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Transfered to STAC 8/312/16
Catalogue reference: STAC 8/193/34
Transfered to STAC 8/312/16
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Short title: Evans v Hughes. Plaintiffs: William Evans alias William ap Jevan, an...
Catalogue reference: STAC 8/135/1
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This record is about the Short title: Evans v Hughes. Plaintiffs: William Evans alias William ap Jevan, an... dating from 1610 July in the series Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1610 July
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Short title: Evans v Hughes.
Plaintiffs: William Evans alias William ap Jevan, an infant, by Lewis Gryffyth his guardian.
Defendants: Joan Hughes late the wife of Grifith Hughes esq of Westminister, serjeant of the ewry and plaintiff's uncle, Edward Hughes and Thomas Hughes, brothers of the said Griffith Hughes, William Swettenham, scrivener, Roger Wright gent, and others.
Subject: Suppression of a will whereby the said Griffith Hughes bequeathed his lands in Yskeifiog to plaintiff William Evans in fee tail, forgery of a will in his name in favour of the said Joan Hughes, and perjury in support therof, and in a trial of the legitimacy of Griffith Hughes, and on other occasions.
Flintshire, Wales.
Barnes category: forgery; fraud; perjury; conspiracy; lawyer's offence.
Another action was also brought before the Court of Exchequer, common law or equity side
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Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I
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