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Short Title: Attorney General v Gresham. [Cause code: SCEL-12187]. Documents: information,...

Catalogue reference: STAC 5/A32/39

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This record is about the Short Title: Attorney General v Gresham. [Cause code: SCEL-12187]. Documents: information,... dating from 1594 Nov 17-1595 Nov 16 in the series Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, Elizabeth I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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STAC 5/A32/39
Date
1594 Nov 17-1595 Nov 16
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Short Title: Attorney General v Gresham.

[Cause code: SCEL-12187].

Documents: information, three answers, demurrer.

Plaintiffs: Attorney General (Edward Coke).

Defendants: William Gresham JP, Edward Clere, Thomas Segoe and others [muster-masters].

County: Norfolk.

Subject: corruption in raising and discharging of soldiers for bribes.

Regnal year: 37 Eliz I.

Case report, taken from Star Chamber Reports, BL Harley MS 2143, ed K. J. Kesselring (List and Index Society, Special Series 57, 2018):

[381] Hamond et al, convicted at Mr Attorney’s suit for that having procured a warrant from the Lord Archbishop and the Lord Treasurer upon pretended colourable service to search for seminaries extorted by threats by colour thereof diverse sums of money; adjudged to the pillory and to make satisfaction. Michaelmas 34 Elizabeth fo. 137 [note: folio references are to the lost Star Chamber decree and order entry books].

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