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Short title: Acton v Coles. Plaintiffs: Dame Anne Acton widow, late the wife of Sir...
Catalogue reference: STAC 8/38/20
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This record is about the Short title: Acton v Coles. Plaintiffs: Dame Anne Acton widow, late the wife of Sir... dating from 1622 July in the series Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- STAC 8/38/20
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1622 July
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Acton v Coles.
Plaintiffs: Dame Anne Acton widow, late the wife of Sir John Acton kt of Elmley Lovett.
Defendants: Walter Coles gent, John Attwood gent, Mary Whittington, and others.
Subject: Attempted abduction of Anne Acton, daughter of plaintiff, to marry the defendant Walter Coles.
Worcestershire.
Barnes category: abduction; attempt; conspiracy; unlawful assembly.
SFP.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Marriage and divorce
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5568834/
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STAC 8
Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I
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