe, esquire, sheriff of Kent, and all other sheriffs of Kent, and Robert Heath, gaoler of Maidstone gaol, regarding [the pardon and release of] Alexander Newby, late of Dartford, Kent, prisoner in Maidstone gaol for the murder of Thomas Dunce, late of Dartford, Kent. Dated Greenwich under the signet seal. Recorded in the signet book by Windeham. Bill made by signification by Sir John Stanhope.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Seal missing; water damaged
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4457949/
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Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences
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