Short title: Coryton v Kekwich. Plaintiffs: William Coryton esq of Newton and John...

Short title: Coryton v Kekwich.

Plaintiffs: William Coryton esq of Newton and John Kekwich esq, in his custody as a ward of the Crown, and son and heir of George Kekwich esq.

Defendants: William Kekwich, brother of said John Kekwich, Edward Kekwich his uncle, Richard Bennett of the Middle Temple utter barrister, Richard Smith gent, John Slany and Humphrey Slany both merchants of London (feoffees to uses) and William Code (against whom no process is asked for).

Subject: Procuring conveyances from the said John Kekwich in his minority of the mansion house of Catchfrench and other lands, the manors of Trewythie, Tollearioe, Hidehall, Penheale and Trevithick, land called 'Lindley' in Shropshire, land in Tresmeer and a messuage called the 'Eagle and Child' [Inn ?] in the Strand, London; and collusive proceedings to obtain confirmation of part of the same conveyances in Chancery.

Cornwall, Essex, Shropshire, London.

Barnes category: conspiracy; fraud; subornation; lawyer's offence.

Another action was also brought before the Court of Chancery