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Short title: Bridges v Meeke. Plaintiffs: Giles Bridges esq, JP. Defendants: William...
Catalogue reference: STAC 8/74/11
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This record is about the Short title: Bridges v Meeke. Plaintiffs: Giles Bridges esq, JP. Defendants: William... dating from 1624 May in the series Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1624 May
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Short title: Bridges v Meeke.
Plaintiffs: Giles Bridges esq, JP.
Defendants: William Meeke of London, scrivener, Richard Meeke of Cawdrey, yeoman, Philip Meeke of Little Dean, Gloucestershire, John Meeke of London, William Cam of Dymack, Gloucestershire and Anthony Meeke of Worcester.
Subject: Assaults on Robert Bridges and William Bridges, inmates of the house of plaintiff Giles Bridges, at Wilton and Ross, and frivolous actions of debt.
Herefordshire, London.
Barnes category: lawyer's offence; assault; unlawful assembly; vexatious litigation; conspiracy; maintenance; duelling; defamation.
Another action was also brought before a court of 'common law', unspecified
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- Litigation
- Debt
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Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I
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