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Short title: Powre v Sneath. Plaintiffs: John Powre and Jeffrey Powre of Chapmansford,...

Catalogue reference: STAC 8/243/5

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This record is about the Short title: Powre v Sneath. Plaintiffs: John Powre and Jeffrey Powre of Chapmansford,... dating from 1618 Jan in the series Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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STAC 8/243/5
Date
1618 Jan
Description

Short title: Powre v Sneath.

Plaintiffs: John Powre and Jeffrey Powre of Chapmansford, Hampshire, yeoman.

Defendants: Walter Sneath alias Walter Parker, esq, Giles Wheeler, Nicholas Pleydall, and others.

Subject: Assault on plaintiffs John Powre's and Jeffrey Powre's servants in Braden forest and seizure of cattle there and at Minety.

Wiltshire.

Another action was also brought before the Wards and Liveries.

Barnes category: assault; destruction of property; unlawful assembly; abduction.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5574321/

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STAC 8

Court of Star Chamber: Proceedings, James I

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