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Short title: Cotton v Ratcliff. Plaintiffs: John Cotton of London, tailor, husband...

Catalogue reference: STAC 8/99/8

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This record is about the Short title: Cotton v Ratcliff. Plaintiffs: John Cotton of London, tailor, husband... dating from 1612 January in the series Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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STAC 8/99/8
Date
1612 January
Description

Short title: Cotton v Ratcliff.

Plaintiffs: John Cotton of London, tailor, husband of Barbara Cotton, niece and heir of John Atkynson.

Defendants: Francis Ratcliff, James Ratcliff his brother and Percival Moore, nephew of Peter Wilson, deceased.

Subject: Champerty and forgery on deeds relating to a messuage and land in Keswick.

Cumberland.

Barnes category: forgery; maintenance; conspiracy; perjury; fraud.

Another action was also brought before the Court of Chancery

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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STAC 8

Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I

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Short title: Cotton v Ratcliff. Plaintiffs: John Cotton of London, tailor, husband...

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