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Commissions, interrogatories, inquisitions, depositions and presentments relating...
Catalogue reference: E 178/208
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This record is about the Commissions, interrogatories, inquisitions, depositions and presentments relating... dating from 1607 - 1616 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Special Commissions of Inquiry. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 178/208
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1607 - 1616
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Description (What the record is about)
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Commissions, interrogatories, inquisitions, depositions and presentments relating to the castles of Carew in Pembrokeshire and Laugharne in Carmarthenshire, formerly the property of Sir John Perrott, attainted of treason. Items formerly at E 178/5130, E 178/5132, E 178/5133 and E 178/5139 were transferred to this piece before 1912.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and Latin
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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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- Topics
- Treason and rebellion
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5141404/
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E 178
Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Special Commissions of Inquiry
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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Special Commissions of Inquiry
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